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391: Jonathan Parker

Indecent Exposure, Stalking/Harassment

Jonathan Parker was the Idaho Republican Party chairman. In 2019, he was arrested for hiding in the bushes, in a woman’s wig, looking in the windows at his ex-wife’s apartment building while masturbating. This is after his wife had already filed a criminal complaint about him constantly hiding in the bushes and masturbating. She had a restraining order.

390: Doug McLeod

Familial Abuse & Violence

Doug McLeod was arrested in 2017 for hitting his wife in the face. She claimed it was because she didn’t undress quickly enough when he wanted sex. There is police video of her bloody face and her claims, while crying, that this happens often when he drinks. He is still in office at least until 2024 as he ran unopposed.

389: Steve Sword

Pro-Rape Judge, Rape Culture

Steve Sword is a Tennessee Criminal Court judge appointed by Governor Bill Haslem, a Republican. Since his appointment, he was re-elected in 2012 and 2014 and he was unopposed in 2022. In 2019, he presided over a trial that ended in the conviction of David Lynn Richards Jr,. a former pastor, for repeatedly raping his adopted daughter.

387: Gerald Antinoro

Rape, Sexual Harassment

Gerald Antinoro is the sheriff of Storey County, Nevada. He has served four terms but did not run for re-election in Nov. 2022, so will be ending his service at year’s end. This is extraordinary considering at least five women have accused him of rape and the county has had to pay hundreds of thousands to settle sexual harassment complaints.

386: Josiah Magnuson

Rape Culture

Josiah Magnuson attacked and harassed a fellow SC state representative Nancy Mace after she testified about her experience of being raped as a teenager. She had proposed a rape and incest exception to an anti-abortion bill and Magnuson sent out materials arguing that the misdeeds of the parents should not punish the fetus.

385: Trice Harvey

Sexual Harassment

Trice Harvey was a Republican California state representative. The state Legislature paid $10,000 to settle a sexual harassment complaint. His defenders claimed that there was an misunderstanding of what is funny. The complainant said she was subject to two years of offensive remarks. She signed a confidentiality agreement that Harvey ignored going to the press with claims of innocence, claiming she was fired and her suit was retaliation. This infuriated her since she could not discuss the details of why she filed a claim.

384: Tom Ganley

Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment

Tom Ganley was a Republican congressional candidate in Ohio. He lost his election in 2010. He was accused by two different women of sexually harassing them. One woman, Dianne Hill, accused him of grabbing her buttocks and telling her he wanted her to wear some lingerie and allow him to smack her buttocks. Another woman…

382: Steve Bannon

Familial Abuse & Violence, Sexual Harassment

Steve Bannon was the co-founder of Breitbart News, the media engine that drove the alt-right into power in the Republican party. They’ve been fact-checked eight times by PolitiFact and only one story was mostly true. He was the CEO of Trump’s presidential campaign. He was later appointed as chief strategist and senior counselor in the…