Indiana Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in IN
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Indiana Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Steve BuyerFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IN]32 Years in GOP
9/19/23
Illegally profited more than $223,000 by acting on insider information to purchase shares of Navigant Consulting stock shortly before it was acquired by another consulting firmIllegally made more than $126,000 in profit after receiving confidential information about T-Mobile's intention to acquire Sprint from a T-Mobile executive at a golf outingAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Mark SouderFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IN]
5/18/10
Had 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
Indiana Republican Executive Branch Scandals
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Curtis HillFmr. Attorney General [R-IN]
5/11/20
Drunkenly walked up and grabbed a legislative assistant's buttocks and told her and the group of women she was standing with that they'll "have to show a little skin!" if they wanted free drinks, creepily rubbed another legislative assistant's back for over two minutes and inappropriately touched a state lawmaker and another legislative assistant all at the same party which resulted in the state Supreme Court reprimanding him for committing the "criminal act of battery" and suspending him for 30 daysAccording to a final ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court
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10/03/22
Repeatedly solicited sexual favors from a young woman who worked in the state secretary of state's office10/03/22
Tried to pin down and kiss a woman he invited to his apartment, but she was able to escape before he could harm her furtherAccording to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.comPinned a young woman against the wall and rubbed his body against hers as he tried to kiss her and rip her shirt offAccording to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com
Indiana Republican Judge Scandals
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Sabrina BellFmr. State Judge [R-IN]
5/12/22
Struck her ex-husband in the face in front of their children after she initiated a verbal argument with himAccording to charging documents filed by local police5/01/19
Drunkenly flicked off and engaged in a verbal altercation with two men in another vehicle while parked outside of a White Castle restaurant around 3:15 am which escalated dramatically after two of her male colleagues were shot by one of the men following a night of heavy drinking while attending a judicial conferenceAccording to reports by local media
Indiana Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Brent WaltzFmr. State Senator [R-IN]
9/29/20
Illegally funneled $40,500 in campaign contributions from an Indiana casino through "straw donors" who were reimbursed through faked consulting feesHe pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 months in prison -
Jud McMillinFmr. State Representative [R-IN]
9/30/15
Shared a sexually explicit video via text message to multiple people and abruptly resigned days later after the video was leaked to the pressAccording to an exclusive report by Indy Star
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Jim LucasState Representative [R-IN]
5/31/23
Fled the scene of a violent single-car crash that flattened three tires and heavily damaged his car because he was under the influence of alcohol, tried to hide his mangled truck behind a local store over three miles away from the scene of his crash and lied to police that he parked it there because he didn't want to leave an oil leak stain in the main parking lotAccording to charging documents filed by local police
Indiana Republican Mayor Scandals
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John CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate [R-IN]
4/05/23
Loaded his truck with stolen large scrap metal objects including an air conditioner, furnace and water heater (the latter of which a police officer caught him loading into his truck) from the dumpster area of a heating and cooling company which had signs posted in multiple areas explicitly warning people against taking anythingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
10/27/14
Trailed and harassed Democratic state rep Karlee Macer at least six times and sent a number of threatening emails and calls to her personal cellphone over a six-month period including one time when he approached her at the tax services center he worked at to let her know he "knew everything" about her10/27/14
Threw a toilet lid at police officers and so violently resisted arrest that police had to deploy a stun gun to subdue him10/27/14
10/27/14
Possessed 11,000 business cards that falsely said he was a state rep when he was in fact a private citizenAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
Indiana Republican City Official Scandals
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Jeff MillerFmr. City Council Member [R-IN]
8/15/18
Rubbed his hands in-between the thighs of a 10-year-old girl, cupped her buttocks, put his hands up her shirt and gave her massages with a battery-powered device that wasn't remotely age-appropriate while ignoring her repeated pleas for him to stopAccording to charging documents filed by local police
8/15/18
Cupped a 10-year-old girls buttocks while giving her a piggyback ride at his home on more than one occasionAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Brian YoungFmr. City Council Member [R-IN]
4/06/22
Illegally voted in multiple elections and even represented a district he didn't actually live in after using his parents address as his own on his voter registrationAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Andrew WilhoiteFmr. City Council Member Nominee [R-IN]
5/06/22
Murdered his wife by forcefully striking her in the head with a flower pot and then put her lifeless body in his car and dumped her in a nearby creekAccording to charging documents filed by local police
Other Indiana Republican Scandals
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Trent HinkleCommissioner [R-IN]
3/01/23
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 roomAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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Ken CampbellFmr. Sheriff [R-IN]
6/20/14
According to reporting by local and state outlets
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Terry JudyFmr. Sheriff Candidate [R-IN]
4/21/22
Stayed at a stop sign for "an abnormal length of time" at 1:30am before driving into oncoming traffic and nearly crashing head-on into another vehicle and had a strong smell of alcohol on his breath and couldn't answer simple questions after getting pulled overAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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10/03/22
Kept secret credible sexual assault allegations against the Republican Secretary of State for over a month ostensibly to protect himAccording to an exclusive report by The Statehouse File