Republican Public Intoxication Scandals

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  • Dean DavisState Representative [R-OK]
       
    3/25/23
    Drunkenly told police officers they had no idea “how bad you messed up" and claimed they "cannot detain" him because he was a state representative after getting arrested for ignoring repeated commands to leave a bar that had closed at 2am and could no longer have alcohol consumed on the premises
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Tom DavisState Senator [R-SC]
       
    1/02/23
    Passed out with his head against his steering wheel after pulling over in a strip mall parking lot because he realized he was too drunk to drive
    According to the arresting officer who cited him for public intoxication
  • Leanette LopezFmr. State Rep. Candidate
       
    3/02/22
    Caused a disturbance inside a local convenience store when she opened a beer and loudly said multiple profanities to a person she was on the phone with and had the police called on her
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Walt SmithCommissioner [R-TX]
       
    2/16/22
    Urinated next to a truck parked outside a local bar moments after he was caught on video inside the bar swaying and having difficulty walking straight presumably because he had too much to drink
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Corey LewandowskiCorey Lewandowski'16 Trump Campaign ManagerTwitter icon510k
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    9/29/21
    Drunkenly grabbed a married Trump donor's backside and leg at a private charity event in Las Vegas while also being married with young children himself and told her that "he gets his sex elsewhere"
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Guy WilliamsFmr. State Judge [R-TX]
       
    10/07/19
    Shouted profanities at first responders who were assisting him after a car he was a passenger in crashed into two palm trees and soon after passed out in the back of a patrol car presumably because he was drunk
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Matt GrossellState Representative [R-MN]
       
    6/26/19
    Shoved and threw a hotel security guard to the ground and was taken to the hospital by police because he was so drunk he couldn't answer basic questions and later was arrested for refusing to leave the hospital after doctors discharged him
    He struck a plea deal to complete a five-month alcohol diversion program in exchange for his charges being dropped
  • Sabrina BellSabrina BellFmr. State Judge [R-IN]
       
    5/01/19
    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 conference
    According to reports by local media
  • Matt McCulloughFmr. State Sen. Nominee
       
    10/20/14
    Drunkenly “grabbed and squeezed” a strip club employee's chest without her consent and then refused to leave after police ordered him to
    According to a police report filed by local officials and first reported on by LevittownNow.com