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771: Andrew Wilhoite

Murder

Andrew Wilhoite won the Republican primary for the Clinton Township Board in Indiana even though he had been charged with his wife’s murder. She had cancer and had recently finished chemotherapy. She found out he had an affair and filed for divorce. He struck her in the head with a flowerpot and threw her body in a nearby creek.

770: Brad Graven

Solicitation of a Minor

Brad Graven is a former Moultrie County board member and he was an active volunteer for Illinois Rep. Mary Miller’s campaign. He not only collected signatures, he was given access to her legislative vehicle and drove her to meetings and events.

Miller was convicted of soliciting a minor. He was sentenced to two years’ probation and 40 days in the DuPage County Jail. He had arranged to meet with someone he thought was a teenage boy for sex, but he actually met a police officer.

Ironically, a frequent statement in Rep. Miller’s speeches is that people’s character is known by who they hang around with

768: Greg Lopez

Familial Abuse & Violence, Uncategorized

Greg Lopez, former mayor of Parker, Colorado, was a candidate in the Republican primary for governor. He is adamantly anti-choice, even at the risk of a mother’s life. However, he was arrested after he knocked his pregnant wife to the ground and kicked her.

766: David Broadbent

Child Molestation, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery, Sexual Misconduct

David Broadbent is a Republican party donor and a gynecologist in Utah. Ninety-four women filed a suit against him alleging sexual abuse. Some of them went to Dr. Broadbent for a premarital exam, a common health visit for Mormon Women. For many women, Broadbent was their first and only gynecologist so they had no experience…

765: Ben Ignatowicz

Child Abuse

Mark Benjamin “Ben” Ignatowicz chaired the York County Republicans in South Carolina. He spanked a child to the extent there was bruising that led someone to contact the York County Sheriff’s Office. As a fellow Republican, the Sheriff was concerned about the perception of bias so he called in state law enforcement. When he was shown photos of the bruising, Ignatowicz agreed that it was excessive. He claimed he was “having a day” and was frustrated. He was charged with Unlawful Neglect of a Child or Helpless Person.

764: Visible Music College

Rape Culture, Retaliation

Visible Music College is so completely captured by rape culture, it punishes women who are raped for being raped. According to Mara Louk, she reported to a school administrator that she had been raped in her off-campus apartment. She expect help filing a police report and a steps to prevent further contact with the man she claims raped her. The school first said they could do nothing since it was off-campus. They would not even remove the student from classes she was taking.

763: Kyle Biedermann

Familial Abuse & Violence, Improper Conduct or Comments

Kyle Biedermann was a Texas state representative from 2017 to 2023. He won the Republican primary and the general election despite court documents that allege he mentally abused his daughters and physically abused his wife. He is alleged to have gotten an erection while playing with his daughters. He confirmed that he slept nude with his daughters (ages 4 to 9). When ordered to stop, he put a bed by his bed for a daughter to sleep in as a reward. He was ordered to have no contact, not even by phone.

762: Trevor Bauer

Assault, Familial Abuse & Violence

Trevor Bauer was a Major League Baseball pitcher and Trump advocate. He was also prone to going over the line in rough sex with women, choking them to unconsciousness. After he was suspended for two seasons from playing MLB games, he went to play in Japan.