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Charles Tyrone Courtney (b. 1952) —
also known as Ty Courtney —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., January
4, 1952.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in South Carolina, 1981-82; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1991-2000.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees;
Lions.
Tried
and convicted
in June 2000 on federal charges
of bank
fraud, mail fraud, and making false
statements in a loan application.
Still living as of 2000.
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Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005) —
also known as Fox McKeithen —
of Louisiana.
Born in Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La., September
8, 1946.
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1983-87; secretary
of state of Louisiana, 1987-2005; resigned 2005; pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated,
2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2004.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died July 16,
2005 (age 58 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald Steven Ackerman (b. 1956) —
also known as Gerald Ackerman; Ajax
Ackerman —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born August
5, 1956.
Mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1997-99; resigned 1999.
Arraigned
in April 1999 on 14 counts of criminal
sexual conduct involving children; tried in
October 1999 and convicted
only of the indecent
exposure charges, with the jury unable to agree on the others; sentenced
to one year imprisonment;
retried
in May 2000 and convicted
on 10 felony counts of criminal
sexual conduct; sentenced
to 18 to 38 years imprisonment.
Still living as of 2007.
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William Lee Slocum Jr. (born c.1948) —
also known as Billy Slocum; "Sludge
King" —
of Youngsville, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., about 1948.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1997-2000; resigned 2000.
Pleaded
guilty on January 18, 2000, to federal charges
of violating the Clean
Water Act between 1983 and 1995, when he operated the Youngsville
Sewage Treatment Plant and allowed repeated discharges
of raw sewage and sewage sludge into Brokenstraw Creek. Sentenced
to one month in jail,
five months of home
detention, and fined
$15,000.
Still living as of 2000.
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David E. Giles (born c.1950) —
of Washington.
Born about 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 8th District, 1986, 1990.
Convicted
in June 2000 of child
rape.
Still living as of 2000.
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David Jaye (b. 1958) —
also known as Dave Jaye —
of Washington, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1958.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1989-93 (26th District 1989-92,
32nd District 1993); defeated, 1986; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District; elected 1998; defeated in primary,
2001.
Convicted
of drunk
driving
in 1993, and sentenced
to 10 days in jail; pleaded
guilty to drunk
driving
in June 2000, and sentenced
to 45 days in jail. Expelled
from the Michigan state senate.
Still living as of 2001.
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Milton Milan (b. 1962) —
also known as Milt Milan —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1962.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1996;
mayor
of Camden, N.J., 1997-2000.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Arrested
in March 2000 and charged with taking
payoffs and bribes.
Still living as of 2000.
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Brian Setencich (born c.1962) —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born about 1962.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1995-96; defeated, 1996; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1995-96.
Professional basketball
player in Europe. Charged
with bribery
and mail fraud; tried
and acquitted in February, 2000. Charged
with tax
evasion; tried in
federal court and convicted
in June, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Nick Wilson (born c.1943) —
of Pocahontas, Randolph
County, Ark.
Born about 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1971-98.
Convicted
in November, 1999, on federal tax
evasion charges. Pleaded
guilty in March, 2000 to fraud;
128 other charges were dropped in return for his agreement to testify
against three others.
Still living as of 2000.
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Timothy J. Brill (born c.1960) —
also known as Tim Brill —
of Washington; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born about 1960.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 9th District, 1992.
Pleaded
guilty in August 2000 to mail fraud in connection with the
failure of his mountaineering business; sentenced
to a year and a day in federal prison.
Still living as of 2001.
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David A. Brock (b. 1936) —
of Hopkinton, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in 1936.
U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1969-72; superior court judge in New
Hampshire, 1976-78; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1978-86; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1986-.
Impeached
in 2000 by the New Hampshire House of Representatives on several
charges including improperly influencing a lower court judge and
lying to a legislative committee; acquitted by the New Hampshire
Senate.
Still living as of 2000.
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John T. Broderick Jr. (b. 1947) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in 1947.
Justice
of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1995-.
Investigated
in 2000 by the Judiciary Committee of the New Hampshire House of
Representatives in connection with the charges against Chief Justice
David
A. Brock and Justice W.
Stephen Thayer III, but articles of impeachment
against him were rejected by the House. Arrested
in October 2000 for assault
against his 30-year-old son. but charges were dropped.
Still living as of 2001.
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Bobby E. Crittendon —
of Dayton, Campbell
County, Ky.
Mayor
of Dayton, Ky., 1991-2000; appointed 1991; removed 2000; Impeached
and removed from office, by unanimous vote of the city council,
over misconduct
including his attempts to intimidate
the police chief on behalf of his son-in-law.
Still living as of 2000.
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Joseph F. Young Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as Joe Young, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
4, 1950.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-94 (15th District 1979-92,
4th District 1993-94); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1995-; defeated in primary, 1988.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Knights
of Columbus.
Arrested
on July 21, 2000 on Interstate 96 near Howell, Michigan, and charged
with drunk
driving;
pleaded
guilty in September 2000 to impaired
driving;
sentenced
to six months probation,
and fined.
Still living as of 2000.
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Greg Tarver —
of Louisiana.
Member of Louisiana
state senate, 1990.
Tried
and acquitted in 2000 on federal racketeering charges.
Still living as of 2000.
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W. Stephen Thayer III (b. 1946) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in 1946.
U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1981-84; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1986-2000.
Allegedly asked Chief Justice David
A. Brock not to appoint a certain lower court judge to a panel of
judges that would hear the appeal of his divorce case; following an
investigation, he was forced to
resign in 2000 from the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Still living as of 2000.
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Jesse M. Norwood —
of Prichard, Mobile
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Prichard, Ala., 1996-2000.
Convicted
of willful
neglect of duty as mayor and removed from office on March 17,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Carl Christopher Perkins (b. 1954) —
also known as Carl C. Perkins; Chris
Perkins —
of Leburn, Knott
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
6, 1954.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1985-93; pleaded
guilty in 1994 to bank
fraud in connection with the House banking scandal;
he wrote overdrafts totaling about $300,000 (covered by the House
bank) and made false statements to obtain
loans from commercial banks; also pleaded
guilty to charges of filing false statements with the Federal
Election Commission and false financial
disclosure reports; sentenced
to 21 months in prison;
in March 2000, pleaded
guilty to criminal
contempt of court for lying to a federal probation officer about
his income; minister.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Westergaard (1931-2003) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born July 2,
1931.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate, 1960; campaign treasurer for Daniel
Patrick Moynihan, 1965-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1996.
Norwegian
ancestry.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges
against him in 2000; Paul
J. Curran volunteered to serve as defense counsel pro bono; in
2001, the fraud charges were withdrawn, and the case was settled with
no penalty.
Died, of prostate
cancer, at Calvary Hospice,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
31, 2003 (age 71 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sherman D. Horton Jr. (b. 1931) —
of Hillsborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in 1931.
Justice
of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1990-2000.
Investigated
in 2000 by the Judiciary Committee of the New Hampshire House of
Representatives in connection with the charges against Chief Justice
David
A. Brock and Justice W.
Stephen Thayer III, but articles of impeachment
against him were rejected by the House.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edwin Washington Edwards (b. 1927) —
also known as Edwin Edwards; "Fast
Eddie" —
of Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., August
7, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate 35th District, 1964-65; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1965-72; Governor of
Louisiana, 1972-80, 1984-88, 1992-96; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Lions.
Charged
in federal court in 1985 with racketeering involving hospital
licenses; his first trial ended in hung jury; acquitted in second
trial. Convicted
in federal court in 2000 on seventeen counts of fraud and
racketeering over a scheme to extort
money from applicants for casino licenses; sentenced
in 2001 to ten years in federal prison
and fined
$250,000.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Hackel (born c.1942) —
Born about 1942.
Macomb
County Sheriff, 1977-2000; charged
in November 1999 of raping
a 26-year-old woman at a sheriffs' convention; tried
and convicted
in April 2000, and sentenced
to three to fifteen years in prison.
Still living as of 2000.
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Charles Quackenbush (b. 1954) —
also known as Chuck Quackenbush —
Born in 1954.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 22nd District, 1986-94; California
insurance commissioner, 1995-2000; resigned 2000; news media in
2000 reported that he had received large campaign
contributions from the insurance companies his
office regulated; rather than fine companies who underpaid claims
following the 1994 Northridge earthquake, he persuaded them to donate
to an "educational fund" which promoted his own political ambitions;
under threat of
impeachment and recall,
he resigned,
and left office in July 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Abraham Jacob Hirschfeld (1919-2005) —
also known as Abraham J. Hirschfeld; Abe Hirschfeld;
"Honest Abe" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Tarnow, Poland,
December
12, 1919.
Real
estate developer; hotel
owner; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1976
(Democratic primary), 2004 (Builders); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1992 (Independent
Fusion), 1994 (Democratic primary); Republican candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1997; Independence candidate
for New
York state comptroller, 1998.
In 1998, offered Paula Jones $1 million to drop her sexual harassment
lawsuit against President Bill
Clinton; later sued by Jones when he tried to back out of the
offer. Indicted
in 2000 of trying to hire
a hit man to kill
his former business partner Stanley Stahl; also charged
with tax
evasion; briefly jailed
for violating
a court order against discussing the trial with the media;
ultimately convicted,
and served two years in prison.
Died, from complications of cancer,
in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
9, 2005 (age 85 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Frederick Hilliard (b. 1942) —
also known as Earl F. Hilliard —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., April 9,
1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1975-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1993-2003; defeated in
primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1996,
2000,
2008.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Rebuked
by the House Ethics Committee in June, 2001 over three campaign
finance violations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Parker J. Bena (born c.1963) —
of Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born about 1963.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Pleaded
guilty in 2001 to possession of child
pornography on his home computer; sentenced
to 30 months in federal prison
and fined
$18,000.
Still living as of 2001.
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Philip A. Giordano (born c.1963) —
also known as Phil Giordano —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1963.
Republican. Mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1995-2001; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 2000.
In 2001, he was arrested
and charged
with sexual
assault on two preteen girls; convicted
in federal court, in March 2003, of violating their civil rights, and
sentenced,
in June 2003, to 37 years in prison.
Still living as of 2001.
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James Anthony Traficant Jr. (b. 1941) —
also known as James A. Traficant, Jr. —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 8,
1941.
Sheriff;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1985-2002; removed 2002;
defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
1996,
2000.
As sheriff in the 1980s, was charged
with accepting
bribes, tried
and acquitted. In May, 2001, he was indicted
on ten counts of bribery
and racketeering; tried
and convicted;
sentenced
to prison;
expelled
from the U.S. House of Representatives, July 24, 2002.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kevin Ryan (born c.1952) —
of Montville, New London
County, Conn.
Born about 1952.
Democrat. Optician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 139th District, 1993-.
Arrested
for drunk
driving
on July 12, 2001; pleaded
guilty in September and sentenced
to 120 days in prison;
released January 1, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Randal Tye Thomas (b. 1978) —
also known as Tye Thomas; Skip Thomas —
of Gun Barrel City, Henderson
County, Tex.; The Colony, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in a hospital
at Terrell, Kaufman
County, Tex., August
23, 1978.
Republican. Mayor, Gun Barrel City, Tex., 2000-2001, resigned 2001;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas; youngest mayor in
Texas; indicted
for misdemeanor perjury,
and arrested
for public
intoxication, 2001.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2003.
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Lena Swanson (born c.1938) —
of Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.
Born in Oklahoma, about 1938.
Democrat. Member of Washington
state senate 35th District, 1997.
Female.
Pleaded
guilty to charges
of soliciting
unlawful payments from veterans and former prisoners of war.
Still living as of 2001.
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Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (b. 1937) —
also known as Edward Mezvinsky —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Ames, Story
County, Iowa, January
17, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1970; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1973-77; defeated, 1970,
1976; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1981-86; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984.
Jewish.
Ukrainian
ancestry.
Indicted
in March, 2001 on 56 federal fraud charges;
pleaded
guilty to 31, and sentenced
to prison.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wallace G. Wilkinson (1941-2002) —
also known as "The Weasel" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Casey
County, Ky., December
12, 1941.
Democrat. Governor of
Kentucky, 1987-91.
During bankruptcy proceedings in 2001, it was revealed that Wilkinson
had been operating a Ponzi
scheme, and that his liabilities exceeded his assets by $300
million; he repeatedly refused to answer questions under oath,
invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
However, he died before any prosecution could take place.
Died, of lymphatic
cancer and a stroke,
in St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 5,
2002 (age 60 years, 205
days).
Entombed at Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, Fla.
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Sidney Leo Maestas (b. 1954) —
also known as Sidney L. Maestas —
of Bloomfield, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born October
7, 1954.
Mayor
of Bloomfield, N.M., 1998-2001; resigned 2001.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Arrested
in January 2001, and pleaded
guilty in October, to criminal
sexual conduct with two underaged girls.
Still living as of 2001.
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Martin G. Barnes (born c.1949) —
also known as Marty Barnes —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1997-2002; defeated, 2002.
African
ancestry.
Indicted
in federal court in 2002 on 40 counts of bribery
and other offenses, over his solicitation and acceptance of more than
$200,000 in gratuities
from city contractors, including home improvements, designer
suits, and paid
female companions; pleaded
guilty to two counts, including tax
evasion, and sentenced
in 2003 to 37 months in prison.
Still living as of 2003.
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Sara B. Bost (born c.1948) —
of Irvington, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1948.
Mayor
of Irvington, N.J., 1994-2002.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Indicted
in April 2002 on federal bribery
and witness
tampering charges;
pleaded
guilty in April 2003 to one count of witness
tampering; sentenced
to one year in prison.
Still living as of 2004.
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Clarence M. Mitchell IV (b. 1962) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 16,
1962.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 44, 1995-99; member of Maryland
state senate 44th District, 1999-2003; defeated in primary, 2002;
reprimanded
by the Maryland General Assembly in 2002 for failure
to report a $10,000 loan from a Baltimore businessman.
Still living as of 2003.
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Thomas H. Bates (b. 1938) —
also known as Tom Bates —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., February
9, 1938.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1977-96 (12th District 1977-93, 14th District
1993-96); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1980,
1984,
1988;
mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 2002-; charged
in 2002 with petty
theft in connection with his destruction of 1,000 copies of a
student newspaper that had endorsed his opponent; pleaded
guilty, was fined,
and paid restitution.
Still living as of 2012.
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W. D. Childers (born c.1934) —
Born about 1934.
Member of Florida
state senate, 1980; Escambia
County Commissioner.
Convicted
in 2002 of violating the Florida Sunshine
Law by discussing public business in private with other other
county commissioners; served 38 days in prison;
convicted
in 2003 of bribery;
sentenced
to 3.5 years in prison;
free pending appeal.
Still living as of 2006.
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Róger Calero (b. 1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Nicaragua,
1969.
Socialist. Not U.S. citizen; meat packer;
journalist;
convicted
of sale
of marijuana, 1988; arrested
in 2002, at the Houston airport, while returning from Cuba, and jailed,
while deportation
proceedings were started, but released in 2003; Socialist Workers
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004, 2008; Socialist Workers candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 2006; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 2010.
Nicaraguan
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez (b. 1941) —
also known as Carl T. C. Gutierrez —
of Agana (now Hagatna), Guam.
Born in Agana Heights, Guam,
October
15, 1941.
Democrat. Construction
business; member of Guam
senate, 1973-86, 1989-94; Governor of
Guam, 1995-2002; defeated, 1978 (Independent), 1986 (primary),
2006 (primary); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Guam,
1996,
2000;
indicted
on political
corruption charges,
but never convicted.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2006.
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Kenneth E. Saunders Sr. —
also known as Butch Saunders —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1997-2001.
Convicted
on federal bribery
conspiracy charges, December 2003; pleaded
guilty to filing false
federal tax returns, February 3, 2004. February 3, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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William John Janklow (1939-2012) —
also known as William J. Janklow; Bill
Janklow —
of South Dakota.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1939.
Republican. South
Dakota state attorney general, 1975-79; Governor of
South Dakota, 1979-87, 1995-2002; candidate for Presidential
Elector for South Dakota; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 2003-04; resigned 2004.
Lutheran.
Involved in a traffic accident in 2003 when he ran a stop
sign and hit a motorcyclist; convicted
of second-degree
manslaughter; sentenced
to 100 days in jail and
three years probation.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., January
12, 2012 (age 72 years, 121
days).
Interment at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, S.Dak.
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Steven Effman (b. 1950) —
also known as Steve Effman —
of Sunrise, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Sunrise, Fla., 1993-96; member of Florida
state house of representatives 98th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Admitted
in 2003 to inappropriate
relationships
with three divorce clients; suspended
from the practice of law for 91 days.
Still living as of 2003.
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James W. Treffinger —
of Verona, Essex
County, N.J.
Republican. Essex
County Executive; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2000.
Pleaded
guilty in 2003 to corruption and fraud charges;
ordered to pay $30,000 restitution,
and sentenced
to 13 months in federal prison.
Still living as of 2003.
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Barbara A. Bullock (born c.1939) —
also known as Barbara Bullock —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1939.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1996,
2000.
Female.
President
of the Washington Teachers Union, 1994-2002; pleaded
guilty in 2003 to federal charges
of embezzlement
from a labor union, over her use of a union credit card to
purchase costly costly luxury items including jewelry, furs and
clothing; she and two co-conspirators also wrote union checks to
themselves and to intermediaries who shared the proceeds, amounting
to millions of dollars. Her chauffeur pleaded guilty to money
laundering on her behalf. Sentenced to nine years in prison;
the sentence was later reduced to six and a half years.
Still living as of 2007.
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William John Bennett (b. 1943) —
also known as Bill Bennett —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 3,
1943.
U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1985-88; director, U.S. Office of
National Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar"), 1989-91; radio show
host; television
commentator.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 2003, news media reported that Bennett had lost
millions gambling in Las Vegas, a minor scandal
in light of his advocacy for self-discipline and other virtues; he acknowledged
that he had done "too much gambling" and that it "set a bad example".
Still living as of 2010.
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Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Bob Wise —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
6, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1981-82; resigned 1982; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1983-2001 (3rd District
1983-93, 2nd District 1993-2001); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004;
Governor
of West Virginia, 2001-05.
Member, American Bar
Association.
In 2003, he was accused
of having an extramarital
affair with a married female state employee; he admitted
the affair, and dropped
his campaign for re-election.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marshall Clement Sanford Jr. (b. 1960) —
also known as Mark Sanford; "The Love
Gov" —
of South Carolina.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., March
28, 1960.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1995-2001; Governor of
South Carolina, 2003-11.
In June 2009, he disappeared from the state capital and was
unavailable for several days; his office said he was "hiking the
Appalachian Trail." In truth, he had gone to Argentina for an extramarital
affair; the scandal
ended his chances as a presidential candidate.
Still living as of 2011.
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Arthur E. Teele (1946-2005) —
also known as Art Teele —
of Florida.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., May 14,
1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
director, U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1981-83;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; as Miami city
commissioner in 1997-2004, he chaired the Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA); an investigation
of corruption in the agency, started in 2003, led to charges
that he had accepted $135,000 in kickbacks
from two construction companies; as a result, he was removed from
office in 2004 by Gov. Jeb
Bush; in August, 2004, when he and his wife were under
surveillance, he drove his
car at a police detective in an attempt to run him
over, and also threatened
to kill police officers who had been following his wife during
the investigation; convicted
in March 2005 on charges
related to this incident; indicted
on July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy and money
laundering charges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtain
contracts for electrical work at the Miami International Airport
through a "minority-owned" shell company; published police reports
revealed that he had put his mistress
on the CRA payroll, that he regularly bought and used cocaine,
and that he frequently made use of a male prostitute.
Church
of God in Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP; Freemasons.
Came to the offices
of the Miami Herald newspaper, and shot himself
in the head with a semiautomatic pistol; he died two hours later in
the trauma unit of Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 27,
2005 (age 59 years, 74
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1923-2012) —
also known as Anthony Bevilacqua —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 17,
1923.
Republican. Catholic
priest; bishop of Pittsburgh, 1983-88; archbishop of
Philadelphia, 1988-2003; cardinal from 1991; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
2000 ; accused
in 2003-04 of protecting
priests who were suspected of sexually
abusing children; later, it was found
that he had ordered a subordinate to destroy
a list of 35 abusive priests, and that he had punished
a priest who had raised concerns about possible abuse.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
31, 2012 (age 88 years, 228
days).
Entombed at Cathedral
Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Lewis Brooks Patterson (1939-2019) —
also known as L. Brooks Patterson —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Loogootee, Martin
County, Ind., January
4, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-88; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1978; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1984
(alternate), 1988;
Oakland
County Executive, 1993-2019; charged
with reckless
driving following a traffic stop in 2003.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Independence Township, Oakland
County, Mich., August
3, 2019 (age 80 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Grosvenor Rowland (b. 1957) —
also known as John G. Rowland —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., May 24,
1957.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1985-91; Governor of
Connecticut, 1995-2004; defeated, 1990; resigned 2004; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 2000;
Pleaded
guilty to federal corruption charges in 2004; served ten months
in prison.
Catholic.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Johnnie M. Smith (born c.1934) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.; Simpsonville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born about 1934.
Republican. Bishop;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Arrested
in 2004 and charged
with sexually
assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 1973.
Still living as of 2004.
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Anthony Russo —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hoboken, N.J., 1993-2001; defeated, 2001.
Pleaded
guilty in 2004 to extorting
kickbacks
from an accounting firm; sentenced
to 30 months in federal prison.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Stozich (c.1927-2004) —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Mingo Junction, Jefferson
County, Ohio, about 1927.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1983-91; director, Ohio
Department of Industrial Relations, 1991-95; mayor
of Findlay, Ohio, 1996-2000; convicted
of vehicular
manslaughter
in May, 2004 for a traffic accident in which a woman died; sentenced
to three years probation;
a jail term was suspended.
Catholic.
Died, in Blanchard Valley Regional Health
Center, Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio, July 5,
2004 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank W. Ballance Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., February
15, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; librarian;
college
professor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1982-85; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1989-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2003-04;
resigned 2004; indicted
in federal court in September 2004 on federal money
laundering charges
for diverting
state funds through a charitable foundation; pleaded
guilty to one count, sentenced
to four years in prison,
fined
$10,000, ordered to pay restitution,
and disbarred.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas W. Pearlman (born c.1928) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born about 1928.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1960.
Found
guilty of lawyer
misconduct by the Rhode Island Supreme Court, for fee-gouging
and providing incompetent
counsel; censured
in 1993, suspended
in 2004, and ordered to pay restitution
in 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Peggy A. Lautenschlager (b. 1955) —
also known as Peg Lautenschlager —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., November
22, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; Winnebago
County District Attorney, 1985-88; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1989-93; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1992; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1993-2001; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 2003-07; defeated in primary, 2006; in
February 2004, en route from Madison to Fond du Lac, she accidentally
drove a state-owned car into a ditch; pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated
and refusing
a blood test; lost her
license for a year, paid a fine of
$784, and a self-imposed
penalty of $3,250; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2011.
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David Keith Cobb (b. 1962) —
also known as David Cobb —
Born in San Leon, Galveston
County, Tex., December
24, 1962.
Green. Lawyer;
candidate for Texas
state attorney general, 2002; candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Arrested,
in St. Louis, Mo., on October 8, 2004, along with Libertarian Party
presidential nominee Michael
Bednarik, while protesting
their exclusion from presidential debates.
Still living as of 2004.
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Michael Badnarik (b. 1954) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., August
1, 1954.
Libertarian. Software
engineer;
candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 2000 (47th District), 2002 (48th
District); candidate for President
of the United States, 2004; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 2006.
Slovak
ancestry.
Arrested,
in St. Louis, Mo., on October 8, 2004, along with Green Party
presidential nominee David
Cobb, while protesting
their exclusion from presidential debates.
Still living as of 2007.
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Leslie L. Farr II (born c.1978) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born about 1978.
Republican. Train
conductor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 2004;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 2004, 2006 (primary);
suspended
without pay in October 2004, for making a political
statement (critical of Democratic presidential candidate John
Kerry) over the public address system of an Amtrak train; political
consultant.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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James Edward McGreevey (b. 1957) —
also known as Jim McGreevey —
of Woodbridge Township, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
6, 1957.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 19th District, 1990-91; member of
New
Jersey state senate 19th District, 1994-97; Governor of
New Jersey, 2002-04; defeated, 1997; resigned 2004; mayor
of Woodbridge Township, N.J.; elected 1999; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004.
Catholic;
later Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry. Gay.
Announced his resignation
as governor in 2004 after acknowledging a homosexual
affair with his homeland security advisor.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Nathan Hostettler (b. 1961) —
also known as John N. Hostettler —
of Blairsville, Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 19,
1961.
Republican. Power
plant performance
engineer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1995-2007; defeated,
2006; in April 2004, he was detained
at Louisville International Airport when he attempted to board a
flight with a loaded
pistol in his briefcase; pleaded
guilty in August to carrying a
concealed weapon; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 2010.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2015.
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Earle Elias Morris Jr. (1928-2011) —
also known as Earle E. Morris, Jr. —
of Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C.
Born in Pickens, Pickens
County, S.C., July 14,
1928.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-54; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1954-70 (Pickens County 1954-66, 2nd
District 1966-70); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1956,
1968,
1972;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-74; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1976-99; convicted
in 2004 of securities
fraud following the collapse of Carolina Investors, though he
denied any intent to defraud anyone; sentenced
to 44 months in prison.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Woodmen of
the World; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 2011 (age 82 years, 212
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Columbia, S.C.
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John Hugh Dyer Jr. —
also known as Buddy Dyer —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1993-2003; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Florida
state attorney general, 2002; mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 2003-05, 2005-; indicted
March 10, 2005, for illegally paying
a campaign worker to collect
absentee ballots in the 2004 mayoral election; suspended
from office as mayor; on April 20, the charges were dropped, and he
was reinstated; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2012.
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Fenton L. Bland Jr. (b. 1962) —
of Petersburg,
Va.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., March 7,
1962.
Democrat. Mortician;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates 63rd District, 2002-05; resigned 2005;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
2004;
pleaded
guilty, January 26, 2005 to one count of conspiracy to commit bank
fraud; sentenced
in April to 57 months in prison
and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution;
surrendered
his funeral director's license rather than contest charges of ethical
violations.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2006.
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Thomas Dale DeLay (b. 1947) —
also known as Tom DeLay; "The Hammer";
"Hot Tub Tom" —
of Lake Jackson, Brazoria
County, Tex.; Sugar Land, Fort Bend
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., April 8,
1947.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1979-85; U.S.
Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1985-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988;
indicted
in 2005 on criminal conspiracy and money
laundering charges;
the conspiracy charge was later dismissed; trial pending.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Michael J. Zucchet (b. 1969) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., December
24, 1969.
Economist;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 2005; convicted
in federal court on conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion
charges,
2005; the convictions were later overturned.
Still living as of 2005.
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William Jennings Jefferson (b. 1947) —
also known as William J. Jefferson —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Lake Providence, East
Carroll Parish, La., March
14, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1979-90; candidate for mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1982, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1999; named as unindicted
co-conspirator by prosecutors in connection with Brent Pfeffer's
guilty plea to bribery
charges.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Randall Cunningham (b. 1941) —
also known as Randy Cunningham;
"Duke" —
of Del Mar, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
8, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (44th District 1991-93,
51st District 1993-2003, 50th District 2003-05); resigned 2005; pleaded
guilty on Federal conspiracy and tax
evasion charges,
November 28, 2005; subsequently resigned
from Congress.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Mary Carey (b. 1981) —
also known as Mary Ellen Cook —
of California.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 15,
1981.
Actress
in pornographic
movies;
Independent candidate for Governor of
California, 2003; arrested
in April 2005 during a raid on a strip
club in Lakewood, Wash.; charged
with touching
herself while dancing; pleaded
guilty and received a suspended
sentence.
Female.
Still living as of 2013.
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James Elton West (1951-2006) —
also known as James E. West; Jim West —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March
28, 1951.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1982-86; member of Washington
state senate 6th District, 1986-2003; mayor
of Spokane, Wash., 2004-05.
Member, Rotary;
Gay.
Following a scandal
involving use
of his position to obtain
sex with young men, and an FBI investigation,
he was recalled
from office as mayor in 2005.
Died, from complications of colon
cancer, in the University of Washington Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 22,
2006 (age 55 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Alphonso Taft III (b. 1942) —
also known as Bob Taft —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
8, 1942.
Republican. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1977-81; Hamilton
County Commissioner, 1981-90; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1986; secretary
of state of Ohio, 1991-99; Governor of
Ohio, 1999-2007; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 2004;
in 2005, he pleaded no
contest to four misdemeanors involving failure
to disclose gifts, and was fined
$4,000; subsequently reprimanded
by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Andrew L. Cetraro (born c.1976) —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., about 1976.
Restaurant
owner; mayor
of Bozeman, Mont., 2004-05.
Arrested
at his home in November 2005; accused of assaulting
his pregnant wife while intoxicated;
arraigned
on misdemeanor charges;
pleaded not guilty.
Still living as of 2005.
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Ernest L. Fletcher (b. 1952) —
also known as Ernie Fletcher; "Big
Ern" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., November
12, 1952.
Republican. Physician;
pastor;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1994-96; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1999-2003; defeated,
1996; Governor of
Kentucky, 2003-07; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 2004;
in 2005-06, an investigation
of hiring practices in violation
of the state's merit system law led to grand jury indictments
of the Governor and some of his staff; Fletcher pardoned his staff
members to protect them from prosecution; ultimately he admitted
wrong-doing and agreed to reorganize the Kentucky Personnel Board.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joshua Selassie Wolf (b. 1982) —
also known as Josh Wolf —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in California, June 8,
1982.
Video
journalist; jailed
226 days by a federal court for his refusal
to turn over to prosecutors his tapes of anarchist
protesters clashing with police during a 2005 demonstration;
released in April 2007; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2007.
Jewish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Kevin Patrick Brady (b. 1955) —
also known as Kevin Brady —
of The Woodlands, Montgomery
County, Tex.
Born in Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., April
11, 1955.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives 15th District, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1997-; arrested
on October 7, 2005, near Vermillion, S.D., and charged
with driving
while intoxicated.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) —
also known as Tom Lantos; Tamas Peter
Lantos —
of Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
February
1, 1928.
Democrat. University
professor; television
news commentator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93,
12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Mu.
Arrested
for disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking part civil
disobedience action to protest
genocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudanese embassy
in Washington, D.C.
Died, of cancer
of the esophagus, in Bethesda
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
11, 2008 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy (b. 1967) —
also known as Patrick J. Kennedy —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Portsmouth, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 14,
1967.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1988-94; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1995-; pleaded
guilty in 2006 to charges
of driving
under
the influence of prescription drugs.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alan G. Hevesi —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. University
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1971-93 (25th District 1971-72, 28th District
1973-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
New York City controller, 1994-2001; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2001 (Democratic primary), 2001
(Liberal); New York
state comptroller, 2003-06; resigned 2006.
Jewish.
Pleaded
guilty to fraud charges
over his use of a state employee to chauffeur his wife, December 22,
2006, and fined
$5,000.
Still living as of 2006.
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Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) —
also known as Mark A. Foley —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
8, 1954.
Republican. Real estate
agent; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member
of Florida
state senate, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned
2006.
Catholic.
Gay.
Forced to
resign in September, 2006, over sexually
explicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no
criminal charges were filed.
Still living as of 2014.
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John M. Fabrizi (born c.1957) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born about 1957.
Democrat. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 2000;
mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 2003-07; admitted
in June 2006 that he had used
cocaine, and did not seek
re-election.
Still living as of 2007.
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Gordon James Klingenschmitt (b. 1968) —
also known as Gordon Klingenschmitt —
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 5,
1968.
Republican. Chaplain;
wore his Navy uniform at a 2006 political
protest, with Roy
Moore, in front of the White House; subsequently court-martialed
for disobeying
a lawful order; he had been prohibited from appearing at
political events in uniform; ultimately discharged
from the Navy; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 2015-16; candidate for Colorado
state senate, 2016.
Evangelical
Christian.
Still living as of 2016.
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John A. Lynch Jr. (b. 1938) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1938.
Democrat. Mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1979-91; member of New
Jersey state senate 17th District, 1982-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996;
pleaded
guilty in 2006 to tax
evasion and mail fraud over failing to report $150,000 in income;
sentenced
to prison; released in 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Christopher Lee Bollyn (born c.1957) —
also known as Christopher Bollyn —
of Hoffman Estates, Cook
County, Ill.
Born about 1957.
Journalist;
promoter of theory that Israeli agents were responsible for the 2001
attack on the World Trade Center; candidate in primary for village
president of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 2001; in August 2006, he
called 911 to report a suspicious vehicle in his neighborhood; got
into an altercation and scuffle with police; arrested
and charged with aggravated
assault and resisting
arrest; tried and convicted
in 2007; did not appear for sentencing.
Still living as of 2006.
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Kumar P. Barve (b. 1958) —
of Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., September
8, 1958.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 17, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland.
Hindu.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Arrested
November 29, 2007, and charged
with driving
while intoxicated.
Still living as of 2012.
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Joseph C. Scarpelli (born c.1939) —
of Brick Township, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born about 1939.
Mayor
of Brick Township, N.J., 2006; resigned 2006; pleaded
guilty in 2007 to federal bribery
charges;
sentenced
to 18 months in prison
and fined
$5,000.
Still living as of 2007.
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Gerald P. Garson (born c.1932) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1998-2003.
Convicted
in April 2007 on bribery
and misconduct charges,
and sentenced
to three to ten years in prison.
Still living as of 2007.
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Larry Edwin Craig (b. 1945) —
also known as Larry Craig —
of Midvale, Washington
County, Idaho; Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Council, Adams
County, Idaho, July 20,
1945.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state senate, 1975-81; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1981-91; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1991-2009.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Arrested
for soliciting
sex in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport, June 11, 2007; charged
with disorderly conduct; pleaded
guilty, and was fined.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert W. Levy (b. 1947) —
also known as Bob Levy —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., May 16,
1947.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 2005-07; resigned 2007.
Falsely
claimed to have served in the U.S. Army U.S. Army
Special Forces (Green Berets); admitted
that he used false information in his service record to obtain
benefits; disappeared
on September 26, 2007; his lawyer announced on October 10 that he had
resigned;
pleaded
guilty in November to defrauding
the Department of Veterans Affairs, sentenced
to three years probation,
fined,
and ordered to pay restitution.
Still living as of 2008.
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Peter Kott (b. 1949) —
also known as Pete Kott —
of Eagle River, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1949.
Republican. Part-owner and operator of Kott's Hardwood
Flooring; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1993-2007 (24th District
1993-2003, 17th District 2003-07); Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 2003-04; arrested
in May 2007, along with Bruce
Weyhrauch and Vic
Kohring, and charged
with bribery
and extortion
over soliciting and receiving money and favors from VECO Corporation
(including the promise of a job as a lobbyist),
in return for votes on an oil tax; tried
and convicted
in September 2007; sentenced
to six years in prison
and fined
$10,000.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bruce Weyhrauch —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives 4th District, 2003-07; arrested
in May 2007, along with Pete
Kott and Vic
Kohring, and charged
with bribery
and extortion
over soliciting and receiving money and favors from VECO Corporation
in return for votes on an oil tax; trial pending.
Still living as of 2009.
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Vic Kohring (b. 1958) —
of Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Born in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., August
2, 1958.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1995-2007 (26th District
1995-2003, 14th District 2003-07); resigned 2007; arrested
in May 2007, along with Bruce
Weyhrauch and Pete
Kott, and charged
with bribery
and extortion
over soliciting and receiving money and favors from VECO Corporation
in return for votes on an oil tax; tried
and convicted
in November 2007; sentenced
to three and a half years in prison;
released in 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas T. Anderson (b. 1957) —
also known as Tom Anderson —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Anchorage,
Alaska, August
4, 1957.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives 19th District, 2003-07; arrested
and indicted
in December 2006 on federal federal bribery,
extortion,
and money
laundering charges;
tried
and convicted
in July 2007; sentenced
to 60 months in prison.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Eddie Alberto Perez (born c.1957) —
also known as Eddie A. Perez —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Corozal, Corozal
Municipio, Puerto Rico, about 1957.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 2001-08; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004;
investigated
in 2007 over possible conflict
of interest in hiring a city contractor for renovations at his
home.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Shannon Lerach (b. 1946) —
also known as William S. Lerach; Bill
Lerach —
of Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996.
Plead
guilty in 2007 to federal charges
of conspiracy to commit obstruction
of justice and making false
declarations under oath in connection with a kickback
scheme; sentenced
to two years in prison, fined $250,000, and ordered to do 1,000 hours
of community service.
Still living as of 2010.
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Sharpe James (b. 1936) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
20, 1936.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1986-2006; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New Jersey; member of New
Jersey state senate 29th District, 1999-2008; indicted
in July 2007 on federal charges
of using city credit cards for personal
expenses, and letting a girlfriend buy nine parcels of city-owned
land for a small fraction of their value, without disclosing
their relationship; convicted
in April 2008; sentenced
to 27 months in prison,
and fined
$100,000.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Anthony Dryden Marshall (1924-2014) —
also known as Anthony D. Marshall; Tony Marshall;
Anthony Dryden Kuser —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Consul in Istanbul, as of 1958-59; U.S. Ambassador to Malagasy Republic, 1969-71; Trinidad and Tobago, 1972-73; Kenya, 1973-77; Seychelles, 1976-77; in 1971, he was accused
in press reports of involvement in a supposed plot to overthrow
the President, Philibert Tsiranana; the Malagasy government declared
him persona
non grata, and expelled
him fron the country; theatrical
producer; guardian of his ailing mother, Brooke Astor; alleged to
have diverted
millions of dollars to his own theatrical productions, and removed
works of art from her apartment; his son Philip sued,
alleging abuse
and demanding his removal
as guardian; an independent investigation found no evidence for
abuse, but revealed financial misconduct; indicted
in 2007, and tried on
16 charges
in 2009; the trial lasted six months; ultimately convicted
and sentenced
to one to three years in prison;
served eight weeks and was released on medical parole.
Member, Rotary.
Died, at New York Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 2014 (age 90 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul J. Morrison (b. 1954) —
of Lenexa, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Dodge City, Ford
County, Kan., June 1,
1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; Johnson
County District Attorney, 1990-2006; Kansas
state attorney general, 2007-08; resigned 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Resigned
as Attorney General following disclosure of an extramarital
affair with a subordinate, who filed a sexual
harrassment claim with the federal EEOC.
Still living as of 2014.
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Scott Faughn (b. 1980) —
of Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo.
Born in 1980.
Mayor
of Poplar Bluff, Mo., 2002-04; charged
in 2005 with embezzling
money while Chairman of the Highway 67 Corporation, by forging
checks to himself and his ex-wife; convicted
in 2007 on the forgery charges, and fined
$1,500.
Still living as of 2007.
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Theodore Fulton Stevens (1923-2010) —
also known as Ted Stevens —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Girdwood, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1954-56;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-68; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009; defeated, 1962; appointed 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Indicted
in July 2008 on federal charges
of failing
to report gifts
from VECO Corporation and its CEO; tried
and convicted
in October 2008; his conviction was later vacated due to
prosecutorial misconduct.
Killed in a plane
crash, in Bristol Bay
Borough, Alaska, August
9, 2010 (age 86 years, 264
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Aníbal Acevedo=Vilá (b. 1962) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Hato Rey, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, February
13, 1962.
Lawyer;
member of Puerto
Rico House of Representatives, 1991-2001; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 2001-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of Puerto Rico, 2005-09; defeated, 2008.
In March, 2008, he was charged
with 19 counts of campaign
finance corruption; in August, 2008, five more counts
were added; fifteen counts were dismissed in December; tried on
the remaining nine charges; found not guilty in March, 2009.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Reid Edwards (b. 1953) —
also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards;
"Silk Pony"; "The Breck
Girl" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., June 10,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, he acknowledged
an extramarital
affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied
having fathered her baby; this revelation discredited
him and ended his
political career.
Methodist.
In June, 2011, he was indicted
in federal court on campaign
finance charges, based on the argument that the donations he
received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were illegal
contributions to his presidential campaign.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (b. 1970) —
also known as Kwame M. Kilpatrick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 8,
1970.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1997-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2002-08; resigned 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004-08; charged
in 2008 with obstruction
of justice, perjury,
and misconduct
in office, in connection with his denial under oath of an affair
with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and misleading the city
council over a payment of $8.4 million to settle a whistleblower
lawsuit filed by two police officers, which included a secret deal to
prevent evidence of the affair from being disclosed; later charged
with assaulting
two police officers who were serving a subpoena; pleaded
guilty to two felony counts of obstruction
of justice and no
contest to one assault
charge;
he also agreed to four months in jail,
payment of $1 million in restitution,
to resign
as mayor, and to give up his law license and pension.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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John Cowdery (b. 1930) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Adrian, Bates
County, Mo., February
11, 1930.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1983-84, 1997-2000; member of Alaska
state senate, 2000-09 (District I 2000-03, District O 2003-09);
indicted
in July 2008 and charged
with accepting
bribes from VECO Corporation; convicted
in March 2009; sentenced
to six months house
arrest and fined
$25,000.
Still living as of 2009.
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Del M. Mauhrine Brown —
of Hopewell,
Va.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996;
candidate for Virginia
state house of delegates 75th District, 1997; publicly
admonished in June 2008 by the Virginia State Bar for lawyer
misconduct, over failure to file a timely notice of appeal on
behalf of three clients.
Still living as of 2008.
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Melvyn I. Weiss (b. 1935) —
of Oyster Bay Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
1, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996.
Pleaded
guilty in 2008 to federal charges of making illegal
kickbacks to clients to induce them to sue; sentenced
to 30 months in prison,
fined
$250,000, and ordered to pay restitution
of $9.75 million.
Still living as of 2010.
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Vito John Fossella (b. 1965) —
also known as Vito Fossella —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 9,
1965.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, New York City Council, 1994-97; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1997-2009.
Catholic.
Italian
and Irish
ancestry.
In May, 2008, he was arrested
in Alexandria, Virginia, for driving
while intoxicated;
a week later, he admitted to an extramarital
affair with Air Force Lt. Col Laura Fay, and that he was the
father of her 3-year-old child; the scandal
led him to retire from
Congress.
Still living as of 2014.
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Eliot Laurence Spitzer (b. 1959) —
also known as Eliot Spitzer; "Steamroller";
"Client No. 9" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 10,
1959.
Democrat. New York
state attorney general, 1999-2006; defeated, 1994; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Governor of
New York, 2007-08; resigned 2008.
Jewish.
Resigned
as governor following disclosure that he had paid
a prostitution ring for sex.
Still living as of 2016.
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Rod R. Blagojevich (b. 1956) —
also known as Rod Blagojevich;
"Blago" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
10, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1993-96; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1997-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Illinois, 2003-09; solicited
bribes from potential candidates for appointment to Barack
Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat; arrested
by federal agents in December 2008, and set for trial on
federal corruption charges; in January 2009, based on charges
that he abused
his authority and attempted to sell
authorizations, vetoes, and appointments, he was impeached
by the Illinois House, convicted
by a unanimous vote of the Illinois Senate, and prohibited
from holding public office in the state; tried in
federal court in 2010-11, and after a mistrial, was ultimately found
guilty on eighteen counts, including bribery
and extortion;
sentenced
to 14 years in federal prison; an appeal later overturned five of the
eighteen convictions, but did not change his prison sentence.
Serbian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Sally Kern (b. 1946) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., November
27, 1946.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives 84th District, 2005-17; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008;
in 2008, her statements about homosexuality as worse than
terrorism a furor;
in 2011, her derogatory
comments about African-Americans and women led the Oklahoma House
to reprimand
her by a vote of 76-17.
Female.
Still living as of 2017.
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Mark E. Musselwhite (b. 1966) —
of Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga.
Born March
13, 1966.
Republican. Mayor
of Gainesville, Ga., 2006; arrested
for public
indecency in June 2009, when he was found nude
and intoxicated
at a public camp site in Rabun County, Ga.
Still living as of 2009.
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Beverly Masek (b. 1963) —
of Willow, Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Born in Anvik, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska, September
30, 1963.
Republican. Four time Iditarod Race finisher, 1990-93; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1995-2005 (28th District
1995-2003, 15th District 2003-05); pleaded
guilty in March 2009 to soliciting
and accepting at least $4,000 in bribes
from VECO Corporation; sentenced
to six months in jail and
three years probation.
Female.
Methodist.
Alaska
Native ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sheila Ann Dixon (b. 1953) —
also known as Sheila Dixon; Sheila
Dixon-Smith —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1953.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1988,
2004,
2008
(member, Credentials
Committee); mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2007-10; resigned 2010.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Indicted
in January 2009, on perjury
theft,
and misconduct
charges,
over secretly
accepting more than $20,000 worth of gifts from developers doing
business with the city, and for using gift cards intended for needy
families to buy furs
and other expensive items for herself; the charges were dismissed in
May, but she was reindicted
in July; tried in
fall 2009; convicted
on one count of embezzlement,
and acquitted on other charges; pleaded
guilty to perjury,
and resigned
as mayor, as part of a plea
agreement.
Still living as of 2010.
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Addison Graves Wilson (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Wilson —
of West Columbia, Lexington
County, S.C.; Springdale, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 31,
1947.
Republican. Staff for U.S. Sen. Strom
Thurmond, and for U.S. Rep. Floyd
Spence; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972,
2008;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1984-2001; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 2001-; rebuked
by the House of Representatives in September, 2009, for a breach of
decorum; he had shouted
"You Lie!" during an address by President Barack
Obama.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2018.
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John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) —
also known as John E. Ensign —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Roseville, Placer
County, Calif., March
25, 1958.
Republican. Veterinarian;
hotel
and casino manager; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2008.
Pentecostal.
Italian,
German,
and Filipino
ancestry.
In June 2009, he admitted
to an extramarital
affair with Cindy Hampton, a member of his campaign staff and the
wife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In an unsuccessful attempt to
keep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, he gave them $96,000 (an illegally
undisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also used
his influence to set up Jeff Hampton as a lobbyist,
in violation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressional
aides. A grand jury investigation
is in progress.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harold Charles Turner (b. 1962) —
also known as Hal Turner —
of North Bergen, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
15, 1962.
Republican. Radio talk
show host; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 2000; in June 2009,
he posted threats
against three U.S. Court of Appeals judges, calling for them to be murdered
over a ruling in a gun rights case; pleaded not guilty; tried in
2009-10; the first two ended in mistrials; convicted
at the third trial and sentenced to 33 months in prison;
released in 2012.
Still living as of 2015.
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