The service announced Friday that it relieved Cmdr. David Ruhlig on June 3 "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to fulfill the expectations of his position."
Congressional inquiries were spurred by a media report that the Coast Guard kept hidden a multi-year investigation into sexual assault at its service ac.
Democrats topped Republicans in voting, 95,346 Dem ballots recorded by midnight Tuesday versus 84,118 GOP ballots cast along with 28,199 "no party" votes.
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