Texas Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in TX
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Texas Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Van TaylorFmr. U.S. Representative [R-TX]![Instagram page for Van Taylor (802k followers) Instagram icon](img/icons/social/instagram20j.png)
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3/02/22
Engaged in a yearlong extramarital affair with a woman who was formerly married to an ISIS terrorist and paid her $5,000 to keep quiet about it
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According to a statement in which he admitted to the affair and announced he was ending his reelection campaign
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Ronny JacksonU.S. Representative [R-TX]![X\Twitter page for Ronny Jackson (31k followers) Twitter icon](img/icons/social/twitter20j.png)
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8/15/23
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 him
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According to bodycam footage released by local police
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5/23/22
Spent $3,147.06 in campaign funds to pay for an extravagant dinner at a private social and dining club that the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics reported was likely a personal expense and not a fundraising event as he claimed
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According to news reports from credible media outlets
Used $1,929.07 in campaign funds to pay for 11 months' worth of dues to gain "unlimited access" to a private social and dining club located in Texas
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According to a report released by the nonpartisan House Ethics Committee
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3/02/21
Told a female White House medical staff subordinate he'd like to see her tattoos unobstructed of clothing and commented to a male subordinate that she had "great t*ts" and a "nice ass"
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According to a Defense Department Inspector General review reported on by CNN
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Daniel RodimerFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate [R-TX]
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3/08/24
Physically struck a victim and had to complete a six-week anger management course in order to have his charges dropped
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3/07/24
Punched and strangled his victim so severely it caused multiple brain bleeds which resulted in their eventual death several days later after medical personnel were unable to save their life
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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10/08/19
Punched a man in the head outside a local nightclub
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Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
"Sucker punched" a bartender in the face after he informed Rodimer that other patrons were looking up his girlfriend's skirt
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Physically assaulted someone at a local Waffle House restaurant
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According to an exclusive report by The Associated Press
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11/30/17
Had sex multiple times in one day inside his political office in rural Texas with a woman he met on Facebook while also being married
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According to an exclusive report by local radio WBAP in Texas
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11/22/17
Had sex with a woman who wasn't his wife twice -- once in Washington, D.C. and another time in Texas -- and continued to communicate with her over sexualized text messages, videos and voicemails for five more years
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According to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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11/22/17
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 pictures
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According 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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11/22/17
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 third
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According to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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Brad NamdarFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate [R-TX]
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2/15/22
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 married
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Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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12/04/17
Openly talked with a male aide about "sexual fantasies" and "wet dreams" he had about his female communications director Lauren Greene and fired her after shortly after she filed a formal complaint and then secretly paid her $84,000 in taxpayer funds from a secretive "Office of Compliance" account after she agreed to drop a federal lawsuit she filed against him
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12/04/17
Settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a confidentiality agreement for $84,000 using a secret taxpayer funded account which kept it from the public for years
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12/01/17
Routinely "drank to excess” at Capitol Hill functions so much that his staff felt they had to be on "red head patrol" in order to "keep him out of trouble" because he would regularly say sexually improper things to female staff and lobbyists when he was drunk
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According to an exclusive report by Politico
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3/16/17
Illegally spent $1.25 million dollars in funds meant for charity on campaign and personal expenses including hot air balloon rides and a new dishwasher
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James HarrisFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate [R-TX]
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3/10/22
Stole a trailer's worth of his competitor's campaign signs and was caught red-handed by two of them who witnessed it
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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Kevin BradyFmr. U.S. Representative [R-TX]
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10/11/05
Smelled of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test after being pulled over for a malfunctioning tail light
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According to a police report filed by local authorities
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Dade Phelan House Speaker [R-TX]![X\Twitter page for Dade Phelan (32k followers) Twitter icon](img/icons/social/twitter20j.png)
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5/19/23
Repeatedly slurred his speech and swayed back and forth as he led official proceedings as the Texas Speaker of the House in a way fellow Republican and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton described as "debilitating intoxication"
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According to reports by local and state media
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Vanessa TijerinaFmr. State Sen. Candidate [R-TX]
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12/01/22
Was arrested for suspected DUI after calling 911 on herself thinking she was involved in a crash which police determined was not true
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6/11/20
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 in
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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Charles SchwertnerState Senator [R-TX]
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2/07/23
Swerved in and out of his lane for an extended period of time around 1am and was arrested for refusing a breathalyzer after police observed him slurring his speech with a "strong odor of alcoholic beverages on his breath"
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According to a police report filed by local officials
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9/26/18
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 children
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According to a complaint filed by the alleged victim first reported by The Austin American-Statesmen
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Bryan SlatonFmr. State Representative [R-TX]
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5/09/23
Served so much alcohol to two underage legislative aides and a 21-year-old intern that one vomited and the other two were so dizzy that they had "split vision"
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Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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4/14/23
Had unprotected sex with an inebriated 19-year-old he had provided alcohol to 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 sex and later took her to the drugstore so should could purchase emergency contraception while also being a married "family values" lawmaker who routinely denounced the so-called "grooming" of children
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According to an official complaint filed against Slaton and exclusively reported by The Texas Tribune
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Frederick FrazierState Representative [R-TX]
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6/25/22
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 order
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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Charlie GreenState Representative [R-TX]
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5/27/23
Accused Texas AG Ken Paxton of personally calling and threatening "several" Texas State Rep's with "political consequences" if they vote to impeach him for corruption
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According to a speech delivered by Rep. Green in the Texas State House
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James MontgomeryFmr. Mayor [R-TX]
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8/25/22
Solicited sex with who he thought was a 15-years-old girl over the internet and traveled to meet her where he was arrested by undercover officers who posed as the young girl
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According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Matt McIlravyFmr. Mayor [R-TX]
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6/22/22
Solicited sex with who he thought was a 12-year-old girl but was instead an undercover police officer over a series of private messages on the internet while also being a married father of two boys
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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Walt SmithCommissioner [R-TX]
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9/07/22
Ran a red light and slammed his pickup truck into a larger box truck at 3am causing a crash that dragged their vehicles for several hundred feet after which he failed a videotaped field sobriety test during which he was swaying, struggled to do a one-leg stand and was observed having a strong odor of alcohol by officers on scene
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According to a police report filed by local officials
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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
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Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Richard RoachFmr. District Attorney [R-TX]
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6/26/06
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 sentences
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He pled guilty to multiple felony drug charges and was sentenced to 18 years in prison
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Jack StickFmr. Conservative Lawyer [R-TX]
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9/28/14
Drove erratically and was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence, argued with the officer and refused to submit to a breathalyzer or field sobriety tests upon which he was arrested for drunk driving
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According to charging documents filed by local police