Congressional Resignations: congressional_resignations.csv
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Link | rowid | Member | Party | District ▼ | Congress | Resignation Date | Reason | Source | Category |
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53 | 53 | Mel Martinez | R | FL-SEN | 111th | 9/9/2009 | "To move on," spend time with family; later joined lobbying firm | New York Times | D & E |
269 | 269 | Ralph Rivers | D | AK-AL | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
84 | 84 | Frank Murkowski | R | AK-SEN | 107th | 12/2/2002 | Elected Alaska governor | U.S. Congress | C |
27 | 27 | Jo Bonner | R | AL-01 | 113th | 8/2/2013 | Took a job with University of Alabama | Roll Call | D |
443 | 443 | John McDuffie | D | AL-01 | 74th | 3/2/1935 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
428 | 428 | Lister Hill | D | AL-02 | 75th | 1/11/1938 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
549 | 549 | Henry Clayton | D | AL-03 | 63rd | 5/25/1914 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
476 | 476 | William Bowling | D | AL-05 | 70th | 8/16/1928 | Appointed Alabama judge | U.S. Congress | C |
507 | 507 | Thomas Heflin | D | AL-05 | 66th | 11/1/1920 | To focus on his run for Senate | U.S. Congress | C |
411 | 411 | Walter Bankhead | D | AL-07 | 77th | 2/1/1941 | Retured to his law practice (was always meant as a caretaker) | Encyclopedia of Alabama | D |
361 | 361 | John Sparkman | D | AL-08 | 79th | 11/5/1946 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
10 | 10 | Jeff Sessions | R | AL-SEN | 115th | 2/8/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Washington Examiner | C |
155 | 155 | Donald Stewart | D | AL-SEN | 96th | 1/1/1981 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | UPI | G |
185 | 185 | Maryon Allen | D | AL-SEN | 95th | 11/7/1978 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
429 | 429 | Dixie Bibb Graves | D | AL-SEN | 75th | 1/10/1938 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | Encyclopedia of Alabama | G |
434 | 434 | Hugo Black | D | AL-SEN | 75th | 8/19/1937 | Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Congress | C |
98 | 98 | Ray Thornton | D | AR-02 | 104th | 1/1/1997 | Elected Arkansas Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
431 | 431 | John Miller | D | AR-02 | 75th | 11/14/1937 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
89 | 89 | Asa Hutchinson | R | AR-03 | 107th | 8/6/2001 | Appointed to Bush administration | Log Cabin Democrat | C |
281 | 281 | Oren Harris | D | AR-04 | 89th | 2/2/1966 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
585 | 585 | John Little | D | AR-04 | 59th | 1/14/1907 | Elected Arkansas governor | U.S. Congress | C |
451 | 451 | Heartsill Ragon | D | AR-05 | 73rd | 6/16/1933 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
557 | 557 | Joe T. Robinson | D | AR-06 | 62nd | 1/14/1913 | Elected Arkansas governor | U.S. Congress | C |
205 | 205 | J. William Fulbright | D | AR-SEN | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection bid; quit to go on vacation & receive higher pension | New York Times | G |
409 | 409 | John Miller | D | AR-SEN | 77th | 3/31/1941 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
121 | 121 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | 102nd | 5/4/1991 | Parkinson's disease | Baltimore Sun | E |
301 | 301 | Stewart Udall | D | AZ-02 | 87th | 1/18/1961 | Appointed to Kennedy administration | U.S. Congress | C |
3 | 3 | Trent Franks | R | AZ-08 | 115th | 12/8/2017 | Sexual harassment/surrogacy pressure | CNN | X |
39 | 39 | Gabby Giffords | D | AZ-08 | 112th | 1/25/2012 | Recovery from gunshot injury | CNN | E |
452 | 452 | Lewis Douglas | D | AZ-AL | 72nd | 3/4/1933 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
588 | 588 | James Gillett | R | CA-01 | 59th | 11/4/1906 | Elected California governor | U.S. Congress | C |
167 | 167 | John Moss | D | CA-03 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Los Angeles Times | G |
598 | 598 | Victor Metcalf | R | CA-03 | 58th | 7/1/1904 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
292 | 292 | John Shelley | D | CA-05 | 88th | 1/7/1964 | Elected San Francisco mayor | U.S. Congress | C |
242 | 242 | Bill Mailliard | R | CA-06 | 93rd | 3/5/1974 | Appointed to Nixon administration | New York Times | C |
93 | 93 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-09 | 105th | 2/6/1998 | "To do other things"; ended up consulting for healthcare company | Washington Post | D |
54 | 54 | Ellen Tauscher | D | CA-10 | 111th | 6/26/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | KNTV | C |
206 | 206 | Charles Gubser | R | CA-10 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
534 | 534 | William Stephens | R | CA-10 | 64th | 7/22/1916 | Appointed California lieutenant governor | U.S. Congress | C |
342 | 342 | Richard Nixon | R | CA-12 | 81st | 11/30/1950 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
168 | 168 | John McFall | D | CA-14 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Lost reelection; might've left early to receive higher pension or lobby | Washington Post | G |
105 | 105 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-15 | 104th | 10/10/1995 | Took a job with Lockheed Martin | Los Angeles Times | D |
132 | 132 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | 101st | 6/15/1989 | Personal finances under investigation | New York Times | B |
387 | 387 | Will Rogers Jr. | D | CA-16 | 78th | 5/23/1944 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
113 | 113 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-17 | 103rd | 1/21/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Washington Post | C |
35 | 35 | Dennis Cardoza | D | CA-18 | 112th | 8/15/2012 | "Parenting challenges"; took a job with a law firm | POLITICO | D & E |
207 | 207 | Chet Holifield | D | CA-19 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
327 | 327 | Norris Poulson | R | CA-24 | 83rd | 7/11/1953 | Elected Los Angeles mayor | New York Times | C |
284 | 284 | James Roosevelt | D | CA-26 | 89th | 9/30/1965 | Appointed to Johnson administration | U.S. Congress | C |
262 | 262 | Ed Reinecke | R | CA-27 | 91st | 1/21/1969 | Appointed California lieutenant governor | Lieutenant Governor Blog | C |
149 | 149 | George Danielson | D | CA-30 | 97th | 3/9/1982 | Appointed California appellate judge | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
55 | 55 | Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 | 111th | 2/24/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | Associated Press | C |
208 | 208 | Craig Hosmer | R | CA-32 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
169 | 169 | Del Clawson | R | CA-33 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Washington Post | G |
11 | 11 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-34 | 115th | 1/24/2017 | Appointed California attorney general | Los Angeles Times | C |
209 | 209 | Richard Hanna | D | CA-34 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Los Angeles Times | G |
44 | 44 | Jane Harman | D | CA-36 | 112th | 2/28/2011 | Took a job with the Woodrow Wilson Center | Wilson Center | D |
104 | 104 | Walter Tucker III | D | CA-37 | 104th | 12/15/1995 | Convicted of extortion and tax evasion | New York Times | B |
255 | 255 | John Tunney | D | CA-38 | 91st | 1/2/1971 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
14 | 14 | Janice Hahn | D | CA-44 | 114th | 12/4/2016 | Elected to LA County Board of Supervisors | Los Angeles Times | C |
76 | 76 | Christopher Cox | R | CA-48 | 109th | 8/2/2005 | Appointed to Bush administration | Securities & Exchange Commission | C |
75 | 75 | Duke Cunningham | R | CA-50 | 109th | 12/1/2005 | Bribery and tax evasion | San Diego Union-Tribune | B |
33 | 33 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 | 112th | 12/3/2012 | Elected San Diego mayor | USA Today | C |
124 | 124 | Pete Wilson | R | CA-SEN | 102nd | 1/7/1991 | Elected California governor | U.S. Congress | C |
193 | 193 | John Tunney | D | CA-SEN | 94th | 1/1/1977 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | UPI | G |
254 | 254 | George Murphy | R | CA-SEN | 91st | 1/2/1971 | Lost reelection bid & left early; unclear why | New York Times | G |
286 | 286 | Pierre Salinger | D | CA-SEN | 88th | 12/31/1964 | Lost reelection; resigned early to take film job & give successor seniority | Palm Springs Desert Sun | D & G |
329 | 329 | Richard Nixon | R | CA-SEN | 82nd | 1/1/1953 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
341 | 341 | Sheridan Downey | D | CA-SEN | 81st | 11/30/1950 | Ill health | U.S. Congress | E |
423 | 423 | William McAdoo | D | CA-SEN | 75th | 11/8/1938 | Took a job with American Steamship Lines | Knoxville Focus | D |
601 | 601 | John Shafroth | D | CO-01 | 58th | 2/15/1904 | Agreed that his opponent had rightfully won the election | U.S. Congress | I |
58 | 58 | Ken Salazar | D | CO-SEN | 111th | 1/20/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | Denver Post | C |
457 | 457 | John Tilson | R | CT-03 | 72nd | 12/3/1932 | Went back to "private life" to make money | Associated Press | D |
593 | 593 | Frank Brandegee | R | CT-03 | 59th | 5/10/1905 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
406 | 406 | Joseph Smith | D | CT-05 | 77th | 11/4/1941 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
578 | 578 | George Lilley | R | CT-AL | 60th | 1/6/1909 | Seat vacated when he became Connecticut governor | U.S. Congress | C |
345 | 345 | Raymond Baldwin | R | CT-SEN | 81st | 12/16/1949 | Appointed Connecticut Supreme Court justice | New York Times | C |
257 | 257 | William Roth | R | DE-AL | 91st | 12/31/1970 | Appointed U.S. senator | Delaware Historical Society | C |
607 | 607 | Heisler Ball | R | DE-AL | 57th | 3/3/1903 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
59 | 59 | Joe Biden | D | DE-SEN | 111th | 1/15/2009 | Elected vice president | CNN | C |
256 | 256 | John Williams | R | DE-SEN | 91st | 12/31/1970 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Delaware Historical Society | G |
475 | 475 | Coleman du Pont | R | DE-SEN | 70th | 12/9/1928 | Ill health | "The Polluters" | E |
498 | 498 | Josiah Wolcott | D | DE-SEN | 67th | 7/2/1921 | Appointed Delaware chancellor | U.S. Congress | C |
88 | 88 | Joe Scarborough | R | FL-01 | 107th | 9/5/2001 | To spend more time with his sons | Northwest Florida Daily News | E |
385 | 385 | Bob Sikes | D | FL-03 | 78th | 10/19/1944 | Joined the Army | National Military Fish & Wildlife Association | H |
78 | 78 | Porter Goss | R | FL-14 | 108th | 9/23/2004 | Appointed to Bush administration | CQ Almanac | C |
71 | 71 | Mark Foley | R | FL-16 | 109th | 9/29/2006 | Sexting with underage pages (same-sex) | Washington Post | X |
24 | 24 | Trey Radel | R | FL-19 | 113th | 1/27/2014 | Cocaine possession | USA Today | B |
51 | 51 | Robert Wexler | D | FL-19 | 111th | 1/3/2010 | Took a job with Middle East think tank | Lexology | D |
383 | 383 | Lex Green | D | FL-AL | 78th | 11/25/1944 | Joined the Navy | U.S. Congress | H |
156 | 156 | Dick Stone | D | FL-SEN | 96th | 12/31/1980 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
210 | 210 | Ed Gurney | R | FL-SEN | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; might've left early for pension, seniority, or indictment | Orlando Sentinel | B & G |
458 | 458 | Charles Crisp | D | GA-03 | 72nd | 10/7/1932 | Appointed to U.S. Tariff Commission | U.S. Congress | C |
529 | 529 | William Adamson | D | GA-04 | 65th | 12/18/1917 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
190 | 190 | Andrew Young | D | GA-05 | 95th | 1/29/1977 | Appointed to Carter administration | Georgia Encyclopedia | C |
369 | 369 | Robert Ramspeck | D | GA-05 | 79th | 12/31/1945 | Took a job with Air Transport Association | U.S. Congress | D |
9 | 9 | Tom Price | R | GA-06 | 115th | 2/10/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | GeorgiaPol | C |
92 | 92 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | 106th | 1/3/1999 | Faced caucus revolt after disappointing midterm | New York Times | F |
48 | 48 | Nathan Deal | R | GA-09 | 111th | 3/21/2010 | To focus on his run for governor; ethics investigation | CREW | B & C |
541 | 541 | Thomas Hardwick | D | GA-10 | 63rd | 11/2/1914 | To focus on his run for Senate | U.S. Congress | C |
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CREATE TABLE "congress-resignations/congressional_resignations" ( "Member" TEXT, "Party" TEXT, "District" TEXT, "Congress" TEXT, "Resignation Date" TEXT, "Reason" TEXT, "Source" TEXT, "Category" TEXT );