Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Matt Wingard had two felony indictments for child abuse and pled guilty to criminal assault against a seven-year-old when he was accused by a former aide of giving her alcohol when she was underage (twenty) and pressuring her to have sex. He put her on his payroll and began an affair.
Rick Dennis is a lobbyist at HillCo Partners in Austin, Texas. Before that he worked as a staffer for Republican Rep. Tan Parker. He was accused of using GBH on two legislative staffers, but was cleared by a legislative investigation. The investigation, however, revealed a severe pattern of sexual harassment and abuse.
Danny Hamrick was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates until he lost his seat to redistricting. While in the House, he was forced to resign from the House Education Committee as punishment for a consensual affair with an intern that violated the House of Delegates sexual harassment policy as in her position as a staff intern placed her under his supervision.
Rocky Miller was a Republican representative in the Missouri House. An independent investigation commissioned by the House Ethics Committee found that he created a false rumor implicating another representative, accusing him of having an affair with a legislative employee. They also determined that his actions did not qualify as sexual harassment under federal or state law, but did seem to violate the House’s own sexual harassment policy.
Brian Bosma was the Speaker of the House in Indiana for six terms. He retired from the legislature in 2020. In 2018, a former intern confirmed that she had a technically consensual sexual relationship with Bosma, but that she felt she was coerced into it. When Bosma learned the story was being investigated, he spent $40,000 to investigate her, having her friends and family questioned. He is accused of using intimidation to attempt to silence her, threatening to release unflattering information to the public.
George Halcovage is a Schuykill County, Pennsylvania Commissioner. Four women employed by the county filed a lawsuit claiming he had sexually harassed them for years and their complaints were met with retaliation.
Rodney Wren was a speechwriter for Mike Pompeo. He also was a Republican candidate for the Kansas House and for Wichita City Council. He was accused of having unlawful sexual relations over two years with a teenage student while he was a teacher at Wichita Collegiate School, a private school for students from preschool through twelfth grade.
Scott Miller was the chair of the Salt Lake County Republicans. When several women reported harassment and abuse by Dave Robinson, he ignored them. When the story became public, he sent an official email calling out the women for their “salacious accusations.” In the email, he wrote, “Are these persons and possibly their special interest backers attempting to embarrass and cancel me and our volunteers?” Miller wrote. “Are most of the accusers sore losers who failed to win their respective races? Is this an attempt to disrupt my efforts to become the Utah GOP Chairman?”
Dave Robinson was Salt Lake County Republican Committee’s unofficial communications manager. He was also abusive and bullying, particularly toward women. Women raised their concerns with the GOP County Chairman Scott Miller who did nothing to stop the harassment. Instead he sent an email on the county GOP’s email defaming the women.
Dick Donovan was the District Attorney for Paulding County, a suburban county near Atlanta. He was indicted for bribery when he dismissed a Paulding County case in exchange for another prosecutor dismissing a shoplifting case against a woman he was sexually harassing.