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List of state political scandals in the United States

This article provides a list of political scandals that involve officials from the State governments of each of the United States, sorted alphabetically. Each state listing is then organized from most recent to oldest and includes state governors, his cabinet, state legislators and senators, judges and other statewide officials. Presidents, US congressmen, federal politicians, federal officials and their staffs should be placed in the article List of federal political scandals in the United States. Local politicians, mayors, sheriffs, and county officials should not be included here.

Scandal is defined as "loss of, or damage to, reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety". Breaking the law is considered a scandal. The finding of a court is the sole method used to determine a violation of law, but it is not the sole method of determining a scandal. Also included as scandals are politicians who resign, quit, flee, or commit suicide while being investigated or threatened with investigation. Scandals on different dates may result in multiple listings.

Politician is defined as “a person who is professionally involved in politics”, and includes not only those elected to office, their staffs and appointees, but also candidates for office and chief members of the political parties. Others should only be mentioned when they are closely linked to the scandal or politician, such as Jack Abramoff.

The list does not include crimes that occur outside the politician's tenure (such as before or after his term in office) unless they specifically stem from acts made while in office, such as bribery, and discovered later.

Breaches of ethics, unproven crimes or cover-ups may or may not result in inclusion depending on the amount of publicity generated, and the seriousness of the crime, if any. A conviction for drunk driving may be included, but is usually too common and too minor to mention. Multiple DUI convictions which result in jail time or other infractions may be included. Notoriety and notability are a major determinant of a scandal, its importance and the amount of press dedicated to it.

Given the political nature of legislatures where the leading party typically has determining power, politicians who are Rebuked, Denounced, Censured, Admonished, Condemned, Suspended, Reprimanded, Found in Contempt, Found to have Acted Improperly, or of using Poor Judgment are not included unless the scandal is exceptional or leads to further action such as expulsion, conviction or resignation. Executive pardons may or may not be included, but do not erase the scandal, the legal proceedings or the verdict, but may affect the sentence.

All people are considered innocent until proven guilty. Allegations of misconduct do not imply guilt nor do admissions of guilt in the absence of a conviction. Investigations that end without a determination do not imply innocence. Some exonerations and acquittals are included because the investigation and exoneration themselves are important events, such as the Impeachment of Bill Clinton.

State of Alabama

• Fred Plump (D) State Representative from Fairfield in District 55, was accused of criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice for channeling $200,000 in Jefferson County Community Service Funds to a seperate party in a kickback scheme and then tried to obstruct the investigation. He resigned. (2023)

• David Burkette (D) State Senator from Montgomery in District 26, was accused of violating Campaign Fair Practices for using $3,625 of campaign funds personal use. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge in a sealed plea bargain, and resigned his seat. (2020)

• David Cole (R) State Representative of Huntsville in District 10 was arrested on charges of not living in the district he voted from. He was found guilty of felony voter fraud and was sentenced to 60 days in jail, agree to return all the money he earned as a Representative and resign. (2023)

• Ed Henry (Alabama politician) (R) State Representative from Hartselle in the 9th District, was indicted on fourteen charges in an alleged kickback scheme with a chronic care management company. He pled guilty to one count, sentenced to two years probation and fined $4,000. (2018)

• Oliver Robinson Jr. (D) State Representative from the 58th District, was accused of conspiracy, fraud and bribery in return for his influence to limit the expansion of an EPA Super Fund site for which Drummond Inc. coal processing company was responsible. Robinson was found guilty and sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. (2017)

• Roy S. Moore (R) Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, ordered Alabama Probate Judges to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses in defiance of federal law and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. He was found guilty of six violations by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary, was suspended from office and resigned. (2016)

• Chris Epps ( ) Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, was investigated during an FBI case called Operation Mississippi Hustle. Epps was accused of receiving bribes and kickbacks of about $1.5 million from companies that provided services to the state prison system. He was found guilty, resigned and was sentenced to 235 months in prison and fined $100,000. (2015)

• Deann K. Stone (R) Director of Federal Programs for the Alabama Department of Education was convicted of a scheme in which she directed Federal Education Funds to a school district that would hire her husband’s firm, who would also receive a bonus. She was sentenced to six months in prison with four years of probation. (2015)

• Robert J. Bentley (R) Governor, was accused of having an affair with his Chief Advisor, Rebekah Mason. An investigation revealed one ethics violation and three campaign fund violations. Impeachment proceedings had been scheduled when he resigned. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, suspended, one year probation and 100 hours of community service. (2015)

• Mike Hubbard (politician) (R) State Representative from the 79th District and Speaker of the House, was accused of receiving bribes and kickbacks from several companies with which the state was doing business. Hubbard resigned and was convicted of felony ethic violations, sentenced to four years in prison, with eight years of probation and fined $210,000. (2014)

• Greg Wren (R) State Representative from Montgomery in the 75th District, pled guilty to knowingly using his office for personal gain by selling privileged information to RxAlly, a company that represents pharmacies, for $24,000. He was found guilty, resigned his position and was sentenced to twelve months in prison, suspended, with two years probation and fined $24,000. (2014)

• Micky Hammon (R) State Representative from Decatur in the 4th District and House Majority Leader, was accused of taking money from his campaign account and using it for personal expenses. He pled guilty to a felony count of mail fraud which required him to resign from the House. He was sentenced to three months in prison. (2014)

• Terry Spicer (D) State Representative from the 91st District, was accused of accepting bribes and illegal campaign contributions from real estate developers and pro-gambling bingo lobbyists. He pled guilty to bribery and was sentenced to 57 months in prison. (2011)

• Edward McClain (Alabama politician) (D) State Senator from the 19th District, in league with a local non-profit organization, was convicted on 48 counts of money laundering, mail fraud, bribery and conspiracy for stealing over $300,000 in funds from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (2009)

• Don Siegelman (D) Governor, was accused of accepting campaign donations for favors. In a politically controversial and contested trial, Siegelman was found guilty of bribery, mail fraud and obstruction of justice and sentenced to 88 months. (2006)

• Suzanne L. Schmidt (D) State Representative, was accused of creating a community relations job for herself and of receiving $177,251 in pay while doing little or no work. She was found guilty of three counts of fraud and theft sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2009)

• Roy S. Moore (R) Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, placed and then refused to remove a 2 ½ ton monument of the Ten Commandments from the Alabama Judiciary Building. The US Supreme Court ruled this to be a violation of the First Amendment and ordered it removed. When Moore refused, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary ruled he was violating Alabama Ethics rules and ordered the monument removed. Moore was removed from office. (2003)

• Jimmy Butts ( ) Director of the State Transportation Department, pled guilty to accepting a $162,000 bribe from the Vision Land amusement company that funneled cash to his son's auto racing career, in exchange for his support of a new freeway exit ramp. He was found guilty and sentenced to fifteen months in prison. (2000)

• Bryant Melton (D) State Representative from Tuscaloosa, was investigated in a federal probe of funding in Alabama’s two year college program when it was discovered that Melton had obtained $68,000 in government funds in a money laundering scheme with The Alabama Fire College foundation. He pled guilty, resigned from his seat and was given a 15-month sentence. (2006)

• H. Guy Hunt (R) Governor, was convicted of improperly using campaign funds for personal use. He was found guilty, resigned his office and was sentenced to 5 years probation, 1,000 hours of community service and fined $212,000. (1993)

State of Alaska

• Kevin Clarkson (R) State Attorney General had sent hundreds of text messages with kiss emojis, dinner invitations and other overtures to a younger, female state employee. When asked to desist, he continued. When made public, he resigned his position. (2021)

• Zach Fansler (D) State Representative from Bethel in the 38th District, was accused of slapping a woman hard enough to rupture her eardrum during a sexual encounter. He apologized and then resigned. He pled guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was sentenced to 10 days in jail (suspended), one year probation, 80 hours of community service and alcohol treatment. (2018)

• Dean Westlake (D) State Representative from Kotzebue in the 40th District, was accused by multiple female staffers of inappropriate sexual behavior. Westlake apologized and resigned. (2017)

• Byron Mallott (D) Lt. Governor, from Juneau, abruptly resigned after making unspecified ‘inappropriate comments’ to a woman, who he refused to identify. (2018)

• National Guard Sexual Harassment Scandal concerns multiple charges of sex abuse within the ranks of the Alaska National Guard, and its failure to investigate or address those complaints. Twenty nine women soldiers were allegedly raped. Eventually, Governor Sean Parnell (R) and Commander in Chief of the Alaska National Guard, asked for the resignations of several top officials. (2010)

1. Thomas Katkus ( ) Major General, was appointed by Republican Governor Sean Parnell to Command the Alaska State National Guard. He resigned due to his handling of the National Guard Sexual Harassment Scandal. (2014)
2. McHugh Pierre (R) Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and aide to Thomas Katkus, resigned due to his role in the National Guard Sexual Harassment scandal. (2014)

• Alaska political corruption probe, refers to an investigation into bribery in the Alaskan legislature. It includes the activities of VECO Corporation, an oil pipeline service and construction company, whose Chief Executive of Operations Bill Allen (businessman, born 1937) and Vice President Rick Smith pled guilty to federal charges of extortion, bribery, and conspiracy to influence politicians. Four lobbyists were also convicted, as well as State Representatives Tom Anderson (politician) (R), Pete Kott (R), Vic Kohring (R), Beverly Masek (R), and State Senator John Cowdery (R). See also Corrupt Bastards Club and VECO Corporation. (2006)

1. Tom Anderson (politician) (R) State Representative from Wasilla in District 19, was accused of felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering by accepting bribes from Cornell Industries, a private prison firm. He was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 60 months in prison. (2006)
2. Pete Kott (R) State Representative from Eagle River in District 17, was found guilty of three counts of bribery and fraud in the VECO Corporation oil services company investigation. Though he was originally sentenced to six years, in a plea deal he was sentenced to time served, followed by three years’ of supervised release and fined $10,000. (2006)
3. Vic Kohring (R) State Representative, from Wasilla in District 14, was convicted of three counts of bribery, conspiracy and attempted extortion from the VECO Corporation an oil services company. He was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. In a plea agreement, he was released early. (2006)
4. Beverly Masek (R) State Representative from Willow, was accused of accepting a $2,000 bribe from VECO Corporation. She pled guilty to conspiracy for soliciting bribes to kill a bill that would have raised oil production taxes. She was sentenced to six months in prison with three years probation. (2006)
5. John Cowdery (R) State Senator from Anchorage of O District, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery with the VECO Corporation oil services company. He was sentenced to six months' house arrest, three years probation and a $25,000 fine. (2006)

• Scott Ogan (R) State Senator from District H, resigned one day after losing a legal bid to stop a recall action by Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents who claimed he used his legislative position to overly promote his former employer, Evergreen Resources Inc. (2004)

State of Arizona

• Liz Harris (Arizona politician) (R) State Representative from Chandler in District 13, invited conspiracy theorists to speak before the Arizona House of Representatives. The witnesses, John Thaler and Jacqueline Breger, made false allegations of public corruption and political incompetence supposedly paid for by drug cartels. She was then accused of having “violated the inherent obligation to protect the integrity of the House,” and was expelled by a vote of 46-13. (2023)

• Tony Navarrete (D) State Senator from the 30th District, was accused of molesting two underage boys. An FBI investigation confirmed the allegations. Navarrete apologized and resigned his position. (2021)

• David Stringer (R) State Representative from Prescott in the 1st District, was the subject of an ethics complaint concerning previous sex crimes in Maryland in the 1980’s when he was found guilty and sentenced to five years probation, and more recent ’racist’ comments. One hour before the Ethics Committee was to release his records, Stringer abruptly resigned his seat. (2019)

• David Cook (Arizona politician) (R) State Representative from District Eight, was arrested for suspicion of DUI. His blood alcohol level was almost twice the states’ minimum. When told he would lose his license, Cook replied, it would be fine because his wife works for the Motor Vehicle Department, adding "I’m fine; don’t worry, you’ll get yours-" He was convicted of DUI, and given one day in jail with five years of sobriety probation, and fines. (2018)

• Don Shooter (R) State Representative from Yuma in the 13th District and member of the Tea Party movement was accused of sexually harassing nine women, including three AZ State Representatives. He was expelled from the State Legislature. (2018)

• Ceci Velasquez (D) State Representative from Litchfield Park in the 29th District, pled guilty to one count of unlawful use of food stamps. She paid restitution, and was sentenced to 12 months of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service. (2016)

• Russell Pearce (R) Vice Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, and moderator of his own radio talk show, made controversial remarks stating, ”You put me in charge of Medicaid, the first thing I’d do is get Norplant, birth-control implants, or tubal ligations. Then we’ll test recipients for drugs and alcohol, and if you want to reproduce or use drugs or alcohol, then get a job.” The result of the remarks prompted him to resign. (2014)

• Ben Arredondo (R/D) State Representative from East Valley in the 17th District, pled guilty to two felony charges of fraud in regards to a real estate development scheme discovered in an FBI sting as well as setting up a phony charitable scholarship fund used mainly for his relatives. He was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest plus three years probation. (2012)

• Daniel Patterson (politician) (D) State Representative from the 29th District, was accused of intimidation of fellow law makers, outbursts of anger, domestic abuse, and offering to trade sex for his vote. The House Ethics Committee recommended he be removed due to a "years-long pattern of inappropriate behavior" and because he "verbally abuses, assaults, and harasses". He resigned before expulsion. (2012)

• Richard Miranda (politician) (D) State Senator from Tolleson in the 13th District, was accused of wire fraud and tax evasion for embezzling $250,000 from a charity he ran. He was found guilty and sentenced to 27 months in prison. (2012)

• Russell Pearce (R) State Senator and Senate President from Mesa in the 18th District was accused of accepting inappropriate gifts which led to a recall election. Running against him were Republican Jerry Lewis (Arizona politician) and Independent Tom Cattey. A group called “Friends of Pearce”, was organized to field Republican Olivia Cortes as a decoy or diversionary candidate, in order to draw votes away from both Lewis and Cattey. Cortez was accused of having no election committee, no volunteers, and was being funded solely by Pearce’s brother Lester, and his Republican Campaign Managers Chuck Coughlin and Doug Cole. Though Cortes withdrew from the race, Russell lost anyway. (2011)

• Scott Bundgaard (R) State Senator and Senate Majority Leader from Peoria in the 4th District, assaulted his girlfriend by the side of the road. He pled guilty, attended counseling and paid $1,336 in fines. He was going to be investigated for improper conduct, but before the Ethics Committee could investigate, Bundgaard resigned. (2011)

State of Arkansas

• Mickey Gates (R) State Representative from Hot Springs in District 22, was arrested for not paying or filing income taxes from 2012 to 2017. He was expelled from the House, found guilty at trial and was sentenced to six years of probation. (2018)

• Jeremy Hutchinson (politician) (R) State Senator from Little Rock in the 33rd District, was accused of wire and tax fraud for using campaign funds for personal use, lying about it and filing false tax reports. He pled guilty and resigned the same day. He was sentenced to 50 months in prison. (2017)

• Jake Files (R) State Senator from Fort Smith in the 8th District, admitted taking thousands of dollars in state funds intended for the construction of a sports complex. He was found guilty of fraud and money laundering and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (2016)

• Jon Woods (R) State Senator from Springdale in the 8th District, was accused of soliciting and accepting kickbacks, from the distribution of General Improvement Funds. He was found guilty on twelve counts of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. Woods was sentenced to 220 months in jail and ordered to pay $1.6 million. See also Republican State Representative Micah Neal. (2013)

• Micah Neal (R) State Representative from Springdale in the 89th District, was convicted of conspiracy for taking $38,000 in kickbacks from General Improvement Funds as part of the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District. Neal was found guilty and sentenced to one year of home confinement, two years of probation, 300 hours of community service and ordered to pay restitution of $200,000. See also Republican State Senator Jon Woods. (2013)

• Steven B. Jones (D) Deputy Director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS), was accused of conspiracy involving kick backs from the distribution of General Improvement Funds.. He was found guilty and sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2013)

• Hank Wilkins (D) State Representative of the 17th District, was accused of conspiracy for accepting $80,000 in bribes in exchange for influencing state legislation. He was found guilty and sentenced to one year and a day in prison and ordered to pay $123,000 in restitution. (2014)

• Paul Bookout (D) State Senator from the 24th District, was accused of using $150,000 in campaign funds for his person use. He pled guilty to fraud, resigned his seat and was then sentenced to eighteen months in prison and fined. (2014)

• Hudson Hallum (D) Candidate for State Representative from District 30, pled guilty to bribing voters and destroying ballots. He was declared ineligible for elections and sentenced to nine months home confinement, three years probation, fined, and required to do community service. (2011)

• Martha Shoffner (D) State Treasurer, was accused of steering state investments to a broker who gave her $36,000 kickbacks. She was arrested by the FBI on charges of extortion and bribery, found guilty and sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2011)

• Eddie Wayne Cooper (D) State Representative from Melbourne in District 71, and also Regional Director for a non-profit charity, Preferred Family Healthcare. Cooper pled guilty to conspiracy with several other PFH executives for embezzling more than $4 million which he used on his election campaign financing as well as other personal uses. (2009)

• Mark Darr (R) Lt. Governor, was accused of violating eleven ethics regulations by misusing or misreporting his use of state funds for personal items. He pled guilty, was fined $11,000 and resigned. (2009)

State of California

• Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (D) State Senator from Los Angeles in the 54th District, was the subject of two sexual harassment complaints. An outside investigation concluded he had continued an unwelcome pursuit of one of his staff. When revealed, he resigned. (2019)

• Eric C. Bauman (D) Chairman of the California Democratic Party, was accused of sexual harassment by a male staff member and then threatening to retaliate if exposed. Bauman resigned. (2018)

• Tony Mendoza (politician) (D) State Senator from Sacremento, was accused of inviting young female staff to his residence for sex. He resigned just before a vote to expel him. (2018)

• Raymond Joseph Liddy (R) Deputy Attorney General in California, was accused of possessing child pornography. He was found guilty and given five years of probation. (2017)

• Matt Dababneh (D) State Assemblyman from Encino, after being accused by multiple woman of inappropriate behavior, which included masturbating in public when he followed a woman into a bathroom during a party in Las Vegas. He resigned from office. (2017)

• Raul Bocanegra (D) State Assemblyman from the San Fernando Valley in the 39th District, abruptly resigned following sexual harassment allegations. (2017)

• Ron Calderon (D) State Senator from Montebello in the 30th District and brother of Assemblyman Tom Calderon, was accused of accepting bribes. He resigned his seat and pled guilty to mail fraud. He was sentenced to 42 months in prison. (2014)

• Leland Yee (D) State Senator from Montebello in the 30th District, was accused of multiple counts of bribery, corruption and tax evasion. He pled guilty to racketeering and was sentenced to five years in prison with community service. (2014)

• Kinde Durkee (D) Campaign Treasurer for as many as 700 different accounts in southern California, including a number of Democratic political campaigns. She was accused of embezzling about seven million dollars, found guilty and sentenced to eight years in prison plus restitution. (2012)

• Mary Hayashi (D) State Assemblywoman, from Castro Valley in the 18th District, pled no contest to charges of shoplifting. She was given three years probation and fined $180. (2011)

• Roy Ashburn (R) State Senator from the 18th District, was arrested for DUI after leaving a gay bar. The famously anti-gay, married with children senator then admitted his sexual orientation. He was sentenced to 48 hours in jail, three years probation and fined. (2010)

• Roderick Wright (politician) (D) State Senator from Inglewood in the 35th District, was charged with perjury, filing a false declaration of candidacy and voting fraud. He was sentenced to ninety days' confinement and banned from public office for the rest of his life. (2008)

• Richard B. Shapiro (R) Chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, was appointed by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Shapiro pled "no contest" to a charge of vandalism for key-scratching a Jaguar auto owned by one of Shapiro's harshest critics. He resigned his position, was sentenced to three years probation, ordered to pay $6,800 in restitution and fined. (2009)

• Michael D. Duvall (R) State Representative from Yorba Linda in the 72nd District, a married father of two, resigned abruptly after he was overheard talking on a live microphone, describing two of his current sexual affairs. (2009)

• Carole Migden (D) State Senator, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) found 89 violations in Migden’s campaign finance reporting. The FPPC settled the dispute with Migden for a record $350,000 fine. Migden went on to lose re-election. (2008)

• Tom Berryhill (R) State Assemblyman from Modesto in the 25th District, was accused of trying to conceal the transfer of $40,000 to the campaign of his brother Bill Berryhill (R) who was running for the state senate. Tom Berryhill transferred the money through the Republican Central Committee of Stanislaus County and the Republican Central Committee of San Joaquin County, which then passed it on to his brother, thus circumventing California’s limits on campaign contributions. (2008)

• Bill Berryhill (R) Candidate for State Senator from the 5th District, and brother to sitting Republican Assemblyman Tom Berryhill. In a tight race for State Senator from the 5th District, his brother, Tom Berryhill, transferred $40,000 to his brother’s campaign by passing it through two other Republican campaign committees in order to circumvent state campaign fund regulations. Bill Berryhill was found guilty of accepting it and fined $40,000 and lost the election. (2008)

• Roderick Wright (politician) (D) State Senator from Inglewood in the 35th District, was accused of perjury and voting fraud. He was found guilty and sentenced to 90 days in jail. (2007)

• Steven N. Samuelian (R) State Assemblyman from the 29th District, was twice cited by police for loitering on a public street for the purpose of solicitation of prostitution. Fellow GOP legislators called for him to step down, which he refused, but he did not run for office again. (2003)

• Howard L. Brooks (R) Aide to Republican State Assemblyman Phil Wyman from Tehachapi in District Three, was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography. He pled guilty and was sentenced to two years probation. (2000)

• Chuck Quackenbush (R) State Insurance Commissioner, due to alleged mishandling of payments for the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Quackenbush was investigated in 2000 for multiple charges of corruption. He resigned. (2000)

State of Colorado

• Randy Baumgardner (R) State Senator from Hot Sulphur Springs in the 8th District, was investigated twice for grabbing a staffers buttocks, making inappropriate comments and creating a hostile work environment for five others. Twice he was recommended for expulsion, but the motions failed. When Baumgardner was denied a committee position he resigned before a third expulsion vote could be held. (2019)

• Daniel Kagan (D) State Senator from District 26, was accused of using an unmarked bathroom that was actually designated for women. He resigned. (2019)

• Steve Lebsock (D/R) State Representative, 34TH District, was accused of sexual harassment by five women including a fellow legislator. Despite calls for his resignation from both parties, Lebsock refused to resign. He was then expelled. The long time Democrat, changed his party affiliation to Republican a few days before the expulsion vote, so his appointed replacement would also be Republican. (2018)

• Jon Forbes (R) Deputy Treasurer of Colorado, was at a meeting of the Public Employee Retirement Association, when he told the committee they could all “go fuck themselves”, among other things. He was then asked by Republican State Treasurer Walker Stapleton to resign, which he did. (2017)

• Timothy Leonard (Colorado politician) (R) State Representative from Evergreen in District 25, was sentenced to 14 days in jail for contempt of court because he had made educational decisions for one of his children, a right given solely to his ex-wife in the divorce. (2016)

• Steve King (Colorado legislator) (R) State Senator of the 7th District, also held a part time job with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office where he was accused of padding his timesheet hours. He was found guilty of felony embezzlement of public property and official misconduct. He was then sentenced to two years probation, 80 hours of public service and forced to pay restitution. (2013)

• Douglas Bruce (R) State Representative from District 15, was accused of felony criminal activity including money laundering, attempted improper influence of a public official, and tax fraud. He was convicted and sentenced to 180 days in jail, ordered to pay a total of $49,000 in fines, and given six years of probation. (2011)

• Deanna Hanna (D) State Senator from Lockwood, requested a $1,400 campaign contribution from the Colorado Association of Realtors’ Political Action Group as “reparations” because they had backed her opponent in the election. Before an investigation could proceed, she resigned. (2006)

State of Connecticut

• Michael DiMassa (D) State Representative from West Haven in District 116 and an Administrative Assistant to the City of West Haven, was accused of stealing $636,000 of Covid funds from the city, which he used for gambling and personal expenses. He was found guilty, resigned his state seat and was sentenced to two years in jail with five years supervision and ordered to repay the money. (2020)

• Angel Arce (D) State Representative of Hartford in the 4th District, was discovered to have sent messages to a 16 year old girl. Though not explicit, they were deemed inappropriate and he was urged to resign. Which he did. (2018)

• Steven Baleshiski (R) Candidate for State Representative from the 30th District, was condemned for remarks he had made on Facebook. One of which stated that a student survivor of the Parkland, FL mass shooting should “rot in hell.” He also stated that Muslims embrace “worshipping the devil.” The GOP refused to continue to support his campaign and he dropped out of the race. (2018)

• Stephen P. Wright (D) State Board of Education, was found guilty of violating the probations of four previous Driving Under the Influence convictions, all of which he had gotten within six weeks. He was sentenced to seven months in jail. (2017)

• Victor Cuevas Sr. (D) State Representative from Waterbury in the 75th District, was accused of bank fraud for using Federal Housing Administration funds to buy a condominium for his son. He was found guilty, resigned his position, sentenced to 1 year probation and fined $1K. (2016)

• George Gallo (R) Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party and Chief of Staff to Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero (R) was investigated for steering Republican Party campaign business to a direct mail company which was providing him with 10% kickbacks. After making false statements about the pay-to-play scheme, he pled guilty to one count of mail fraud and was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. (2012)

• Christina Ayala (D) State Representative from Bridgeport, was found guilty of voting in districts in which she did not live. She was given one year suspended sentence and barred from public office for two years. (2014)

• Joshua Nassi (D) Campaign Manager to Democratic State Representative Christopher G. Donovan and candidate for the US House of Representatives. Nassi pled guilty to making false statements about illegal contributions from tobacco shops. He was sentenced to 28 months in prison and fined. (2012)

• Robert Braddock, Jr. (D) Finance Director to Democratic State Representative Christopher G. Donovan (D) and candidate for the US House of Representatives. Braddock was investigated for disguising $30,000 in campaign donations to Donovan which came from tobacco shops. Braddock was found guilty and sentenced to 38 months in prison. (2012)

• Thomas Gaffey (D) State Senator from Meriden in the 13th District, was accused of double dipping from both the state and PAC expense accounts for travel expenses. He pled guilty to six counts of larceny and was given six months suspended sentence, 100 hours of community service, and fined $6,000. He also resigned his seat. (2011)

• Ernie Newton (politician) Jr. (D) State Senator from Bridgeport, was accused of accepting bribes and pilfering his campaign account of $40,000 for personal use. He was found guilty of bribery, mail fraud and tax evasion and was sentenced to five years in prison. (2007)

• Louis DeLuca (R) State Senator and Senate Minority Leader from Woodbury in the 32nd District, was charged with second-degree conspiracy to threaten. He pled guilty to a charge of asking an associate to threaten someone Mr. DeLuca believed was physically abusing his granddaughter. He was found guilty and received a six-month suspended sentence on the threat charge. He was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and donate $1,500 to charity. He resigned his seat. (2007)

• John G. Rowland (R) Governor, was accused of taking $100,000 in gifts and bribes which included hot tubs, home improvements and chartered trips. He abruptly resigned his position before impeachment. At trial, he was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to a year and a day in prison. (2004)

1. Peter Ellef (R) Chief of Staff to Republican Governor John G. Rowland was accused of accepting cash, gold, lavish meals and other gratuities from companies that do business with the state in exchange for preferential treatment. He was found guilty of tax fraud and bribery and sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $100,000 for restitution. (2006)
2. Lawrence E. Alibozek (R) Deputy Chief of Staff to former Republican Governor John G. Rowland, was accused of accepting cash, gold, and lavish meals from state contractors in exchange for preferential treatment of contractors. He was found guilty, but due to his co-operation was given a sentence of only one year of home confinement, four years of supervision and a fine of $100,000 in restitution. (2004)

State of Delaware

• Kathy McGuiness (D) State Auditor, was charged with conflict of interest and official misconduct for hiring her daughter and allowing her special privileges. She was convicted and sentenced to one year of probation, 500 hours of community service, and a $10,000 fine. She then resigned. (2022)

• Gerald Brady (D) State Representative from Wilmington in District Four, was accused of emailing a racial slur about Asian-Americans sex workers in which he used the term “chink broads.” In January he was arrested for shoplifting. In February he resigned. (2021)

• Brad Bennett (D) State Representative from Dover in District 32, pled guilty to a second DUI arrest in which he side swiped a police car. He was given a 60-day jail sentence, 1 year probation and fined. He did not run for re-election. His wife did. (2012)

• Eric Bodenweiser (R) Candidate for State Senator in District 19, and stalwart member of the Tea Party, was accused of 117 counts of child molestation with a young boy in the 1980’s. Shortly before his arrest, Bodenweiser abruptly ended his state senate campaign. He pled guilty and was sentenced to one year of probation for committing two acts of unlawful sexual contact and was forced to register as a Tier One sex offender. (2012)

• John C. Atkins (R) State Representative from Millsboro in District 41, was arrested for drunk driving and arrested again the same night for forcibly touching, stalking and non compliance. He served 22 days in jail and resigned his seat before expulsion. (2006)

State of Florida

• Jeff Siegmeister (R) State Attorney for the 3rd Judicial Circuit in the Lake City area, was accused of conspiracy, extortion, fraud and tax evasion relating to stealing money from an estate he was guarding, and accepting a bribe concerning an alleged gambling house. He was found guilty and ordered to return $518,000 from the estate, $90,870 to the IRS and was sentenced to 40 months in prison. (2023)

• Joe Harding (R) State Representative from the 22nd District, was accused of wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements for his involvement in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. He resigned his seat, pled guilty and was sentenced to 40 months in jail. (2020)

• Mike Ertel (R) Secretary of State of Florida, was appointed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. Two weeks later, pictures emerged of Ertel in blackface dressed as a "Hurricane Katrina victim" taken at a Halloween party 14 years earlier. He resigned the same day. (2019)

• Benjamin Kelly (R) District Secretary to State Representative Shawn Harrison (R) for District 63, allegedly referred to survivors of the Parkland School mass shooting who protested at other events, as “actors that travel to various crisis when they happen.” Representative Harrison was "appalled" by the comments and fired him. (2018)

• Jeff Clemens (D) State Senator from Lake Worth in District 31, was accused of having an extramarital affair with lobbyist Devon West. When the news broke, he resigned. (2017)

• Frank Artiles (R) State Senator from District 40, was accused of using sexist and racist profanities about fellow legislators. He was also discovered to have used campaign money to hire models from Hooters and Playboy to pose as ‘consultants’ in his Political Action Committee. When an investigation into the misconduct was ordered, he apologized and resigned the next day. (2017)

• Dwayne L. Taylor (D) State Representative from Daytona Beach in the 26 District, was found guilty of wire fraud for using campaign funds for personal use, which included a Mercedes Benz, a wedding and other every day expenses. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison, plus 18 months of probation. (2017)

• Stephen Bittel (D) Chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, was accused of sexual harassment after six staffers complained about his inappropriate and demeaning behavior toward women. He resigned. (2017)

• Daisy Baez (D) State Representative from Coral Gables in the 114th District, was accused of not living in the district she represented. She pled guilty to perjury, resigned, fined $1000, and was put on probation for one year. (2017)

• Jack Latvala (R) State Senator from Pinellas County in District 16, was accused by multiple female staff and lobbyists from both parties of sexual harassment. During an investigation, emails and photos supported the claim that Latvala was trading his legislative vote for sex. He then resigned. (2017)

• Erik Fresen (R) State Representative from District 114, was accused of not filing a tax return in 2011. He pled guilty, and was sentenced to jail for 60 days with one year probation, plus restitution. (2017)

• Ritch Workman (R) Commissioner of the Florida Public Service Commission. At a charity event, he was accused of sexual harassment by Republican State Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto who claimed he had touched her inappropriately and made vulgar comments and gestures. When asked to stop, he continued until others intervened. He immediately resigned. (2016)

• Reggie Fullwood (D) State Representative from Jacksonville in the 13th District, was accused of wire fraud and failure to file federal income tax returns for calendar years 2010 through 2013. He pled guilty and was given three years of supervision, home confinement, community service and fined. (2013)

• Jennifer S. Carroll (R) Lieutenant Governor, was discovered in a ‘compromising position’ with her staff travel aide, by another staff member Carletha Cole. Cole claims she was fired soon after. Republican Governor Rick Scott then accused Carroll of office mismanagement, retaliation against staff, tax improprieties and lesbianism. When she was questioned by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, she abruptly resigned. (2013)

• Bob Allen (Florida politician) (R) State Representative from Merritt Island in District 32, was charged with solicitation of a male police officer in a park restroom. He was found guilty, sentenced to six months' probation, and fined. At the urging of Republican leaders, he also resigned. (2007)

• Mike Horner (politician) (R) State Representative from Kissimmee in the 79th District, was running for re-election when it was reported that he was a client at a brothel. He abruptly resigned. (2012)

State of Georgia

• Danny Rampey (R) State Representative from Statham in House District 119, was newly re-elected when he was arrested and charged with six counts of obtaining drugs by misrepresentation or theft, six counts of exploiting an elder or disabled adult, five counts of burglary, and one count of drug possession. He stepped aside from his seat before being sworn in, rather than face possible suspension. (2022)

• Jim Beck (politician) (R) Insurance Commissioner of Georgia, was accused of embezzling $2 million dollars from a former employer and using part of it to run for office. He was convicted and sentenced to 87 months in prison. (2021)

• Parker H. Petit (R) Chairman of Finances for Donald Trump’s Georgia 2016 campaign, was accused of securities fraud at the Marietta-based biotech company he once worked for. He was tried, found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison and fined $1.000.000. (2020)

• Michael Williams (Georgia politician) (R) State Senator from the 27th District and candidate for governor, claimed computers were stolen from his campaign office. After investigation he was accused of making a false police report, perjury and insurance fraud for claiming his computers were stolen. He was found guilty and was sentenced to four years probation, 120 hours of community service and fined. (2018)

• Jason Spencer (R) State Representative from Woodbine in District 180, appeared on a Showtime TV program entitled “Who is America?”. The host Sacha Baron Cohen, encouraged him to drop his pants and use several racial epithets during a skit. Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (R) called for Spencer to step down, saying he had “disgraced himself and should resign immediately. Georgia is better than this.” Spencer resigned the next day. (2018)

• Tyrone Brooks Sr. (D) State Representative from Atlanta, pled guilty to one count of tax fraud and five counts of wire and mail fraud. He was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. (2014)

• J. Nathan Deal (R) Governor of Georgia, was a elected US Representative, when he was accused of undue influence on Georgia State legislation beneficial to himself. When a federal ethics investigation was begun, he resigned the US House, and ran and won the race governor. The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission under Stacy Kalberman began their own investigation and alleged widespread irregularities in Deal’s campaign for Governor. As the investigation progressed, now Governor Nathan Deal (R) demoted Kalberman and replaced her with Holly LaBerge. In addition, he fired Assistant Commission Director Sherilyn Streiker, Commission Attorney Elisabeth Murray-Obertein and Commission Specialist John Hair, thus gutting the Commission. Thereupon, all four of them filed a whistleblower lawsuit against him and won. Kalberman was awarded $1,150,000. The others split $1,800,000. See Holly LaLaBerge. See also List of federal political scandals in the United States. (2011)

• Holly LaBerge ( ) Executive Director of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission was appointed by Republican Governor Nathan Deal to replace former Director Stacey Kalberman who had tried to subpoena him for information on his alleged campaign improprieties. LaBerge was accused of withholding documents during the Kalberman investigation. She was found guilty of being ‘dishonest and nontransparent’ and fined $10,000. Three days later she was fired. (2010)

• Glenn Richardson (R) State Representative of District 19 and House Speaker. While pushing a bill which benefited the Atlanta Gas Light company, he was accused by his wife of having a long term affair with their female lobbyist. She divorced him and discussed the affair on television. On November 8, 2009, he attempted suicide. On December 3, 2009 he stepped down as House Speaker and resigned his seat. (2009)

• Walter Ronnie Sailor Jr. (D) State Senator from Norcross in District 93, pled guilty to laundering money he believed to be from the sale of cocaine. He was sentenced to 63 months in prison. (2007)

• David Graves (politician) (R) State Representative from Macon in the 13th District, was arrested for DUI, for which he claimed “legislative immunity”. Since it was his second arrest, the judge rejected his argument and sentenced him to 10 days in jail, suspended his license, fined him $1,600, with 20 days of home confinement, 240 hours of community service, and alcohol counseling. (2005)

• Charles Walker (Georgia politician) Sr. (D) State Senator from Augusta was convicted of 127 felony charges related to various schemes, including making false statements, perjury, conspiracy and fraud. Walker repaid $698,047 in restitution and another $200,000 in fines and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. (2005)

• Robin L. Williams (R) State Representative of District 114, was accused of fraud, money laundering and bribery in a scheme which bilked $2 million from the Community Mental Health Center of East Central Georgia. He was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in prison. (2003)

• Linda Schrenko (R) State Schools Superintendent was accused of embezzling over $500,000 from public funds ear marked for schools for the deaf and used the money to fund her 2002 campaign for governor, as well as for personal uses, such as cosmetic surgery. She was found guilty of fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and embezzlement and was sentenced to eight years and one month in prison. (2002)

1. Merle Temple (R) Deputy Schools Superintendent and Campaign Manager of Linda Schrenko, was sentenced to eight years and one month for her role in helping Schrenko embezzle public funds. (2002)
2. Richard Leonard (R) Campaign Manager for Linda Schrenko (R) was found guilty of witness tampering and sentenced to one year of probation and fined $3,000. (2002)

State of Hawaii

• Stacy Higa ( ) Executive Director of the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service a former public official from Hilo, was accused of embezzling $38,000 from AmeriCorps between 2011 and 2020 and using the funds on personal expenses. He was found guilty and sentenced to 46 months in prison. (2021)

• Ty Cullen (D) State Representative from the 39th District, was charged with honest services fraud for accepting $23,000 in bribes in return for influencing cesspool regulations. He pled guilty and resigned his seat. (2021)

• Jamie Kalani English (D) State Representative and House Majority Leader from District 7, was accused of honest services fraud for accepting $18,000 in bribes and gifts for using his influence to prevent regulation of cesspools. He pled guilty. (2021)

• Shirlene Ostrov (R) Chairwoman of the Hawaii Republican Party, learned that a senior GOP member used the states’ official GOP twitter account to support party QAnon supporters. She resigned abruptly. (2021)

• Nicholas Ochs (R) Candidate for State Representative from Waikiki and leader of the Hawaiian chapter of the Proud Boys was present at the January 6 United States Capitol attack and admitted entering the capitol as well as throwing smoke bombs at police. He was arrested, pled guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding, and sentenced to four years in prison. (2020)

• Joseph M. Souki (D) State Representative and Speaker of the House from the 8th District, was accused by the Hawaii State Ethics Commission of multiple counts of sexual harassment including unwanted kissing, touching and use of sexual language. Souki agreed to apologize, paid a $5,000 fine and resigned. (2018)

• Galen Fox (R) State Representative from District 23 and House Minority Leader, was convicted of sexual misconduct when he improperly touched a woman on an airplane sitting next to him. He was found guilty and resigned. He was also sentenced to 90 days home detention, psychological treatment, three years’ probation and registered as a sex offender. (2004)

• Nathan Suzuki (D) State Representative was found guilty of conspiracy to commit tax fraud. He was sentenced to three years in prison. (2004)

• Marshall Ige (D) State Senator from the 24th District, was convicted of theft and tax evasion and sentenced to six months in jail. (2002)

• Milton Holt (D) State Senator, was accused of misuse of campaign funds, found guilty and sentenced to one year in jail for mail fraud. (1999)

State of Idaho

• Aaron von Ehlinger (R) State Representative from the 6th District, was accused of "unconsented sexual contact" with multiple female legislative volunteers, including a 19 year old staffer. An Ethics Investigation was unanimously approved and Arron von Ehlinger resigned. At trial he was found guilty of rape. (2021}

• John Green (Idaho politician) (R) State Representative from District 2, was elected even though he was being tried in Texas on conspiracy in a tax-evasion case. After election in Idaho, he was convicted in Texas. As a convicted felon, he is ineligible to hold a seat in Idaho, where he was immediately expelled. (2002)

• Brandon Hixon (R) State Representative from Caldwell in District 10, was accused of sexual abuse. He resigned his seat and killed himself. (2018)

• Blake Fischer (R) Commissioner of Fish and Game from Meridian, was hunting in Africa when he sent home photographs of himself killing a complete family of baboons including babies. Though not illegal, Republican Governor Butch Otter stated Fischer had shown poor judgment and asked for Fischer’s resignation. (2018)

• Mark Patterson (Idaho politician) (R) State Representative of District 15-B, was found to have twice lied on his concealed carry gun permit for not revealing a plea of guilty to a charge of assault to commit rape with forcible intent in 1974. At the urging of other Republicans, he resigned his seat. (2014)

• John McGee (politician) (R) State Senator from District 10, was accused of making graphic sexual overtures to his female aide. At trial the married senator was found guilty of disturbing the peace and sentenced to 44 days in jail and 44 days of community service. He also resigned. (2012)

• John McGee (politician) (R) State Senator, was arrested for drunk driving and auto theft after driving away with someone else's truck. He was found guilty and sentenced to five days in jail, 175 days in jail suspended, community service and fined. He resigned. (2011)

• Jack Nobel (R) State Senator from Kuna in Ada County, was accused of trying to pass legislation that would have benefited his own business. The Idaho Ethics Committee voted to censure him, but Republican colleagues urged he be removed from the senate. Nobel resigned before impeachment. (2005)

State of Illinois

• Thomas Cullerton (D) State Senator from Villa Park in the 23rd District, was accused of embezzling money from Labor Union 734 while holding a no-work position there, and then making false statements about it. In February 2022 he abruptly pled guilty and resigned his position in the Illinois Senate. (2019)

• Martin A. Sandoval (D) State Senator from the 11th District, was accused of accepting bribes largely from Safe Speed, LLC, a red light camera company, and filing fake tax returns. He was found guilty of accepting bribes of $250,000 and tax evasion. He died of Covid before sentencing. (2020)

• Luis Arroyo (politician) (D) State Representative from the 23rd District was accused of offering a fellow lawmaker a bribe to vote in favor of legalizing sweepstakes machines. When an investigative committee was formed, Arroyo abruptly resigned. (2019)

• Nick Sauer (R) State Representative from the 51st District, was accused by his ex-girlfriend of posting revenge porn pictures of her online. Top GOP leaders urged him to resign, which he did. (2018)

• Kevin Quinn (D) Aide to State Representative Mike Madigan (D) was accused of sexual harassment and making unwanted advances. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and then fired. (2018)

• Terry Link (D) State Senator from Waukegan in the 36TH District, was convicted of underreporting his income andtax evasion. (2016)

• Ron Sandack (R) State Representative from Downers Grove in the 81st District, was accused of inappropriate online conversations, Sandack admitted he had been caught in an extortion scam, which threatened to release sexually explicit videos. Rather than make more payments, he resigned. (2016)

• Constance A. Howard (D) State Representative from the 34th District, was convicted of mail fraud for stealing $28,000 from a charity event and using it for personal use and funding her campaign. She was sentenced to three months in prison and two years probation. (2013)

• Keith Farnham (D) State Representative from District 43, pled guilty to a federal charge of transporting child pornography on computers. He was found guilty and sentenced to eight years in prison. (2014)

• Derrick Smith (politician) (D) State Representative of Chicago in the 10th District, was accused by the FBI of accepting a $7,000 bribe to support a day care center. He was expelled from the House, but since he was on the election ballot at the time and had won, he was immediately re-instated. He was then tried in court again and found guilty of bribery and extortion. He was sentenced to five months in prison with community service and fined. (2011}

• Ron Stephens (Illinois politician) (R) State Representative from Greenville in the 102nd District, was arrested for DUI. He was found guilty, and since he had previous arrests for drug abuse, he was given 12 months of supervision, his license was revoked and he was required to take monthly drug tests. He then resigned his seat. (2010)

• Rod Blagojevich (D) Governor was charged in a so-called "Pay to Play" scheme, which included the alleged sale of President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat which he described in a wire tap as "f*****g golden" which he wanted to exchange for a bribe of $1.5 million. He was impeached and removed from office. He was then convicted of corruption and sentenced to fourteen years in prison. (2009)

State of Indiana

• Dan Forestal (D) State Representative from Indianapolis in the 100th District, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and impersonating a public servant. He resigned from the state legislature four days later, and pled guilty. (2020)

• Curtis Theophilus Hill Jr. (R) Attorney General of Indiana was accused of groping four women. An investigation found the accusations credible, but not criminal. Republican state leaders called on Hill to resign, which he refused. The Indiana Supreme Court then found he had also committed battery, which violated the state rules of personal conduct. His law license was suspended for 30 days and he was not re-elected. (2018)

• Brent Waltz (R) State Senator from Greenwood in the 36th District, was accused of accepting $40,000 of illegal campaign contributions from multiple layers of several donors and making false statements to the FBI. He was found guilty of accepting conduit payments and sentenced to 10 months in prison with a fine of $40,500. (2017)

• Jud McMillan (R) State Representative from Brookville in District 68, claimed that his cell phone had been stolen and offensive, sexually explicit messages may have been sent from it. A week later he abruptly resigned. (2015)

• P. Eric Turner (R) State Representative and Speaker Pro Tempore from Cicero in the 32nd District and Speaker Pro Tempore, was accused of trying to kill new nursing home regulations, which he felt would have affected his nursing home construction business. He was investigated by the House Ethics Committee which found no wrong doing, but that he had failed to live up to the highest spirit of transparency. He was stripped of his Speaker Pro Tempore title by the House Majority Leader Republican Brian Bosma. A month later he resigned. (2014)

• Tony Bennett (Superintendent) (R) Superintendent of Public Instruction, was accused of policies that benefited the Christel House Academy in Indianapolis. Christel House was a major donor to the Republican Party including $130,000 which Bennet gave to himself. Bennett had just taken a position as the Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction when the reports were made public. Bennett resigned. (2013)

• Phillip Hinkle (R) State Representative from Indianapolis in the 92nd District, and family values supporter, arranged to pay an 18 year old up to $140 man “for a really good time.” Hinkle insists he is not gay and will not resign, but won’t run again. (2011)

• Charles P. White (R) Secretary of State and County Committeeman from Hamilton, was accused of voting fraud for living in a different precinct from the one he claimed, and then lied about it in order to continue to collect his Committeeman paycheck. He was found guilty of perjury, theft, and voter fraud and was sentenced to one year arrest, community service and fined. (2011)

• Jeff Cox (R) Deputy Indiana Attorney General, referred to labor protests in Madison, Wisconsin, when he twittered to the police that the protestors were “thugs” and that they should “Use live ammo”. When questioned, he stated, “you’re darn right I advocate deadly force.” Soon after, he was fired by Indiana’s Attorney General, Republican Greg Zoeller. (2011)

• David Lott Hardy (R) Chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, was accused of allowing his Chief Counsel, Scott Storms, to handle cases concerning the Duke Energy Company even though he knew that Storms was seeking employment with them. Hardy was fired for ethics violations and misconduct. (2010)

• Andrew J. Miller (R) Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, was arrested for public indecency by propositioning an undercover police officer in a men’s public restroom. Miller was found guilty and resigned. (2010|

State of Iowa

• Bill Dix (R) State Senator and Senate Majority Leader from Shell Rock in the 25th District, as well as several others, were accused by Kirsten Anderson (R) Communications Director for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus of creating a toxic work environment and then retaliating when she complained. The married with kids Dix was also caught on camera kissing a female lobbyist in a bar. When the tape was released on line he resigned a few hours later. (2018)

1. Ed Failor (R) Senior Aide to Senator Bill Dix (R), was accused by Kirsten Anderson, Communications Director for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus, of sexual harassment and retaliation for complaining. He resigned the day after Senator Dix resigned. (2014)
2. Eric Johansen (R) Director of the Iowa Republican Senate Staff, was accused by Kirsten Anderson, Communications Director for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus of sexual harassment and retaliation for complaining. Johansen resigned. (2014)
3. Jim Friedrich (R) Analyst for the Iowa Senate, was accused by Kirsten Anderson (R) Communications Director for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus of multiple counts of sexual harassment for asking about female staffers areolas, their sex lives and other teasing. He resigned. (2017)
4. Dave Jamison (R) Director of the Iowa Finance Authority, was accused of sex harassment. The charges were substantiated and the State of Iowa paid $4,000,000 in damages. He was then fired by Republican Governor Kim Reynolds. (2018)

• Kent Sorenson (R) State Senator from Indianola in District 37, accepted $73,000 in bribes to change his support from presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN) to presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-TX). Sorenson pled guilty to one count of falsely reporting expenditures and one count of obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison. (2012)

• James Edward Bromwell (R) State Representative from Cedar Rapids in the 2nd District, was accused of not filing federal income tax returns from 1965 to 1972. He was found guilty of racketeering concerning the awarding of government contracts. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. (1965)

State of Kansas

• Gene Suellentrop (R) State Senator and Senate Majority Leader from Wichita in the 27th District, was accused of driving on the wrong side of two interstate highways at speeds of over 90 miles per hour and of calling the arresting officer ‘donut boy’. He was found guilty of reckless driving, served two days in jail and was stripped of his leadership position. (2021)

• Mark Samsel (R) State Representative from Wellsville in District 5, pled guilty to three counts of disorderly conduct for ranting and striking students in the class he was substitute teaching. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with a years’ probation. He was also banned from social media and forced to apologize to the students in writing and undergo a mental health exam. (2021)

• Michael Capps (politician) (R) State Representative from Wichita in District 85, was accused of fraud and misuse of $450,000 in Covid relief funds. He was found guilty and sentenced to 27 months in prison. (2020)

• Kris Kobach (R) Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate, was accused by the American Civil Liberties Union of requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote when it was not necessary. He was found guilty of Contempt of Court for withholding documents. Since it was his second conviction for contempt of court he was also ordered to pay expenses and fined. (2017)

• Phill Kline (R) State Attorney General, was found to have violated eleven rules governing the professional conduct of attorneys, including perjury, illegal file transfer, misleading legal guidance and others. Kline claimed that he had the right to deceive state agencies to gain information about abortion investigations. He also maintained that he had no duty to notify a judge that he had provided the flawed information. Kline had his law license suspended indefinitely by the Kansas Supreme Court who cited “clear and convincing evidence” of professional misconduct. (2013)

• Trent K. LeDoux (R) State Representative and son of State Water Director Alan L. LeDoux, pled guilty to defrauding a bank of more than $465,000. He was sentenced to 18 months in jail. (2014)

• Phil Hermanson (R) was appointed Director of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KanCare) but was not confirmed by the State Senate. Questions were raised about his recent bankruptcy, unpaid taxes and a DUI conviction, as well as general competency for the job since he did not have a background in either law or insurance. He resigned after a few months. (2014)

• Paul J. Morrison (R/D) State Attorney General, was charged with sexual harassment of a female staffer. Though he admitted to infidelity, he denied any impropriety, sexual harassment, pressure, or efforts to influence the course of an investigation. He resigned. (2005)

• Alan L. LeDoux (R) Director and father of State Representative Trent K. LeDoux, was arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping, rape by fear of force, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated burglary on one of his wife’s relatives. He was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison. (2002)

State of Kentucky

• Jeff Hoover (R) State Representative and House Speaker from District 83 was sued by one of his staff for excessive harassment. Also named were Reps. Brian Linder, Michael Meredith and Jim DeCesare. In retaliation, Ms. Ginger Mills, Hoovers Chief of Staff, sued her. In return, the complainant, sued both Hoover and Mills for retaliating. Finally, Hoover, Wills, Linder, Meredith, DeCeasar offered a secret settlement agreement of $110,000 which the staffer accepted . Ms. Wills also resigned and Hoover resigned as House Speaker as well. (2018)

• David Narramore (R) Executive Committeeman of the Republican Party of Kentucky and Chairman of the Letcher County Republican Party, was arrested for exposing himself in a department store bathroom and resisting arrest. He was found guilty and resigned both positions. (2017)

• Dan Johnson (Kentucky politician) (R) State Representative from the 49th District, was accused of two counts of molesting an underage girl in the basement of his church. An investigation led both political parties to call for his resignation. Though he denied the charges, he committed suicide soon after. (2017)

• Ben Waide (R) State Representative of District 10, was accused of campaign violations. He was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months supervision. (2016)

• Timothy M. Longmeyer (D) Deputy Attorney General, who also oversaw the Kentucky Employees’ Health Plan ("KEHP"), was accused of bribery in a kickback scheme netting him $22,500. He was found guilty and sentenced to 70 months in prison. (2016)

• Richie Farmer Jr. (R) Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, pled guilty to two counts of theft and abuse of power. The former star basketball player was ordered to repay $120,000 and sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for violating ethics and personnel laws. (2012)

• Steve Nunn (R) Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, after violating a protective order against him, Nunn pled guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend. He received a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. (2011)

State of Louisiana

• Karen Carter Peterson (D) State Senator from New Orleans in District 5, and Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party was accused of taking $ 140,000 from her election campaign fund to pay her gambling debts. She was found guilty and sentenced to 22 months in prison. (2022)

• Wesley T. Bishop (D) State Senator from District 4, was accused of falsely claiming that property he owned that was renovated with federal HUD funds, contained tenants. When it was discovered this was not true, he was sentenced to four years probation, fined $188,000 and disbarred. (2020)

• Jerod C. Prunty (R) District Director to US Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) from the 3rd District, was arrested for pandering after a 17 month investigation of prostitution and human trafficking. He resigned. (2019)

• Tom Schedler (R) Secretary of State, was accused by his female Executive Secretary of sexual harassment, which included visits, propositions, unwanted gifts, sex tapes plus retaliation when she refused his advances.. Schedler resigned. (2018)

• Troy E. Brown (D) State Senator from Napoleonville in District 12, pled not guilty to two charges of domestic abuse involving two different women. He resigned his seat before expulsion. (2017)

• Delrice J. Augustus ( ) Director of the Bureau of Auditing and Compliance Services for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services , pled guilty to theft of $150,000. He was found guilty and sentenced to 37 months in prison. (2010)

• Kaneasha Goston ( ) Auditor in the Bureau of Auditing and Compliance Services, pled guilty to theft, and was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to repay $10,000. (2010)

• Derrick Shepherd (D) State Senator from the 3rd District, was accused of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was found guilty of one count, resigned his senate seat and was sentenced to 37 months in prison. (2008)

• Girod Jackson III (D) State Representative from the 87th District, was convicted of tax evasion for failing to file federal income tax returns for 2006, 2007 and 2008 totaling $80,000. He was sentenced to three months in jail and nine months of home confinement. (2006)

• Jerry Thomas (R) State Senator from Franklinton, pled no contest to one count of lewd conduct at an adult bookstore. He was given a 30 day suspended sentence, with six months probation, and fined $350. (2002)

State of Maine

• Clinton Collamore (D) State Representative from District 45, was accused of falsification of campaign finance forms. He pled guilty to the misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to three days in jail, return the funds in question and do 100 hours of community service. (2023)

• Dillon Bates (D) State Representative from Westbrook in District 35, was accused of unwanted sexual contact with high school girls as their teacher and coach. Though not charged, he resigned his seat. (2019)

• David R. Burns (R) State Representative from Alfred in District 138, resigned his seat and pled guilty to forgery and theft charges for using public campaign funds for personal uses. He was sentenced to six months in prison, paid restitution of $2,384 and resigned. (2010)

• Frederick Wintle (R) State Representative from Garland in District 24, was arrested for pointing a handgun at an innocent bystander in a Dunkin' Donuts parking lot. He was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon, resigned his seat and was sentenced to 45 days in jail. (2011)

• Kenneth P. Allen (D) Executive Assistant to Democratic State Representative and Speaker of the House John L. Martin, admitted to breaking into a state office and tampering with ballots. He was found guilty and sentenced to 25 days in prison with almost three years suspended sentence. (1993)

• Donald F. Sproul (R) State Representative, was accused of altering three absentee ballots. He was found guilty of ballot tampering, sentenced to 10 days in prison, and expelled from the House. (1987)

• Earle Albee (R) State Senator from Portland in District 2, was accused of accepting $878 to ‘grease a few palms’ in order to have a drunk driving charge dismissed. He was found guilty of cheating and was sentenced to two to four years in prison. (1957)

State of Maryland

• Roy McGrath (R) Chief of Staff to Governor Larry Hogan (R) as well as Chief Executive of the Maryland Environmental Service was accused of fraud and embezzlement for claiming $170,000 in expenses, and for securing a $233,648 severance payment from the MES by falsely telling the agency’s board that Governor Hogan had approved it when he had not. When he failed to appear at trial McGrath fled and died after a shoot out with the FBI. (2023)

• Tawanna P. Gaines (D) State Delegate from Berwyn Heights in District 22, was accused of using $22,000 of campaigns funds for personal use by placing them in PayPal accounts. She pled guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced to six months in jail. (2019)

• Anitra Edmond (D) Campaign Manager and daughter of State Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines was charged with misuse of campaign funds and wire fraud for using $35,000 of campaign funds for her own personal use. She was found guilty, sentenced to eight months home detention, three years probation and ordered to repay $35,000. (2019)

• Cheryl Glenn (D) State Delegate from Baltimore in District 45, was accused of accepting several bribes for her aid in establishing the legalized marijuana industry. She was found convicted of fraud and was sentenced to more than four years in prison. (2019)

• Cameron Harris (R) Campaign Manager to State Delegate David E. Vogt III (R) from Frederick County, was fired from his position when it was revealed that he was the creator of several fake news sites from which he had claimed that “tens of thousands” of ballots pre-marked for Hillary Clinton had been found in a warehouse in Ohio. (2017)

• Will Campos (D) State Delegate from District 47-B and Councilor from District 2 in Prince George County, was accused of taking bribes in exchange for favors and favorable distribution of state development money. He was convicted of conspiracy and bribery and sentenced to 54 months in prison, with three year’s probation and restitution of $340,000. (2016)

• Michael Lynn Vaughn (D) State Delegate from District 24 in Prince George’s County, was indicted for conspiring with the County Liquor Board Commissioner and others to advance favorable legislation in exchange for cash payments of $20,000. He was sentenced to four years in prison. (2016)

• Nathaniel T. Oaks (D) State Representative from Baltimore, was approached by FBI agents with bribes to aid a fictitious housing development. He received several illegal payments of $5,000 each for this service. Oaks pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of honest services wire fraud. He was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison, fined #30,000 and 80 hours of community service. (2015)

• Michael L. Vaughn (D) State Delegate, from Bowie in the 41st District, was accused of bribery and conspiracy for accepting $15,000 to approve more liquor licenses and sale on Sunday. He was found guilty, resigned his seat and was sentenced to four years in prison. (2017)

• Richard K. Impallaria (R) State Delegate from District 7, was convicted last week of driving while impaired with an open container. With over 50 previous citations, he was sentenced to two days in jail and his privileges were suspended for 58 days. (2017)

• Don H. Dwyer Jr. (R) State Delegate from Glen Burnie in District 31, was operating a motorboat on the Magothy River when it collided with another vessel injuring himself and five others. Dwyer pled guilty and was given a 30-day jail sentence. He was appealing that ruling when, in a separate incident, Dwyer was stopped and arrested in his car for DUI, for which he received an additional 30 day sentence, for a total of 60 days in jail. (2012)

• Paul E. Schurick (R) Campaign Manager for Republican Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., was accused of fraud for approving 112,000 robocalls on election day to mainly black voters telling them to stay home because the Democratic candidate had already won. Shurick was sentenced to 30 days home detention, four years of probation and 500 hours of community service. (2012)

• Julius Henson (R) Campaign Manager for Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R), wrote and organized a robocall intended to confuse and suppress Democratic voters. He was convicted of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to 60 days in prison, banned from political work for 3 years and fined 1 million dollars. (2012)

State of Massachusetts

• Rachael Rollins (D) United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, was accused by an internal watchdog investigation of trying to influence a Suffolk County District Attorney race by sharing sensitive DOJ information about the candidates. She was also accused of disclosing other non public DOJ information with the press. When confronted, she resigned her position. (2023)

• David M. Nangle (D) State Representative from Lowell in the 13TH District, was charged with using campaign funds for personal use, such as buying a home, paying personal debts and gambling. He pled guilty to fraud and filing false documents. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release. (2020)

• Stan Rosenberg (D) State Senator and President of the Massachusetts Senate from Amherst and openly gay politician, was accused of failing to protect the senate from his estranged husband, Bryon Hefner, who was indicted on charges of sexually assaulting several men who had dealings with the legislature. Rosenberg stepped down as Senate President and later resigned his seat. (2018)

• Brian A. Joyce (D) State Senator from Milton, was accused of corruption, racketeering and fraud. After an auto accident, he died in his sleep from a drug overdose and all charges were dismissed. (2017)

• John George Jr. (D) State Representative from Bristol, was accused of defrauding the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority of hundreds of thousands of dollars through his firm, the Union Street Bus Company. He was found guilty and sentenced to 70 months in federal prison. Though he claimed he had no money for restitution, more than $2.5 million in cash and jewelry was found in his safety deposit boxes. (2015)

• Carlos Henriquez (D) State Representative from the Suffolk District, was arrested in a domestic violence case, was found guilty of two counts of assault and battery and sentenced to six months in jail with two years on probation. He was also expelled from the State House. (2014)

• Enrico ‘Jack’ Villamaino (R) Candidate for State Representative, and a Selectman from East Longmeadow, was accused of felony voter fraud during his campaign. He admitted to changing the party affiliations on 280 absentee ballots from Democrat to un-enrolled. He lost anyway. He pled guilty and was sentenced to one year in jail (serving four months) with one year's probation. (2012)

• Stephen Stat Smith (D) State Representative from Everett in District 28, pled guilty to casting invalid absentee ballots for other people. He was found guilty and sentenced to four months in jail. (2010)

• J. James Marzilli, Jr. (D) State Senator from the 4th Middlesex District, was accused by several women of approaching them, making lewd comments, running from police and then giving false information. Citing bipolar disorder, he resigned his seat. In court, he was found guilty and sentenced to three months in jail. (2008)

• Anthony D. Galluccio (D) State Senator of Cambridge, pled guilty to his third drunk driving charge and was sentenced to six months home confinement. Within 72 hours of beginning his house arrest, the court-ordered breath-alcohol testing device detected alcohol on his breath. He was arrested again and given the maximum sentence of one year in prison. (2009)

• Diane Wilkerson (D) State Senator from Boston, was video-taped by the FBI stuffing bribe money into her bra. She pled guilty to eight counts of attempted extortion and sentenced to three and a half years in prison. (2010)

State of Michigan

• Jewell Jones (D) State Representative from Inkster in the 11th District, was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest. It was his second DUI arrest and was given credit for 61 days previously served. He was found guilty and given two years probation and 100 hours of community service. (2022)

• Bryan Posthumus (R) State Representative from Oakfield Township in the 73rd District, was arrested after rolling his jeep while drunk, which was his second offence. He was found guilty of Operating Under the Influence, his license was revoked for 30 days and he was sentenced to 15 days in jail, 2 years probation, 15 days of community service and fined. (2021)

• Larry C. Inman (R) State Representative from Wiliiamsburg, was charged with extortion, bribery and perjury for offering his vote to repeal the Michigan minimum wage in exchange for $30,000 in campaign contributions. Accusations ended with a mistrial and recall efforts failed, but he was removed from the Republican Party Caucus and denied access to his office and staff. (2019)

• Michigan Democratic Party was accused of shoddy bookkeeping and inaccuracies concerning bingo fundraisers. The Democratic Party (United States) Chairman Lon Johnson, demanded reform of the Michigan Party and turned the investigation over to the Federal Election Commission which fined the Michigan Party $500,000. (2017)

• John Kivela (D) State Representative from Marquette, was arrested for DWI for the second time and admitted he had a drinking problem. He was found guilty and then committed suicide. (2017)

• Brian Banks (politician) (D) State Representative from District 1, was convicted of fraud for filing false financial statements. He spent one night in jail and then resigned. (2017)

• Bert Johnson (Michigan politician) (D) State Senator from Highland Park, was accused of using government funds to pay a "ghost employee" who did no work and gave most of his salary back to Johnson. Johnson was indicted for conspiracy and theft. He was found guilty and sentenced to 90 days in jail with two years supervision. (2017)

• Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) State Senator of District 4, was accused of beating his ex-wife and shooting her car. He was convicted of assault and felony malicious destruction and was sentenced to ten months in jail with five years of probation. He resigned from the Senate. (2015)

• Todd Courser (R) State Representative and Tea Party supporter from District 82, was accused of perjury and misconduct in office for having an extra marital affair with fellow Michigan State Representative and Tea Party Republican Cindy Gamrat. He tried to hide his conduct by having an aide send out fake emails accusing him of being a homosexual. Courser resigned before expulsion. (2015)

• Cindy Gamrat (R) State Representative and Tea Party supporter from District 80, was accused of misconduct for abusing her office and misusing taxpayer resources to hide her extra-marital affair with Michigan State Representative and Tea Party Republican Todd Courser. She was expelled from the House by a 2/3 supermajority vote. (2015)

• Doug Sedenquist (R) Committeeman of the Michigan Republican Party, was accused of threatening his wife of health care violations if she did not drop the divorce proceeding against him. He was found guilty of extortion and using a computer to commit a crime and sentenced to three 20 years in jail. After he was convicted, he resigned. (2014)

State of Minnesota

• Jennifer Carnahan (R) Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota was accused by fellow Republicans of running a “morally bankrupt” office which included verbal abuse, intimidation and sexual misconduct due to the actions of her chief donor who had been charged with child trafficking. Carnahan resigned. (2021)

• Jim Knoblach (R) State Representative from St. Cloud in District 14-B, abruptly ended his re-election campaign after his daughter made allegation of long term abuse. (2018)

• Dan Schoen (D) State Senator from St. Paul Park in the 54th District, was accused of sexual harassment from several women and fellow legislators. He was asked to quit by senior Republican leaders which he did. (2017)

• Tony Cornish (R) State Representative from South Vernon, was accused of sexual harassment by State Representative Erin Maye Quade (D) and lobbyist Sarah Walker. He was asked to leave by Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt. Cornish resigned. (2017)

• Tim Kelly (Minnesota politician) (R) State Representative from Red Wing was found in a car groping Republican State Representative Tara Mack in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. He was ticketed by a park ranger for being a nuisance. Kelly, who is married with children, disputed the officer’s report, but resigned from his committee. He also pled guilty, paid the fine and did not seek re-election. (2015)

• Tara Mack (R) State Representative from District 57A, was found in a car groping Republican State Representative Tim Kelly (Minnesota politician) also from Red Wing, in a Lebanon Hills Regional Park. They were ticketed by a park ranger for being a nuisance. Mack, who is married with children, disputed the officer’s report, but resigned from her committee. She also pled guilty, paid the fine and did not seek re-election. (2015)

• Amy Koch (R) State Senator and Senate Majority Leader from Buffalo in the 19th District, was accused by four MN Republican Senators of an "inappropriate" relationship with Michael Brodkorb, the State Senate GOP Communications Chief. Koch resigned from her position as Majority Leader and refused to run for Senator again. Brodkorb was fired. (2013)

• Michael Brodkorb (R) Chairman of Senate Republican Communications had an affair with Amy Koch (R) State Senator and Majority Leader. Koch resigned and Brodkorb was fired. He then sued the State Senate for $500,000, claiming wrongful termination and that he had been treated differently than other staff caught in romantic affairs. He eventually settled for $30,000 in back pay. (2013}

• Republican Party of Minnesota (R) was accused of not paying debts from 2003 to 2008. It was found guilty of violating federal campaign finance regulations and was fined $170,000. (2012)

• Tony Sutton (R) Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota was found guilty of circumventing Finance Laws in the Gubernatorial Election Recount of 2010 and fined $33,000. (2010)

State of Mississippi

• John Davis (R) Director of the Department of Human Resources (DHS) and five others were indicted for a multi-million dollar embezzlement scheme which stole 98 million dollars from the State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. He pled guilty to conspiracy and fraud and was sentenced to 90 years in prison. (2020)

• John Moore (Mississippi politician) (R) State Representative from Brandon in the 60th District, was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women. An investigation was being discussed when he resigned. (2017)

• Chris Massey (politician) (R) State Senator from Nesbit in the 1st District, was arrested for felony aggravated assault with a shovel after an argument with two maintenance workers. He was found guilty of a lesser charge and sentenced to six months probation. (2016)

• Christopher B. Epps (D) Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, was investigated in an FBI corruption probe called Operation Mississippi Hustle and lucrative government prison contracts to for-profit corporations. He pled guilty to accepting 1 million in bribes and kickbacks in exchange and was sentenced to almost twenty years. (2014)

• Bobby DeLaughter ( ) Judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court, was accused of accepting bribes and other misconduct. He pled guilty to one count of obstruction-of-justice and was sentenced to eighteen months in prison. (2008)

• Thomas Norman Brooks (D) State Senator and president pro tempore from District 17, was found guilty of attempting to extort $50,000 from the Mississippi Horse Racing Association for his influence in passing new legislation. He resigned, was then found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison. (1985)

State of Missouri

• Tricia Ashton Derges (R) State Representative from Nixa in District 140, and an Assistant Doctor at the Ozark Valley Medical Clinic, was accused of wire fraud, illegal distribution and making false statements for using nearly $900,000 in government funds for Covid treatments that had already been performed or were not performed at all. She was found guilty on 22 counts and resigned. (2022)

• DaRon McGee (D) State Representative from the 36th District, was accused of inappropriate contact with a female staffer who was fired when she refused his advances. McGee resigned. (2019)

• Courtney Allen Curtis (D) State Representative from Ferguson in District 74, pled guilty to three counts of wire fraud regarding for using funds from his re-election campaign for personal expenses such as travel. He was found guilty and fined $77,000, which he refused to pay. He then resigned and was sentenced to 21 months in prison. (2019)

• Eric Greitens (R) Governor, was accused of having an affair in 2015 as well as failing to reveal his funding sources. Top Republicans called for his resignation, and impeachment proceedings were convened when he resigned. (2018)

• John Diehl (politician) (R) State Representative and Speaker of the House from District 89 , was discovered to be having a sexting relationship with his female college freshman intern. He stepped down as Speaker and then resigned his seat as well. (2015)

• Paul LeVota (D) State Senator from Independence in District 11, was accused of making sexual advances to his college interns and retaliating when they refused. LaVota denied the claims, but at the urging of top Democratic officials, he resigned. (2015)

• Steve Webb (D) State Representative from District 67, was accused of using $3,000 of campaign funds for personal use. He was found guilty, resigned, and sentenced to 45 days in jail, 45 days home detention and five years probation. (2013)

• Raymond E. Salva (D) State Representative from District 51, illegally concealed his income while accepting $59,000 in disability payments. He pled guilty and repaid the money. (2013)

• Roger B. Wilson (D) Governor, was accused of shifting $8,000 from a Missouri state run insurance fund to the Democratic Party, and trying to hide the transfer by running it through a law firm using bogus receipts. He was found guilty, of money laundering, sentenced to two years of probation, and fined $2,000. (2012)

• Talibdin El-Amin (D) State Representative from St. Louis, was convicted of taking a $2,100 bribe from a gas station to ‘take care’ of city inspectors. He pled guilty and was sentenced to eighteen months in prison with two years of probation. (2010)

• Rod Jetton (R) State Representative and Speaker of the House from the 156th District, was charged with felony assault for "recklessly causing serious physical injury" to an unnamed woman during sadomasochistic sex. He pled guilty to assault, was sentenced to probation and fined $1200. (2010)

State of Montana

• Tony James Belcourt (D) State Representative from Box Elder, was convicted of four counts of federal corruption involving projects on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. He was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. (2014)

• Jason Priest (R) State Senator from District 30, pled guilty to four counts of assault, family assault, and resisting arrest involving his four year old daughter, his wife and her boyfriend. He was sentenced to one year, deferred, and $11,000 in fees and fines. He did not run for re-election. (2014)

• American Tradition Partnership also known as the Western Tradition Partnership and primarily funded by the Montana Growth Network, a secretive, dark money, conservative advocacy group. As a not-for-profit organization it promised not to interfere in elections, however it supplied extensive aid to the election of State Supreme Court nominee Laurie McKinnon and sued the State of Montana concerning the US ruling of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

1. Art Wittich (R) State Senator from Bozeman was found guilty of campaign finance violations by coordinating with and not keeping records of, illegal contributions from the secretive conservative group American Tradition Partnership. (2014)
2. Wes J. Prouse (R) State Representative from District 15, ran for the Montana State Senate in the 2010 Republican primary. He was accused of accepting illegal corporate contributions from the Western Tradition Partnership. He was found guilty, fined $59,000 and was jailed when he could not prove he couldn’t pay the fine. (2010)
3. Mike Miller (R) State Representative of Helmville, was found guilty of accepting unlawful contributions from Western Traditional Partnership. He paid a $4,000 fine and was ordered not to run for public office for four years. (2010)
4. Joel Boniek (R) State Representative from Livingston, failed to fully disclose his campaign finances, and exhibited “quid pro quo corruption” by swearing "unswerving fealty to the corporations carrying out the direct mail campaign," when he accepted $9,060 in contributions from the Western Tradition Partnership. He was found guilty and fined $54,000. (2010)

State of Nebraska

• Michael Groene (R) State Senator, from North Platte in District 42 was accused of taking inappropriate photos of a female legislative aide without her knowledge and adding sexual comments to them. When a formal investigation was called for, he abruptly announced his retirement and resigned. (2022)

• Max J. Kelch ( ) Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, appointed by Republican Governor Pete Ricketts, abruptly resigned his position when an Ethics Committee announced an investigation into alleged sexual comments. (2018)

• Evangelos Argyrakis (D) Candidate for Attorney General, confronted his 82 year old father and accused him of taking money from his mother and then assaulted him. He was arrested, found guilty of abuse of a vulnerable adult and sentenced to three years probation. (2018)

• Bill Kintner (R) State Senator from the 2nd District, was fined for using his government laptop for sex calls. He then referred to his colleagues as monkeys and whores, and used racial slurs on constituents. He resigned 45 minutes before an expulsion vote. (2017)

• Lavon Heidemann (R) Lt. Governor, was running for re-election, when his sister filed a complaint alleging violent behavior. After a judge granted her a protective order, Heidemann resigned the next day. (2014)

• Rick Sheehy (R) Lt. Governor, used his state issued cell phone for four years making thousands of calls to four women who were not his wife. When the story broke, he resigned. (2013)

• Scott Lautenbaugh (R) State Representative from District 18, was arrested for drunk driving with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit. He was sentenced to 2 days in jail, a year’s probation, an ignition interlock device was installed for one year, and he was fined $500. (2013)

• Brenda Council (D) State Senator from Omaha in the 11th District, withdrew money from her campaign fund for gambling. Even though she repaid the funds, she was found guilty of wire fraud and was sentenced to three years' probation along with fines and assessments of $600. (2013)

• Danielle Nantkes Conrad (D) State Senator from the 46th District, was stopped on suspicion of DUI after her car hit a snowplow in downtown Lincoln. She was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months’ probation, ordered to pay $1000 in fines, lost her driver’s license for 60 days, and was subjected to an ignition interlock device being issued. (2007)

• Ray Mossey (R) State Senator from Papillion, was arrested for drunk driving, and pled no contest to prescription drug charges. He was sentenced to 2 years probation and one year probation for drunken driving. He was also fined $14,000 for using campaign finance funds to pay for an online dating service and a tattoo parlor. (2005)

• David Hergert (R) Regent of the University of Nebraska, faced allegations he had broken campaign finance laws. He admitted misstating his assets in loan documents and pled guilty to two counts of false reporting and obstructing government operations. He was given five years' probation and ordered to pay $654,000 in fines. (2005)

• Lorelee Byrd (R) State Treasurer, pled guilty to a charge of official misconduct related to $300,000 in state checks she wrote to businesses and stored in her office vault for three months. She resigned. (2003)

State of Nevada

• Alexander Assefa (D) State Assemblyman from District 42, was accused of misusing campaign funds and lying about his place of residency. He pled no contest and was sentenced to three years of probation. (2023)

• Michael Sprinkle (D) State Representative from Sparks in the 30th District, was accused of long term multiple sexual harassment claims. Sprinkle resigned. (2019)

• Kelvin Atkinson (D) State Senator and Majority Leader from District 4, resigned after admitting to using $500,000 of campaign funds for personal use including opening a nightclub. He pled guilty to fraud and was sentenced to 27 months in prison plus paying restitution. (2018)

• Mark Manendo (D) State Senator from Las Vegas in the 21st District, was accused of more than 14 incidents of sexual harassment, inappropriate behavior toward female staffers and lobbyists, and attempting to interfere with an investigation. He resigned. (2017)

• Steven Brooks (Nevada politician) (D) State Representative from District 19 was arrested on a domestic battery charge, possession of a firearm and threatening to kill the Nevada House Speaker. By a 2/3 vote he was expelled from the House. He was later found guilty and sentenced to three years of probation. (2013)

• Morse Arberry Jr. (D) State Representative, pled guilty to fraudulent appropriation of property for using $121,545 of campaign funds for personal use. He resigned, and was sentenced to six months probation and ordered to pay retribution. (2010)

State of New Hampshire

• Robert Forsythe (R) State Representative from Boscawen, was accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend. He pled guilty to two charges of assault and resigned his position as State Representative. (2020)

• Jeff Woodburn (D) State Senator from Whitefield was accused of assault on his domestic partner. He was found guilty and sentenced to 60 days in jail. (2018)

• Thomas Katsiantonis (D) State Representative from Manchester, was accused of tax evasion on $500,000 from two of his businesses. He was found guilty, resigned his seat and was sentenced to 18 to 36 months in prison. (2018)

• Robert Fisher (New Hampshire) (R) State Representative from Laconia, was also the creator and chief moderator of an online website at Reddit.com called The Red Pill, a men’s rights group, famous for misogynist rhetoric. Though he claimed he was no longer involved in the site, an investigation for possible perjury was just beginning when he abruptly resigned. (2017)

• Michael F. Maloney (R) State Representative from Gilmanton in District 5, was newly elected when he was accused of chest-bumping a police officer when he was asked to leave a Dropkick Murphy concert. He was arrested for rowdiness and charged for assaulting a police officer. He resigned his position. (2016)

• Eric Schleien (R) State Representative from Hudson in District 37, was charged with sexual assault against a 16-year-old girl. In a plea deal, he pled guilty to one count of sexual assault and sentenced to one year in jail. He was required to resign his seat. (2016)

• Kyle Tasker (R) State Representative was found guilty of drug charges and using a computer to lure a female minor. He was found guilty of sexual solicitation and sentenced to 3–10 years. (2016)

• Stella Tremblay (R) State Representative from Auburn, claimed the Boston Marathon bombing was a government conspiracy and that victims who lost their legs were faking their injuries because they were not “screaming in agony.” Under pressure she resigned. (2013)

• D. J. Bettencourt (R) State Representative and House Majority Leader from Salem in District 4, admitted that he had falsified information about his required internship while pursuing a law degree. He had made 11 weeks of reports, written in extreme detail of things that never occurred, submitted them as part of his internship requirements to the University of New Hampshire, School of Law and then lied about it. He resigned as Majority Leader and gave up his seat. (2012)

• Stacie Laughton (D) State Representative from Nashua in District 31 was elected in 2012, but did not reveal a conviction in 2008 of credit card fraud for which she was sentenced to one year and good behavior for 10 years. State representatives must be clear of convictions, so she was required to resign. (2012)

• Martin Harty (R) State Representative from Barrington, stated that he supported eugenics to get rid of defective people and that retarded people should be sent to Siberia. He resigned soon after. (2011)

• Gary Wheaton (R) State Representative was arrested for speeding and driving on a suspended license, his second traffic arrest. Wheaton pled guilty to recklessly endangering the lives and safety of the public. His license was revoked for 60 days, he was fined and resigned his seat. (2011)

State of New Jersey

• Arthur Barclay (American politician) (D) State Assemblyman from the 5th District, was arrested for simple assault domestic violence in his home. He resigned his position a few days later. The case was dropped when the complaint failed to press charges. (2018)

• Fort Lee lane closure scandal or Bridgegate concerns the staff of NJ Governor Chris Christie (R) who enacted political retribution against the Democratic Mayor of Fort Lee, NJ, Mark Sokolich, for his failure to support Christie’s election campaign. Christie’s staff ordered the closure of the Fort Lee’s traffic entrance onto the George Washington Bridge leading to New York, causing massive traffic delays. (2013)

1. Bill Stepien (R) Campaign Manager for Governor Christy, wrote emails gloating over the traffic chaos that resulted from the Fort Lee lane closure. He was fired. When charged he appealed to the US Supreme Court in Kelly v. United States which overturned the conviction as no money was involved saying, "not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime".
2. David Wildstein Staff to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey appointed by Governor Christie pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy and was sentenced to three years probation.
3. Bridget Anne Kelly (R) Deputy Chief of Staff for Christie and romantically involved with Stepien, wrote emails stating “time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee”. She was found guilty of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to eighteen months in prison. She appealed to the US Supreme Court in Kelly v. United States which overturned the conviction as no money was involved saying, "not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime".

• David Samson (lawyer) (R) Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) pressured the parent company of United Airlines Inc. to institute a non-stop flight from Newark to South Carolina for his own personal benefit. He was sentenced to 12 months of home confinement, four years of probation and fined 100K. (2014}

• Alberto Coutinho (D) State Assembly of the 29th District, was accused of stealing funds from a charitable foundation and failing to report the income. He was found guilty and sentenced to three years probation, ordered to make restitution and forbidden from further public employment. (2013)

• Bob Schroeder (R) State Assemblyman of the 39th District, was accused of writing 47 bad checks totaling $5.3 million. He pled guilty to official misconduct and was sentenced to eight years in prison. (2012)

• Anthony Chiappone (D) State Assembly of the 31st District, was accused of tampering with public records for not reporting his excess campaign income. He agreed to plead guilty if charges were dropped against his wife. He then resigned his position and was sentenced to one year probation and fined $5,000. (2010)

• Sharpe James (D) State Senator of the 29th Legislative District and Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He was accused of selling six Newark City lots to his mistress for about $46.000; who then resold them for $665,000. He was found guilty of fraud and served 18 months. (2008)

State of New Mexico

• Monica Youngblood (R) State Representative from District 68 in Albuquerque, was taken into custody for slurred speech and smelling of alcohol. She refused a breathalyzer test and was found guilty of aggravated drunk driving and sentenced to two days in jail, one year probation, 23 hours of community service and fined. (2018)

• Phil Griego (D) State Senator from San Jose in District 39, was accused of improperly profiting from a real estate deal. He was charged with bribery, fraud, perjury, tampering with public records, violating ethical principles and not disclosing financial records. He was found guilty, resigned his seat and sentenced to 18 months. In a second trial he was convicted of misuse of campaingn funds and sentenced to another year. (2016)

• Dianna Duran (R) Secretary of State, was charged with embezzlement, fraud, money laundering and finance violations for using campaign funds for personal use and gambling. She resigned. She was found guilty and sentenced to 30 days in jail, two thousand hours of community service and ordered to give four speeches a month for the next three years apologizing to the citizens of New Mexico. (2015)

• Jamie Estrada (R) Campaign Manager for Republican Governor Susanna Martinez was accused of unlawfully intercepting Governor Martinez’s campaign emails, giving them to her political opponents, and then lying to FBI agents about it. He was sentenced to nine months in prison, three years supervised release, community service and fined. (2014)

• Joe Ruiz ( ) Deputy State Insurance Superintendent, was accused of telling insurance firms to donate to charities in lieu of paying fines, claiming he was only following orders from his boss at the time, former Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna. Ruiz was found guilty on 20 counts and sentenced to four years in prison. (2008)

• Michael A. Montoya (D) State Treasurer, was accused of an elaborate kickback scheme concerning the award of government contracts. He pled guilty to racketeering and was sentenced to 40 months in prison with a $25,000 fine. (2007)

• Robert E. Vigil (D) State Treasurer, was accused of attempted extortion for demanding a contractor hire his friend if he wanted a state contract. He was found guilty and sentenced to 37 months in prison and fined $97,000. (2006)

State of New York

• Robert M. Berliner (D) State Supreme Court Judge from Rockland in the 9th Judicial District, was accused of engaging in prohibited political activity by introducing judicial candidates at political rallies. He resigned. (2022)

• Brian Benjamin (D) Lt. Governor was accused of bribery, fraud, conspiracy and falsification of records for a scheme to accept campaign contributions in exchange for his influence in obtaining a $50K state grant to a not for profit. He resigned. (2022)

• Andrew Cuomo (D) Governor, was accused by eleven women of sexual harassment and retaliation. He resigned. (2020)

• Joseph Percoco (D) Executive Deputy Secretary to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D) was accused of soliciting and accepting $300,000 in bribes from two energy companies in conjunction with the Buffalo Billion development plan. He was found guilty and sentenced to six years. (2018)

• Eric T. Schneiderman (D) NY State Attorney General, was accused of physical abuse by three women he was intimate with and one other unnamed women when the charges were made public, he resigned. (2018)

• Pamela Harris (politician) (D) State Assembly from the 46th District, was accused of fraudulently claiming that Hurricane Sandy forced her from her sea side home and allowed her to collect government relief funds from several different programs, which she then spent on expensive vacations and luxury goods. She pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the Federal Emergency Management Administration and witness tampering. She was sentenced to 6 months in jail. (2018)

• Sam Hoyt (D) State Assembly from the 144th District, and president of Empire State Development, was charged with sexual harassment by a women with whom he had a two year relationship. Hoyt paid her $50,000 in hush money, but was sued by the woman anyway. He then resigned his position. (2017)

• John Girodes (R) Candidate for State Senate in Harlem in District 30. During the campaign, he was accused of running a false apartment rental scheme which bilked thousands of dollars from prospective renters. He was found guilty and sentenced to three to six years in prison. (2016)

• Marc Panepinto (D) State Senator of the 60th District, was accused of sexually harassing a female staff member and then offering her money and/or a job to not testify against him. Though there was no public disclosure, he abruptly decided not to run for re-election. Later, he pled guilty to one charge of corruption and was sentenced to two months in prison. (2016)

• William Nojay (R) State Assembly from District 113, was being investigated for embezzlement from a trust fund for which he was responsible. He was due in court for indictment, when he killed himself. The court records were sealed. (2016)

• Sheldon Silver (D) State Assembly was indicted on charges that he had collected nearly $4 million in bribes and kickbacks. He was convicted which was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was retried and convicted again and sentenced to 7 years. (2015)

• William Scarborough (D) State Assembly, pled guilty to the illegal use of campaign funds and resigned his seat. He was then tried, convicted and sentenced to 13 months in federal prison. (2015)

• John L. Sampson (D) State Senator of 19th District, was charged with attempting to cover up the embezzlement of $400,000 from the sale of foreclosed homes by a developer. He was convicted of obstructing justice and making false statements and sentenced to five years in prison. (2015)

State of North Carolina

• Derwin Montgomery (D) State Representative from Winston-Salem in the 72nd district and the executive director of the Bethesda Center for the Homeless was convicted of fraud for taking $38,316 for personal use. He lost re-election and was given five years probation and paid restitution. (2018)

• David R. Lewis (R) State Representative from Hartnett in the 53rd District, has been charged with making false statements to a bank and failure to file a tax return for taking $65,000 from his campaign fund for personal use. He resigned his seat. (2020)

• Robert Cordle (D) Chairman of the State Board of Elections was forced to resign by Democratic Governor Roy Cooper, after he had made a joke in front of hundreds of election officials relating cows to women. (2019)

• Cody Henson (R) State Representative from Transylvania in the 113th District, was accused of stalking and harassing his estranged wife after she had taken out a restraining order against him. He pled guilty to cyber stalking and resigned his position. (2019)

• Derwin Montgomery (D) State Representative from Winston-Salem in the 72nd district and the executive director of the Bethesda Center for the Homeless was convicted of fraud for taking $38,316 for personal use. He lost re-election and was given five years probation and paid restitution. (2018)

• Robin Hayes (politician) (R) Chairman of North Carolina Republican Party was charged with lying to the FBI and accepting $1.5 million in illegal campaign contributions from Insurance businessman Greg Lindberg, in a scheme to get more favorable treatment from the North Carolina State Insurance Commissioner. Lindberg was sentenced to seven years in prison. Hayes resigned as GOP Chairman and pled guilty to making false statements. He was sentenced to one year probation and fined. (2019)

• McCrae Dowless (R) Campaign Consultant for US Republican candidate Mark Harris (North Carolina politician) in NC’s 9th US Congressional District. The election was marred by suspected absentee ballot voter fraud. Dowless was arrested and charged with multiple counts of illegal ballot handling and conspiracy in both the 2016 and 2018 elections. He was convicted of defrauding the government and sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined. (2018)

• Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) State Senator, was indicted for misusing almost $200,000 in campaign contributions and falsely labeling them as expenses and charitable donations. He was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 8 months with three years probation. (2016)

• Earl Phillip (R) State Director of the North Carolina Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign. While traveling by car, Phillip allegedly pulled a gun and pressed it up against the knee of fellow Trump campaign staffer Vincent Bordini. No reason was given and Phillips’ did not fire. Bordini quit the campaign and filed a lawsuit against Bordini and the entire Trump for President Campaign. Phillips’ resigned. (2016)

• Joe Parmley (D) Executive Director of the North Carolina Democratic Party, was rumored to have made a settlement payment to a male staffer to stop allegations of sexual harassment. The staffer was then fired. Parmley denied any wrongdoing, but resigned. (2012)

• Deb McManus (D) State Representative from Siler City, resigned her seat after being accused of embezzlement. She then pled guilty to a tax charge. She was sentenced to three years probation, fined $79,474 and given community service. (2013)

• Stephen A. LaRoque (R) State Representative from Kingston in District 10, was supposed to redirect U.S. Department of Agriculture loan monies to small rural business owners with limited access to capital. Instead, he took millions to fuel a lavish lifestyle, which included new cars, an ice rink and bejeweled Faberge eggs. He was convicted of aiding and abetting theft and was sentenced to two years. (2013)

• Ruffin Poole (R) Aide to Governor Mike Easley (R) was charged with 51 counts ofcorruption, but pled guilty to tax evasion for accepting $30K from real estate developers for facilitating their projects. Poole was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison, two years’ probation, and fined $30,000. (2011)

• David Almond Jr. (R) State Representative from Stanly, abruptly resigned from the state legislature because of what Republican House leaders called a personnel complaint involving serious, improper behavior. (2007)

• James B. Black (D) State Representative and House Speaker, was accused of accepting $29,000 in bribes from chiropractors to pass a favorable law. He pleaded guilty to corruption and was sentenced to 63 months in prison. See also Michael P. Decker. (2002)

• Michael P. Decker (R/D/R) State Representative, well known for conservative positions, solicited Democrats for $50,000 in bribes and other gifts in exchange for switching parties, thus giving Democrats the house majority. He pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, mail fraud, and money laundering and was sentenced to four years in prison. See also James B. Black. (2002)

State of North Dakota

• Luke Simons (R) State Representative from the 36th District, was accused of multiple instances of of sexually aggressive, lewd, and threatening behavior toward his female staff going back to 2017. One week later, he was expelled from the House by a vote of 69-25. (2021)

• Thomas H. Moodie (D) Governor, soon after he was elected it was discovered he had voted in a Minnesota election in 1932, thus establishing that he had not been a North Dakota resident for the required five years. He was then impeached and removed from office. (1935)

State of Ohio

• Larry Householder (R) State Representative and Speaker of the House from Glenford in District 72, was arrested in a $60,000,000 bribery scheme in connection with the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal, where the First Energy company proposed $1 billion dollar public bailout for the two aging nuclear reactors, Davis–Besse and Perry. Householder was accused of corruption and racketeering and was expelled by the Ohio House of Representatives. At trial, he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 20 years in prison. (2021)

1. Matt Borges (R) Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, was accused of accepting $366,000 in bribes from First Energy corporation. This was in exchange for his support of Ohio House Bill 6, which would have supplied $1.3 billion worth of public money for a bailout of the First Energy nuclear plants. He was tried and found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. (2020)
2. Jeffrey Longstreth (R) Staff to State Representative Larry Householder (R) pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy, for opening and running an organization called Generation Now to hide $60 million in bribes from the First Energy Corporation. (2020)

• Cliff Rosenberger (R) State Representative and House Speaker from the 91st District. When questions of his lavish spending and traveling were raised, he said he would resign. When the FBI began investigating, he resigned immediately. (2018)

• Cliff Hite (R) State Senator from Findlay in District 1, admitted to inappropriate behavior with a female staff member and at the urging of Senate President Larry Obhof (R) resigned his position. (2018)

• Michael Premo (D) CoS to the Ohio Senate Democrats, resigned abruptly, allegedly over his inappropriate conduct towards his staff. (2017)

• Wes Goodman (R) State Representative from Cardington in District 67, provided no details about his alleged “inappropriate conduct with another man” that prompted his sudden resignation from office. (2017)

• Steve Kraus (R) State Representative from the 89th District, won re-election, but prior to his swearing in, Kraus was photographed taking antiques, a shotgun and other items from a private home. He was indicted on felony charges of burglary, breaking and entering, and theft. He was found guilty of burglary which is a fifth degree felony, and was required to resign his seat. (2014)

• Amer Ahmad ( ) Deputy State Treasurer, created an elaborate kickback scheme in which he steered $3.2 million in state contracts to his friends and was kicked back over $500,000. He fled to Afghanistan, was captured, returned and then pled guilty to charges of bribery, wire fraud and money laundering. He was sentenced to 15 years. (2014)

• Ron Gerberry (D) State Representative from Austintown in the 59th district, filed a report to his caucus which he knew to contain inaccuracies in order to mislead. He was found guilty of unlawful compensation, resigned his seat, and was sentenced to 189 days in jail, suspended, 3 years probation plus community service. (2015)

State of Oklahoma

• Ryan Martinez (politician) (R) State Representative from Edmond in District 39, was arrested for DUI. He pled guilty he to a felony charge of physical control of a vehicle while under the influence. At the urging of senior Republicans he then resigned. (2023)

• Gus Blackwell (R) State Representative and House Leader, from Laverne, was accused of multiple counts of perjury and embezzlement for using $23,000 in campaign funds to pay for personal travel. In a plea bargain, he pled guilty to one count, resigned, agreed to pay restitution and was sentenced to 5 years probation. (2017)

• Kyle Loveless (R) State Senator from Oklahoma City in the 45th District, was accused of taking money from his campaign fund and spending it for personal uses. He pled guilty and was sentenced to three years of probation, paid $150,000 restitution and was banned from any further work in politics. (2017)

• Bryce Marlatt (R) State Senator from Woodward in District 27, was charged with felony sexual battery after he complimented an Uber driver on her tits and then grabbed her head and kissed her neck while she drove him to a bar. At trial, he was sentenced to 90 days, fined $500, and paid $50 to the Victims Compensation Fund plus court costs. He resigned from the Senate. (2017)

• Ralph Shortey (R) State Senator, was charged with four federal counts of child sex trafficking and producing and transporting child pornography. He was also charged by the state with child prostitution for soliciting sex from a 17-year-old boy. He pled guilty to child sex trafficking, resigned his seat, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. (2017)

• Dan Kirby (politician) (R) State Representative from Tulsa in District 75, admitted asking a legislative aide to send him topless photos and accompany him to a strip club. When she complained, she was fired. Kirby then paid her with taxpayer money to keep her quiet until after his re-election. It was his second such complaint. When it was recommended he be impeached, he resigned. (2016)

• Rick Brinkley (R) State Representative, and Chief Operating Officer of the Tulsa Better Business Bureau, admitted that he had embezzled upwards of $1.8 million. He was charged with five counts of fraud and one count of filing a false tax return. He was found guilty and sentenced to 37 months in prison. (2015)

• Thomas Clint ‘T.C.’ Ryan (R) Director of the Oklahoma Republican Party pled guilty to domestic assault, battery in the presence of a minor, and interference with an emergency telephone call. Though Ryan’s sentence was later dismissed, Party Chairman Randy Brogdon (R) asked Ryan to step down, which he did. (2015)

• Mike Mass (D) State Representative from Hartshorne n the 17th District, admitted to taking about $280,000 in kickbacks from a dog food company and a gaming machine manufacturer. Mass, who has a gambling addiction, was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison. (2009)

• 2010 Oklahoma political corruption investigation known as (Okscam), was the investigation into State Representative Randy Terrill (R) bribery of State Senator Debbe Leftwich (D) with the offer of an $80,000 state job, if she would resign from her Senate seat, thus leaving it open for the election of Republican State Representative Mike Christian.

1. Randy Terrill (R) State Representative from Moore in District 53, was found guilty of bribery and sentenced to one year in prison and fined $5,000. (2013)
2. Debbe Leftwich (D) State Senator from Oklahoma City in the 44th District, accepted a job offer from State Representative Randy Terrill (R) in exchange for her resigning her seat, leaving the position open at election. She was found guilty of accepting a bribe and was sentenced to 1 year probation. (2013)

State of Oregon

• Mike Nearman (R) State Representative from Independence in the 23rd District, was accused of letting armed rioters into the Oregon State Capitol building by opening a locked door for them. He was expelled from the House by a vote of 59-1. He also pled guilty to two counts of official misconduct and was sentenced to 18 months probation. (2021)

• Diego Hernandez (politician) (D) State Representative was accused of sexual harassment multiple times. After an investigation, he resigned from his seat before he could be expelled. (2021)

• Jeff Kruse (R) State Senator from Roseburg in the 1st District, was accused of long term groping and sexual harassment of female staff. Kruse was removed from all committee appointments and resigned. (2018)

• Dan Doyle (Oregon politician) (R) State Representative, was charged with eleven counts of filing false campaign finance reports. He was convicted, resigned from office, and was sentenced to fifteen months in jail. (2004)

• John Minnis (R) Director of the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, was appointed by Democratic Governor Ted Kulongoski. Minnis resigned from that post amid allegations of inappropriate behavior with a female subordinate. (2009)

• John Mabrey (R) State Senator of The Dalles, District 59, stepped down from his seat for obtaining health insurance benefits for a friend to which he was not related. He pled guilty to theft and fraud. (2002)

State of Pennsylvania

• Margo L. Davidson (D) State Representative from the 164th District, pled guilty to filing false per diem expenses as well as claiming state reimbursements for campaign expenses already paid. She resigned her seat and reimbursed the state $6,925. (2021)

• Mike Folmer (R) State Senator from Lebanon in the 48th District, was accused of possession of child pornography and resigned his seat. At trial he pled guilty and was sentenced to one to two years in jail, and eight years of probation. (2020)

• Movita Johnson-Harrell (D) State Representative from the 190th District in Philadelphia, spent more than $500,000 from her charity Motivations Education and Consultation Associates, on personal expenses, including vacations, designer clothing, luxury car payments, real estate purchases and past-due mortgage payments. She was charged with theft, perjury and record tampering. She was found guilty, resigned her seat and sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in jail. (2019)

• Val DiGiorgio (R) Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party, allegedly sent Irina Goldstein, a Republican candidate to the Philadelphia City Council, a photo of his genitals and said it was her “duty to the party” to send photos back, promising to “get you to [the] White House at some point.” When the emails were discovered he resigned. (2019)

• Marc Gergely (D) State Representative from White Oak in the 35th District, was charged with accepting campaign contributions in exchange for encouraging illegal video gambling machines. He was convicted of conspiracy, resigned his seat and was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest. (2017)

• Barbara Hafer (R/D) State Treasurer, was charged with hiding her relationship to people who did business with the state and who also contributed to her campaign. She pled guilty to making false representations to the FBI and IRS and was sentenced to three years of probation, 500 hours of community service and fined. (2016)

• Leslie Acosta (D) State Representative from Philadelphia in the 197th District was accused of money laundering and embezzling in connection with siphoning money from two Not For Profits groups. She resigned her seat and was found guilty of conspiracy to commit embezzlement. She was sentenced to seven months in prison and ordered to repay $623,000. (2016)

• Pennsylvania Attorneys General Sting was a sting operation by the PN Attorneys General Office into possible bribery of members of the Pennsylvania House of Representative. (2014)

1. Harold James (Pennsylvania politician) (D) State Representative from District 186, accepted a $750 bribe from a fake lobbyist. He was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 12 months of probation. (2015)
2. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D) State Representative, from District 190, was convicted of breaking state influence peddling rules by accepting a $4,000 bribe. She was given 23 months probation , forced to resign he seat and fined $4,000, (2017)
3. Michelle Brownlee (D) State Representative was convicted of felony conflict of interest for accepting a $2,000 bribe. She resigned her seat and paid $2,000 sentenced to 18 months probation plus fines. (2015)
4. Louise Williams Bishop (D) State Representative from Philadelphia, resigned from office after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of failing to report a $1,500 gift. She resigned her seat immediately and fined. (2015)

State of Rhode Island

• Harold Russell Taub (R) Candidate for the US House of Representative from Cranston in Rhode Island District 1. During his campaign he began soliciting donations from an organization he set up called Keeping America in Republican Control (KAIRC) and stated that 100% of the money collected would help the campaigns of GOP candidates. Instead he used $1 million for his own personal expenses. He pled guilty to wire fraud and violating FECA regulations and was sentenced to 36 months in prison with three years supervision. (2016)

• James Doyle II (D) State Senator from Pawtucket in the 8th District, was being investigated for a check kiting scheme to defraud three local banks of more than $500,000. He resigned and pled guilty to 31 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion and was sentenced to two years in prison. (2018)

• Nicholas Kettle (R) State Senator from Coventry in District 24, was accused of video voyeurism for passing on pornographic pictures of his girlfriend without her permission and extorting sex from a Senate page. He resigned before expulsion from the Senate and was sentenced to three years probation. (2018)

• Peter Palumbo (politician) (D) State Representative from Cranston in District 16, was charged with unlawful appropriation and embezzlement for using campaign funds for personal use. He pled guilty and was sentenced to three years (suspended) with probation and fined $31,000. (2017)

• John Carnevale (D) State Representative from Johnston in District 13, was charged with perjury for lying about the location of his residence. He was found guilty and sentenced to nine months home confinement. (2017)

• Raymond Gallison (D) State Representative from Bristol in District 49, pled guilty to nine counts of fraud, identity theft, embezzlement, and tax charges. He was sentenced to 51 months in prison. (2016)

• Gordon Fox (D) State Representative and Speaker of the House from Providence in District 222 accepted a $52,000 bribe from a Providence restaurant for the issuance of liquor license, used $108,000 from his campaign account for personal expenses, and failed to declare these illegal sources of income on his tax returns. He pled guilty to wire fraud, bribery and filing a false tax return and was sentenced to three years. (2015)

• Joseph Almeida (D) State Representative from Providence, was accused of breaking finance laws by spending campaign money on personal expenditures. He pled no contest and was sentenced to one year probation and fined. (2015)

• John J. McCauley Jr. (D) State Representative and Deputy House Speaker from Smith Hill was accused of conspiracy to defraud the government out of $500,000 in taxes by filing false tax returns. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 27-months. (2014)

• Patrick McDonald (D) State Senator from Warwick was charged with three counts of embezzlement and one count of conspiring with his former paralegal and mistress, to embezzle approximately $163,000 from clients during real estate closings. He was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years, 4 ½ of which would be in prison. (2014)

• Leo Medina (D) State Representative from District 12 and a lawyer, was found guilty of unlawful appropriation of funds for stealing life insurance settlements from his clients. He was found guilty, resigned his seat and was sentenced to three years in prison. (2012)

State of South Carolina

• Probegate Scandal refers to an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) into the activities of Republican Richard Quinn (political consultant) Sr. He was charged with felony conspiracy and illegal lobbying. The investigation led to five state lawmakers being charged including his son, Rick Quinn Jr.. (2017)#Jim Harrison (South Carolina politician) (R) State Representative from Columbia in the 75th District, was investigated for corruption and found guilty of conspiracy, misconduct and perjury. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (2018)

1. Bobby Harrell (R) State Representative and Speaker of the House, from District 114, was charged with using campaign funds for personal items and false tax reporting. He was found guilty and forced to resign. He was also sentenced to one year in prison (suspended), three years probation, restoration of $93,000 with a $30,000 fine. (2014)
2. Rick Quinn Jr. (R) State Representative from Lexington County in the 69th District and son of Republican Richard Quinn (political consultant) Sr., pled guilty to misconduct for taking $4 million dollars from lobbyists. He resigned his seat and was sentenced to two years of probation, 500 hours of community service and fined $1,000. (2017)
3. John E. Courson (R) State Senator from Richland County in the 20th District, was indicted for misconduct and illegal use of campaign funds. Courson had paid political consultant Richard Quinn some $247,829 of campaign money over six years and was kicked back $132,802 for his own personal use. He pled guilty, was forced to resign his seat and given probation. (2017)
4. James H. Merrill (R) State Representative from Daniel Island in District 99 was charged with 30 counts of misuse of funds. He agreed to assist federal investigators and pled guilty to one count of misconduct, resigned his seat and was sentenced to one year of probation. (2017)

• Chris Corley (R) State Representative of Graniteville in the 84th District, was accused by his wife of cheating, where upon he punched her in the face and pointed a 9mm pistol at her in the presence of their two children. He was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal domestic violence. He pled guilty and was sentenced to five years probation. He resigned his seat just before expulsion from the house. (2016)

• Robert Ford (politician) (D) State Senator of Charleston in District 42, was accused of misconduct in office and misuse of campaign funds. He was found guilty and was forced to resign his office, sentenced to five years of probation, and ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution. (2016)

• Nelson Hardwick (R) State Representative from Horry County in District 106, pled guilty to assault and battery in the third degree for sexual harassment of a female employee. He was forced to resign and fined. (2015)

• Robert St. Onge (R) State Secretary of the Department of Transportation, pled guilty to having twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system while driving and was forced to resign for violating the state’s no tolerance laws. (2014)

• Thad Viers (R) State Representative from the 68th District was arrested on charges of harassing a 28-year-old woman described as an ex-girlfriend. He subsequently withdrew his bid for the GOP nomination to the US Congress from South Carolina's 7th Congressional District, citing "personal reasons." At trial he was sentenced to 60 days in jail and forced to resign his seat. (2012)

• Thad Viers (R) State Representative from District 68, pled guilty to money laundering in an insurance scheme while he was a State Representative. He was found guilty and ordered to repay $875,000, and was sentenced to 37 months in prison. (2010)

• Harold Mitchell Jr. (D) State Representative from Spartanburg, pled guilty to two charges of failing to file state tax returns and was suspended from office following his indictment on felony tax evasion. He was found guilty and sentenced to three years probation. (2012)

• Ken Ard (politician) (R) Lieutenant Governor, pled guilty to 7 counts of misuse of campaign funds. He resigned his position and was sentenced to five years probation, fined $5,000 and required to work 300 hours of community service. (2011)

State of South Dakota

• Joel Koskan (R) Candidate from Wood in District 26, nominated for the position of State Senator. After he was on the ballot, but before election, he was accused of incest, rape and exposing a minor to sexual grooming behaviors. He was found guilty of two charges and sentenced to ten years in prison. (2022)

• Jason Ravnsborg (R) State Attorney General struck and killed a pedestrian while driving. He pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of making an illegal lane change and using a phone while driving for which he was fined $1,000, but served no jail time. Public outcry led to a retrial and impeachment. He was found guilty of committing crimes that caused a death, malfeasance of office for misleading law enforcement officials and abusing the powers of his office. He was removed from his position and ordered never to run for public office again. (2020)

• Mathew Wollmann (R) State Representative from Madison in District 8, admitted that he had sexual relations with two interns during his first term of office. He resigned. (2017)

• Ted Klaudt (R) State Representative from Walker in the 28th District, was responsible for updating the states’ sex offender laws. He was accused of sexual exploitation and sexual contact on underage females including his own two foster daughters. He was also accused of witness tampering. He was found guilty and sentenced to 44 years in prison. (2008)

• Richard Benda (R) Secretary of Tourism and Economic Development and candidate for the US Senate was accused of using $550,000 of state funds to pay his own salary at a company at which he was employed. In October 2013, hile facing an indictment for felony theft and double-billing, he committed suicide. (2013)

State of Tennessee

• Scotty Campbell (R) State Representative from Mountain City in the 3rd District, was accused of harassing interns and thus violating the state’s discrimination and harassment policy. He replied, “I had consensual, adult conversations with two adults off property.” He resigned anyway. (2023)

• Brian Kelsey (R) Candidate for the 8th US Congressional Seat and State Senator from Germantown in District 31, was accused of illegally concealing $91,000 from his state campaign fund for use in his federal campaign fund. He pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission, as well as aiding and abetting excessive campaign contributions. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 21 months in prison. (2021)

• Robin Smith (politician) (R) State Representative from Hixson in the 26th District, was accused of fraud and receiving $24,000 in kickbacks from Phoenix Solutions, a phony consulting firm. She pled guilty and resigned from her position. (2022)

• Katrina Robinson (D) State Senator from Shelby County in the 33rd District, was convicted of two counts of wire fraud of federal grant funds totaling $3,400 which she took for personal use. She was sentenced to time served and one year of supervised release. On a party line vote, she was then expelled from the State Senate. (2020)

• Cade Cothren (R) Chief of Staff to Glen Casada (R) State Representative and Speaker of the House, was discovered to have sent lewd, racist and sexually explicit texts to Casada, which included asking for oral sex, naked photos of an intern, and seeking sex with a lobbyist. Cothren resigned. (2019)

• Mark Lovell (politician) (R) State Representative from Eads, attended five informal receptions in one night, during which he allegedly became intoxicated, grabbed a woman’s breast and buttocks and inappropriately texted several others. A complaint of sexual harassment was filed and he was urged to quit by the Republican leadership. After only 100 days in office, he resigned. (2017)

• Jeremy Durham (R) State Representative from Franklin in District 65, was found guilty of sexual harassment of 22 women. He was expelled from the House. (2016)

• Joe E. Armstrong (D) State Representative of the 15th District, was convicted of falsifying tax his returns. He was sentenced to three years of probation. (2016)

• David B. Hawk (R) State Representative from Greeneville in the 5th District, was accused of domestic violence related to an incident in which he hit his ex-wife. He spent the night in jail and was convicted of reckless endangerment and sentenced to 150 hours of community service, anger management classes and fined $1,500. (2012)

• Curry Todd (R) State Representative from Collierville in the 95th District, pled guilty to DUI and possessing a loaded firearm. He was sentenced to 48 hours in jail and one year of probation. (2011)

• Paul Stanley (legislator) (R) State Senator from Shelby County in the 31st District, a fervent family values advocate, was accused of having an affair with a 22 year old woman whose boyfriend attempted to extort him for $10,000. Stanley admitted the affair and resigned. (2009)

• Rob Briley (D) State Representative, from Davidson County in the 52nd District, hit a car. He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and evading arrest. He pled guilty, spending two full days and eight half-days in jail. He resigned his House Committee assignment and did not run again. (2007)

• Jerry W. Cooper (D) State Senator from the 14th District, was found guilty of using $120,000 re-election campaign funds for personal use. He resigned his seat and was fined. (2007)

State of Texas

• Bryan Slaton (R) State Representative from Royse City in District 2, was investigated by the General Investigating Committee who found that Slaton, who is married, had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a 19 year old female intern, by inviting her to his place, giving her alcohol and having sex with her. A day later, he resigned and a day after that, he was expelled by a vote of 147-0. (2023)

• David Whitley (politician) (R) Secretary of State was appointed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott. Whitley questioned the citizenship of nearly 95,000 people. His claim was widely proven to be false. Whitley resigned. (2019)

• Carlos I. Uresti (D) State Senator from District 19, was accused of running a Ponzi scheme with FourWinds Logistics, a now-defunct oilfield services company. He was found guilty of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering and was ordered to return $6.3 million. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison. (2018)

• Naomi Gonzalez (D) State Representative from El Paso in the 76th District, was convicted of drunken driving, hitting a car and causing an accident. She was sentenced to 15 days in jail and resigned. (2013)

• Angus Kelly McGinty (R) State District Court Judge was arrested because he solicited and accepted bribes in exchange for favorable rulings. He pled guilty to a charge of honest services fraud and was given two years in prison. (2014)

• Kenneth "Buddy" Barfield (R) Campaign Manager for Republican Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, pled guilty to charges of wire fraud, filing a false tax return and embezzlement of nearly $1.8 million from Dewhurst’s failed 2012 campaign for the U.S. Senate. Barfield was sentenced to 87 months in prison. (2014)

• Ron Reynolds (politician) (D) State Representative from Missouri City in the 27th District, was accused of illegal business practices and solicitation violations in his legal practice. He was found guilty of barratry and multiple misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to one year in jail, but did not lose his seat. (2015)

• Texas Health and Human Services Commission scandal in which multiple officials resigned for their role in awarding over $110 million dollars in no bid contracts to technology firms and contractors, including 21CT Inc, which was hired to supply software that would discover Medicare fraud. (2015)

1. Kyle Janek (R) Director of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appointed by Republican Governor Rick Perry, was accused of lack of clarity concerning the awarding of $110 million dollars of state contracts. He resigned. (2015)
2. Jack Stick (R) Chief Council of the Office of Inspector General of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, resigned after allegations that he had steered $110 million dollars in no-bid contracts to an Austin based technology firm with whom he had ties. (2012)
3. Erica Stick (R) Chief of Staff to Kyle Janek Director of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and wife of Chief Counsel Jack Stick, was put on paid leave pending a criminal probe of a deal that already had claimed the job of her husband. She resigned, but was not charged. (2015)
4. Doug Wilson (R) Inspector General for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. An hour after the state auditor announced it would launch an investigation into the HHSC, Wilson resigned. (2014)
5. Frianita Wilson (R) Purchasing Official of Child Protective Services of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and wife of Doug Wilson, was investigated as part of the 21CT scandal. She resigned. (2017)
6. Cody Cazares (R) Deputy Inspector General and Chief of Staff to Jack Stick (R) resigned and had his salary cut by 50%. (2015)
7. Stuart Bowen Jr. (R) General Inspector of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission , was appointed and approved by the Senate to correct previous problems. It was then discovered that he was moonlighting for a private lobbying firm, which had connections to both the Trump White House and the government of Iraq. He was asked to resign and did. (2017)

State of Utah

• Travis Seegmiller (R) State Representative from St. George in House District #62 pled guilty to shooting and retrieving a deer from his neighbor’s property without permission. He was ordered to pay $400 to the Help Stop Poaching Fund and another $400 in court costs and lose his hunting privileges. One month later he resigned. (2021)

• Jon Stanard (R) State Representative from St. George in the District 62, was accused of paying $250 for a Salt Lake City call girl. When the Utah House of Representatives opened an investigation, he resigned the next day. (2018)

• Mark E. Byrge (D) Candidate for U.S. Representative from American Forks, was accused of aggravated kidnapping, third-degree felony assault and obstructing justice, over money which Byrge claims he was owed for prescription pain medication he had sold. He pled guilty to aggravated assault and obstructing justice and was sentenced to one to fifteen years in prison. He resigned from his campaign. (2014)

• Kevin Garn (R) State Representative and House Majority Leader from Layton in District 16, admitted that in 1978 he had once shared a hot tub with a naked 15 year old girl and later paid her to keep quiet during his run for US Representative. He then resigned. (2010)

• Brent Parker (R) State Representative from the 5th District, pled guilty to soliciting sex from a male undercover police officer. He enrolled in a counseling program and resigned. (2003)

• Ray M. Harding Jr. (R) State Judge of the 3rd District, was found guilty of possession of cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to 120 days in jail, probation, community service and fined. (2002)

• Dionne P. Halverson (D) State Representative from Ogden, was arrested December 20, 1991, on charges she shoplifted $196 in clothing from a Mervyn's department store. She pled no contest to the Class A misdemeanor. The Republican controlled House Ethics Committee recommended she be expelled, but the motion failed by two votes. Halverson then resigned her position. (1991)

• Sheldon Killpack (R) State Senator and Majority Leader from Syracuse in the 21st District, pled guilty to DUI and promptly resigned his seat. He was sentenced to 180 days of probation and fined. (2010)

• Mark W. Walker (R) State Representative from Sandy was a candidate in the Republican primary for State Treasurer along with Chief Deputy State Treasurer, Republican Richard Ellis. Ellis claimed that Walker suggested he should drop out of the race, and in return Walker (if elected) would keep Ellis on in his present position with a $56,000 pay raise. During an Ethics Committee Investigation, Walker pled guilty to "inducement not to become a candidate." He agreed not to run again, and was sentenced to perform 100 hours of Community Service and fined. He then resigned his position. (2008)

• E. Ozwald Balfour (R) Member of the Republican State Central Committee and founder of the Utah Republican Black Assembly, was found guilty of four counts of sexual abuse and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. (2004)

State of Vermont

• Norman H. McAllister (R) State Senator from Franklin in District 21, was accused of both lewd and lascivious behavior and procuring, with three different women. He was suspended from the senate and lost re-election. (2017

• William C. Hill (R) Supreme Court Associate Justice of Vermont, was found by the Vermont Judicial Conduct Board to have violated five rules regarding immoral or improper judicial conduct with Jane L.Wheel, a Vermont assistant judge. Rather than face trial he retired. (1987)

• Jane Wheel, Assistant Judge from Chittenden County was part of a larger investigation into possible corruption among members of the Vermont Supreme Court. She was convicted of three counts related to falsifying court records so she could claim pay for days she had not worked. She was sentenced to one to three years in prison on each count, with all but 45 days suspended, plus 1,500 hours of community service.(1988)

• Horace F. Graham (R) Governor and former State Auditor, was accused of embezzling $25,000. At trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison. Though Graham denied the crime, he repaid the missing funds and was pardoned by newly elected, Governor Republican Percival W. Clement. (1917)

• John Fassett Jr. ( ) State Assembly from Pittsford, was charged with mutiny, rioting and sedition for aiding and assisting a mob to stop a County Court from convening. He was impeached, found guilty, and expelled from the State Assembly. (1787)

State of Virginia

• Monique Miles (R) Deputy State Attorney General was terminated by her boss, Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) after Miles placed Facebook messages stating; "News Flash: Patriots have stormed the Capitol. No surprise. The deep state has awoken the sleeping giant.” (2022)

• Ron Villanueva (R) State Representative from Virginia Beach in the 21st District, was accused of helping a false company to defraud the US Small Business Administration of almost $80 million. He pled guilty to misuse of funds and was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail, 3 years probation, and fined $524,000 in restitution. (2018)

• Joseph Morrissey (I) State Delegate from Richmond in the 16th District, pled guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a 17 year old female minor. He was found guilty and spent six months in jail, from which he ran and won the special election for his own seat, but since he was now a convicted criminal he was disqualified to serve. (2015)

• Phillip A. Hamilton (R) State Representative, from the 93rd district was accused of accepting bribes and extortion for soliciting Old Dominion University for a $40,000 paid position. He was found guilty and sentenced to over nine years in prison. (2009)

• John Forbes (R) Secretary of Finance under Governor Jim Gilmore (R) was sentenced to ten years in prison after he confessed to embezzling $4 million from tobacco lawsuit settlement money. He was sentenced to 120 months in prison. (2009)

• Fenton Bland (D) State Delegate from the 63rd District, was convicted of bank fraud by swindling a nursing home patient. He was sentenced to 57 months in prison and had to repay $1.2 million. (2005)

• GOP Eavesdropping Scandal refers to members of the GOP eavesdropping on Democratic Party of Virginia communications. Edmund A. Matricardi III, Executive Director of the Republican Party of Virginia, obtained the numbers and passwords of the Democratic Party of Virginia which allowed him to eavesdrop on a supposedly secure conference call which discussed party strategy. He and the Republican Party of Virginia was found guilty of eavesdropping and was ordered to pay the Democratic Party of Virginia $750,000 in damages. In addition, three top Republicans were found guilty and resigned their positions. (2002)

1. Edmund Matricardi III (R) Executive Director of the Republican Party of Virginia, was accused of one felony count of intercepting a wire communication, for eaves dropping on a Democratic Party of Virginia phone call which discussed Democratic strategy, recording and then sharing it. The Republican Party of Virginia was fined $750,000. Matricardi was found guilty, forced to resign, sentenced to three years of probation, fined $10K, and was unable to hold, vote or run for office again and his law license was suspended. (2002)
2. Gary R. Thomson (R) Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, pled guilty last month to a misdemeanor of aiding and abetting the unauthorized publication of a wire communication in which Republican leaders secretly recorded and shared a Democratic Party of Virginia phone call. Thomson was sentenced to two years of probation, fined $2,000 and was forced to resign his position. (2002)
3. Claudia D. Tucker (R) Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House and State Delegate Vance Wilkins (R), was accused of intercepting a wire communication. She was found guilty of aiding and abetting the operation and was fined $1,000 and sentenced to a year’s probation. (2002)

• Vance Wilkins Jr. (R) State Delegate from the 24th District and House Speaker, was accused of sexual harassment by 26 year old staffer Jennifer L. Thompson, who claimed he had repeatedly groped her and pinned her up against furniture. Wilkins allegedly paid her over $100,000 in hush money, but was finally forced by Republican leaders to resign. (2002)

• Robert E. Russell Sr. (R) State Senator from Chesterfield County in the 11th District, was convicted of embezzling $6,750 from a nonprofit cycling club. He was sentenced to one year in prison and resigned his seat. (1995)

State of Washington

• Kevin Ranker (D) State Senator from Orcas Island in the 40th District, was accused by one of his aides of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. He was investigated and resigned his position. (2019)

• Troy Kelley (D) State Auditor (2013-2017) was sentenced to a year in prison following his conviction for fraud and possession of stolen property stemming from charging illegal fees in his real estate title tracking business. (2016)

• Matt Manweller (R) State Representative from the 13th District, was accused of having sex with a 17 year old female high school student. He resigned immediately. (2012)

• Richard Curtis (politician) (R) State Representative from La Center in the 18th District, ws an opponent of gay rights when claimed he was being extorted by a male sex partner. He then resigned. (2007)

• Gordon Walgren (D) State Senator and Senate Majority Leader from Kitsap County of the 23rd District, was arrested during the GAMSCAM Investigation by the FBI, for using his influence for the expansion of gambling. He was convicted of violating the Travel Act and was sentenced to five years in prison. (1980)

• John A. Bagnariol (D) State Representative from the 11th District, was accused of selling his influence to gambling interests, during the FBI GAMSCAM Investigation. He was found guilty of racketeering and sentenced to five years in prison. (1980)

State of West Virginia

• Derrick Evans (politician) (R) State Delegate from Prichard in District 19, was newly elected when he participated in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol and posted his participation on line shouting "We're in! We're in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!" Before he could be seated in the WV House of Delegates, to which he had just been elected, he resigned. He pled guilty to one felony count of civil disorder and sentenced to 90 days in jail with three years of probation. (2021)

• Impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. The West Virginia House of Delegates adopted 11 articles of impeachment against four sitting justices on the West Virginia Supreme Court. They are charged with maladministration, corruption, incompetency, neglect of duty, unnecessary and lavish spending to renovate their offices, and certain other high crimes. (2018)#Allen Loughry (R) Supreme Court Justice of West Virginia, was accused of misusing state resources and lying to lawmakers about using state vehicles for personal travel. He made $363,000 of lavish and unnecessary renovations to his office which included removing to his home a $42,000 antique desk, a $32,000 suede leather couch, plus computers. He was also accused of making unauthorized payments to senior status judges. Loughry was found guilty of seven counts of wire fraud, resigned, and was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. (2017)

1. Menis E. Ketchum Jr. (D) Supreme Court Justice, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud. He was charged with misusing his state car and state purchasing card. He resigned from the court effective July 27, 2018 which allowed an election to replace him. At trial he was sentenced to three years probation and fined. (2018)
2. Robin Davis (D) Supreme Court Justice, was accused of overpayment to senior judges, and “unnecessary and lavish spending” of $500,000 to renovate her office. She resigned before impeachment. (2018)

• Lisa D. Smith (R) State Senator from Putnam, was accused of not paying federal taxes on money she withheld from her employees. She pled guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of failure to pay employee taxes. She was ordered to pay restitution of $943,632.32, sentenced to two years in prison and three years of probation. (2008)

• Elton ‘Butch’ Bryan (D) State Lottery Director, was found guilty of fraud and perjury for manipulating a $25 million state contract to a company in which he owned stock. He was sentenced to 51 months in prison. (1992)

• Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) Governor, signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in which he admitted to multiple schemes of bribery, extortion, mail fraud, tax fraud and attempted obstruction of the grand jury that ultimately indicted him. He was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison with a $170,000 fine. (1990)

• Si Boettner (D) State Senator from Kanawha, pled guilty to tax charges stemming from extortion of $5,000 from a gambling operation. (1989)

State of Wisconsin

• Bill Kramer (R) State Representative from Waukesha, Wisconsin was sentenced to five months in jail after pleading no contest to two charges of sexual assault. He was sentenced to five months in jail and three years of probation. (2014)

• Jeffrey Wood (R/I) State Representative, pled no contest to his fifth arrest of OWI for alcohol intoxication and drug use. He was sentenced to spend nine months in jail, with three years’ probation and fines. (2011)

• Randy Hopper (R) State Senator, had an affair with a female aide. He divorced his wife and was then recalled from office. (2011)

• Gary George (Wisconsin politician) (D) State Senator, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud in a kickback scheme involving a social service agency. He was sentenced to four years in prison. (2004)

• Wisconsin Caucus Scandal was an investigation of the use of public paid staff being used for personal campaigns. This use by representatives and senators is a violation of campaign financing laws. (2002)

1. Charles Chvala (D) State Senator from Madison and Senate Majority Leader, was convicted of campaign financing violations and sentenced to serve nine months in prison, two years probation and fined. (2000)
2. Brian Burke (Wisconsin politician) (D) State Senator, was found guilty of misconduct in office for using state employees to ask lobbyists for contributions for his election campaign to be State Attorney General. He was sentenced to six months in jail and was fined $88,000 plus restitution. (2000)
3. Scott Jensen (Wisconsin politician) (R) State Representative from Waukesha and Assembly Speaker, was found guilty of official misconduct and campaign violations and was sentenced to fifteen months in prison. The sentence was reversed on appeal due to a judicial mistake during the trial. In re-trial, Jensen was again found guilty, fined $5,000, agreed to reimburse the state $67,174, and was banned from ever running for office again. (2002)
4. Steve Foti (R) State Representative from Oconomowoc and Assembly Majority Leader, was found guilty of misconduct in office for using a state employee to work solely on Republican party fund raising. He was sentenced to 60 days and fined. (2002)
5. Bonnie Ladwig (R) State Representative and Assistant Assembly Majority Leader from Mount Pleasant, pled guilty to an ethics violation for using state money to hire staff to work on a party fund raising campaign. She was convicted, but due to her age and her cooperation in collecting evidence, she was only given 30 days of home confinement, and fined $1,000 plus restitution. (2002)

State of Wyoming

• Charles Curley (R) Secretary of the Wyoming State Republican Party, was charged with assault for an incident in which he allegedly touched Kristi Wallin, the Wyoming Republican Party Executive Director, in a rude, insolent manner with enough force to spin her around. He resigned his position and pled guilty. (2018)

• Ed Murray (Wyoming politician) (R) Secretary of State, was accused of sexual harassment by two women, after which he resigned his position and said he would not run for office again. (2018)

• Sam Krone (R) State Representative and lawyer from Cody in the 24th District, was charged with felony embezzlement of $9,600 from his local Bar Association of Attorney’s. In a plea deal, Krone pled guilty to larceny and theft and was sentenced to 15 days in jail, 20 days of house arrest and 240 hours of community service. He was also disbarred. (2017)

• Sam Krone (R) State Representative from the 24th District and Park County Prosecutor was fired from Park County after sending “disgusting and belittling emails” to a women facing charges in Park County. (2016)

See also

• List of federal political sex scandals in the United States
• List of United States senators expelled or censured
• List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes
• List of United States representatives expelled, censured, or reprimanded
• List of United States unincorporated territory officials convicted of federal corruption offenses
• List of American state and local politicians convicted of crimes