A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress
Alexis Goldstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee, was fired in February 2026 after recording members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) accessing agency equipment. She claims her actions were in line with data security training, but was placed on administrative leave for a year before her termination. Now, she is running as a Democrat for the US House of Representatives in Maryland's 6th congressional district.
- ▪Alexis Goldstein was fired from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after filming DOGE operatives accessing agency equipment.
- ▪DOGE targeted the CFPB in February 2025, attempting to terminate over 1,400 of its 1,700 employees.
- ▪Goldstein was placed on administrative leave for a year and claims she was scapegoated during an inspector general interview.
- ▪She announced her congressional campaign shortly after being fired, running against incumbent April McClain Delaney.
- ▪Elon Musk publicly advocated for eliminating the CFPB in November 2024, writing 'delete CFPB' on X.
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Makena KellyPoliticsMay 4, 2026 6:30 AMA Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for CongressAlexis Goldstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee, was fired this year for recording DOGE’s incursion into the agency.Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyAlexis Goldstein had just dropped her toddler off at day care and was on her way back into the office when she ran into a group of people she had never seen before attempting to access equipment that appeared to be from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
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