Congressional Resignations: congressional_resignations.csv
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Link | rowid | Member | Party ▼ | District | Congress | Resignation Date | Reason | Source | Category |
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2 | 2 | Al Franken | D | MN-SEN | 115th | 1/2/2018 | Sexual harassment/groping/unwanted kissing | Minneapolis Star Tribune | X |
4 | 4 | John Conyers | D | MI-13 | 115th | 12/5/2017 | Sexual harassment/inappropriate touching | Washington Post | X |
11 | 11 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-34 | 115th | 1/24/2017 | Appointed California attorney general | Los Angeles Times | C |
14 | 14 | Janice Hahn | D | CA-44 | 114th | 12/4/2016 | Elected to LA County Board of Supervisors | Los Angeles Times | C |
16 | 16 | Chaka Fattah | D | PA-02 | 114th | 6/23/2016 | Corruption conviction | POLITICO | B |
22 | 22 | Rob Andrews | D | NJ-01 | 113th | 2/18/2014 | Ethics investigation; took a job as a lobbyist | Philadelphia Inquirer | B & D |
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 |
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 |
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 |
38 | 38 | Jay Inslee | D | WA-01 | 112th | 3/20/2012 | To focus on his run for governor | Roll Call | C |
39 | 39 | Gabby Giffords | D | AZ-08 | 112th | 1/25/2012 | Recovery from gunshot injury | CNN | E |
40 | 40 | David Wu | D | OR-01 | 112th | 8/3/2011 | Sexual harassment/sex with teenage girl | The Oregonian | X |
41 | 41 | Anthony Weiner | D | NY-09 | 112th | 6/21/2011 | Extramarital affair/sexting | New York Times | A |
44 | 44 | Jane Harman | D | CA-36 | 112th | 2/28/2011 | Took a job with the Woodrow Wilson Center | Wilson Center | D |
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 |
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 |
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 |
69 | 69 | Marty Meehan | D | MA-05 | 110th | 7/1/2007 | Took a job with University of Massachusetts | Associated Press | D |
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 |
80 | 80 | Frank Ballance | D | NC-01 | 108th | 6/11/2004 | Ill health; fraud and money laundering | Associated Press | B & E |
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 |
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 |
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 |
100 | 100 | Charlie Wilson | D | TX-02 | 104th | 10/8/1996 | Probably to start clock on lobbyist waiting period | Longview News-Journal | D |
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 |
108 | 108 | David Boren | D | OK-SEN | 103rd | 11/15/1994 | Took a job with University of Oklahoma | Los Angeles Times | D |
110 | 110 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | 103rd | 1/7/1994 | Took a job with National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | UPI | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
141 | 141 | Cecil Heftel | D | HI-01 | 99th | 7/11/1986 | To focus on his run for governor | UPI | C |
142 | 142 | Sam Hall | D | TX-01 | 99th | 5/27/1985 | Appointed federal judge | UPI | C |
143 | 143 | Paul Tsongas | D | MA-SEN | 98th | 1/2/1985 | Retired due to ill health; resigned early to give successor seniority | WBUR | E & G |
145 | 145 | Harold Washington | D | IL-01 | 98th | 4/30/1983 | Elected Chicago mayor | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
146 | 146 | Phil Gramm | D | TX-06 | 98th | 1/5/1983 | Dem Party ostracized him; resigned to seek seat as Republican | New York Times | F |
148 | 148 | Fred Richmond | D | NY-14 | 97th | 8/25/1982 | Tax evasion, drug possession, campaign-finance irregularities | UPI | B |
149 | 149 | George Danielson | D | CA-30 | 97th | 3/9/1982 | Appointed California appellate judge | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
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 |
153 | 153 | Gladys Spellman | D | MD-05 | 97th | 2/24/1981 | Brain-dead after heart attack | New York Times | E |
155 | 155 | Donald Stewart | D | AL-SEN | 96th | 1/1/1981 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | UPI | G |
156 | 156 | Dick Stone | D | FL-SEN | 96th | 12/31/1980 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
157 | 157 | John Durkin | D | NH-SEN | 96th | 12/29/1980 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | New Hampshire Union Leader | G |
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 |
162 | 162 | Ed Muskie | D | ME-SEN | 96th | 5/7/1980 | Appointed to Carter administration | GovTrack | C |
164 | 164 | Dan Flood | D | PA-11 | 96th | 1/31/1980 | Bribery and conspiracy | UPI | B |
165 | 165 | Abner Mikva | D | IL-10 | 96th | 9/26/1979 | Appointed federal judge | U.S. House of Representatives | C |
167 | 167 | John Moss | D | CA-03 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Los Angeles Times | G |
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 |
172 | 172 | James Delaney | D | NY-09 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
173 | 173 | Olin Teague | D | TX-06 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
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 |
175 | 175 | Omar Burleson | D | TX-17 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
177 | 177 | Teno Roncalio | D | WY-AL | 95th | 12/30/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | U.S. House of Representatives | G |
178 | 178 | Wendell Anderson | D | MN-SEN | 95th | 12/29/1978 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
179 | 179 | James Eastland | D | MS-SEN | 95th | 12/27/1978 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | U.S. Senate | G |
182 | 182 | Paul Hatfield | D | MT-SEN | 95th | 12/14/1978 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
183 | 183 | Max Baucus | D | MT-01 | 95th | 12/14/1978 | Appointed U.S. senator | U.S. Congress | C |
184 | 184 | Joseph LeFante | D | NJ-14 | 95th | 12/14/1978 | Dem machine boss told him to | Washington Post | F |
185 | 185 | Maryon Allen | D | AL-SEN | 95th | 11/7/1978 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | U.S. Congress | G |
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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 );