Very incomplete list! | |  John David Ashcroft (b. 1942) — also known asJohn Ashcroft — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 9,1942.Republican.Lawyer;universityprofessor;Missouristate auditor, 1973-75; defeated, 1974;Missouristate attorney general, 1977-85;Governor ofMissouri, 1985-93;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000;U.S.Attorney General, 2001-05.Assembly of God.Norwegianancestry. Member,PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Rotary;FederalistSociety.Still living as of 2020. | | Willie Taplin Barrow (1924-2015) — also known asWillie T. Barrow;Willie BeatriceTaplin —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Burton,WashingtonCounty, Tex.,December7, 1924.Democrat.Minister;civil rights activist; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1972,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 2004-08.Female.Church of God.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March12, 2015 (age90 years, 95days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) — also known asJohn P. Brooks — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.; Lewistown,FultonCounty, Ill.; Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.;SangamonCounty, Ill.; Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.; Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.; College Mound,MaconCounty, Mo.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,July 24,1826.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;newspapereditor and publisher;preacher;Illinoissuperintendent of public instruction, 1863-65.Methodist;laterPentecostal.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 16,1915 (age88 years, 327days).Interment atCollegeMound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo. | | Kevin Brooks (b. 1967) — of Cleveland,BradleyCounty, Tenn.Born in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,May 4,1967.Republican. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives 24th District, 2007-18;mayorof Cleveland, Tenn., 2018-.Church of God. Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2020. | | Dorothy A. Brown (b. 1954) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Minden,WebsterParish, La.,September4, 1954.Democrat.Lawyer;accountant;CookCounty Circuit Clerk, 2001-; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,2004;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 2007.Female.Church of God in Christ.Africanancestry. Member,DeltaSigma Theta.Still living as of 2011. | | William Russell Corn (1903-1973) — also known asRussell Corn;William RussellCorn —of Willow Springs,HowellCounty, Mo.Born in Willow Springs,HowellCounty, Mo.,November11, 1903.Republican.Farmer;grocer; mayorof Willow Springs, Mo.; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Howell County, 1947-62.Assembly of God. Member,Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners.Died in Willow Springs,HowellCounty, Mo.,September20, 1973 (age69 years, 313days).Interment atWillow Springs City Cemetery, Willow Springs, Mo. | | Howard Darrel Darby (1928-2003) — also known asH. Darrel Darby — of Huntington,WayneCounty, W.Va.Born in Quinwood,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,January8, 1928.Democrat.Podiatrist;member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1973-76; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1976.Church of God. Member,AmericanPublic Health Association.Died in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,November18, 2003 (age75 years, 314days).Interment atRidgelawnMemorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert B. Darby and Loraine (Richards) Darby; married to LauraBoggs. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Jo Ann Davis (1950-2007) — also known asJo Ann Sides — of Gloucester Courthouse,GloucesterCounty, Va.Born inRowanCounty, N.C.,June 29,1950.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1997-2001;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 2001-07; died inoffice 2007.Female.Assembly of God. Died, frombreastcancer, inGloucesterCounty, Va.,October6, 2007 (age57 years, 99days).Burial location unknown. | | James Logan Delk (1887-1963) — also known asJames L. Delk — of Missouri; Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.Born inFentressCounty, Tenn.,September21, 1887.Democrat.Pastor;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1959.Pentecostal. Died inFentressCounty, Tenn.,April 9,1963 (age75 years, 200days).Interment atDavisCemetery, Fentress County, Tenn. | | Ruben Diaz Sr. (b. 1943) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bayamón,BayamónMunicipio, Puerto Rico,April22, 1943.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 32nd District, 2003-.Church of God.PuertoRican ancestry.Still living as of 2017. | | Veo Easley (1932-2003) — of Arkansas. Born in Sheridan,GrantCounty, Ark.,July 22,1932.Democrat.Accountant;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1983-95.Pentecostal. Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,December13, 2003 (age71 years, 144days).Interment atLostCreek Cemetery, Sheridan, Ark. | | John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) — also known asJohn E. Ensign — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Roseville,PlacerCounty, Calif.,March25, 1958.Republican.Veterinarian;hoteland casino manager;U.S.Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nevada,2008.Pentecostal.Italian,German, andFilipinoancestry.In June 2009, headmittedto anextramaritalaffair with Cindy Hampton, a member of his campaign staff and thewife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In an unsuccessful attempt tokeep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, he gave them $96,000 (anillegallyundisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also usedhis influence to set up Jeff Hampton as alobbyist,in violation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressionalaides. A grand juryinvestigationis in progress.Still living as of 2014. | | Robert Lawrence Gibson (1895-1966) — also known asRobert L. Gibson — of Bancroft,PutnamCounty, W.Va.Born inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 13,1895.Democrat.Merchant;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1931-32,1941-42; defeated, 1928.Church of God. Member,Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died in Bancroft,PutnamCounty, W.Va.,December18, 1966 (age71 years, 188days).Interment atNew Antioch Cemetery, Red House, W.Va. | | Rick Hill (b. 1946) — of Montana. Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,December30, 1946.Republican.U.S.Representative from Montana at-large, 1997-2001.Pentecostal. Still living as of 2014. | | Beatrice L. Hooper (c.1894-1974) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born about 1894. Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1927.Female.Church of God. Died, in Cedar KnollRestHome, Grass Lake,JacksonCounty, Mich.,July 25,1974 (ageabout 80years).Interment atDraperCemetery, Rives Township, Jackson County, Mich. | | Albert Benjamin Howard Jr. (b. 1966) — also known asAlbert Howard — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1966.Independent candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 2012.Pentecostal.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2012. | | Timothy V. Johnson (b. 1946) — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,July 23,1946.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1976-2000;U.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 2001-.Assembly of God. Still living as of 2014. | | Andrew Koenig (b. 1982) — of Manchester,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,December21, 1982.Republican. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 2009-16 (88th District 2009-12,99th District 2013-16); member ofMissouristate senate 15th District, 2017-.Assembly of God. Still living as of 2018. | | Kenneth C. Legg (b. 1923) — also known as"Horse" — of Oak Hill,FayetteCounty, W.Va.Born in Lizemore,ClayCounty, W.Va.,July 24,1923.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1959-60.Church of God. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Ken Littlefield (b. 1944) — of Florida. Born in Pascagoula,JacksonCounty, Miss.,May 7,1944.Republican. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 61st District, 1999-.Assembly of God. Pastor, Assembly of God. Still living as of 1999. | | Marilyn N. Musgrave (b. 1949) — also known asMarilyn Neoma Shuler — of Fort Morgan,MorganCounty, Colo.Born in Greeley,WeldCounty, Colo.,January27, 1949.Republican. Member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1994-98; member ofColoradostate senate, 1998-2002;U.S.Representative from Colorado 4th District, 2003-.Female.Assembly of God. Still living as of 2014. | | Sarah Palin (b. 1964) — also known asSarah Louise Heath;"MissCongeniality";"Sarah Barracuda";"Caribou Barbie" —of Wasilla,Matanuska-SusitnaBorough, Alaska.Born in Sandpoint,BonnerCounty, Idaho,February11, 1964.Republican. Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, 1996-2002; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Alaska, 2002; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Alaska,2004;Governorof Alaska, 2006-09; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2008.Female.Assembly of God; laterNondenominationalChristian.Still living as of 2020.| | Relatives:Daughter of Charles R. Heath and Sarah (Sheeran) Heath; married1988 to ToddMitchell Palin. | | | | See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail —Encyclopediaof American Loons | | | | Books by Sarah Palin:Americaby Heart : Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag(2010) —GoingRogue: An American Life (2009) | | | | Books about Sarah Palin: Scott Conroy &Shushanna Walshe,Sarahfrom Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a NewConservative Superstar — Stephen Mansfield & David A.Holland,TheFaith and Values of Sarah Palin — Matthew Continetti,ThePersecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down aRising Star — Lorenzo Benet,Trailblazer:An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin — Joe Hilley,SarahPalin: A New Kind of Leader — Chuck Heath,OurSarah: Made in Alaska — Kaylene Johnson,Sarah:How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment UpsideDown — Linda Beail et al,FramingSarah Palin: Pit Bulls, Puritans, and Politics | | | | Critical books about Sarah Palin: JoeMcGinniss,TheRogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin — LeviJohnston,Deerin the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin'sCrosshairs — Geoffrey Dunn,TheLies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest forPower — Frank Bailey,BlindAllegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our TumultuousYears — Leland Gregory,YouBetcha!: The Witless Wisdom of Sarah Palin — RichardKim & Betsy Reed,GoingRouge: An American Nightmare |
 | Earl Prather (1903-1967) — of Oak Hill,FayetteCounty, W.Va.Born inFayetteCounty, W.Va.,October10, 1903.Democrat.Coal miner;inspector;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1949-52.Church of God. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Moose;UnitedMine Workers.Died in September,1967(age63years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John William Prather and Victoria Florence (Hall) Prather;married,June 22,1924, to Elsie B. Hill; married,November20, 1931, to Lola Maude Richardson. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | | Charles Ithamar Quigley (1878-1973) — also known asIthamar Quigley — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Pennsylvania,May 2,1878.Pastor;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1940;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1948;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1952, 1956;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1952.Pentecostal. Died in September,1973(age95years, 0 days).Interment atZion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Saddle River, N.J. | | Leon Douglas Ralph (1932-2007) — also known asLeon D. Ralph — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inRichmond,Va.,August20, 1932.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;administrative assistant to California House SpeakerJessUnruh; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1967-76; defeated, 1988; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1968,1972;minister.AfricanMethodist Episcopal; laterChurch of God.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP.Died, in Long Beach MemorialMedicalCenter, Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February6, 2007 (age74 years, 170days).Interment atRoseHills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Ralph and Leanna (Woodard) Ralph; married,September27, 1951, to Martha Ann Morgan; married to RuthBanda. |
| | Albert Robinson (b. 1938) — of Pittsburg,LaurelCounty, Ky.BornDecember19, 1938.Republican.Real estatebroker;auctioneer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 85th District, 1972-84, 1986-88;member ofKentuckystate senate 21st District, 1994-.Pentecostal. Still living as of 2004. | | Thomas Scott (born c.1954) — also known asTom Scott — of Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga., about 1954.Minister;HillsboroughCounty Commissioner, 1996-2004; member, Tampa City Council,2007-11; candidate formayor ofTampa, Fla., 2011.Church of God.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2011. | | Rollin Morse Severance (1901-1984) — also known asRollin M. Severance — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,June 21,1901.Toolmanufacturer;pastor;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1948; Prohibitioncandidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan Prohibition PartyState Central Committee, 1951; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Michigan,1952;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1958; Prohibition candidate forWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1959; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1960; Prohibition candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1961; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1964;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofE.Harold Munn andRollandE. Fisher); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1976;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1980(on behalf ofBenBubar andEarlF. Dodge); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1984.Assembly of God. Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,September7, 1984 (age83 years, 78days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Gardens, Saginaw, Mich. | | Marylin Linfoot Shannon (b. 1941) — also known asMarylin Shannon — of Brooks,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in La Grande,UnionCounty, Ore.,September7, 1941.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofOregonstate senate, 1995-98; candidate forU.S.Representative from Oregon 5th District, 1998; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,2004,2008.Female.Assembly of God. Still living as of 2008.| | Relatives:Married to Albert Shannon. |
| | Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (b. 1954) — also known asAl Sharpton — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1954.Democrat.Minister;civil rights activist;radio talkshow host; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1988, 1992, 1994;stabbedin the chest as he was about to lead a protest march in theBensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., January 12, 1991;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1997; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,2004.Pentecostal; laterBaptist.AfricanandCherokeeIndian ancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Jason Thomas Smith (b. 1980) — also known asJason T. Smith — of Salem,DentCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,June 16,1980.Republican.Lawyer;real estatebusiness; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 2006-13 (150th District 2006-12,120th District 2013); delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,2008(alternate),2012,2016;U.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 2013-.Assembly of God. Member,National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2018. | | Arthur E. Teele (1946-2005) — also known asArt Teele — of Florida. Born inPrinceGeorge'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;Republican Presidential Elector for Florida,1992;as Miami city commissioner in 1997-2004, he chaired the CommunityRedevelopment Agency (CRA); aninvestigationof corruption in the agency, started in 2003, led tochargesthat he had accepted $135,000 inkickbacksfrom two construction companies; as a result, he wasremoved fromoffice in 2004 by Gov.JebBush; in August, 2004, when he and his wife were undersurveillance, hedrove hiscar at a police detective in an attempt torun himover, and alsothreatenedto kill police officers who had been following his wife duringthe investigation;convictedin March 2005 onchargesrelated to this incident;indictedon July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy andmoneylaundering charges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtaincontracts for electrical work at the Miami International Airportthrough a "minority-owned" shell company; published police reportsrevealed that he had put hismistresson the CRA payroll, that he regularly bought and usedcocaine,and that he frequently made use of a maleprostitute.Church of God in Christ.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;NAACP;Freemasons.Came to theofficesof theMiami Herald newspaper, andshothimselfin the head with a semiautomatic pistol; he died two hours later inthe trauma unit of Jackson MemorialHospital,Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,July 27,2005 (age59 years, 74days).Interment atCulley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla. | | Todd Tiahrt (b. 1951) — of Goddard,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born in Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.,June 15,1951.Republican. Member ofKansasstate senate, 1993-94;U.S.Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1995-; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kansas, 2012; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,2012;Republican Presidential Elector for Kansas,2012(voted forMittRomney andPaulRyan).Assembly of God. Member,DeltaSigma Phi.Still living as of 2014. | | James Gaius Watt (b. 1938) — also known asJames G. Watt — BornJanuary31, 1938.Legislative assistant to Sen.MilwardL. Simpson, 1962-66;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1981-83.Pentecostal. Member,AlphaTau Omega.Still living as of 2014. | | Smallwood Edmond Williams (b. 1907) — also known asSmallwood E. Williams — ofWashington,D.C.Born inLynchburg,Va.,October17, 1907.Democrat.Minister;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1964,1972.Pentecostal.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague.Presiding Bishop, Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Burial location unknown. | | Coleman A. Young II (b. 1982) — also known asJoel Loving — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.,October18, 1982.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 4th District, 2007-10; defeated inprimary, 2018; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 2009 (primary), 2017; member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 2011-18.Church of God in Christ.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2021.
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