See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order  |  Charles Earl Sapp (1859-1912) — also known asCharles E. Sapp — of Crescent Hill,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Missouri,February15, 1859.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1896,1900;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Louisville, Kentucky, 1899-1901.Republican boss of Louisville, allied withWilliamS. Taylor;indicted,with two others, in March 1902, on federalchargesofextortingpayments from federal employees forpolitical contributions;pleadedguilty in March 1903, andfined$500 plus costs.Died, fromdoublepneumonia, inSt.Louis, Mo.,March10, 1912 (age53 years, 24days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| |  Relatives:Married to Nellie Williamson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: LouisvilleCourier-Journal, March 11, 1912 |
|  | Truman Handy Newberry (1864-1945) — also known asTruman H. Newberry — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November5, 1864.Republican. Paymaster and agent, Detroit, Bay City and AlpenaRailway,1885-87; president and treasurer, DetroitSteel andSpring Co., 1887-1901; director, Cleveland-CliffsIron Co.;director, GraceHospital;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1892;served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1908-09;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1919-22.Presbyterian.Triedandconvictedin 1921 ofoverspending on his campaign (federal laws at thattime set an unrealistically low limit); his conviction was reversedby Supreme Court; following an investigation, the Senate declared himentitled to his seat butexpresseddisapproval of the sumspent on his election;resignedunder pressure.Died in Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,October3, 1945 (age80 years, 332days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Harvey Parnell (1880-1936) — of Dermott,ChicotCounty, Ark.Born near Orlando,ClevelandCounty, Ark.,February28, 1880.Democrat. Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1919-22; member ofArkansasstate senate, 1923-26;LieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1927-28;Governor ofArkansas, 1928-33.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.In 1928, he waschargedwith violating the Corrupt Practices Act (earlycampaignfinance law) by spending more than $5,000 on his campaign; thecharges were later dropped.Died, following twoheartattacks, in St. Vincent'sInfirmary,Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January16, 1936 (age55 years, 322days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.  | Warren Thomas Thayer (1869-1956) — also known asWarren T. Thayer — of Chateaugay,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Born in Burke,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1869.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Franklin County, 1916-20; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 34th District, 1921-34; resigned 1934; in March1934, ascandalerupted over letters he had written in 1927-28 to a power companywhich waspaying hisexpenses, including his acceptance of money to paycampaignexpenses for village trustees in Chateaugay; following aninvestigation,a special session of the State Senate was called to consider hisexpulsion;heresigned,but the Senate later voted unanimously tofind himguilty of misconduct.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, in Alice HydeHospital,Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1956 (age86 years, 241days).Interment atEastSide Cemetery, Chateaugay, N.Y. | | Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-1971) — also known asWalter E. Brehm — of Logan,HockingCounty, Ohio; Millersport,FairfieldCounty, Ohio.Born in Somerset,PerryCounty, Ohio,May 25,1892.Republican.Dentist;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1938-42;U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1943-53.Member,Grange;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Eagles;Elks;Kiwanis;PsiOmega.Convictedin 1951 of illegally acceptingcampaign contributions from aclerk in his office, andfined$5,000.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,August24, 1971 (age79 years, 91days).Burial location unknown. | | William Everett Adams (1922-1983) — also known asWilliam E. Adams — of Tonawanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Knightstown,HenryCounty, Ind.,December25, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member ofNewYork state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District1967-70);indictedin December 1969 on charges oflying to agrand jury when he testified that he returned acash campaigncontribution from a medical services company;tried in1970 and found not guilty.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;SigmaNu;Knightsof Pythias.Suffered aheartattack, and died a week later, in AlbanyMedicalCenter, Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1983 (age60 years, 110days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) — also known asMaurice H. Stans — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.,March22, 1908.Accountant;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.Catholic.Indictedin 1973, along withJohnN. Mitchell, forperjuryandobstructionover acontribution fromfugitivefinancier Robert Vesco to PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign;triedand acquitted; laterpleadedguilty to five violations ofcampaign finance laws andpaid afine of$5,000.Suffered aheartattack, and died five days later, at Huntington MemorialHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April14, 1998 (age90 years, 23days).Burial location unknown. | | John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) — also known asJohn N. Mitchell — of New York;Washington,D.C.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September15, 1913.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Attorney General, 1969-72.Member,American BarAssociation.A central figure in the Watergatescandal.Indictedin 1973, along withMauriceStans, forperjuryandobstructionover acontribution fromfugitivefinancier Robert Vesco to PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign;triedand acquitted.Convictedin February 1975 of conspiracy,obstructionof justice andperjury,over his role in theWatergatebreak-in, andsentencedto two and a half to eight years inprison;served 19 months.Suffered aheartattack, and died later the same day, at George WashingtonUniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,November9, 1988 (age75 years, 55days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George Bradford Cook (b. 1936) — also known asG. Bradford Cook — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,1936.Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1973;resignedunder fire from the SEC, following disclosure that he hadmodifieda commission complaint to delete references to a secret $200,000campaign contribution to PresidentRichardNixon's re-election campaign fromfugitivefinancier Robert Vesco; admitted that hetestifiedfalsely to a Senate committee and to a grand jury investigatingthe matter; his license to practice law in Illinois and Nebraska wassuspendedfor three years.Still living as of 1975.| | Relatives: Sonof George Brash Cook; married to Jo Anne Thatcher and LauraArmour. |
| | William Oswald Mills (1924-1973) — also known asWilliam O. Mills — of Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.Born in Bethlehem,CarolineCounty, Md.,August12, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1971-73; died inoffice 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1972.Methodist.TheWashington Post reported that his campaign was underinvestigationfor receiving $25,000 from secret funds of PresidentRichardNixon's re-election committee, andfailed to report thecontribution as required by law; this tied him to the Watergatescandal;a day later, hekilledhimself, bygunshot,at his Mulberry Hill farm,TalbotCounty, Md.,May 24,1973 (age48 years, 285days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Federalsburg, Md. | | Harry Shuler Dent (1930-2007) — also known asHarry S. Dent — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in St. Matthews,CalhounCounty, S.C.,February21, 1930.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;SouthCarolina Republican state chair, 1965-68; special counsel andpolitical advisor to PresidentRichardM. Nixon;pleadedguilty in 1974 to a federalcampaign finance violation,andsentencedto one monthprobation.Baptist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;PiKappa Alpha.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,September28, 2007 (age77 years, 219days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hampton N. Dent and Sallie P. Dent; married to BettyFrancis. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
| | Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) — also known asNelson G. Gross — of Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.; Saddle River,BergenCounty, N.J.BornJanuary9, 1932.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1962-63;candidate forNewJersey state senate District 13, 1965; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1968;chairof Bergen County Republican Party, 1969;New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1969; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1970;real estatedeveloper;restaurantowner.Jewish.Indictedin May 1973 onchargesoffalsifying a $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign ofGov.WilliamT. Cahill, conspiring to committaxevasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, andcounseling a witness to commitperjury;convictedin March 1974, andsentencedto two yearsjail;served six months.Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,andstabbedtodeath, inManhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1997 (age65 years, 251days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Gross. |
| | William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known asWilliam B. Stansbury — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HarrisonCounty, Ind.,March18, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;chair ofJefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference inAtlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for atrystwith his administrative assistant; thescandalled to an effort toimpeachhim; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty toextorting$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grandjury as to whether this money came to hiscampaign or to himpersonally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth Amendmentright againstself-incrimination.Member,DeltaUpsilon;American BarAssociation.While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of AssisiChurch,he washit by acar, and died soon after, in HumanaHospital-University,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,April 4,1985 (age62 years, 17days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wifewas injured.Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Daniel John Flood (1903-1994) — also known asDaniel J. Flood — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Hazleton,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,November26, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1945-47, 1949-53,1955-80; defeated, 1946, 1952.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaSigma Rho;Lions;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Chargedin 1979 withtakingbribes; atrialresulted in a hung jury;resignedfrom the House in 1980;pleadedguilty in February 1980 to a lesser charge of conspiracy toviolate federalcampaign finance laws, andsentencedto one yearprobation.Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 28,1994 (age90 years, 183days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa. | | Joseph R. Pisani — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-72 (100th District 1966, 91st District1967-72); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1973-84.Indictedon federalchargesoftaxevasion andembezzlingcampaign funds;convictedin 1984 on 18 of the 39 counts; the conviction was later reversed onappeal.Still living as of 1984. | | Evan Mecham (1924-2008) — of Ajo,PimaCounty, Ariz.; Glendale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Duchesne,DuchesneCounty, Utah,May 12,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;automobiledealer;newspaperpublisher; candidate forArizonastate house of representatives, 1952; member ofArizonastate senate, 1960-62; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arizona, 1962 (Republican), 1992 (Independent);Governor ofArizona, 1987-88; defeated, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1982.Mormon. Member,JohnBirch Society.Indictedin 1988 on six felony counts ofperjuryand filing afalse campaign report, specifically offailingto report a $350,000 loan to his campaign by Barry Wolfson, areal estate developer; later acquitted of these charges.Impeachedby the Arizona House of Representatives on February 5, 1988, onchargesofobstructingjustice and illegallylendingstate money to his business;convictedand removed from office by the Arizona Senate on April 4, 1988. Arecallelection was scheduled against him, but it was cancelled by theArizona Supreme Court.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,February22, 2008 (age83 years, 286days).Burial location unknown. | | James Leroy Usry (1922-2002) — also known asJames L. Usry — of Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,February2, 1922.Republican.Professionalbasketball player, 1946-51;mayorof Atlantic City, N.J., 1984-90; defeated, 1982; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1988;arrested,on July 28, 1989, along with thirteen others, andchargedwithbribery;he laterpleadedguilty to improper reporting ofcampaign contributions.Africanancestry.Died in Absecon,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,February25, 2002 (age80 years, 23days).Interment atAtlanticCounty Veterans Cemetery, Estell Manor, N.J. | | Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (1923-2015) — also known asArch A. Moore, Jr. — of Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.; Glen Dale,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.,April16, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1953-54;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1957-69;defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1960(alternate),1972(alternate),1984(delegation chair); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from West Virginia, 1963-73;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1969-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1980, 1988; candidateforU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1978.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose;Eagles;Elks;Rotary;PhiDelta Phi;BetaTheta Pi.Pleadedguilty in 1990 to fivefelonies,over findings that he had acceptedillegal contributions tohis 1984 and 1988 election campaigns, hadextortedover $500,000 from a coal company, andobstructedthe investigation; served two years and eight months inprison.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January7, 2015 (age91 years, 266days).Interment atRiverview Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va. | | Robert Jerry Dryfoos (1942-2006) — also known asRobert J. Dryfoos — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornAugust11, 1942.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1980,1988;chief counsel for New York Lt. Gov.MaryAnn Krupsak, 1975; member, New York City Council, 1980-91;retired from office whileunderinvestigation over allegedcampaign finance andfederaltax violations, but no charges were filed;lobbyist.Jewish. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanJewish Committee.Died, from complications of aheadinjury, in New York-PresbyterianHospital/WeillCornellMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 2,2006 (age63 years, 203days).Burial location unknown. | | Harold Guy Hunt (1933-2009) — also known asGuy Hunt — of Holly Pond,CullmanCounty, Ala.Born in Holly Pond,CullmanCounty, Ala.,June 17,1933.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;Baptistminister; candidate forAlabamastate senate, 1962; probate judge in Alabama, 1964-76;Governor ofAlabama, 1987-93; defeated in primary, 1978.Baptist.Convictedin 1993 ofmisusingcampaign and inaugural funds to pay personal debts, andremoved fromoffice as Governor.DiedJanuary30, 2009 (age75 years, 227days).Burial location unknown. | | Carl Christopher Perkins (b. 1954) — also known asCarl C. Perkins;ChrisPerkins —of Leburn,KnottCounty, Ky.Born inWashington,D.C.,August6, 1954.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1981-84;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1985-93;pleadedguilty in 1994 tobankfraud in connection with the House bankingscandal;he wrote overdrafts totaling about $300,000 (covered by the Housebank) and made false statements toobtainloans from commercial banks; alsopleadedguilty to charges of filing false statements with theFederalElection Commission and falsefinancialdisclosure reports;sentencedto 21 months inprison;in March 2000,pleadedguilty tocriminalcontempt of court for lying to a federal probation officer abouthis income;minister.Baptist;laterPresbyterian.Still living as of 2014. | | Mary Rose Oakar (b. 1940) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio;Washington,D.C.Born in Ohio,March 5,1940.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1977-93; defeated, 1992;member,Rules Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 2008.Female.She and two nephews wereindictedin 1995 over a scheme to evadecampaign finance limits and putmoney into her campaign under the names of fake donors; she was alsochargedwith obtaining money through bad checks on theHousebank; pleaded not guilty to seven felonies, and challenged thevalidity of the charges; in 1998,pleadedguilty to two misdemeanorcampaign finance violations.Still living as of 2014. | | Jay C. Kim (b. 1939) — also known asChang-Jun Kim — of Diamond Bar,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Seoul,SouthKorea,March27, 1939.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 41st District, 1993-99; defeatedin primary, 1998 (41st District), 2000 (42nd District).Methodist.Koreanancestry.Pleadedguilty in 1997 to a misdemeanorchargeof accepting more than $250,000 in illegalcampaigncontributions;sentencedto two months ofhomedetention.Still living as of 2014. | | Melvin Jay Reynolds (b. 1952) — also known asMel Reynolds — of Illinois. Born in Mound Bayou,BolivarCounty, Miss.,January8, 1952.Democrat.Universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1993-95; defeated inprimary, 1988, 1990; resigned 1995.Baptist.Africanancestry.Convictedin 1995 onsexualmisconduct andobstructionof justice charges andsentencedto five years inprison.Convictedin federal court in 1997 of 15 counts ofbankfraud, wire fraud, and lying to theFederal ElectionCommission;sentencedto 78 more months inprison.Still living as of 2014. | | Charles Quackenbush (b. 1954) — also known asChuck Quackenbush — Born in1954.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 22nd District, 1986-94;Californiainsurance commissioner, 1995-2000; resigned 2000; news media in2000 reported that he had received largecampaigncontributions from the insurance companieshisoffice regulated; rather than fine companies who underpaid claimsfollowing the 1994 Northridge earthquake, he persuaded them to donateto an "educational fund" which promoted his own political ambitions;underthreat ofimpeachment andrecall,heresigned,and left office in July 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Earl Frederick Hilliard (b. 1942) — also known asEarl F. Hilliard — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,April 9,1942.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1975-81; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1981-93;U.S.Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1993-2003; defeated inprimary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1996,2000,2008.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NationalBar Association;AlphaPhi Alpha.Rebukedby the House Ethics Committee in June, 2001 over threecampaignfinance violations.Still living as of 2014. | | Aníbal Acevedo=Vilá (b. 1962) — of San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born in Hato Rey,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,February13, 1962.Lawyer;member ofPuertoRico House of Representatives, 1991-2001;ResidentCommissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 2001-05; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico,2004,2008;Governorof Puerto Rico, 2005-09; defeated, 2008.In March, 2008, he waschargedwith 19 counts ofcampaign finance corruption; in August,2008, five morecountswere added; fifteen counts were dismissed in December;tried onthe remaining nine charges; found not guilty in March, 2009.Still living as of 2014. | | Michael Francis Easley (b. 1950) — also known asMike F. Easley — ofBrunswickCounty, N.C.Born near Rocky Mount,NashCounty, N.C.,March23, 1950.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1990;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1993-2001;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 2001-09; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,2004,2008;pleadedguilty in 2010 tofailingto report a 2006 helicopter ride in hiscampaign financefilings.Catholic.Member,PhiGamma Delta.Still living as of 2014. | | John Reid Edwards (b. 1953) — also known asJohn Edwards;Johnny Reid Edwards;"Silk Pony";"The BreckGirl" —of North Carolina. Born in Seneca,OconeeCounty, S.C.,June 10,1953.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,2000,2004;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2004,2008;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, heacknowledgedanextramaritalaffair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he deniedhaving fathered her baby; this revelationdiscreditedhim andended hispolitical career.Methodist.In June, 2011, he wasindictedin federal court oncampaign finance charges, based on theargument that the donations he received in 2007-08 to cover up hisaffair wereillegal contributions to his presidential campaign.Still living as of 2014. | | Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (b. 1965) — also known asJesse L. Jackson, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,March11, 1965.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1988;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1995-2012; resigned2012;investigatedby federal prosecutors in 2012 overmisuse of campaign funds,amounting to about $750,000 spent on personal items, such ascashmerecapes and afedora;in February 2013, following hisresignationfrom Congress, he his wifepleadedguilty; he was sentenced to 30 months infederalprison; released in 2015.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,OmegaPsi Phi.Still living as of 2021. | | Duncan Duane Hunter (b. 1976) — also known asDuncan D. Hunter — of Lakeside,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Alpine,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,December7, 1976.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the wars inAfghanistan and Iraq;real estatedeveloper;U.S.Representative from California, 2009-20 (52nd District 2009-13,50th District 2013-20); resigned 2020; in 2016, he wasinvestigatedover his misuse of some $250,000 incampaign funds forpersonal expenses, including family travel, overseas hotel stays, andluxuryclothing items; he also spent campaign funds onextramaritalaffairs with five women, including lobbyists and congressionalstaffers; in August 2018, he and his wife wereindictedin federal court; both eventuallypleadedguilty; he wassentencedto 11 months inprison;in December 2020, before he was scheduled to report forincarceration, he waspardonedby PresidentDonaldTrump.Still living as of 2020. | | James J. Schmitt (b. 1958) — also known asJim Schmitt — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Two Rivers,ManitowocCounty, Wis.,June 7,1958.Mayorof Green Bay, Wis., 2003-19;pleadedguilty in 2016 to misdemeanorcampaign finance charges;sentencedto a monetary forfeiture and community service; the city council'sattempt tooust himfrom office as mayor failed by one vote.Catholic.Still living as of 2019. | | Gus Blackwell (b. 1955) — Born in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,November4, 1955.Republican.Pastor;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives 61st District, 2003-14;lobbyist;chargedin 2016 withembezzlementofcampaign funds andperjury;he often paid for the same travel with both campaign funds and statereimbursements; ultimatelypleadedguilty to one count, paidrestitution,andsentencedto five yearsprobation.Baptist.Still living as of 2017. | | Robert Julian Bentley (b. 1943) — also known asRobert J. Bentley;"The LoveGov" —of Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.Born in Columbiana,ShelbyCounty, Ala.,February3, 1943.Republican.Physician;dermatologist;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 2003-10; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Alabama,2008;Governorof Alabama, 2011-17; resigned 2017;accusedin 2016 of having anextramaritalaffair with Rebekah Caldwell Mason, a politcal advisor on hiscampaign staff; animpeachmentresolution was brought; as part of an agreement with prosecutors, hepleadedguilty to twocampaign finance violations, includingfailingto disclose a $50,000 personal loan to his campaign account; hissentence was suspended, but he was placed onprobation,ordered to docommunityservice, andfined$7,000.Still living as of 2017. | | Stephen Ernest Stockman (b. 1956) — also known asSteve Stockman — of Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.Born in Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November14, 1956.Republican.Accountant;U.S.Representative from Texas 9th District, 1995-97; defeated, 1992(9th District), 1996 (9th District), 2006 (22nd District); candidateforTexasrailroad commissioner, 1998; candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 2014;arrestedin March 2017 andchargedin federal court on multiple counts, including obtaining $1.25 millonunderfalse pretenses,moneylaundering, makingfalse statements to the FEC, notreporting income on histaxreturn;triedstarting in January 2018;convictedin April of 23 felonies;sentencedto ten years inprisonand ordered to pay more than $1 millionrestitution.Baptist.Member,National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2020. | | Jeff Fortenberry (b. 1960) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,December27, 1960.Republican.Publishingexecutive;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 2005-22; resigned2022;indictedin October 2021 onchargesof receiving and concealing illegalcampaign contributionsfrom a foreign national through strawmen;convictedin March 2022, andresignedfrom Congress.Catholic.Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2022.
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