Republican "Family Values" Hypocrisy Scandals
Scandal CategoriesDisplaying 101 - 126 of 126 Scandals
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Randy BoehningFmr. State Representative [R-ND]
4/29/15Sent nude images of himself to men decades younger than him on a gay dating website around the same time he voted against an anti-discrimination bill that intended to provide additional protections to the LGBTQ community
According to private messages on a gay dating website provided by a young man he was in communication with -
Dustin JohnsonProfessional Golfer8/01/14Tested positive for cocaine on two separate occasions resulting in a six-month suspension in 2012 and a leave of absence in 2014
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Chad AlexanderFmr. Oklahoma GOP Chair5/15/14Had three grams of cocaine and illicit prescription drugs in his possession when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stopAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Lawrence TaylorConservative Athlete [R]3/14/14Paid $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl virgin he claimed to have thought was a 19-year-old prostitute and ignored her attempts to squirm out of his grip by telling her to "just relax" while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Pete DomeniciFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NM]51 Years in GOP Office (1966-2017)2/20/13Fathered a son with a fellow US Senator's daughter while married with eight children and kept it secret for more than 30 yearsAccording to an admission by the former Senator in an op-ed over 30 years after he fathered the child -
Eric BodenweiserFmr. State Sen. Nominee [R-DE]10/22/12Molested and sexually abused a 10-year-old boy over a period of three years while propagating "family values" as a bedrock principal of his political philosophy at the same timeHe pled guilty to a less serious charge of unlawful sexual contact of a minor and was sentenced to one year probation and had to register as a sex offender -
Mike HornerFmr. State Representative [R-FL]9/24/12Gave his real name when he visited a brothel presumably to have sex with a prostitute while also being married with a young child and was caught when police raided the establishment and came across his name resulting in him immediately resigning from his seatAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
William LewisFmr. Radio Host8/30/12Sprayed his wife's entire body with a can of disinfectant and then threw the can at her face which required her to get stitches at a local hospitalAccording to a police report filed by local officials -
Chris MyersFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]12/05/11Paid a male prostitute from an escort website $500 to have sex while also being married with two childrenAccording to the person he reportedly slept with and reported on by Politico -
Jack Tarpley Camp JrFmr. Federal Judge [R]10/05/10Frequently paid to have sex with a stripper he also snorted cocaine and abused prescription opioids with who happened to be a confidential informant while also being marriedAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Brett FavreConservative Athlete [R]
712k8/04/10Sent multiple unsolicited pictures of his penis including one that reportedly showed him masturbating to Jet's reporter Jenn Sterger and often left long voicemails expressing his desire for her in explicit terms even after she turned him down while also being marriedAccording to an exclusive interview with Jenn Sterger published on Deadspin.com -
Mark SouderFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IN]5/18/10Had a yearslong affair with a married staffer who he hypocritically filmed a video singing the praises of abstinence withAccording to his resignation statement in which he admitted to the affair -
George RekersFamily Research Council Minister5/06/10Hired a twenty-year-old male to touch his genitals and give him daily nude massages throughout a European vacation after finding him on the "rent boy" escort website while also being a married pastor who publicly espoused virulently anti-gay sentimentsAccording to an investigative report by the Miami New Times -
Paul StanleyFmr. State Senator [R-TN]8/03/09Engaged in an extramarital affair with his 22-year-old intern after having hypocritically built a public persona as a pious man who often cited his firm belief in abstinence as reasons to oppose gay rights and funding for women's health servicesAccording to a report by The Columbus Dispatch -
Chip PickeringFmr. U.S. Representative [R-MS]7/17/09Had an extramarital affair with a woman he previously dated in college and would have sex with her in a building designated for supposedly devoutly Christian lawmakers to live at while Congress was in session and his wife and five children were back homeAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by his estranged wife -
Vito FossellaFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]10/17/08Kept a secret second family with a former Air Force colonel who gave birth to his daughter and lived part time with them in another state while also being married with three young children who made conservative "family values" a central part of his political identityAccording to his own admission in a court proceeding -
Bob AllenFmr. State Representative [R-FL]11/10/07Offered to perform oral sex on a random stranger in a public men's restroom for $20 mere months after he co-sponsored a bill that called for public sex offenses like this to be charged as a felony instead of misdemeanor offenseAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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David VitterFmr. U.S. Senator [R-LA]32 Years in GOP2007 07Used a notorious DC escort service at least five times as a US Representative while still married to his wife Wendy Vitter and after having spent most of his political career touting the importance of traditional "family values"According to the "DC Madam" who had logged multiple calls from Vitter's phone number and implicitly by the Senator himself who admitted to a "serious sin" after the allegations became public -
Thomas RavenelFmr. State Treasurer [R-SC]
118k118k 6/19/07Frequently consumed and distributed cocaine to his friends over a two-year periodAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Newt GingrichFmr. Speaker of the House [R]
4.2m4.2mMAGA Enthusiast3/09/07Had an affair with a House staffer over twenty years younger than him and then divorced his wife weeks after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis because she didn't want to have an open marriageAccording to his ex-wife Marianne Ginther and reported on by the national press -
Ted HaggardPastor [R]2k11/01/06Paid to have sex with a male prostitute on a monthly basis over a three-year period after finding him through an ad on the website "Rentboy.com" while also being a married father of five who was a vocal opponent of gay rights11/01/06Routinely consumed crystal methamphetamine he purchased from a gay prostitute he regularly had sex withAccording to an exclusive report by The Denver Post -
Mark FoleyFmr. U.S. Representative [R-FL]34 Years in GOP10/15/06Had sexual relations with two former male pages and sent dozens of inappropriate and sexually suggestive emails and instant messages to underage male pages over a yearslong period while also having voted in favor of numerous pieces of anti-gay legislation throughout his time in Congress10/15/06Asked a 16-year-old male Congressional page to send him photographs of himself and inquired what he could buy him for his birthday over a series of five emails that the page said "really freaked" him out and made him feel "sick"According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets -
Richard RoachFmr. District Attorney [R-TX]6/26/06Routinely stole methamphetamine and other strong narcotics from police evidence lockers and openly injected himself with drugs in front of his office secretary while also being a District Attorney who was a fervent prosecutor of drug offenses who secured very harsh drug sentencesHe pled guilty to multiple felony drug charges and was sentenced to 18 years in prison
Republicans often clamor about "family values" to hide the fact that their party is the one that is anti-family in so many different ways. Either by advocating for policies that harm families or hypocritically doing the things they claim to be against. A pretty good rule of thumb is that the more a group of conservatives clamor about "family values," the less as a whole they actually support them.
We have documented some notable scandals of Republicans eschewing so called "family" values including infidelity, using dangerous illegal drugs, domestic abuse, sexual assault and anti-LGBT hypocrisy.