WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Darryl Hendricks (R-OH), 61, confirmed Tuesday that he has been casting votes on the House floor for six months despite his congressional term having quietly expired last November due to a certification paperwork error that neither his staff, his constituents, nor the House clerk’s office detected.

Hendricks said he became aware of the situation after his wife asked him to update his LinkedIn profile and he discovered his official end date was listed as January 3. He has cast 214 votes since that date, including two that were decisive on procedural matters, and attended a bipartisan retreat in Scottsdale he described as “very productive.”

“I want to be clear that I showed up every day, I voted my conscience, and I genuinely believe I represented the Ninth District with integrity,” Hendricks said at a press conference attended by four reporters and one lost tourist. “Whether I was technically authorized to do any of that is a legal question I’ve referred to counsel.”

“In twenty-two years covering Congress, I have never seen a member govern this effectively from outside the building, legally speaking.”

House parliamentarian Susan Cho, 54, confirmed the chamber has no formal protocol for the situation, noting the relevant rule was last reviewed in 1887 and references “the telegraph office” three times. Leadership from both parties released a joint statement calling the episode “unprecedented” and immediately formed a subcommittee.

Hendricks’ office said he intends to continue showing up while the matter is under review, adding that he has a parking spot through April 2027 and sees no reason to waste it.

At press time, the subcommittee formed to investigate the matter had appointed Hendricks as its chair.