Congressional Resignations: congressional_resignations.csv
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Link | rowid | Member | Party | District | Congress | Resignation Date | Reason | Source ▼ | Category |
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560 | 560 | Joseph Bailey | D | TX-SEN | 62nd | 1/3/1913 | Retired; left early in disgust at election of progressive Wilson | "Joe Bailey, the Last Democrat" (p. 316) | F & G |
238 | 238 | Marlow Cook | R | KY-SEN | 93rd | 12/27/1974 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | "Kentucky's Governors" | G |
317 | 317 | Hazel Abel | R | NE-SEN | 83rd | 12/31/1954 | Elected as caretaker; resigned to let successor start early | "Oxford Handbook of Southern Politics" | G |
475 | 475 | Coleman du Pont | R | DE-SEN | 70th | 12/9/1928 | Ill health | "The Polluters" | E |
45 | 45 | Chris Lee | R | NY-26 | 112th | 2/9/2011 | Extramarital affair/shirtless photo | ABC News | A |
90 | 90 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | 107th | 2/5/2001 | Ethics rebuke; "health scares" | ABC News | B & E |
371 | 371 | Samuel Dickstein | D | NY-19 | 79th | 12/30/1945 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | American Jewish Archives | C |
244 | 244 | Bill Saxbe | R | OH-SEN | 93rd | 1/3/1974 | Appointed to Nixon administration | American Presidency Project | C |
197 | 197 | John Pastore | D | RI-SEN | 94th | 12/28/1976 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Arizona Republic | G |
299 | 299 | Paul Kilday | D | TX-20 | 87th | 9/24/1961 | Appointed federal judge | Arlington National Cemetery | C |
8 | 8 | Mick Mulvaney | R | SC-05 | 115th | 2/16/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Associated Press | C |
46 | 46 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 | 111th | 11/29/2010 | Elected U.S. senator | Associated Press | C |
55 | 55 | Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 | 111th | 2/24/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | Associated Press | C |
69 | 69 | Marty Meehan | D | MA-05 | 110th | 7/1/2007 | Took a job with University of Massachusetts | Associated Press | D |
70 | 70 | Bob Ney | R | OH-18 | 109th | 11/3/2006 | Pleaded guilty to Abramoff influence-peddling scandal | Associated Press | B |
80 | 80 | Frank Ballance | D | NC-01 | 108th | 6/11/2004 | Ill health; fraud and money laundering | Associated Press | B & E |
95 | 95 | Thomas Foglietta | D | PA-01 | 105th | 11/11/1997 | Appointed to Clinton administration | Associated Press | C |
150 | 150 | Raymond Lederer | D | PA-03 | 97th | 4/29/1981 | Bribery and conspiracy in Abscam scandal | Associated Press | B |
176 | 176 | Clifford Hansen | R | WY-SEN | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Associated Press | G |
457 | 457 | John Tilson | R | CT-03 | 72nd | 12/3/1932 | Went back to "private life" to make money | Associated Press | D |
243 | 243 | James Harvey | R | MI-08 | 93rd | 1/31/1974 | Appointed federal judge | Ballotpedia | C |
121 | 121 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | 102nd | 5/4/1991 | Parkinson's disease | Baltimore Sun | E |
573 | 573 | Fountain Thompson | D | ND-SEN | 61st | 1/31/1910 | Ill health but was suspected to be political maneuvering | Bismarck Tribune | E & F |
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 |
7 | 7 | Ryan Zinke | R | MT-AL | 115th | 3/1/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | C |
589 | 589 | Tim Sullivan | D | NY-08 | 59th | 7/27/1906 | Bored with Congress; returned to exercise boss power in NY & run for State Senate in 1908 | Brooklyn Daily Eagle | C & F |
227 | 227 | Sam Ervin | D | NC-SEN | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Burlington Daily Times-News | G |
3 | 3 | Trent Franks | R | AZ-08 | 115th | 12/8/2017 | Sexual harassment/surrogacy pressure | CNN | X |
19 | 19 | Michael Grimm | R | NY-11 | 114th | 1/5/2015 | Tax evasion | CNN | B |
39 | 39 | Gabby Giffords | D | AZ-08 | 112th | 1/25/2012 | Recovery from gunshot injury | CNN | E |
57 | 57 | Hillary Clinton | D | NY-SEN | 111th | 1/21/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | CNN | 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 |
86 | 86 | James Traficant | D | OH-17 | 107th | 7/24/2002 | Convicted of bribery, tax evasion, and racketeering | CNN | B |
96 | 96 | Susan Molinari | R | NY-13 | 105th | 8/2/1997 | Took a job with CBS | CNN | D |
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 |
116 | 116 | Al Gore Jr. | D | TN-SEN | 102nd | 1/2/1993 | Elected vice president | CQ Almanac | C |
48 | 48 | Nathan Deal | R | GA-09 | 111th | 3/21/2010 | To focus on his run for governor; ethics investigation | CREW | B & C |
25 | 25 | Mel Watt | D | NC-12 | 113th | 1/6/2014 | Appointed to Obama administration | Camel City Dispatch | C |
536 | 536 | Eugene Kinkead | D | NJ-08 | 63rd | 2/4/1915 | Elected Hudson County sheriff, right to vote in House challenged | Christian Science Monitor | C |
553 | 553 | Olin Young | R | MI-12 | 63rd | 5/16/1913 | Turned out votes were miscounted & he didn't win election | Congressional Record | I |
298 | 298 | Frank Ikard | D | TX-13 | 87th | 12/15/1961 | Took a job with American Petroleum Institute | Corsicana Daily Sun | D |
196 | 196 | Robert Taft Jr. | R | OH-SEN | 94th | 12/28/1976 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | Coshocton Tribune | G |
122 | 122 | Steve Bartlett | R | TX-03 | 102nd | 3/11/1991 | To focus on his run for Dallas mayor | D Magazine | C |
256 | 256 | John Williams | R | DE-SEN | 91st | 12/31/1970 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Delaware Historical Society | G |
257 | 257 | William Roth | R | DE-AL | 91st | 12/31/1970 | Appointed U.S. senator | Delaware Historical Society | C |
338 | 338 | Ed Gossett | D | TX-13 | 82nd | 7/31/1951 | Took a job with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | Denton Record-Chronicle | D |
58 | 58 | Ken Salazar | D | CO-SEN | 111th | 1/20/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | Denver Post | C |
13 | 13 | Candice Miller | R | MI-10 | 114th | 12/31/2016 | Elected Macomb County public works commish | Detroit News | C |
347 | 347 | Robert Wagner | D | NY-SEN | 81st | 6/28/1949 | Health reasons | Encyclopedia Britannica | E |
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 |
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 |
68 | 68 | Dennis Hastert | R | IL-14 | 110th | 11/26/2007 | No reason given, but had lost the speaker's gavel | FOX News | F |
535 | 535 | Joseph Johnson | D | SC-04 | 64th | 4/19/1915 | Appointed federal judge | Find a Grave | C |
82 | 82 | Ernie Fletcher | R | KY-06 | 108th | 12/8/2003 | Elected Kentucky governor | Fletcher/Pence Inaugural | C |
190 | 190 | Andrew Young | D | GA-05 | 95th | 1/29/1977 | Appointed to Carter administration | Georgia Encyclopedia | C |
9 | 9 | Tom Price | R | GA-06 | 115th | 2/10/2017 | Appointed to Trump administration | GeorgiaPol | C |
162 | 162 | Ed Muskie | D | ME-SEN | 96th | 5/7/1980 | Appointed to Carter administration | GovTrack | C |
360 | 360 | Hugh Mitchell | D | WA-SEN | 79th | 12/25/1946 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | History Link | G |
445 | 445 | James Beck | R | PA-02 | 73rd | 9/30/1934 | Frustrated with Congress, could fight the New Deal better in court | Indiana Gazette | F |
269 | 269 | Ralph Rivers | D | AK-AL | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
271 | 271 | Ralph Harvey | R | IN-10 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
272 | 272 | Leo O'Brien | D | NY-29 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
273 | 273 | Harold Cooley | D | NC-04 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
274 | 274 | Robert Secrest | D | OH-15 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
275 | 275 | Paul Dague | R | PA-09 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
276 | 276 | John Kunkel | R | PA-16 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
277 | 277 | Tom Murray | D | TN-07 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
278 | 278 | Clark Thompson | D | TX-09 | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Retired; resigned early to receive higher pension | Indianapolis Star | G |
279 | 279 | A. Willis Robertson | D | VA-SEN | 89th | 12/30/1966 | Lost reelection bid; resigned to let successor start early | Indianapolis Star | G |
198 | 198 | Stuart Symington | D | MO-SEN | 94th | 12/27/1976 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Jefferson City Post-Tribune | G |
491 | 491 | Frank Millspaugh | R | MO-01 | 67th | 12/5/1922 | Appointed state finance commissioner | Jefferson City Post-Tribune | C |
297 | 297 | Lester Holtzman | D | NY-06 | 87th | 12/31/1961 | Elected New York Supreme Court justice | Jewish Virtual Library | C |
54 | 54 | Ellen Tauscher | D | CA-10 | 111th | 6/26/2009 | Appointed to Obama administration | KNTV | C |
15 | 15 | Ed Whitfield | R | KY-01 | 114th | 9/6/2016 | Ethics investigation | Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting | B |
423 | 423 | William McAdoo | D | CA-SEN | 75th | 11/8/1938 | Took a job with American Steamship Lines | Knoxville Focus | D |
241 | 241 | Alan Bible | D | NV-SEN | 93rd | 12/17/1974 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Las Vegas Review-Journal | G |
42 | 42 | Dean Heller | R | NV-02 | 112th | 5/9/2011 | Appointed U.S. senator | Las Vegas Sun | C |
181 | 181 | James Pearson | R | KS-SEN | 95th | 12/23/1978 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Lawrence Journal-World | G |
482 | 482 | John Langley | R | KY-10 | 69th | 1/11/1926 | Convicted of violating Prohibition laws | Lexington Herald-Leader | B |
51 | 51 | Robert Wexler | D | FL-19 | 111th | 1/3/2010 | Took a job with Middle East think tank | Lexology | D |
262 | 262 | Ed Reinecke | R | CA-27 | 91st | 1/21/1969 | Appointed California lieutenant governor | Lieutenant Governor Blog | C |
199 | 199 | Roman Hruska | R | NE-SEN | 94th | 12/27/1976 | Retired; resigned early to give successor seniority | Lincoln Star | G |
89 | 89 | Asa Hutchinson | R | AR-03 | 107th | 8/6/2001 | Appointed to Bush administration | Log Cabin Democrat | C |
239 | 239 | Howard Metzenbaum | D | OH-SEN | 93rd | 12/23/1974 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | Logan Daily News | G |
100 | 100 | Charlie Wilson | D | TX-02 | 104th | 10/8/1996 | Probably to start clock on lobbyist waiting period | Longview News-Journal | D |
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 |
105 | 105 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-15 | 104th | 10/10/1995 | Took a job with Lockheed Martin | Los Angeles Times | D |
108 | 108 | David Boren | D | OK-SEN | 103rd | 11/15/1994 | Took a job with University of Oklahoma | Los Angeles Times | D |
120 | 120 | William Gray III | D | PA-02 | 102nd | 9/11/1991 | Took a job with United Negro College Fund | Los Angeles Times | D |
167 | 167 | John Moss | D | CA-03 | 95th | 12/31/1978 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Los Angeles Times | G |
209 | 209 | Richard Hanna | D | CA-34 | 93rd | 12/31/1974 | Retired; probably resigned early to receive higher pension? | Los Angeles Times | G |
250 | 250 | Bradford Morse | R | MA-05 | 92nd | 5/1/1972 | Took a job with United Nations | Los Angeles Times | D |
497 | 497 | John Peters | R | ME-03 | 67th | 1/2/1922 | Appointed federal judge | Maine: An Encyclopedia | C |
202 | 202 | James Hastings | R | NY-39 | 94th | 1/20/1976 | Took a job with Associated Industries of New York | Milwaukee Journal | D |
247 | 247 | Elaine Edwards | D | LA-SEN | 92nd | 11/13/1972 | Appointment was expiring; resigned to let successor start early | Milwaukee Journal | 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 );