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3: Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan is a Republican representative from Ohio and a part of the GOP leadership team. He chairs the Judiciary Committee and the snipe-hunting subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government. Although he has not written one bill that became law, he is a familiar face to Americans because no one chases a camera like…

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Molestation, Enabling, Organizational Cover-Up

58: Tom Adams

Former Lake County GOP Chairman and Green Oaks Mayor Tom Adams was sentenced in a plea deal to possession of child pornography, dropping the charges for distribution of child pornography. He was sentenced to 30 intermittent days in the county work-release program, a $10,000 fine, psychological treatment, and 200 hours of community service. This was…

57: Mark Seidensticker

Mark Seidensticker, an aide to Republican Executive Councilor Raymond Burton of New Hampshire, is a repeat sex offender preying on young boys. Seidensticker worked for Burton for more than a decade and Burton was aware of his criminal record. He was arrested for offering beer and cigarettes to a fourteen-year-old boy while driving a car…

G.O.P. F-Ups: Sexual Assault, Solicitation of a Minor

56: John Collins

John Collins, a Republican who served twenty years on the Eatontown City Council, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and one count of witness tampering. He was sentenced to ten years, sex offender registration, and parole supervision for life. He was a middle school teacher and organized a community band. He abused his…

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Misconduct

55: Armando Tebano

Schenectady County Republican Chairman Armando Tebano pleaded guilty in 2007 to lesser charges of second-degree harassment for fondling a 14-year-old girl. The charges he avoided by pleading guilty were third-degree sexual abuse, forcibletouching, and child endangerment. He got 250 hours of community service and was fined $295. Meanwhile, the Catholic school the minor child attended…