See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | | Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) — also known asEdward A. Hannegan — of Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.Born inHamiltonCounty, Ohio,June 25,1807.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister toPrussia, 1849-50.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.In May, 1852, during adrunken argument, hestabbedhis brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, whodied thenext day.Died fromoverdose ofmorphine (probablysuicide),inSt.Louis, Mo.,February25, 1859 (age51 years, 245days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Philemon Thomas Herbert (1825-1864) — also known asPhilemon T. Herbert — of Mariposa,MariposaCounty, Calif.; El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Pine Apple,WilcoxCounty, Ala.,November1, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1853-55 (10th District 1853-54, 6th District1854-55);U.S.Representative from California at-large, 1855-57; in 1856,drunk at breakfast, heshotand killed Thomas Keating, a waiter at the Willard Hotel inWashington;chargedwithmurder,twicetried,and eventually acquitted; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Wounded at the Battle of Mansfield, April 8, 1864, anddiedin Kingston,DeSotoParish, La.,July 23,1864 (age38 years, 265days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Kingston, La. | | William Henry Carroll (1810-1868) — also known asWilliam H. Carroll — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,1810.Democrat. Postmaster atMemphis,Tenn., 1853-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1860;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Gen. BraxtonBragg had himarrestedfordrunkenness, and heresignedfrom the army.Died in Montreal,Quebec,May3, 1868 (ageabout 57years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | Robert Murphy Mayo (1836-1896) — also known asRobert M. Mayo — of Virginia. Born in Hague,WestmorelandCounty, Va.,April28, 1836.Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;courtmartialed in theConfederateArmy, 1863, fordrunkenness, andreduced inrank;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1881-82, 1885-88;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1883-84.Member,American BarAssociation.Slaveowner. Died in Hague,WestmorelandCounty, Va.,March29, 1896 (age59 years, 336days).Interment atYeocomicoCemetery, Kinsale, Va. | | Edward T. Noland (d. 1926) — ofJacksonCounty, Mo.Democrat.Missouristate treasurer, 1889-90; resigned 1890.In March 1890, following reports of hisdrunkenness andgambling,his accounts wereinvestigated;ashortageof about $32,000 was discovered;suspendedfrom office as state treasurer, andresigneda few days later;arrestedsoon after, and charged withembezzlement;tried in 1891, and ultimatelyconvictedand sentenced to two years inprison.DiedJune 26,1926.Burial location unknown. | | Frank R. Aikens (b. 1855) — of Canton,LincolnCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1855.Lawyer;member ofDakotaterritorial legislature, 1887-89;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1889; district judge in SouthDakota, 1889-94.In 1891, when affluent Easterners came to South Dakota to live in ahotel for 90 days, so as to be eligible for the state's easy divorcelaw, he ruled that hotel guests were not bona fide South Dakotaresidents, disrupting the divorce plans of a number of celebrities. Later that year, a committee of Sioux Falls ministersaccusedthe judge ofdrunkenness andlicentiousness.Burial location unknown. | | John Hampton Hoge (1856-1903) — also known asJ. Hampton Hoge — ofMontgomeryCounty, Va.Born in1856.Republican. In October 1893, he was appointed Consul at Amoy, China,and set out for San Francisco en route to his post; just beforeleaving town, hegave a badcheck to settle a debt; on the train to San Francisco, he wasconspicuously drunk on the entire journey; PresidentClevelandrescindedthe appointment, and Hoge wasridiculedin newspapers all over the U.S.; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1894, 1896; candidateforGovernor ofVirginia, 1901.Died in1903(ageabout47 years).Interment atWestview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Va. | | Rufus H. Templeton (1858-1937) — of Cary,WakeCounty, N.C.BornJanuary28, 1858.Democrat. Postmaster atCary,N.C., 1895-1900; in May 1896, whileinebriated, heshotand badly injured a political rival, Robert J. Harrison;arraigned,released on bond, continued as postmaster.DiedSeptember6, 1937 (age79 years, 221days).Interment atHillcrest Cemetery, Cary, N.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rufus Ramsey Templeton and Frances Louise (McPherson) Templeton;married to Georgianna Boylston 'Georgie' Hoke; father of Thomas HuntTempleton. | | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Benjamin Franklin Tilley (1848-1907) — also known asB. F. Tilley — Born in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,March29, 1848.U.S. Navy commander;Governor ofAmerican Samoa;courtmartialed in 1901 onchargesofimmoralityanddrunkenness;triedand found not guilty.Died, ofpneumonia,in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March18, 1907 (age58 years, 354days).Interment atNavalAcademy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.  | Harry W. Mager (1893-1930) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Illinois,December11, 1893.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1920-21; in1921-22, he wasarrestedseveral times forintoxication and possession ofillegalliquor; in July 1922, he andBenjaminM. Mitchell werechargedas part of anextortionconspiracy andviolationof Prohibition laws; he was not convicted.GermanandIrishancestry.Suffered an attack ofacuteindigestion, and diedin anambulance en route to a hospital, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December28, 1930 (age37 years, 17days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles Mager and Margaret (Casey) Mager. | | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | |  | Image source: Chicago Tribune, January14, 1920 |
| | | Daniel Frederick Pagelsen (1873-1939) — also known asDaniel F. Pagelsen — of Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,September26, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inGrandHaven, Mich., 1904; justice of the peace;Vice-Consulfor Sweden inGrandHaven, Mich., 1914;OttawaCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1919-34;arrestedin March 1930,chargedwithdrivingwhiledrunk, andfined$50;arrestedagain in August, andpleadedguilty todrivingwhileintoxicated, second offense; the Ottawa County BarAssociation urged leniency, but he wassentencedto six months inprison.DanishandGermanancestry.Died in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,January31, 1939 (age65 years, 127days).Interment atLakeForest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich. | | Stanley J. Pacholek (1890-1932) — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inPoland,December8, 1890.Undertaker;candidate formayorof Hamtramck, Mich., 1932 (primary), 1932.Polishancestry.Arrestedin April, 1932, fordrunkdriving;died bysuicidein hisjailcell, byhanginghimself with his scarf, in Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.,April19, 1932 (age41 years, 133days).Burial location unknown. | | William Montross Inglis (1875-1932) — also known asWilliam M. Inglis — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Clyde Township,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,January7, 1875.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Washington,1924,1928(alternate).Killed by a singlegunshotbehind his ear, undermysteriouscircumstances, and posthumouslyaccusedof attempted murder, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October22, 1932 (age57 years, 289days). The only witness, Mary Nash, who shared the apartment,said that he had been despondent anddrinking heavily; thatshe had hidden his pistol, but he had found it; that without warning,heshother twice (she was badly injured but survived), and thenimmediatelykilledhimself; investigators questioned her story, and thought he mighthave beenmurdered,but she was not charged.Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Jacob Inglis and Martha Ann (Montross) Inglis; married toAnne Hughes. | | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Roger Alfred Davis (1889-1967) — also known asRoger A. Davis — of Hartly,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,March 2,1889.Grocer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 4th District,1931-32, 1953-54;arrested,in April 1954, by Maryland State Police, on U.S. Route 50, andchargedwithdrunk and recklessdriving,as well asdisorderlyconduct;jailedovernight,pleadedguilty, andfined.Died in Hartly,KentCounty, Del.,December6, 1967 (age78 years, 279days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del. | | | Norman Kingsley Mailer (1923-2007) — also known asNorman Mailer — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,January31, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;novelist,essayist,magazineeditor,Hollywoodscreenwriter,director,andactor;among the founders of theVillage Voicenewspapernewspaperin New York City; in November, 1960, whiledrunk at a party,hestabbedand wounded his wife, Adele; he wasarrestedand held for psychiatric evaluation, and eventuallypleadedguilty tothird-degreeassault;arrestedandjailedin 1967 in connection with anantiwarprotest; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1969.Jewishancestry.Won thePulitzerPrize for nonfiction in 1969 and for fiction in 1980.Died, fromacute renalfailure, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November10, 2007 (age84 years, 283days).Interment atProvincetown Cemetery, Provincetown, Mass. | | Charles Anthony Buckley Jr. (born c.1926) — also known asCharles A. Buckley, Jr. — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Hartsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1926. Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1956;chargedin 1965 withdrunkendrivingfollowing an automobile accident in Hartsdale, N.Y.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wilbur Daigh Mills (1909-1992) — also known asWilbur D. Mills — of Kensett,WhiteCounty, Ark.Born in Kensett,WhiteCounty, Ark.,May 24,1909.Democrat. State court judge in Arkansas, 1934-38;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1939-77; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arkansas,1940,1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1972.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.In October 1974, he was driving late at night in Washington, D.C.withoutlights on; when stopped by police, he was seen to beintoxicated and his face was bloody from a scuffle; anArgentinestripteaseartist named Fanne Fox leaped from his car and jumped into thenearby Tidal Basin; after this incident highlighted hisalcoholism, he wasforced toresign his powerful chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committeeand seek treatment.Died in1992(ageabout83 years).Interment atKensettCemetery, Kensett, Ark. | | J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) — of Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January14, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12thDistrict 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12thDistrict); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,1972.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Eagles;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis.Arrestedin 1978 for beingdrunk and disruptive in the parking lot of astripclub;pleadedguilty topublic drunkenness, disorderly conduct andwitnesstampering.Died in Fern Park,SeminoleCounty, Fla.,June 16,1993 (age80 years, 153days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Ike Franklin Andrews (1925-2010) — also known asIke F. Andrews — of Siler City,ChathamCounty, N.C.Born in Bonlee,ChathamCounty, N.C.,September2, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 13th District, 1959-60; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1961-62, 1967-72;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1964;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1973-85;defeated, 1984.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Jaycees.In October 1982, he wasarrestedandchargedwithdrunkdriving.Died in Carrboro,OrangeCounty, N.C.,May 10,2010 (age84 years, 250days).Interment atBonlee Baptist Church Cemetery, Bonlee, N.C. | | John William Snow (b. 1939) — also known asJohn W. Snow — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,August2, 1939.Lawyer;chairman and chief executive officer of CSXrailroad;chargedwithdrivingwhileintoxicated, in West Valley City, Utah, 1982;;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06; director, MarathonOil Co.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaTau Delta.Still living as of 2020. | | Louis Stokes (1925-2015) — of Warrensville Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,February23, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1969-99 (21st District 1969-93, 11thDistrict 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1972,1996.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KappaAlpha Psi.Arrestedfordrunkendrivingin 1983;convictedon a lesserchargeandfined.DiedAugust18, 2015 (age90 years, 176days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Richard Joyner Holland Sr. (1925-2000) — also known asRichard J. Holland, Sr. — of Windsor,Isle ofWight County, Va.Born inSuffolk,Va.,August12, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;banker;member ofVirginiastate senate 15th District, 1980-2000; died in office 2000.Congregationalist.Acquitted ofdrunkdrivingin 1986, butconvictedofrecklessdriving andrefusal totake a breath test;indictedin federal court for 31 felony counts ofbankfraud; charges were dismissed in April 1998, and the prosecutionruled to be vexatious; he and his son received a $570,000reimbursement for legal fees.Died in Windsor,Isle ofWight County, Va.,April16, 2000 (age74 years, 248days).Interment atWindsorCemetery, Windsor, Va. | | Nick Joe Rahall II (b. 1949) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,May 20,1949.Democrat. Staff assistant to U.S. Sen.RobertByrd, 1972-74; director of Rahall Communications, familybusiness, owningradio and TVstations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1972,1980,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1977-2012 (4th District1977-93, 3rd District 1993-2012);arrestedin California fordrunkdriving,1988.Presbyterian.Lebaneseancestry. Member,Rotary;Elks;Moose;Eagles;NAACP;NationalRifle Association;Freemasons;Shriners.Still living as of 2014. | | Robert L. Clifford (1924-2014) — of Chester Township,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Passaic,PassaicCounty, N.J.,December17, 1924.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-94;convictedofdrunkdrivingin 1989.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in Chester Township,MorrisCounty, N.J.,November29, 2014 (age89 years, 347days).Burial location unknown. | | Marvin Lee Worthington (1940-2000) — also known asMarvin L. Worthington;PeteWorthington —of Washington,MasonCounty, Ky.BornDecember5, 1940.Engineer;farmer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;FarmBureau;OddFellows.Chargedwithdrunkendrivingandspeedingin Fayette County, Ky., in 1992;pleadedguilty to a reducedchargeofrecklessdriving.Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the centerline andcollidedwith another car; both he and the other driver (Sherri CommodoreChambers) were killed, near Mayslick,MasonCounty, Ky.,October12, 2000 (age59 years, 312days).Burial location unknown. | | David Jaye (b. 1958) — also known asDave Jaye — of Washington,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in1958.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1989-93 (26th District 1989-92,32nd District 1993); defeated, 1986; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District; elected 1998; defeated in primary,2001.Convictedofdrunkdrivingin 1993, andsentencedto 10 days injail;pleadedguilty todrunkdrivingin June 2000, andsentencedto 45 days injail.Expelledfrom the Michigan state senate.Still living as of 2001. | | Charles Richard Imbrecht (1949-2000) — also known asCharles R. Imbrecht — of Ventura,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Ventura,VenturaCounty, Calif.,February4, 1949.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 36th District, 1976-82; candidate forCaliforniastate senate 18th District, 1982.Lutheran.Pleadedguilty in 1997 tochargesofdrunkdrivingandmarijuanapossession and served one month injail.Died, apparently from aheartattack, in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January18, 2000 (age50 years, 348days).Interment atIvyLawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Calif.| |  Relatives: Sonof Earl Richard Imbrecht and Hazel Victoria (Berg) Imbrecht; married,September23, 1979, to Alida Margit Bergseid. |
| | Roy C. Lewellen — also known asBill Lewellen — of Marianna,LeeCounty, Ark.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate, 1990.Refused to take ablood-alcohol test following a November 1998accident in which he struck a woman with his Cadillac, dragging her55 feet; his driver's license wassuspendedfor six months. A charge ofdrivingwhileintoxicated was dismissed.Still living as of 2000. | | Joseph F. Young Jr. (b. 1950) — also known asJoe Young, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November4, 1950.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1979-94 (15th District 1979-92,4th District 1993-94); member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1995-; defeated in primary, 1988.Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;Knightsof Columbus.Arrestedon July 21, 2000 on Interstate 96 near Howell, Michigan, andchargedwithdrunkdriving;pleadedguilty in September 2000 toimpaireddriving;sentencedto six monthsprobation,andfined.Still living as of 2000. | | Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005) — also known asFox McKeithen — of Louisiana. Born in Columbia,CaldwellParish, La.,September8, 1946.Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1983-87;secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1987-2005; resigned 2005;pleadedguilty todrivingwhileintoxicated, 2000; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Louisiana,2004.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;Rotary;Jaycees.DiedJuly 16,2005 (age58 years, 311days).Burial location unknown. | | Kevin Ryan (born c.1952) — of Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born about 1952. Democrat.Optician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives 139th District, 1993-.Arrestedfordrunkdrivingon July 12, 2001;pleadedguilty in September andsentencedto 120 days inprison;released January 1, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Randal Tye Thomas (b. 1978) — also known asTye Thomas;Skip Thomas — of Gun Barrel City,HendersonCounty, Tex.; The Colony,DentonCounty, Tex.Born in ahospitalat Terrell,KaufmanCounty, Tex.,August23, 1978.Republican. Mayor, Gun Barrel City, Tex., 2000-2001, resigned 2001;Republican Presidential Elector for Texas,2000(voted forGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney); youngest mayor in Texas;indictedfor misdemeanorperjury,andarrestedforpublic intoxication, 2001.Methodist.Still living as of 2003. | | Peggy A. Lautenschlager (b. 1955) — also known asPeg Lautenschlager — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,November22, 1955.Democrat.Lawyer;WinnebagoCounty District Attorney, 1985-88; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1989-93; candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1992;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1993-2001;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 2003-07; defeated in primary, 2006; inFebruary 2004, en route from Madison to Fond du Lac, she accidentallydrove a state-owned car into a ditch;pleadedguilty todrivingwhileintoxicated andrefusinga blood test;lost herlicense for a year, paid afine of$784, and aself-imposedpenalty of $3,250; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,2004,2008.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2011. | | Kevin Patrick Brady (b. 1955) — also known asKevin Brady — of The Woodlands,MontgomeryCounty, Tex.Born in Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.,April11, 1955.Republican. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives 15th District, 1991-96;U.S.Representative from Texas 8th District, 1997-;arrestedon October 7, 2005, near Vermillion, S.D., andchargedwithdrivingwhileintoxicated.Catholic.Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2014. | | Andrew L. Cetraro (born c.1976) — of Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont.Born in Bozeman,GallatinCounty, Mont., about 1976.Restaurantowner;mayorof Bozeman, Mont., 2004-05.Arrestedat his home in November 2005; accused ofassaultinghis pregnant wife whileintoxicated;arraignedon misdemeanorcharges;pleaded not guilty.Still living as of 2005. | | Patrick Joseph Kennedy (b. 1967) — also known asPatrick J. Kennedy — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Portsmouth,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Brighton, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 14,1967.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from RhodeIsland,1988,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1988-94;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1995-;pleadedguilty in 2006 tochargesofdrivingunder the influence of prescription drugs.Catholic.Still living as of 2014. | | Kumar P. Barve (b. 1958) — of Gaithersburg,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1958.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates District 17, 1991-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,2000;Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Hindu.Indiansubcontinent ancestry.ArrestedNovember 29, 2007, andchargedwithdrivingwhileintoxicated.Still living as of 2012.| |  Relatives: Sonof Prabhakar Barve and Neera Barve; married to MaureenQuinn. | | |  | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Vito John Fossella (b. 1965) — also known asVito Fossella — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, 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.ItalianandIrishancestry.In May, 2008, he wasarrestedin Alexandria, Virginia, fordrivingwhileintoxicated; a week later, he admitted to anextramaritalaffair with Air Force Lt. Col Laura Fay, and that he was thefather of her 3-year-old child; thescandalled him toretire fromCongress.Still living as of 2014. | | Mark E. Musselwhite (b. 1966) — of Gainesville,HallCounty, Ga.BornMarch13, 1966.Republican.Mayorof Gainesville, Ga., 2006;arrestedforpublicindecency in June 2009, when he was foundnudeandintoxicated at a public camp site in Rabun County, Ga.Still living as of 2009. | | David Wu (b. 1955) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Hsinchu,Taiwan,April8, 1955.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1999-2011; resigned2011; in July 2011, news media reported that he had beenaccusedof anunwantedsexual encounter by the 18-year-old daughter of a friend of his;episodes of erratic andintoxicated behavior alienated hiscampaign aides, his congressional staff, and his colleagues inCongress; heresignedin August 2011.Chineseancestry.Still living as of 2017.
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