The Ultimate Republican Scandals List
Displaying 101 - 200 of 1923 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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Randy SmithSheriff [R-LA]
6/04/26Attacked a restaurant patron from behind, slammed him to the ground & threatened to kill him during a blackout drunken rage
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Chuck JonesFmr. Conservative Businesss Person
6/04/26Conspired with his senior VP Michael Dowling to bribe aspiring House Speaker Larry Householder $60 million to help elect Republicans who then went on to give the struggling energy company a $1.3 billion taxpayer-funded bailout after they were elected
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Michael DowlingFmr. Conservative Businesss Person
6/04/26Conspired with company CEO Chuck Jones to bribe aspiring House Speaker Larry Householder $60 million to help elect Republicans who then went on to give the struggling energy company a $1.3 billion taxpayer-funded bailout after they were elected
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Jake LangU.S. Senate Candidate
6/03/26Filmed himself admitting that he illegally broke into a high school track stadium that was an active crime scene
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Ed JagelsFmr. District Attorney
6/02/26Drove erratically in the middle of the afternoon and was arrested for DUI while also having spent his entire career as a "tough on crime" DA who later had many of his convictions overturned because he coerced and manipulated witnesses into lying on the stand
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Steven BlankenSchool Board Member [R-TN]
5/29/26Sexually abused a 16-year-old girl inside his vehicle at a remote location multiple times over a three-month period while also being married and was found in possession of felony media depicting minors when police conducted a search
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Anthony CaprettaCounty Auditor
5/28/26Spent $46k in taxpayer money on a personal photographer & videographer to bolster his public image for his re-election campaign
According to a formal complaint filed by the Ohio State Auditor -




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5/28/26Repeatedly punched his girlfriend in the face, threatened to crush her head with a lamp & then screamed that he would kill everyone there while in a drunken rage
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Gregory MuseFmr. County Commissioner Candidate
5/28/26
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Timothy ArvidsonFmr. State Sen. Candidate
5/27/26Walked up his neighbor's driveway and shot him in cold blood after baselessly accusing him of illegal activity
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Mark RobinsonLt. Governor [R]

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5/27/26Was sued by an adult video shop clerk who asked a court to force the politician to pay for the thousands of dollars in legal fees the clerk spent defending himself against Robinson's frivolous 2024 lawsuit
According to a civil lawsuit filed by Louis Love Money -
David CokerFmr. Legislative Aide
5/27/26Embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money meant for a development he never intended to build and used the money to purchase four vehicles, gold, silver and platinum bars, and to pay off personal debts
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Randall HallState Representative
5/26/26Forged signatures on at least ten campaign finance forms he submitted so he would qualify for taxpayer money to pay for his campaign
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Joshua HefnerSocial Media Influencer
5/24/26Possessed "child abuse material" while also horrifyingly working as an elementary school playground assistant
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jake LangU.S. Senate Candidate
5/22/26Interrupted a criminal court proceeding with an unhinged outburst and was immediately held in criminal contempt of court by the presiding judge
According to the presiding judge who threw him in jail for 10 days -
Mark LambUS Rep. Candidate
5/20/26Engaged in a yearslong extramarital affair with a campaign volunteer while he was running for Sheriff that included them exchanging sexually explicit text messages and nude photos and later threatened to send state troopers after her to keep her quiet
5/20/26Used his position as Sheriff to threaten multiple women with police action to scare them into keeping quiet about their sexual encounters and both unsolicited and consensual salacious messages he exchanged with them
5/20/26Participated in a salacious "lifestyle" with his wife and their married close friend whose wife was kept in the dark where they engaged in group oral sex rendezvous and sexually charged group chats that included exchanging raunchy photos
5/20/26Indulged in a multi-year extramarital affair with a former campaign volunteer, took part in a swinger "lifestyle" with his wife and close friend whose wife was kept in the dark and also sent unsolicited sexually explicit messages and nude photos to several women while all along having spent years cultivating his public image as a devout LDS Sunday school teacher who adhered to traditional family values
According to an exclusive report by the Arizona Republic -
Keith ErvinSchool Board Member [R-TN]
5/20/26Side hugged a high school girl and called her "hot" during a livestreamed public school board meeting
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Alan ChambersAnti-LGBT Activist
5/19/26Spent months exchanging explicit messages and plotting to buy sex from an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old boy
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Ryan BrowningFmr. County Commissioner
5/18/26Broke into a home and pointed his handgun at the owner after he used an app to track his wife to the location
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Hunter RiveraFmr. Weld County GOP Chair
5/18/26Solicited sex from who he thought was a 14-year-old girl online and then showed up at an agreed-upon rendezvous spot to find police waiting for him
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Brett JensenFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
5/18/26Slapped and strangled his wife and then lied to hospital staff by claiming she caused the injuries herself while also hypocritically having portrayed himself as a vocal "family values" conservative who was endorsed by the local sheriff
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jeff HaleState Representative
5/18/26
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Aaron BrutgerState Sen. Candidate
5/18/26Strangled his then-fiancé to the point of unconsciousness, slammed a car door on her legs and threatened to murder her
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Kodak BlackConservative Musician [R]
5/15/26Fled the police and then resisted arrest after his armed friends reportedly blocked and surrounded a traffic stop with their vehicles which allowed the rapper to flee the scene in his pink Jeep
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Daniel KalmbachFmr. State Rep. Candidate
5/14/26Forcibly imprisoned a woman for two days, cut her with a knife, physically assaulted her causing deep bruising on her face, strangled her and cut her hair against her will
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jimmy JonesFmr. Sheriff [R-TN]
5/14/26Conspired with 10 others to steal well over $300k from taxpayers & cash seized from drug investigations to spend on personal expenses like home renovations, electronics & hunting equipment
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Rebecca HillCounty Clerk [R-SC]
5/14/26Gave access to sealed evidence during the infamous Murdaugh murder trial, lied about doing so under oath and used her position to promote a book about it which led to the state supreme court declaring a mistrial in his case
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Brant FrostDonor [R]
5/12/26Bilked his 300 clients out of over $140 million by operating a Ponzi scheme that funneled nearly $20 million to his personal accounts which he spent on jewelry, rare coins and luxury vacations while grossly mismanaging his firm's books
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Erin StewartFmr. Mayor [R-CT]
5/10/26Illegally spent $207,076 in taxpayer funds on personal luxuries including an $18k private club membership, fancy dinners, wedding invitations, maternity clothes, Halloween costumes, makeup & even kids' vitamins
According to spending reports revealed by local news station Eyewitness News 3 -
Kevin EtheringtonFmr. Deputy District Attorney
5/08/26Had at least 153 videos, pictures and screenshots depicting prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on his home computer
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Kodak BlackConservative Musician [R]
5/07/26Approached police who were searching vehicles associated with him where they discovered MDMA, $37k in cash, and his photo ID inside a bag of drugs he had previously showcased in his own Instagram posts
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Chuck EdwardsU.S. Representative [R-NC]
5/04/26Showered two staffers 35 years younger than him with jewelry, customized blue and pink handguns, designer purses, and handwritten letters expressing his desire for them
According to an exclusive report by Axios -
Jerol GohrickDistrict GOP Chair
5/04/26Pointed a loaded rifle in a worker's face and threatened to blow his head off because they were working on a project near his property
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Richard KellySheriff [R-IN]
5/01/26Illegally possessed a firearm while under felony indictment for financial fraud and official misconduct
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Frank SchmitterTown Supervisor
5/01/26Shoved a fellow board member into a door during an argument resulting in over $1k in damages and his victim requesting a restraining order against him
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Craig LongSocial Media Influencer
5/01/26Solicited a sex worker by offering $100 to an undercover police officer posing as one for "something quick" while also being married
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
David RiveraFmr. U.S. Representative
5/01/26Failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of taxable income to the government and siphoned even more to himself through a PAC that he earned from working as an unregistered foreign agent and lobbyist for the Venezuelan government
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Chuck EdwardsU.S. Representative [R-NC]
4/30/26Engaged in a yearslong affair with his deputy chief of staff in violation of House rules after having spent his political career portraying himself as a "traditional family values" politician who was devoted to his wife of 45+ years
According to three sources from the House Ethics committee who confirmed an investigation into the allegations -
Chadwick KluttzNorth Carolina GOP Staffer
4/28/26Forged over 150 petition signatures including a number of dead people in an effort to overturn Utah's independent redistricting law
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Michael WhatleyFmr. RNC Chair
4/28/26Ignored multiple court summons over a multiyear period for routinely driving recklessly which resulted in two bench warrants being issued for his arrest while also hypocritically portraying himself as a "law & order" Republican who supported the police
According to an exclusive report by The Citizen Times -
Ryan DavidsonCounty Commissioner [R-ID]
4/27/26Lied about his residency by listing a vacant lot on one set of official forms and claiming to live at a property owned by his father on another even though he did not show up there for months on end
According to a formal complaint filed by his political opponent Holly Cook -
David AlexandreCounty Treasurer [R-AZ]
4/27/26Reportedly misused taxpayer funds so egregiously the county board of supervisors voted to retain a high-powered lawyer to investigate his alleged crimes
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Konner EarnestPolitical Operative
4/26/26
According to a sworn affidavit filed by his ex-girlfriend in a pre-trial filing -
4/24/26Drank to excess at multiple bars and got caught by police while he relieved his bladder in public during his walk home
According to an exclusive report by The Intercept -
Brandi DiffeyTax Collector [R-AR]
4/23/26Unsuccessfully attempted to charge $45k in taxpayer funds to buy a vehicle and also exploited an existing government vehicle for personal use
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Joseph BairdCounty Administrator
4/22/26Crashed his SUV into a truck, fled the scene on foot because he was drunk & then forced police to use breaching tools to enter his home because he refused to peacefully surrender
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
4/22/26Tested positive for marijuana barely a month after she was sentenced to probation for her 2024 drunk driving conviction
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Frederick Alfred JrState Sen. Candidate
4/21/26Abandoned his young children at a resort pool to go buy an alcoholic drink and while they were alone his 4-year-old daughter lost consciousness, foamed at the mouth & required CPR from a good Samaritan who rescued her from drowning
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
4/18/26Routinely drank to oblivion on duty and was once so intoxicated his security detail required breaching equipment to access his locked room, racked up prolonged, unexplained absences, and repeatedly forced staff to push early morning briefings to later in the day while he recovered from alcohol-fueled nights at private clubs like Ned's and the Poodle Room, all of which deeply alarmed top DOJ officials who expressed severe concern over his erratic behavior and worried he was a threat to America's national security
According to an exclusive report by The Atlantic that cited nine current and former FBI and DOJ officials -
Jesse ChulaySheriff Candidate [R-NV]
4/16/26Used taxpayer money to pay for gas in his personal vehicle by inputting fake odometer readings into a government-owned fuel pump while he worked as a juvenile probation officer
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Lubby NavarroSchool Board Member [R-FL]
4/14/26Stole over $100k in school district funds to buy luxury vacations, electronics, clothing, household goods & furnishings, food, & gift cards
According to charges filed by local officials -
Chris RiceSheriff Candidate [R-ID]
4/14/26
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
John MorelandYouth Pastor
4/14/26
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Matthew DantzerMayor [R-TX]
4/14/26Grabbed his pregnant subordinate by the throat and pinned her against the wall outside of a hotel after he attempted to pull her pants down
According to charging documents filed by local officials
4/14/26Waged a relentless multiyear campaign of sexual harassment and stalking against his city secretary where he routinely cornered her in her office and showed up unannounced at her private family home during her lunch breaks, introduced her to City Hall guests as the “city sexetary” and “my sexetary,” physically assaulted her at least once and then fired her when she filed an official report that detailed all of his abhorrent actions over the years
According to a report filed by the Texas Rangers -
William WaggonerState Judge [R-TX]
4/13/26Swerved in and out of his lane while driving nearly 30mph over the speed limit, had a firearm and empty beer can in his car with him, exhibited obvious signs of intoxication, refused to submit to field sobriety tests and then unsuccessfully attempted to get out of trouble by telling the arresting officer that he is a sitting judge and was arrested for his fourth DUI
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Tom KleinhelterSheriff [R-IN]
4/09/26Stole nearly $17k in taxpayer funds to buy plane tickets to Dubai, grills and Visa gift cards, falsely deputized his wife to cover her travel expenses and then lied about it when confronted by state officials
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Thomas LohmannCity Council Member [R-NY]
4/09/26Violently assaulted a fellow town council member in the jaw, neck and shoulder during a closed-door meeting so badly that his victim required an MRI on four different parts of his body
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Tina KorenTax Collector [R-PA]
4/08/26Abused her power to issue fake tax bills and secretly photograph her neighbors who built a greenhouse to feed the homeless
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Brian YoumansFmr. Orange County Young Republicans Co Chairs
4/08/26Lied on an application about a prior felony conviction in order to illegally purchase a rifle at a local gun show
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Earl McMahanCounty Commissioner [R-TN]
4/07/26Crashed into a ditch and was so drunk that police didn't even bother giving him sobriety tests because he couldn't stand up straight to take any in the first place and also had a handgun on him in violation of a state law prohibiting people under the influence from carrying their firearm while also hypocritically being a member of the county Beer Board
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Rachel AlexanderSocial Media Influencer
4/07/26Swerved all over the road and ran a red light before police pulled her over, noticed her wine-stained lips & arrested her for "extreme DUI" with a BAC of nearly three times the legal limit of .23 while she berated them & repeatedly botched the sheriff's name in an attempt to dodge arrest
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Mike RaitaRegional Director
4/06/26Stole $236k from the International Motorsports Hall of Fame over a five-year period and used the stolen funds to buy vintage cars for himself and his wife
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Tony GonzalesU.S. Representative [R-TX]
4/06/26Pestered a second campaign aide for sex and pleaded for her to give him nude photos of her over a dozen times in three days and wouldn't stop even after she repeatedly declined his advances
According to an exclusive report by the San Antonio Express-News -
Chad DesormeauxFmr. School Board Member
4/05/26Stole so much merchandise in the self-checkout lane over multiple visits at a Super One Foods grocery store that he was charged with a felony
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Dominic CapobiancoCity Council President
3/31/26Spent nearly $2,500 in taxpayer money to gas up his family vehicles and portable red containers using his city-issued credit card
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Brenda EldridgeFmr. Cumberland County GOP Chair
3/31/26Funneled $25k by acting as a straw donor to illegally pay Michael Flynn to appear at a Republican fundraiser
According to a formal complaint filed by North Carolina campaign finance watchdog Bob Hall and backed up by sworn affidavits from five Cumberland County GOP operatives and politicians -
Brody HarshbargerFish and Game Commissioner
3/31/26Shot at elk from inside a car and illegally killed two animals on private and federal land without a valid hunting tag
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Brian HyattAR Medical Board Chair
3/30/26Orchestrated a four-year kidnapping conspiracy in which he abducted at least 27 psychiatric patients and kept them in his facility by force-feeding them mind-altering controlled substances to maintain their compliance and subjected them to horrific physical abuse including having a staff member break a patient's collarbone all so he could bill Medicaid for his supposed therapeutic services
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Forrest WolfeMike Dunleavy Legislative Aide
3/30/26Nearly caused a crash in downtown Juneau and then exhibited a strong odor of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test after police pulled him over
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
James AppelFmr. Finance Chairs [R]
3/30/26Stole a staggering $200,000 from a state lawmaker's campaign account while serving as her treasurer in order to refinance a loan on his 65-foot yacht
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
James McCordCounty Council Member
3/27/26Drunkenly drove his vehicle directly into a hospital ambulance bay and proceeded to get belligerent with hospital security
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Elizabeth JohnsonCampaign Treasurer
3/26/26Stole $32k from her own father's state senate campaign to secretly cover expenses for her failing business
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Ben BrownCounty Commissioner [R-TN]
3/25/26Orchestrated a staggering $1.5 million fake check fraud scheme by ruthlessly exploiting an elderly adult over a multiyear period
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
John RevellaCounty Commissioner [R-NY]
3/25/26Hid $1.1M in personal income by cashing 1,700 checks from his law firm's client trust account in an attempt to avoid paying nearly $400k in federal taxes over a four-year period
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Harry WaitActivist [R]
3/25/26Illegally received the absentee ballots of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason by exploiting a flaw in the state voting portal
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Kendra DuggarConservative Celebrity
3/21/26Endangered the welfare of her children and falsely imprisoned them behind locked doors discovered during a police welfare check following her husband's arrest for sexually abusing a minor
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
George MargetasState Rep. Candidate
3/19/26Illegally drove into oncoming traffic and then backed his SUV into another car before completely fleeing the crash scene so he could drop his kid off at school
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Emily CookDistrict Attorney Candidate
3/18/26Was charged with the misapplication of fiduciary or financial property while serving on a county Housing Authority Board and later violated her bond conditions by attempting to meet with an individual she was prohibited from speaking to
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Dean BullFmr. State Rep. Candidate
3/18/26Groped a minor boy that he had gotten drunk after they fell asleep, tried to block him from leaving once he woke up and was later found to have planned to rape him had he not successfully escaped
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Joseph DuggarConservative Celebrity
3/18/26Repeatedly lured a 9-year-old girl under a blanket to sexually assault her during a family vacation before confessing his horrifying actions on a recorded phone call with the victims' father
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Dan McKeonFmr. State Senator [R-NE]
3/18/26Groped a woman's buttocks during a party at a local country club while also being a married father of four
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Thomas PellegrinoSchool Board Member [R-NJ]
3/16/26Drunkenly drove through several lawns, ran into two cars and then crashed through the wall of a house and barely missed hitting a sleeping teenager
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Joshua NassLobbyist [R]
3/14/26Paid an enforcer to kidnap and assault a former client's son over an unpaid debt he owed for helping him secure a pardon from Donald Trump
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Harvey WestDistrict GOP Chair
3/11/26
According to an exclusive report by local journalist Tom Fiedler with the Asheville Watchdog -
Leo BlundoNye County GOP Chair
3/11/26Stole over $500k in COVID-relief funds by wildly inflating his restaurant's payroll and number of employees who worked for him on applications
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Lee Ann ReiterMayor [R-WY]
3/10/26Weaved in and out of her lane around 2am, didn't signal when she made a righthand turn, failed field sobriety tests and had a BAC over twice the legal limit
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Marion ThornberryCounty Commissioner [R-IL]
3/10/26
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Gloria NiedbalskiCounty Appraiser
3/09/26Impersonated a neighbor to send police and child services to a political rival's home at 1 a.m. with fake reports of abandoned children as revenge for a lost vote
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jake LangU.S. Senate Candidate
3/06/26Destroyed a $6k anti-ICE sculpture created by US veterans on the front steps of the Minnesota State Capitol and idiotically posted a video of himself committing the crime on his social media account
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Joe CrimCounty Commissioner [R-NV]
3/06/26Illegally killed a black bear inside a closed area with the help of an unlicensed guide and had the audacity to post with its carcass afterwards
According to charging documents filed by local officials


