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1538: Michael Whatley

Michael Whatley was the chair of the Republican National Committee. Currently, he is running for U. S. Senate with Trump’s endorsement. He is pushing a tough-on-crime agenda, while he has been instrumental in helping a former felon and child rapist secure leadership positions in the North Carolina GOP.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Enabling, Rape Culture, Uncategorized

1537: Dwayne Schutt

Dwayne Schutt is the Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska. He was also the Mayor in 2017 when he was arrested and charged with four felony counts of child sexual abuse and one count of felony child abuse. According to the police, Schutt began sexually abusing a child when she was thirteen years old and continue to abuse her for four years.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Uncategorized

1536: Chris Henderson

Chris Henderson was a City Councilman in Kennesaw, Georgia. In March, 2021, he was arrested for domestic violence and assault after a drunken, violent outburst. There were five people in his home, three guests and Henderson and his wife. He got into an argument and was attacking his wife. A man intervened and a fight broke out.

1532: Kelly Jay Carter

Kelly Jay Carter was a fire battalion chief for the Salt Lake City Fire Department until his recent retirement. He worked for the fire department from 2000 to 2025.

He was arrested in February 2026 for purchasing and possessing child sexual abuse material. He was charged with ten felony counts sexual exploitation of a minor.

1531: Tony Gonzales

Tony Gonzales is a U.S. representative from Texas. He had a affair with his aide Regina Santos-Aviles despite both of them being married. Consensual affairs between adults, whether adulterous or not, do not make someone a predator. An affair with an employee, however, is sexual misconduct and sexual harassment. He gave her a raise after the affair began meaning she earned thousands more than her colleagues. Moreover, how consensual is an affair when it’s with one’s boss?

G.O.P. F-Ups: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct

1530: Kevin Conover

Kevin Conover was a teacher at Christian High School in El Cajon. He is head of Bible Department there. He was previously the school’s vice principal and has worked there for a decade He also runs Educate for Life, a Bible apologetics curriculum and podcast. He is also the host of a weekly radio show. His provides a curriculum that teaches supernatural creationism, denying evolution.

He is currently suspended after his arrest for child sexual abuse. He was arrested on the private school campus which serves children from kindergarten through 12th grade.

1529: Carter Miles Ledoux

Carter Miles Ledoux of Lake Charles, Louisiana, is a member of a white supremacist group that the Department of Justice has identified as a Nihilist Violent Extremist (NVE) organization. After a minor girl expressed support for interracial relationships on social media, Ledoux allegedly led a conspiracy with the NVE group he belongs to to stalk, harass, threaten, and swat her and her family.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Sexual Abuse Material, Intimidation, Menacing, Stalking/Harassment