Congressional Resignations: congressional_resignations.csv
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Link | rowid | Member | Party | District | Congress ▼ | Resignation Date | Reason | Source | Category |
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136 | 136 | Mario Biaggi | D | NY-19 | 100th | 8/8/1988 | Convicted twice of corruption | New York Times | B |
137 | 137 | Buddy Roemer | D | LA-04 | 100th | 3/14/1988 | Elected Louisiana governor | New York Times | C |
138 | 138 | Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | 100th | 10/5/1987 | Elected Nashville mayor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
125 | 125 | Bob Smith | R | NH-01 | 101st | 12/7/1990 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
126 | 126 | Gordon Humphrey | R | NH-SEN | 101st | 12/4/1990 | Elected New Hampshire state senator | UPI | C |
127 | 127 | Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | 101st | 5/16/1990 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
128 | 128 | Jim Florio | D | NJ-01 | 101st | 1/16/1990 | Elected New Jersey governor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
129 | 129 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-18 | 101st | 1/7/1990 | Convicted of extortion | New York Times | B |
130 | 130 | Guy Molinari | R | NY-14 | 101st | 12/31/1989 | Elected Staten Island borough president | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
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 |
133 | 133 | Dick Cheney | R | WY-AL | 101st | 3/17/1989 | Appointed to Bush administration | U.S. Congress | C |
134 | 134 | Dan Quayle | R | IN-SEN | 101st | 1/3/1989 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
135 | 135 | Dan Coats | R | IN-04 | 101st | 1/3/1989 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
116 | 116 | Al Gore Jr. | D | TN-SEN | 102nd | 1/2/1993 | Elected vice president | CQ Almanac | C |
117 | 117 | Jocelyn Burdick | D | ND-SEN | 102nd | 12/14/1992 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | New York Observer | G |
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 |
119 | 119 | French Slaughter | R | VA-07 | 102nd | 11/4/1991 | Series of strokes | Washington Post | E |
120 | 120 | William Gray III | D | PA-02 | 102nd | 9/11/1991 | Took a job with United Negro College Fund | Los Angeles Times | D |
121 | 121 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | 102nd | 5/4/1991 | Parkinson's disease | Baltimore Sun | E |
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 |
108 | 108 | David Boren | D | OK-SEN | 103rd | 11/15/1994 | Took a job with University of Oklahoma | Los Angeles Times | D |
109 | 109 | Jim Inhofe | R | OK-01 | 103rd | 11/15/1994 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
110 | 110 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | 103rd | 1/7/1994 | Took a job with National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | UPI | D |
111 | 111 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-02 | 103rd | 1/31/1993 | Took a job with Health Insurance Association of America | Science Corruption | D |
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 |
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 |
100 | 100 | Charlie Wilson | D | TX-02 | 104th | 10/8/1996 | Probably to start clock on lobbyist waiting period | Longview News-Journal | D |
101 | 101 | Bob Dole | R | KS-SEN | 104th | 6/11/1996 | To focus on his run for president | U.S. Congress | C |
102 | 102 | Kweisi Mfume | D | MD-07 | 104th | 2/18/1996 | Took a job with the NAACP | Washington Post | D |
103 | 103 | Ron Wyden | D | OR-03 | 104th | 2/5/1996 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
104 | 104 | Walter Tucker III | D | CA-37 | 104th | 12/15/1995 | Convicted of extortion and tax evasion | New York Times | B |
105 | 105 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-15 | 104th | 10/10/1995 | Took a job with Lockheed Martin | Los Angeles Times | D |
106 | 106 | Mel Reynolds | D | IL-02 | 104th | 10/1/1995 | Convicted of sex with 16-year-old girl | New York Times | X |
107 | 107 | Bob Packwood | R | OR-SEN | 104th | 10/1/1995 | Sexual harassment/assault | NPR | X |
93 | 93 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-09 | 105th | 2/6/1998 | "To do other things"; ended up consulting for healthcare company | Washington Post | D |
94 | 94 | Floyd Flake | D | NY-06 | 105th | 11/17/1997 | To focus on his job as church pastor | New York Times | D |
95 | 95 | Thomas Foglietta | D | PA-01 | 105th | 11/11/1997 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Associated Press | C |
96 | 96 | Susan Molinari | R | NY-13 | 105th | 8/2/1997 | Took a job with CBS | CNN | D |
97 | 97 | Bill Richardson | D | NM-03 | 105th | 2/13/1997 | Appointed to Clinton administration | San Francisco Chronicle | C |
91 | 91 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | 106th | 3/1/1999 | Extramarital affairs | New York Times | A |
92 | 92 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | 106th | 1/3/1999 | Faced caucus revolt after disappointing midterm | New York Times | F |
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 |
86 | 86 | James Traficant | D | OH-17 | 107th | 7/24/2002 | Convicted of bribery, tax evasion, and racketeering | CNN | B |
87 | 87 | Steve Largent | R | OK-01 | 107th | 2/15/2002 | To focus on his run for governor | The Oklahoman | C |
88 | 88 | Joe Scarborough | R | FL-01 | 107th | 9/5/2001 | To spend more time with his sons | Northwest Florida Daily News | E |
89 | 89 | Asa Hutchinson | R | AR-03 | 107th | 8/6/2001 | Appointed to Bush administration | Log Cabin Democrat | C |
90 | 90 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | 107th | 2/5/2001 | Ethics rebuke; "health scares" | ABC News | B & E |
78 | 78 | Porter Goss | R | FL-14 | 108th | 9/23/2004 | Appointed to Bush administration | CQ Almanac | C |
79 | 79 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | 108th | 8/31/2004 | Took a job with the Asia Foundation | CQ Almanac | D |
80 | 80 | Frank Ballance | D | NC-01 | 108th | 6/11/2004 | Ill health; fraud and money laundering | Associated Press | B & E |
81 | 81 | Bill Janklow | R | SD-AL | 108th | 1/20/2004 | Convicted of manslaughter for a fatal car accident | Minnesota Public Radio | B |
82 | 82 | Ernie Fletcher | R | KY-06 | 108th | 12/8/2003 | Elected Kentucky governor | Fletcher/Pence Inaugural | C |
83 | 83 | Larry Combest | R | TX-19 | 108th | 5/31/2003 | Wife lost DC-area job, wanted to spend more time with her | Plainview Daily Herald | E |
70 | 70 | Bob Ney | R | OH-18 | 109th | 11/3/2006 | Pleaded guilty to Abramoff influence-peddling scandal | Associated Press | B |
71 | 71 | Mark Foley | R | FL-16 | 109th | 9/29/2006 | Sexting with underage pages (same-sex) | Washington Post | X |
72 | 72 | Tom DeLay | R | TX-22 | 109th | 6/9/2006 | Campaign finance laundering & Abramoff scandal involvement | New York Times | B |
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 |
75 | 75 | Duke Cunningham | R | CA-50 | 109th | 12/1/2005 | Bribery and tax evasion | San Diego Union-Tribune | B |
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 |
60 | 60 | Rahm Emanuel | D | IL-05 | 110th | 1/2/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | CNN | C |
61 | 61 | Tom Davis | R | VA-11 | 110th | 11/24/2008 | Took a job with Deloitte | Washington Post | D |
62 | 62 | Barack Obama | D | IL-SEN | 110th | 11/16/2008 | Elected president | CNN | C |
63 | 63 | Albert Wynn | D | MD-04 | 110th | 5/31/2008 | Took a job with a law firm after losing primary | Washington Post | D & F |
64 | 64 | Richard Baker | R | LA-06 | 110th | 2/2/2008 | Took a job with the Managed Funds Association | New Orleans Times-Picayune | D |
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 |
67 | 67 | Trent Lott | R | MS-SEN | 110th | 12/18/2007 | "Time left to do something else"; founded a lobbying firm | New York Times | D |
68 | 68 | Dennis Hastert | R | IL-14 | 110th | 11/26/2007 | No reason given, but had lost the speaker's gavel | FOX News | F |
69 | 69 | Marty Meehan | D | MA-05 | 110th | 7/1/2007 | Took a job with University of Massachusetts | Associated Press | D |
46 | 46 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 | 111th | 11/29/2010 | Elected U.S. senator | Associated Press | C |
47 | 47 | Mark Souder | R | IN-03 | 111th | 5/21/2010 | Extramarital affair | Washington Post | A |
48 | 48 | Nathan Deal | R | GA-09 | 111th | 3/21/2010 | To focus on his run for governor; ethics investigation | CREW | B & C |
49 | 49 | Eric Massa | D | NY-29 | 111th | 3/8/2010 | Sexual harassment/groping (same-sex) | The Week | X |
50 | 50 | Neil Abercrombie | D | HI-01 | 111th | 2/28/2010 | To focus on his run for governor | NPR | C |
51 | 51 | Robert Wexler | D | FL-19 | 111th | 1/3/2010 | Took a job with Middle East think tank | Lexology | D |
52 | 52 | John McHugh | R | NY-23 | 111th | 9/21/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | New York Times | C |
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 |
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 |
31 | 31 | Tim Scott | R | SC-01 | 112th | 1/2/2013 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
32 | 32 | Jim DeMint | R | SC-SEN | 112th | 1/1/2013 | Took a job with the Heritage Foundation | Washington Post | D |
33 | 33 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 | 112th | 12/3/2012 | Elected San Diego mayor | USA Today | C |
34 | 34 | Jesse Jackson Jr. | D | IL-02 | 112th | 11/21/2012 | Bipolar disorder; under criminal investigation | New York Times | B & E |
35 | 35 | Dennis Cardoza | D | CA-18 | 112th | 8/15/2012 | "Parenting challenges"; took a job with a law firm | POLITICO | D & E |
36 | 36 | Geoff Davis | R | KY-04 | 112th | 7/31/2012 | "Family health issue" | POLITICO | E |
37 | 37 | Thad McCotter | R | MI-11 | 112th | 7/6/2012 | Bungled presidential campaign led to family concerns | Washington Post | E & F |
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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 );