Congressional Resignations: congressional_resignations.csv
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Link | rowid | Member | Party | District | Congress | Resignation Date | Reason | Source | Category ▼ |
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5 | 5 | Tim Murphy | R | PA-18 | 115th | 10/21/2017 | Extramarital affair/abortion hypocrisy | POLITICO | A |
41 | 41 | Anthony Weiner | D | NY-09 | 112th | 6/21/2011 | Extramarital affair/sexting | New York Times | A |
43 | 43 | John Ensign | R | NV-SEN | 112th | 5/3/2011 | Ethics investigation into extramarital affair | Washington Post | A |
45 | 45 | Chris Lee | R | NY-26 | 112th | 2/9/2011 | Extramarital affair/shirtless photo | ABC News | A |
47 | 47 | Mark Souder | R | IN-03 | 111th | 5/21/2010 | Extramarital affair | Washington Post | A |
91 | 91 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | 106th | 3/1/1999 | Extramarital affairs | New York Times | A |
151 | 151 | Jon Hinson | R | MS-04 | 97th | 4/13/1981 | Extramarital affair (same-sex) | Zimbio | A |
200 | 200 | Wayne Hays | D | OH-18 | 94th | 9/1/1976 | Extramarital affair/paying his mistress a salary | New York Times | A |
15 | 15 | Ed Whitfield | R | KY-01 | 114th | 9/6/2016 | Ethics investigation | Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting | B |
16 | 16 | Chaka Fattah | D | PA-02 | 114th | 6/23/2016 | Corruption conviction | POLITICO | B |
18 | 18 | Aaron Schock | R | IL-18 | 114th | 3/31/2015 | Personal spending of government funds | POLITICO | B |
19 | 19 | Michael Grimm | R | NY-11 | 114th | 1/5/2015 | Tax evasion | CNN | B |
24 | 24 | Trey Radel | R | FL-19 | 113th | 1/27/2014 | Cocaine possession | USA Today | B |
70 | 70 | Bob Ney | R | OH-18 | 109th | 11/3/2006 | Pleaded guilty to Abramoff influence-peddling scandal | Associated Press | B |
72 | 72 | Tom DeLay | R | TX-22 | 109th | 6/9/2006 | Campaign finance laundering & Abramoff scandal involvement | New York Times | B |
75 | 75 | Duke Cunningham | R | CA-50 | 109th | 12/1/2005 | Bribery and tax evasion | San Diego Union-Tribune | B |
81 | 81 | Bill Janklow | R | SD-AL | 108th | 1/20/2004 | Convicted of manslaughter for a fatal car accident | Minnesota Public Radio | B |
86 | 86 | James Traficant | D | OH-17 | 107th | 7/24/2002 | Convicted of bribery, tax evasion, and racketeering | CNN | B |
104 | 104 | Walter Tucker III | D | CA-37 | 104th | 12/15/1995 | Convicted of extortion and tax evasion | New York Times | B |
129 | 129 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-18 | 101st | 1/7/1990 | Convicted of extortion | New York Times | B |
131 | 131 | Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | 101st | 6/30/1989 | Ethics investigation into personal financial gain | Washington Post | B |
132 | 132 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | 101st | 6/15/1989 | Personal finances under investigation | New York Times | B |
136 | 136 | Mario Biaggi | D | NY-19 | 100th | 8/8/1988 | Convicted twice of corruption | New York Times | B |
148 | 148 | Fred Richmond | D | NY-14 | 97th | 8/25/1982 | Tax evasion, drug possession, campaign-finance irregularities | UPI | B |
150 | 150 | Raymond Lederer | D | PA-03 | 97th | 4/29/1981 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | Associated Press | B |
152 | 152 | Pete Williams | D | NJ-SEN | 97th | 3/11/1981 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | New York Times | B |
158 | 158 | Frank Thompson | D | NJ-04 | 96th | 12/29/1980 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | New York Times | B |
159 | 159 | John Jenrette | D | SC-06 | 96th | 12/10/1980 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | UPI | B |
160 | 160 | Michael Myers | D | PA-01 | 96th | 10/2/1980 | Bribery in Abscam scandal | UPI | B |
161 | 161 | Charles Diggs Jr. | D | MI-13 | 96th | 6/3/1980 | Censured for mail fraud and kickbacks from staff | U.S. House of Representatives | B |
164 | 164 | Dan Flood | D | PA-11 | 96th | 1/31/1980 | Bribery and conspiracy | UPI | B |
189 | 189 | Richard Tonry | D | LA-01 | 95th | 5/4/1977 | Federal inquiry into voter fraud & illegal campaign contributions | Roll Call | B |
344 | 344 | J. Parnell Thomas | R | NJ-07 | 81st | 1/2/1950 | Convicted of fraud | New York Observer | B |
482 | 482 | John Langley | R | KY-10 | 69th | 1/11/1926 | Convicted of violating Prohibition laws | Lexington Herald-Leader | B |
492 | 492 | Truman Newberry | R | MI-SEN | 67th | 11/18/1922 | Faced a vigorous election challenge due to his unethical campaign | U.S. Senate | B |
532 | 532 | Orrin Bleakley | R | PA-28 | 65th | 4/3/1917 | Convicted of spending too much money on his campaign | PoliticsPA | B |
547 | 547 | James McDermott | D | IL-04 | 63rd | 7/21/1914 | Implicated in lobbying scandal, resigned to avoid expulsion | Sacramento Union | B |
591 | 591 | Joseph Burton | R | KS-SEN | 59th | 6/4/1906 | Convicted of corruption | U.S. Senate | B |
48 | 48 | Nathan Deal | R | GA-09 | 111th | 3/21/2010 | To focus on his run for governor; ethics investigation | CREW | B & C |
22 | 22 | Rob Andrews | D | NJ-01 | 113th | 2/18/2014 | Ethics investigation; took a job as a lobbyist | Philadelphia Inquirer | B & D |
34 | 34 | Jesse Jackson Jr. | D | IL-02 | 112th | 11/21/2012 | Bipolar disorder; under criminal investigation | New York Times | B & E |
80 | 80 | Frank Ballance | D | NC-01 | 108th | 6/11/2004 | Ill health; fraud and money laundering | Associated Press | B & E |
90 | 90 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | 107th | 2/5/2001 | Ethics rebuke; "health scares" | ABC News | B & E |
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 |
7 | 7 | Ryan Zinke | R | MT-AL | 115th | 3/1/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | C |
8 | 8 | Mick Mulvaney | R | SC-05 | 115th | 2/16/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Associated Press | C |
9 | 9 | Tom Price | R | GA-06 | 115th | 2/10/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | GeorgiaPol | C |
10 | 10 | Jeff Sessions | R | AL-SEN | 115th | 2/8/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Washington Examiner | C |
11 | 11 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-34 | 115th | 1/24/2017 | Appointed California attorney general | Los Angeles Times | C |
12 | 12 | Mike Pompeo | R | KS-04 | 115th | 1/23/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | NBC News | C |
13 | 13 | Candice Miller | R | MI-10 | 114th | 12/31/2016 | Elected Macomb County public works commish | Detroit News | C |
14 | 14 | Janice Hahn | D | CA-44 | 114th | 12/4/2016 | Elected to LA County Board of Supervisors | Los Angeles Times | C |
23 | 23 | Max Baucus | D | MT-SEN | 113th | 2/6/2014 | Appointed to Obama administration | The Missoulian | C |
25 | 25 | Mel Watt | D | NC-12 | 113th | 1/6/2014 | Appointed to Obama administration | Camel City Dispatch | C |
26 | 26 | Rodney Alexander | R | LA-05 | 113th | 9/27/2013 | Appointed Louisiana VA secretary | Roll Call | C |
28 | 28 | Ed Markey | D | MA-05 | 113th | 7/15/2013 | Elected U.S. senator | Boston Globe | C |
29 | 29 | John Kerry | D | MA-SEN | 113th | 2/1/2013 | Appointed to Obama administration | Boston Globe | C |
31 | 31 | Tim Scott | R | SC-01 | 112th | 1/2/2013 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
33 | 33 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 | 112th | 12/3/2012 | Elected San Diego mayor | USA Today | C |
38 | 38 | Jay Inslee | D | WA-01 | 112th | 3/20/2012 | To focus on his run for governor | Roll Call | C |
42 | 42 | Dean Heller | R | NV-02 | 112th | 5/9/2011 | Appointed U.S. senator | Las Vegas Sun | C |
46 | 46 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 | 111th | 11/29/2010 | Elected U.S. senator | Associated Press | C |
50 | 50 | Neil Abercrombie | D | HI-01 | 111th | 2/28/2010 | To focus on his run for governor | NPR | C |
52 | 52 | John McHugh | R | NY-23 | 111th | 9/21/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | New York Times | C |
54 | 54 | Ellen Tauscher | D | CA-10 | 111th | 6/26/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | KNTV | C |
55 | 55 | Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 | 111th | 2/24/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | Associated Press | C |
56 | 56 | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY-20 | 111th | 1/26/2009 | Appointed U.S. senator | New York Daily News | C |
57 | 57 | Hillary Clinton | D | NY-SEN | 111th | 1/21/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | CNN | C |
58 | 58 | Ken Salazar | D | CO-SEN | 111th | 1/20/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | Denver Post | C |
59 | 59 | Joe Biden | D | DE-SEN | 111th | 1/15/2009 | Elected vice president | CNN | C |
60 | 60 | Rahm Emanuel | D | IL-05 | 110th | 1/2/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | CNN | C |
62 | 62 | Barack Obama | D | IL-SEN | 110th | 11/16/2008 | Elected president | CNN | C |
65 | 65 | Bobby Jindal | R | LA-01 | 110th | 1/14/2008 | Elected Louisiana governor | Reuters | C |
66 | 66 | Roger Wicker | R | MS-01 | 110th | 12/31/2007 | Appointed U.S. senator | The Guardian | C |
73 | 73 | Jon Corzine | D | NJ-SEN | 109th | 1/17/2006 | Elected New Jersey governor | U.S. Congress | C |
74 | 74 | Bob Menendez | D | NJ-13 | 109th | 1/16/2006 | Appointed U.S. senator | New York Times | C |
76 | 76 | Christopher Cox | R | CA-48 | 109th | 8/2/2005 | Appointed to Bush administration | Securities & Exchange Commission | C |
77 | 77 | Rob Portman | R | OH-02 | 109th | 4/29/2005 | Appointed to Bush administration | New York Times | C |
78 | 78 | Porter Goss | R | FL-14 | 108th | 9/23/2004 | Appointed to Bush administration | CQ Almanac | C |
82 | 82 | Ernie Fletcher | R | KY-06 | 108th | 12/8/2003 | Elected Kentucky governor | Fletcher/Pence Inaugural | C |
84 | 84 | Frank Murkowski | R | AK-SEN | 107th | 12/2/2002 | Elected Alaska governor | U.S. Congress | C |
85 | 85 | Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | 107th | 9/9/2002 | Appointed to Bush administration | New York Times | C |
87 | 87 | Steve Largent | R | OK-01 | 107th | 2/15/2002 | To focus on his run for governor | The Oklahoman | C |
89 | 89 | Asa Hutchinson | R | AR-03 | 107th | 8/6/2001 | Appointed to Bush administration | Log Cabin Democrat | C |
95 | 95 | Thomas Foglietta | D | PA-01 | 105th | 11/11/1997 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Associated Press | C |
97 | 97 | Bill Richardson | D | NM-03 | 105th | 2/13/1997 | Appointed to Clinton administration | San Francisco Chronicle | C |
98 | 98 | Ray Thornton | D | AR-02 | 104th | 1/1/1997 | Elected Arkansas Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
99 | 99 | Sam Brownback | R | KS-02 | 104th | 11/7/1996 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
101 | 101 | Bob Dole | R | KS-SEN | 104th | 6/11/1996 | To focus on his run for president | U.S. Congress | C |
103 | 103 | Ron Wyden | D | OR-03 | 104th | 2/5/1996 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
109 | 109 | Jim Inhofe | R | OK-01 | 103rd | 11/15/1994 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
112 | 112 | Mike Espy | D | MS-02 | 103rd | 1/22/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Washington Post | C |
113 | 113 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-17 | 103rd | 1/21/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Washington Post | C |
114 | 114 | Lloyd Bentsen | D | TX-SEN | 103rd | 1/20/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | New York Times | C |
115 | 115 | Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | 103rd | 1/20/1993 | Appointed to Clinton administration | U.S. Congress | C |
116 | 116 | Al Gore Jr. | D | TN-SEN | 102nd | 1/2/1993 | Elected vice president | CQ Almanac | C |
118 | 118 | Kent Conrad | D | ND-SEN | 102nd | 12/14/1992 | Elected to North Dakota's other U.S. Senate seat | U.S. Senate | C |
122 | 122 | Steve Bartlett | R | TX-03 | 102nd | 3/11/1991 | To focus on his run for Dallas mayor | D Magazine | C |
123 | 123 | Ed Madigan | R | IL-15 | 102nd | 3/8/1991 | Appointed to Bush administration | U.S. Congress | C |
124 | 124 | Pete Wilson | R | CA-SEN | 102nd | 1/7/1991 | Elected California governor | 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 );