Pennsylvania Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in PA

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Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Sean ParnellFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate

11/22/21
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 period


According to court records in an order granting his ex-wife sole legal custody of their children
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Joseph McDadeFmr. U.S. Representative

2/15/07
Pleasured himself a mere 10 to 15 feet away from an unsuspecting woman he followed from the beach to the pool at a Florida resort


According to charging documents filed by local police
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1/20/18
Propositioned an aide who was decades younger than him to become romantically involved while also being married and then made her life in the office so miserable after she rebuffed his advances that she quit and sued him for sexual harassment, which resulted in him secretly spending thousands of taxpayer dollars to settle


Confirmed by a total of 7 office employees and acquaintances in an exclusive report by The New York Times
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Tim MurphyFmr. U.S. Representative

10/04/17
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 women


According to text messages he sent to her that were obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania Republican State Legislator Scandals
Pennsylvania Republican Finance Official Scandals
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Mary ReisingerFmr. County Treasurer

12/02/11
Stole a necklace worth only $27.99 from a Sears department store by hiding it in her pocket and not paying for it when checking out with other items and then tried to flee when confronted by security which proved her guilty intentions


According to charging documents filed by local officials
Other Pennsylvania Republican Scandals
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Shawn DenningFmr. Chief of Police

8/16/24
Oversaw a cocaine and methamphetamine drug ring that shipped drugs via US mail throughout the country that started when he was a police captain and kicked into high gear when he became chief of police


According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jeffrey ThomasFmr. District Attorney

5/21/24
Punched his wife at least ten times in the head and face while the pair were riding in their vehicle and was turned in by his wife's friend who witnessed the entire assault in real time because she was on a video call with her at the time


According to charging documents filed by state officials

9/23/21
Slapped and choked a female work acquaintance and then raped her after he entered her house without permission while also presenting himself as a "tough on crime" prosecutor to the public


According to charging documents filed by local police