Republican Hypocrisy Scandals
Hypocrisy and shamelessness are innate to today's Republican party, and they cannot survive as a viable national party if they told the truth and behaved with integrity. And Republican politicians also cannot win their primaries if they behaved with integrity and told the truth to their voters.
When your policies are extreme and unpopular, you have to lie to the American people in order to maintain power. All that lying leads to hypocrisy. You take an extreme stance against abortion even though you supported it when it impacted you. You spout self-righteous pithy lines on "family values" but engage in extramarital affairs with escorts, have pregnancies outside marriage or don't take care of children you had outside of a marriage. You or your loved ones are gay, but you support anti-LGBT legislation.
It's not wonder so many Republican scandals are rooted in hypocrisy.
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Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]Cheated on and left his wife of 34 years for a DC lobbyist after having spent years touting "traditional family values" as a pillar of his political identity
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Gov. Kristi Noem [R-SD]Engaged in a multiyear extramarital affair with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski while also being married with three young children who made conservative "family values" a central part of her public persona15 Sep 2023According to five sources who spoke exclusively with the New York Post
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Rep. Ronny Jackson [R-TX]Was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed by police officers after refusing repeating commands to not interfere with emergency responders helping a 15-year-old girl experiencing seizures during which he screamed one was a "f*cking full-on d*ck!" who "better recalculate, motherf*cker!" while also hypocritically promising he will "ALWAYS stand by our country's police officers" which apparently only applies when it is politically convenient for him15 Aug 2023According to bodycam footage released by local police
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Rep. Tom Garrett [R-VA]Allegedly struck his ex-wife in the head on two separate occasions, has a "history" of physically pinning her to the ground, and punched holes in the walls when they were arguing09 Aug 2023According to a lawsuit filed by his estranged wife
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Rep. Derrick Van OrdenHeld an alcohol fueled party in his Congressional office moments before he went on an unhinged rant against teenage Senate pages for not being respectful of the history and grandeur of the US Capitol28 Jul 2023According to a photograph of his office that showed copious amounts of alcohol on a nearby table
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Steven Crowder [Blaze Media Podcaster]Texted multiple pictures of his exposed penis and other sexually graphic images to a former employee who described his behavior as "super creepy" and "groomer-ish"20 Jul 2023According to screenshots of the texts shared by the victim with Mediate
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KY Attorney General Daniel Cameron [R]Declined to recuse himself from an investigation into an addiction recovery center he accepted a $6,900 donation from when in a prior case he forced a judge to recuse themself for accepting a donation of only $25022 Jun 2023According to an investigative report by The Daily Beast
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Rep. Lauren Boebert [R-CO]Got pregnant and gave birth to a boy during her senior year of high school17 May 2023According to reports by mainstream media outlets
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City Council Member Matthew Reilly [R-RI]Passed out in his car in a parking lot after consuming crack cocaine laced with fentanyl and was later found to have two crack pipes and "white rock-like" substance in his possession when police arrived to check on him after a concerned citizen reported that it looked like he was choking and exhibiting signs of an overdose15 May 2023According to charging documents filed by local police
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Coerced his staffer Noelle Dunphy into having sex with him multiple times and to participate in BDSM sex acts -- often after she was unable to consent due to being intoxicated -- and creepily told her that he thinks of her "as my daughter" while they were having sex15 May 2023According to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets
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Illegally received over $24,000 in COVID unemployment benefits from New York while he was still employed making a $120,000 salary at his job in Florida and then later hypocritically signed on as a top cosigner of a House bill meant to recover these ill-gotten funds10 May 2023According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Influencer Ali AlexanderSolicited nude pictures from a 15-year-old boy by promising him that he'll share his "entire network" of right-wing friends with the aspiring young activist if he complied20 Apr 2023According to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
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Influencer Ali AlexanderAsked a 17-year-old boy to send him a picture of his penis by texting "show me ur [eggplant emjoi]" and replying "Omg d*ck" when the boy asked what the emoji meant17 Apr 2023According to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
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State Rep. Bryan Slaton [R-TX]Provided a 19-year-old legislative intern and her friends with a "lot of alcohol" at an apartment he rented separate from his wife and kids when the legislature was in session and then had unprotected sex with her which a Republican-led investigation determined was tantamount to rape because his victim "could not effectively consent to intercourse" due to the influence of alcohol, and also because she very likely would have said no as it was her first time having sex14 Apr 2023According to an official complaint filed against Slaton and exclusively reported by The Texas Tribune
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Baselessly accused a wide swath of election officials and everyday citizens of a myriad of election crimes without any evidence while he himself committed actual election crimes like pressuring the Georgia Secretary of State to throw out thousands of legally cast ballots, making illegal campaign finance payments to cover up sex scandals and inciting an insurrection against the US Government to overturn Joe Biden's decisive election victory30 Mar 2023According to reporting by numerous outlets over a yearslong period
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GOP County Chair Nathan Tabor [R-NC]Had cocaine in his possession when police arrested him for an unrelated offense16 Mar 2023According to charging documents filed by local police
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Commissioner Trent Hinkle [R-IN]Threw his phone in a rage and struck his less than 14-year-old foster child in the leg resulting in a cut and bruise during an argument over not cleaning their room01 Mar 2023According to a police report filed by local officials
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State Rep. Matt Grossell [R-MN]Swerved in and out of his lane at 2:30am while going nearly 20 mph over the speed limit and was found to have a BAC of twice the legal limit after police pulled him over then unsuccessfully tried to exploit his personal relationship with the arresting officer to get out of trouble, which is especially egregious as he was a former sheriff's deputy who served on his legislature's "Public Safety" committee17 Feb 2023According to a police report filed by local officials
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City Council Member Peter Filiberto [R-FL]Attempted to flee from police on his motorcycle but wobbled and fell to the ground before he could get away, refused a field sobriety test, was found to be driving on a suspended license and had 10 grams of cocaine hidden in his shoes14 Feb 2023According to charging documents filed by local police
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Ronald Andruchuk [2018 RI GOP State Rep. Candidate]Illegally purchased 211 guns and 25,390 rounds (1,555.8 pounds) of ammunition after lying about his severe drug abuse problem on purchase forms, which he haphazardly stored throughout his property he shared with his wife and three young children and was found by police dressed in a bulletproof vest and tactical gear with four guns and methamphetamine on his person after neighbors reported that he was firing his weapons so recklessly outside his property that he nearly hit multiple innocent bystanders18 Jan 2023According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Solomon Peña [2022 GOP NM State Legislator Nominee]Fired his gun at the home of one of his perceived political enemies and hired four gunmen to conduct drive-by shootings at the homes of three others -- thankfully none of which resulted in anyone being injured -- after losing an election for a seat in the New Mexico House16 Jan 2023According to acting Alburquerque police commander Kyle Hartsock
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Danny Rampey [2022 GOP GA State Rep. Nominee]Stole prescription drugs from senior citizens residing in an assisted living facility16 Dec 2022According to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office
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Wyoming GOP Staffer Nina WebberIndiscriminately fired dozens of shots across a highway at a group of elk, forcing two people to seek cover as bullets "whizzed" by their heads while they were outside on their private property12 Dec 2022According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Bryan Pritchard [2022 GA GOP State Rep. Candidate]Illegally voted in nine elections between 2008 and 2011 while he was on probation and ineligible to vote in Georgia while also having hypocritically spread baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election06 Dec 2022According to an investigative report by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Sheriff Jimmy Stephens [R-AR]Was caught with unprescribed pain killers, marijuana, and marijuana butter in his patrol car after the FBI requested that the Arkansas state police pull him over because they suspected he was involved in an illicit narcotics scheme04 Dec 2022According to charging documents filed by local police
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Joel Koskan [2022 GOP SD State Rep. Nominee]Raped, orally penetrated, and sexually molested his adopted daughter over a six-year period beginning when she was just twelve years old and waged an intimidation campaign to keep her quiet by monitoring her every move via GPS and home video surveillance, which ironically is how he found out she reported him to the police while also being a married father of young children who frequently espoused the virtues of traditional family values03 Nov 2022According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Steven Pankey [1800 ID GOP Gov. Candidate]Shot a 12-year-old girl in the head then buried her body after kidnapping her from her home31 Oct 2022According to charging documents filed by state officials
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Fred Piccolo [Campaign Manager]Texted state rep Jackie Toledo an unsolicited image of his erect penis and a number of other photographs of himself in "various states of undress" without her consent25 Oct 2022According to a lawsuit filed by former state rep Jackie Toledo
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Sheriff Jody Greene [R-NC]Had a monthslong extramarital affair with a female subordinate where they had sex in his office, home, local shooting range, and once even kicked out the window of his patrol car while they were having sex and eventually impregnated her21 Oct 2022According to court records reported by local publications
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Randy Gene Kaufman [2022 AZ GOP School Board Member Candidate]Pleasured himself watching videos in his truck within view of a busy road used by parents to pick up children from a nearby preschool after having spewed propaganda about wanting to protect children18 Oct 2022According to an arrest report filed by local police
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Jerry Falwell Jr. [Televangelist]Watched his wife have sex with a much younger man both in person and via CCTV over a period of seven years while also being a minister who preached the virtues of monogamy and abstinence before marriage16 Oct 2022According to a bombshell report by Reuters
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Herschel Walker [2022 GOP GA Senator Nominee]Paid for ex-girlfriend to get an abortion in 2009 and later expressed support for a total abortion ban with no exception for incest, rape, or the life of the mother03 Oct 2022According to a report by The Daily Beast
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Mike Erickson [2022 GOP OR Rep. Nominee]Ran a stop sign and proceeded to drive erratically until police who observed him leave a bar pulled him over, noticed an "overwhelming odor of alcohol" and conducted a field sobriety test which he failed spectacularly then was found to have oxycodone that had not been prescribed to him and yet he also portrayed himself as a "tough on crime" candidate27 Sep 2022According to court documents reported by local newspapers
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Texas Right to Life Exec Luke BowenSolicited sex with a minor over the internet not realizing it was an undercover officer while working as the political director for a prominent anti-abortion organization that espouses far-right "family values"25 Aug 2022
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Scott Esk [2022 OK GOP State Rep. Candidate]Allegedly made frequent phone calls to a "house of prostitution" presumably to have sex with the women who worked there while also being a married father of three22 Aug 2022According to accusations made by his estranged wife in her divorce filing
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Riled up crowds at rallies with chants of "lock her up!" after the FBI discovered a small number of classified files accidentally stored on Hillary Clinton's secure home server, but then intentionally took 300+ documents ranging from standard classified to the most sensitive top secret storing them in insecure locations at Mar-a-Lago and subverted multiple efforts to return them to authorities09 Aug 2022According to multiple sources and reported on by all major outlets
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State's Attorney Matthew Leveridge [R-KY]Impregnated a criminal defendant his office prosecuted sometime during their two-month affair and then rescinded her pretrial diversion agreement presumably out of payback for telling his wife about the affair and baby03 Aug 2022According to a report by The Daily Beast
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Aide Vish BurraWas caught with 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana and 1,000 milligrams of psilocybin (also known as magic mushrooms) stashed in his apartment following a police raid23 Jul 2022According to charging documents filed by local police
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State Rep. Frederick Frazier [R-TX]Impersonated a city compliance officer on at least two occasions so he could order people to remove campaign signs his opponent had displayed at local businesses while also portraying himself as a fierce defender of law and order25 Jun 2022According to charging documents filed by local police
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Herschel Walker [2022 GOP GA Senator Nominee]Fathered three secret children out of wedlock and only took responsibility for his youngest child after the mother took him to court in order to force him to pay child support14 Jun 2022According to an investigative report by The Daily Beast
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn [R-NC]Nakedly "dry humped" another man while making high-pitched moaning sounds in a hotel room04 May 2022According to a NSFW video posted online by an anonymous source
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GOP County Chair Ben Ignatowicz [R-SC]Spanked a child under his care in the bottom so hard that it caused bruising and admitted to police officers that he "would agree it was excessive"02 May 2022According to charging documents filed by state police
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn [R-NC]Attempted to take his loaded handgun onto his airplane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, but was stopped by TSA agents who took possession of his weapon and issued him a citation26 Apr 2022According to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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GOP County Chair Nathan Tabor [R-NC]Mentally and emotionally abused his minor child by implying they will "burn in hell" and spitefully wished they will become ill any time they "see or touch something" they enjoyed over a series of texts and emails that resulted in his estranged wife filing a restraining order against him20 Apr 2022According to a police report filed by his estranged wife
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Gov. Eric Greitens [R-MO]Struck his three-year-old son in the face then yanked his hair22 Mar 2022According to a sworn affidavit by his ex-wife and reported by national media
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Brad Namdar [2021 TX GOP Rep. Candidate]Hired a professional escort for sex on two separate occasions and refused to pay her after the second time they had sex while also being married15 Feb 2022According to charging documents filed by local police
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Sean Parnell [2020 PA GOP Sen. Candidate]Choked and strangled his wife multiple times, once kicked her out of their car on the side of the highway when she was pregnant, struck his child leaving a handprint, and hit another child with a door leaving a bruise over a yearslong period22 Nov 2021According to court records in an order granting his ex-wife sole legal custody of their children
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District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas [R-PA]Slapped a female work acquaintance on the face then grabbed her by the neck and raped her after he entered her house without permission and refused to leave while portraying himself as a "tough on crime" prosecutor to the public23 Sep 2021According to charging documents filed by local police
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Idaho GOP Chair Jonathan ParkerConsumed methamphetamine and alcohol in violation of his probation19 Aug 2021According to an arrest report by the local police
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Gisela Castro Medina [College Republican Chair]Recruited five underage girls to have sex with her accomplice Anton Lazzaro who lured her into the scheme by paying her hundreds of dollars for every girl she found and getting her addicted to Adderall which he supplied14 Aug 2021According to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
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Strategist Anton LazzaroPaid five underage girls to have sex with him that he found by paying a woman to recruit them online telling them he's a "sugar daddy"12 Aug 2021According to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn [R-NC]Was caught with an unloaded gun and loaded magazine clip in his carryon bag as he was going through security at a regional airport in North Carolina31 Jul 2021According to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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Herschel Walker [2022 GOP GA Senator Nominee]Pointed a loaded gun against his ex-wife's head and threatened to kill her and her new boyfriend, after which she got a restraining order issued against him23 Jul 2021According to a police affidavit filed by his ex-wife's sister
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Matt GaetzSnorted cocaine with a prostitute he also presumably had sex with inside a hotel room he paid for with campaign funds14 May 2021According to two eyewitnesses who spoke exclusively with The Daily Beast
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AL Secretary of State John Merrill [R]Had a three-year long extramarital affair with a woman and when he denied it, she released a 17-minute recording of the pair talking about all the sexual acts they performed together over the years07 Apr 2021
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene [R-GA]Had an affair with a polyamorous tantric sex aficionado and professional weightlifter while also being married with three young children11 Feb 2021According to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail
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State Rep. Tricia Derges [R-MO]Illegally prescribed more than $190k worth of strong narcotics including oxycodone, amphetamines and tramadol to patients without personally examining them first as required by law01 Feb 2021According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rep. Lauren Boebert [R-CO]Cursed and yelled at police officers who were in the process of arresting minors they caught drinking alcohol at a country music festival and told the teens to run away which police reported caused the teens to become "unruly" while also portraying herself as a "law and order" politician who supports the police16 Jan 2021According to arrest records first reported by Colorado News Online
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Ed Henry [Reporter]Texted multiple sexually explicit messages to Fox News commentator Cathy Areu then retaliated against her by drastically reducing her on-air appearances after she rebuffed his sexual advances09 Nov 2020According to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart
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Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL]Attempted to take his loaded concealed handgun onto an airplane at Tampa International Airport, but was stopped by airport security and forced to secure it before being allowed to board his flight01 Oct 2020According to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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Attended a risque Las Vegas show where exotic dancers urinated on each other with a Russian oligarch of which his lawyer at the time Michael Cohen recalled him watching “with delight”06 Sep 2020According to his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen in a book published by Melville House
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Vanessa Tijerina [2016 TX GOP State Sen. Candidate]Refused to obey repeated police commands to roll down her window while parked at a local restaurant because they smelled a strong odor of marijuana inside her car and suspected she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was caught with multiple "crack pipes" in her car that her young child was also a passenger in11 Jun 2020According to charging documents filed by local police
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City Council Member Mitchell Englander [R-CA]Had sex with an escort that was paid for by a businessperson he was accepting bribes from during a trip in Las Vegas while being married to his "high school sweetheart" and having two children09 Mar 2020According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Allegedly had group sex with an adult-film star and a young woman inside an exclusive sex club run by the Mafia while he was married to Ivana18 Oct 2019According to a book excerpt from "All the President's Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator" published by The Daily Beast
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State Sen. Mike Maroney [R-WV]Exchanged multiple texts with a female prostitute where he discussed how much she charged for sex and what time they could meet at her house then sent her a picture of himself with the text "now can I stop by" when she asked to see what he looked like29 Aug 2019According to charging documents filed by local police
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Jason Miller [Commentator]Paid to have sex with numerous prostitutes and professional escorts and frequented massage parlors where he paid for "happy endings" over a sixteen-year period while also being married the entire time16 Jul 2019According to an exclusive report by Mediaite
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Pennsylvania GOP Chair Val DiGiorgioSent a picture of his erect penis and exchanged sexually charged text messages with a woman who initially sought his advice on her potential city council run while also being married and escalated things over the next four months to the point where the woman told him to stop "sexually harassing" her25 Jun 2019According to an exclusive report by The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Aide Jerod PruntyVisited a massage parlor suspected of operating a human sex trafficking ring and was arrested for pandering three days after the parlor was raided by police presumably because they found evidence against him17 Feb 2019According to charging documents filed by local police and first reported by The Advocate
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Michael Silvestri [2018 NJ GOP State Rep. Candidate]Sent an unsolicited picture of his erect penis and other sexually inappropriate pictures to a subordinate13 Feb 2019According to the alleged victim in a report by NJ1015.com
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State Sen. Ralph Shortey [R-OK]Paid for sex with a 17-year-old minor boy he found on Craigslist at a local Super 8 Motel while also being a married father with four young children and an avid supporter of Anti-LGBT legislation who proudly proclaimed he was a “family values Republican”01 Feb 2019
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Montana Right to Life Director Gregg TrudeCarelessly tossed a loaded rifle on the backseat of his truck which accidentally discharged and instantly killed his hunting partner while also being a firearm safety instructor who should have known better17 Dec 2018According to charging documents filed by local police
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Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]Engaged in multiple extramarital affairs which an acquaintance described as being "out of control" while professing in public to be a "family man" who was devoted to his wife26 Oct 2018According to multiple verified sources in an investigative report by The Topeka Capital-Journal
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State Sen. Charles Schwertner [R-TX]Sent unsolicited nude pictures of himself in the shower and texted "I just really want to f*ck you" to a graduate student he met at a campus event while also being married with three children26 Sep 2018According to a complaint filed by the alleged victim first reported by The Austin American-Statesmen
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Scott Lloyd [Federal Executive]Drove his pregnant girlfriend to get an abortion when they were both young, but later when he oversaw a refugee resettlement agency, he hypocritically intervened to prevent teen migrants -- including a rape victim -- from obtaining the same procedure22 Aug 2018According to a report by Mother Jones
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State House Speaker Lee Chatfield [R-MI]Attempted to board an airplane at Pellston Regional Airport in Michigan with an unregistered loaded handgun he had in a carryon bag and was fined nearly $4,000 by the TSA31 Jul 2018According to a report filed by TSA in conjunction with local police
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Judge Tim Nolan [R-KY]Coerced 12 young women -- all but two of whom were battling a heroin or opioid addiction and were already tangled up in the criminal justice system -- in to having sex with him by supplying them with heroin and threatened to take the drugs away and call the police on them if they rebuffed his sexual demands while also being married04 May 2018He pleaded guilty to human trafficking and was sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Judge Tim Nolan [R-KY]Coerced seven underage girls in to performing sex acts with him, supplied them with heroin and other opioids, and threatened to take the drugs away and call the police on them if they didn't submit to his sexual demands while also being married04 May 2018He pleaded guilty to human trafficking and was sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Gov. Eric Greitens [R-MO]Blindfolded, undressed and restrained his hairstylist's hands to exercise rings above her head and took pictures of her without her consent then threatened to release them "everywhere I can" if she told anyone11 Apr 2018According to testimony from the alleged victim before a select investigative committee
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Had sex with famous adult-film star Stormy Daniels without a condom and asked her to spank his bare bottom with a Forbes magazine with his face on the cover in his hotel suite after meeting her at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe while his wife Melania was home with their infant son25 Mar 2018According to multiple statements by Stormy Daniels and collaborated by her friend
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State Rep. Steve Montenegro [R-AZ]Engaged in an online affair with a Republican digital media coordinator and received a topless photograph of her while also being a married pastor who publicly professed to be a "leader of virtue"22 Feb 2018According to an exclusive report by AZ Central
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Paul Schaffner [2017 ND GOP Sen. Candidate]Solicited sex via text message from a woman he thought was a prostitute, but who was actually a police officer16 Feb 2018According to screenshots of the text conversation released by the police
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Pleaded with Stormy Daniel's friend and fellow adult film star Alana Evans to come to his hotel room to presumably join them for sex mere months after getting married to Melania, but she turned him down because he's no "Brad Pitt" or "Mark Wahlberg"14 Feb 2018According to an exclusive interview and corroborating sources published by In Touch magazine
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GOP County Treasurer Blake Cozzens [R-UT]Paid $100 for sex acts to an undercover informant posing as a female prostitute14 Feb 2018He pled guilty and was sentenced to one year of probation and a $1,000 fine
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State Rep. Jon Stanard [R-UT]Hired a prostitute on two separate occasions and took her to a hotel room he used taxpayer dollars to pay for while also being a married father of three who voted for stricter solicitation laws shortly before getting caught09 Feb 2018According to an investigative report by the Daily Mail
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Rob Porter [White House Staff]Was "abusive, degrading, a liar and a cheater" to an ex-girlfriend according to a message she sent to an ex-wife seeking someone who could "relate to the hell I have gone through" (spoiler alert: the ex-wife could)08 Feb 2018According to text and social media messages from the alleged victim exclusively viewed by CNN
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Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Had sex multiple times in one day inside his political office in rural Texas with a woman he met on Facebook while also being married30 Nov 2017According to an exclusive report by local radio WBAP in Texas
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Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Preached the importance of adhering to Christian "family values" like being faithful to your wife but had affairs with 2 different women and sent naked pictures of himself to a third22 Nov 2017According to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Sent pictures of himself masturbating to three women -- two whom he had an extramarital affair with -- and threatened to sic the Capitol Police on one of the women he was involved with if she went public with his naked pictures22 Nov 2017According to a recorded phone call between Barton and one woman he had an affair with exclusively reported by The Washington Post
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State Rep. Wes Goodman [R-OH]Secretly had a sexual encounter with at least one other man in his government office and sexted and had phone sex with many more men while at the same time being a fervent advocate for "natural marriage" between a man and a woman who was also married to a woman21 Nov 2017According to an report by NBC News
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State Sen. Ralph Shortey [R-OK]Illegally consumed marijuana with a teenage boy he met on Craigslist in a hotel room after he cosponsored a bill that would have made it so people who get caught with even small amounts of marijuana would be charged with a felony instead of a misdemeanor20 Nov 2017According to charging documents by federal officials
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State Rep. Tony Cornish [R-MN]Sent unsolicited sexualized text messages to fellow state rep Erin Maye Quade to let her know he got "busted" for gawking at her on the house floor, but blamed her for his behavior because she looked "too damn good" over a number of messages she interpreted as a solicitation for a sexual rendezvous09 Nov 2017According to allegations made by the lawmaker reported by local media
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State Rep. Tony Cornish [R-MN]Propositioned a lobbyist for sex over numerous text messages -- once asking if she'd be scared if he said he was only interested in "good times good wine good food and good sex" -- over a yearslong period09 Nov 2017According to allegations made by the lobbyist reported by local media
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Judge Guy Williams [R-TX]Pointed a gun at the driver of a car he was dangerously tailing and tried to run her off the road as he zoomed past her04 Nov 2017According to charging documents filed by local police
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Pete Hegseth [Commentator]Had a monthslong affair with a married Fox News executive producer which resulted in a baby while also being married with kids himself26 Oct 2017According to a report by Mediaite
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Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]Asked a woman he was having an extramarital affair with to get an abortion when she told him she thought she was pregnant while also having had voted in favor of numerous abortion restrictions against women04 Oct 2017According to text messages he sent to her that were obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Jason Miller [Commentator]Impregnated his direct subordinate on the 2016 Trump campaign who went on to have a boy after a monthslong extramarital affair while his wife was pregnant with their second child10 Aug 2017According to reporting by mainstream outlets
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Eric Bolling [Newsmax TV Host]Sent unsolicited nude images of himself to three female Fox News colleagues over a period of several years presumably in an attempt to have an affair with them while also being married the entire time04 Aug 2017According to 14 current and former Fox News sources who spoke to the Huffington Post
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio [R-AZ]Blatantly disregarded a new law that prevented the targeting of people of Latino descent showing complete disdain for "law and order" while also having had espoused excessive over-the-top rhetoric that claimed the opposite and was found guilty of criminal contempt of court31 Jul 2017He was convicted of criminal contempt but was pardoned by Donald Trump before being sentenced
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GOP County Chair David Narramore [R-KY]Tapped his foot against a man sitting next to him in a department store bathroom -- a code widely known as soliciting sex -- then exposed himself to the same person and later had to be tased and physically subdued by several police officers after he fought being placed under arrest19 Jul 2017According to charging documents filed by local police
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District Attorney Matthew Shirk [R-FL]Discussed showering and having sex with three subordinates in private messages, sent one a private message that said "I think if we had sex there would be very minimal awkwardness afterwards," drank to excess with them in his office, and later fired all three after his wife caught him05 Jan 2017According to an exclusive report by The Florida Times-Union
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Solicited Playboy Playmate Brande Roderick for sex and constantly used vulgar and salacious terms to describe his feelings for her during her stint on Celebrity Apprentice and while he was married to Melania26 Oct 2016According to three former Apprentice employees in an investigative report by The Daily Beast
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Alderman Mike Yenni [R-LA]Sent explicit texts to a minor asking if he and a 19-year-old friend of his would have three-way sex with him and for pictures of him in his underwear -- which may have violated a federal law designed to protect children from online obscenity even if it didn't violate his state's age of consent law -- leading to them eventually meeting in which he kissed him at a mall all while being married29 Sep 2016According to an exclusive investigative report by WWL-TV
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Mayor Anthony Silva [R-CA]Gave alcohol to underage male camp counselors as young as 16-years-old then filmed and photographed many of the boys getting completely naked as they played strip poker in his bedroom04 Aug 2016According to charging documents filed by local police
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State Rep. Jeremy Durham [R-TN]Solicited erotic pictures from three unsuspecting female legislative staff over dozens of sexualized texts and social media messages while also being married13 Jul 2016According to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General
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State Rep. Jeremy Durham [R-TN]Kissed a legislative assistant on the neck without her consent and sent suggestive text messages asking her for risqué pictures while also being married, which led to her quitting and finding a new job in the private sector to avoid interacting with him13 Jul 2016According to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General
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State Rep. Jeremy Durham [R-TN]Had sex with a 20-year-old college student in his government office after drunkenly texting her that he'd like to see her "naked around midnight" and enticing her with a cooler full of beer then later had sex with her in his own home and told her that he "better be careful or I could end up falling for you" while also being married13 Jul 2016According to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General
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Judge Scott Steiner [R-CA]Had sex with an attorney who practiced in his court in his private chambers while also being a married father of two young children who ran on a platform highlighting the "importance of family" in his life09 Jun 2016According to an investigative report by The Washington Post
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Judge Scott Steiner [R-CA]Had sex with an intern in his private chambers then later wrote her a letter of recommendation for a job in the local DA's office while also being a married father of two young children who ran on a platform highlighting the "importance of family" in his life09 Jun 2016According to an investigative report by The Washington Post
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Ed Henry [Reporter]Paid $2,000 for a private exotic dance from a stripper at a Las Vegas club that turned into a nearly yearlong affair where the two would get together -- sometimes at the same resort where he married his wife -- whenever he was in Las Vegas to have sex with her04 May 2016According to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail
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State Rep. Don Gosen [R-MO]Allegedly filmed himself having sex inside the state capitol with a woman he was having an extramarital affair with and also sent her at least one racy photograph of himself19 Feb 2016
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State Rep. Jud McMillin [R-IN]Shared a sexually explicit video via text message to multiple people and abruptly resigned days later after the video was leaked to the press30 Sep 2015According to an exclusive report by Indy Star
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Aide Peter BobyWas caught with an unregistered firearm and ammunition on US Capitol grounds following a routine car inspection by Capitol police04 Aug 2015According to a report by CNN
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Fearmongered that Mexico was bringing "crime" and "rapists" into the United States while at the same time having himself been credibly accused of rape and sexual assault by 25+ women25 Jun 2015According to multiple sources and reported on by multiple major outlets
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State House Speaker John Diehl [R-MO]Exchanged sexually charged text messages with a college freshman and congressional intern decades younger than him while also being married with three children14 May 2015According to an exclusive report by The Kansas City Star
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Rep. James Comer [R-KY]Drove his college girlfriend to get a secret abortion at a Louisville clinic and became "enraged" when he learned she listed his real name as her driver home which exposed his anti-choice hypocrisy05 May 2015According to an exclusive report by The Courier-Journal
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State Rep. Randy Boehning [R-ND]Sent 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 community29 Apr 2015According to private messages on a gay dating website provided by a young man he was in communication with
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Ryan Shucard [Press Secretary]Attempted to bring an unlicensed concealed handgun and attached magazine into the US Capitol, but was caught by security and arrested18 Jul 2014According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Oklahoma GOP Chair Chad AlexanderHad three grams of cocaine and illicit prescription drugs in his possession when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stop15 May 2014According to charging documents filed by local police
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Sen. Pete Domenici [R-NM]Fathered a son with a fellow US Senator's daughter while married with eight children and kept it secret for more than 30 years20 Feb 2013According to an admission by the former Senator in an op-ed over 30 years after he fathered the child
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State Rep. Curry Todd [R-TN]Failed a field sobriety test and refused to submit to a breathalyzer test after being pulled over by police for a suspected DUI upon which they also found a loaded handgun lodged between the driver seat and center console18 Jan 2013According to charging documents filed by local police
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Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]Helped facilitate two abortions for his ex-wife while also hypocritically portraying himself as a "consistent support of pro-life values" who repeatedly voted to pass anti-abortion legislation15 Nov 2012According to his own sworn testimony in his divorce trial
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Eric Bodenweiser [2012 GOP DE State Sen. Nominee]Molested 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 time22 Oct 2012He 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
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Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]Urged a woman he was having an affair with who also happened to be his OBGYN patient to get an abortion while having had expressed ardently anti-choice views in public10 Oct 2012According to a phone call transcript obtained by The Huffington Post
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Radio Host William LewisSprayed his wife's entire body with a can of disinfectant then threw the can at her face which required her to get stitches at a local hospital30 Aug 2012According to a police report filed by local officials
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Mayor Chris Myers [R-NJ]Paid a male prostitute from an escort website $500 to have sex while also being married with two children05 Dec 2011According to the person he reportedly slept with and reported on by Politico
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Federal Judge Jack Tarpley Camp Jr [R]Frequently 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 married05 Oct 2010According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Brett Favre [Conservative Athlete]Sent 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 married04 Aug 2010According to an exclusive interview with Jenn Sterger published on Deadspin.com
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Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]Had a yearslong affair with a married staffer who he hypocritically filmed a video singing the praises of abstinence with18 May 2010According to his resignation statement in which he admitted to the affair
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Family Research Council Minister George RekersHired 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 sentiments06 May 2010According to an investigative report by the Miami New Times
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State Sen. Roy Ashburn [R-CA]Drove his taxpayer owned vehicle erratically in the middle of two lanes, needlessly applied his brakes multiple times and idled at a stop sign for roughly one minute while no cross traffic from either direction approached after he left a popular gay bar he had been drinking at -- while also being a vocal opponent of gay rights -- after which police pulled him over around 2am and arrested him19 Mar 2010According to charging documents filed by local police
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State Sen. Paul Stanley [R-TN]Engaged 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 services03 Aug 2009According to a report by The Columbus Dispatch
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Rep. Chip Pickering [R-MS]Had 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 home17 Jul 2009According to a civil lawsuit filed by his estranged wife
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Federal Judge Samuel Kent [R]Lied to a committee of judges investigating him for sexual harassment in an effort to shield himself from consequences for his behavior in what one law professor characterized as "sort of mind-blowing" for a federal judge to obstruct justice as it "betrayed his oath in the most fundamental way"11 May 2009According to court records reported by the media
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Rep. Vito Fossella [R-NY]Kept 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 identity17 Oct 2008According to his own admission in a court proceeding
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Mike Erickson [2022 GOP OR Rep. Nominee]Gave his pregnant girlfriend $300 and dropped her off at a medical clinic known for providing abortions while having previously run as "pro-life" candidate then later said he had no idea she was going to get an abortion which she flatly denied23 Jun 2008According to an investigative report by The Oregonian
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State Rep. Bob Allen [R-FL]Offered 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 offense10 Nov 2007According to charging documents filed by state officials
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Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]Used 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"Jul 2007According 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
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State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel [R-SC]Frequently consumed and distributed cocaine to his friends over a two-year period19 Jun 2007According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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State Rep. Ted Klaudt [R-SD]Hypocritically sponsored a plethora of bills that took a hard stance against child sex offenders when he sexually assaulted two foster children under his care18 May 2007According to charging documents filed by local police
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Speaker Newt Gingrich [R-GA]Had 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 marriage09 Mar 2007According to his ex-wife Marianne Ginther and reported on by the national press
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Rep. Mark Foley [R-FL]Offerred a 17-year-old boy working as a Congressional page oral sex in exchange for free lodgings at his home at the same time he was chair of a special Congressional committee dedicated to protecting exploited children02 Nov 2006According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
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Pastor Ted HaggardHypocritically engaged in gay behavior including seeing a male prostitute for years and inappropriately touching an underage boy while also being an ardent opponent of gay rights01 Nov 2006According to multiple reports by mainstream outlets
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Pastor Ted HaggardRoutinely consumed crystal methamphetamine he purchased from a gay prostitute he regularly had sex with01 Nov 2006According to an exclusive report by The Denver Post
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Pastor Ted HaggardPaid 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 rights01 Nov 2006According to an exclusive report by The Denver Post
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Rep. Mark Foley [R-FL]Asked 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"15 Oct 2006According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
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Rep. Mark Foley [R-FL]Had 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 Congress15 Oct 2006According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
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District Attorney Richard Roach [R-TX]Routinely 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 sentences26 Jun 2006He pled guilty to multiple felony drug charges and was sentenced to 18 years in prison
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Dick CheneyShot his hunting partner in the face, neck and chest with shotgun pellets from only 30 yards away -- a distance numerous experts claim is inconsistent with the extent of the victim's injuries -- then appeared to blame his victim by suggesting that he didn't announce his location to Cheney before he fired his shot12 Feb 2006According to reporting by mainstream outlets
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Aide Joshua Wheeler [R-KS]Attempted to enter the US Capitol with an unregistered handgun that Capitol Police found during a security check01 Jun 2005According to charging documents filed by Capitol Police
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Mayor Jim West [R-WA]Tried to woo an 18-year-old man with gifts and other favors he found on the website Gay.com who turned out to be a professional investigator hired by a local newspaper while he was married and after having hypocritically spent two decades in the state legislature pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation05 May 2005According to an investigative report by The Spokesman-Review
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Ronald Andruchuk [2018 RI GOP State Rep. Candidate]Packed two pistols, three rounds of ammunition, and flashlights stuffed with cocaine, amphetamine, and oxycodone into a duffel bag and hid it in the drop ceiling of a men’s bathroom inside a local tractor supply store01 Jan 1800According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Ronald Andruchuk [2018 RI GOP State Rep. Candidate]Packed two pistols, three rounds of ammunition, and flashlights stuffed with cocaine, amphetamine, and oxycodone into a duffel bag and hid it in the drop ceiling of a men’s bathroom inside a local tractor supply store01 Jan 1800According to charging documents filed by federal officials