Congressional Resignations: congressional_resignations.csv
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Link | rowid | Member ▼ | Party | District | Congress | Resignation Date | Reason | Source | Category |
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279 | 279 | A. Willis Robertson | D | VA-SEN | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | Indianapolis Star | G |
363 | 363 | A. Willis Robertson | D | VA-07 | 79th | 11/5/1946 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
400 | 400 | A.D. Baumhart Jr. | R | OH-13 | 77th | 9/2/1942 | Joined the Navy | U.S. Congress | H |
18 | 18 | Aaron Schock | R | IL-18 | 114th | 3/31/2015 | Personal spending of government funds | POLITICO | B |
165 | 165 | Abner Mikva | D | IL-10 | 96th | 9/26/1979 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
268 | 268 | Abraham Multer | D | NY-13 | 90th | 12/31/1967 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
171 | 171 | Al Cederberg | R | MI-10 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
2 | 2 | Al Franken | D | MN-SEN | 115th | 1/2/2018 | Sexual harassment/groping/unwanted kissing | Minneapolis Star Tribune | X |
116 | 116 | Al Gore Jr. | D | TN-SEN | 102nd | 1/2/1993 | Elected vice president | CQ Almanac | C |
382 | 382 | Al Gore Sr. | D | TN-04 | 78th | 12/4/1944 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
241 | 241 | Alan Bible | D | NV-SEN | 93rd | 12/17/1974 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Las Vegas Review-Journal | G |
420 | 420 | Alan Goldsborough | D | MD-01 | 76th | 4/5/1939 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
495 | 495 | Alanson Houghton | R | NY-37 | 67th | 2/28/1922 | Appointed to Harding administration | U.S. Congress | C |
348 | 348 | Alben Barkley | D | KY-SEN | 81st | 1/19/1949 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
303 | 303 | Albert Bosch | R | NY-05 | 86th | 12/31/1960 | Elected Queens County judge | U.S. Congress | C |
554 | 554 | Albert Burleson | D | TX-10 | 63rd | 3/6/1913 | Appointed to Wilson administration | U.S. Congress | C |
501 | 501 | Albert Fall | R | NM-SEN | 67th | 3/4/1921 | Appointed to Harding administration | U.S. Congress | C |
285 | 285 | Albert Watson | D | SC-02 | 89th | 2/1/1965 | Dem Party ostracized him; resigned to seek seat as Republican | U.S. Congress | F |
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 |
594 | 594 | Alston Dayton | R | WV-02 | 59th | 3/16/1905 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
505 | 505 | Alvan Fuller | R | MA-09 | 66th | 1/5/1921 | Elected Massachusetts lieutenant governor | U.S. Congress | C |
217 | 217 | Ancher Nelsen | R | MN-02 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
545 | 545 | Andrew Peters | D | MA-11 | 63rd | 8/15/1914 | Appointed to Wilson administration | U.S. Congress | C |
190 | 190 | Andrew Young | D | GA-05 | 95th | 1/29/1977 | Appointed to Carter administration | Georgia Encyclopedia | C |
41 | 41 | Anthony Weiner | D | NY-09 | 112th | 6/21/2011 | Extramarital affair/sexting | New York Times | A |
394 | 394 | Anton Maciejewski | D | IL-06 | 77th | 12/8/1942 | Retired & left early; unclear why | U.S. Congress | G |
401 | 401 | Arthur Healey | D | MA-08 | 77th | 8/3/1942 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
424 | 424 | Arthur Jenks | R | NH-01 | 75th | 6/9/1938 | His election was successfully contested & overturned | U.S. House of Representatives | I |
313 | 313 | Arthur Klein | D | NY-19 | 84th | 12/31/1956 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
89 | 89 | Asa Hutchinson | R | AR-03 | 107th | 8/6/2001 | Appointed to Bush administration | Log Cabin Democrat | C |
568 | 568 | Asle Gronna | R | ND-AL | 61st | 2/2/1911 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
531 | 531 | Augustus Gardner | R | MA-06 | 65th | 5/15/1917 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
465 | 465 | Augustus McCloskey | D | TX-14 | 71st | 2/10/1930 | His election was successfully contested & overturned | U.S. Congress | I |
62 | 62 | Barack Obama | D | IL-SEN | 110th | 11/16/2008 | Elected president | CNN | C |
354 | 354 | Benjamin Rabin | D | NY-24 | 80th | 12/31/1947 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
138 | 138 | Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | 100th | 10/5/1987 | Elected Nashville mayor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
258 | 258 | Bill Cahill | R | NJ-06 | 91st | 1/19/1970 | Elected New Jersey governor | U.S. Congress | C |
111 | 111 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-02 | 103rd | 1/31/1993 | Took a job with Health Insurance Association of America | Science Corruption | D |
81 | 81 | Bill Janklow | R | SD-AL | 108th | 1/20/2004 | Convicted of manslaughter for a fatal car accident | Minnesota Public Radio | B |
242 | 242 | Bill Mailliard | R | CA-06 | 93rd | 3/5/1974 | Appointed to Nixon administration | New York Times | C |
97 | 97 | Bill Richardson | D | NM-03 | 105th | 2/13/1997 | Appointed to Clinton administration | San Francisco Chronicle | C |
244 | 244 | Bill Saxbe | R | OH-SEN | 93rd | 1/3/1974 | Appointed to Nixon administration | American Presidency Project | C |
561 | 561 | Bill Sulzer | D | NY-10 | 62nd | 12/31/1912 | Elected New York governor | U.S. Congress | C |
191 | 191 | Bob Bergland | D | MN-07 | 95th | 1/22/1977 | Appointed to Carter administration | New York Times | C |
201 | 201 | Bob Casey | D | TX-22 | 94th | 1/22/1976 | Appointed to Ford administration | U.S. Congress | C |
101 | 101 | Bob Dole | R | KS-SEN | 104th | 6/11/1996 | To focus on his run for president | U.S. Congress | C |
33 | 33 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 | 112th | 12/3/2012 | Elected San Diego mayor | USA Today | C |
91 | 91 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | 106th | 3/1/1999 | Extramarital affairs | New York Times | A |
74 | 74 | Bob Menendez | D | NJ-13 | 109th | 1/16/2006 | Appointed U.S. senator | New York Times | C |
70 | 70 | Bob Ney | R | OH-18 | 109th | 11/3/2006 | Pleaded guilty to Abramoff influence-peddling scandal | Associated Press | B |
107 | 107 | Bob Packwood | R | OR-SEN | 104th | 10/1/1995 | Sexual harassment/assault | NPR | X |
174 | 174 | Bob Poage | D | TX-11 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
385 | 385 | Bob Sikes | D | FL-03 | 78th | 10/19/1944 | Joined the Army | National Military Fish & Wildlife Association | H |
125 | 125 | Bob Smith | R | NH-01 | 101st | 12/7/1990 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
65 | 65 | Bobby Jindal | R | LA-01 | 110th | 1/14/2008 | Elected Louisiana governor | Reuters | C |
250 | 250 | Bradford Morse | R | MA-05 | 92nd | 5/1/1972 | Took a job with United Nations | Los Angeles Times | D |
192 | 192 | Brock Adams | D | WA-07 | 95th | 1/22/1977 | Appointed to Carter administration | Washington Post | C |
90 | 90 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | 107th | 2/5/2001 | Ethics rebuke; "health scares" | ABC News | B & E |
137 | 137 | Buddy Roemer | D | LA-04 | 100th | 3/14/1988 | Elected Louisiana governor | New York Times | C |
13 | 13 | Candice Miller | R | MI-10 | 114th | 12/31/2016 | Elected Macomb County public works commish | Detroit News | C |
318 | 318 | Carl Curtis | R | NE-01 | 83rd | 12/31/1954 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
225 | 225 | Carleton King | R | NY-29 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Lost reelection; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
523 | 523 | Carter Glass | D | VA-06 | 65th | 12/16/1918 | Appointed to Wilson administration | U.S. Congress | C |
141 | 141 | Cecil Heftel | D | HI-01 | 99th | 7/11/1986 | To focus on his run for governor | UPI | C |
16 | 16 | Chaka Fattah | D | PA-02 | 114th | 6/23/2016 | Corruption conviction | POLITICO | B |
562 | 562 | Charles Bowman | R | PA-11 | 62nd | 12/12/1912 | His election was successfully contested & overturned | U.S. Congress | I |
579 | 579 | Charles Brumm | R | PA-12 | 60th | 1/4/1909 | Elected Pennsylvania judge | U.S. Congress | C |
518 | 518 | Charles Carlin | D | VA-08 | 65th | 3/3/1919 | Returned to his law practice | Washington Post | D |
215 | 215 | Charles Chamberlain | R | MI-06 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
458 | 458 | Charles Crisp | D | GA-03 | 72nd | 10/7/1932 | Appointed to U.S. Tariff Commission | U.S. Congress | C |
472 | 472 | Charles Curtis | R | KS-SEN | 70th | 3/3/1929 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
584 | 584 | Charles Curtis | R | KS-01 | 59th | 1/28/1907 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
320 | 320 | Charles Daniel | D | SC-SEN | 83rd | 12/23/1954 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | Smart Politics | G |
600 | 600 | Charles Dick | R | OH-19 | 58th | 3/23/1904 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
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 |
397 | 397 | Charles Faddis | D | PA-25 | 77th | 12/4/1942 | Joined the Army | U.S. Congress | H |
596 | 596 | Charles Fairbanks | R | IN-SEN | 58th | 3/3/1905 | Elected vice president | U.S. Congress | C |
206 | 206 | Charles Gubser | R | CA-10 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
259 | 259 | Charles Joelson | D | NJ-08 | 91st | 9/4/1969 | Appointed New Jersey superior court judge | U.S. Congress | C |
403 | 403 | Charles Leavy | D | WA-05 | 77th | 8/1/1942 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. Congress | C |
580 | 580 | Charles Littlefield | R | ME-02 | 60th | 9/30/1908 | Returned to his law practice | San Francisco Call | D |
433 | 433 | Charles Millard | R | NY-25 | 75th | 9/29/1937 | Elected Westchester County surrogate | U.S. Congress | C |
332 | 332 | Charles Potter | R | MI-11 | 82nd | 11/4/1952 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
139 | 139 | Charles Whitley | D | NC-03 | 99th | 12/31/1986 | Was retiring & left early, probably to take a job with the Tobacco Institute | Science Corruption | D |
100 | 100 | Charlie Wilson | D | TX-02 | 104th | 10/8/1996 | Probably to start clock on lobbyist waiting period | Longview News-Journal | D |
251 | 251 | Charlotte Reid | R | IL-15 | 92nd | 10/7/1971 | Appointed to Nixon administration | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
606 | 606 | Chester Long | R | KS-07 | 57th | 3/4/1903 | Elected U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
207 | 207 | Chet Holifield | D | CA-19 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. Congress | G |
45 | 45 | Chris Lee | R | NY-26 | 112th | 2/9/2011 | Extramarital affair/shirtless photo | ABC News | A |
76 | 76 | Christopher Cox | R | CA-48 | 109th | 8/2/2005 | Appointed to Bush administration | Securities & Exchange Commission | C |
473 | 473 | Clarence MacGregor | R | NY-41 | 70th | 12/31/1928 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | U.S. Congress | C |
278 | 278 | Clark Thompson | D | TX-09 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
455 | 455 | Claude Swanson | D | VA-SEN | 72nd | 3/3/1933 | Appointed to Roosevelt administration | U.S. Congress | C |
592 | 592 | Claude Swanson | D | VA-05 | 59th | 1/30/1906 | Elected Virginia governor | U.S. Congress | C |
326 | 326 | Clifford Case | R | NJ-06 | 83rd | 8/16/1953 | Took a job with Ford Foundation's Fund for the Republic | New York Times | D |
176 | 176 | Clifford Hansen | R | WY-SEN | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Associated Press | G |
419 | 419 | Clift Chandler | D | TN-09 | 76th | 1/2/1940 | Elected Memphis mayor | U.S. Congress | C |
370 | 370 | Clifton Woodrum | D | VA-06 | 79th | 12/31/1945 | Took a job with American Plant Food Council | U.S. Congress | D |
375 | 375 | Clinton Anderson | D | NM-AL | 79th | 6/30/1945 | Appointed to Truman administration | U.S. Congress | C |
475 | 475 | Coleman du Pont | R | DE-SEN | 70th | 12/9/1928 | Ill health | "The Polluters" | E |
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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 );