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780: Wilmer Puello-Mota

Child Sexual Abuse Material

He was extradited to Rhode Island for possession of child sexual abuse material. He refused to resign, but his seat was vacated after he was convicted of a bail violation. He attended a children’s Halloween party despite being ordered to stay away from children. He sued and was returned to office.

631: Benjamin Rajadurai

Rape Culture

Benjamin Rajadurai is the former Executive Director of the College Republicans National Committee and now works for Americans for Tax Reform. During his tenure at CNRC, there was a contentious election for Chair. Two women allege that Rajadurai encouraged them to make sexual “Me Too” allegations against one of the candidates to help the other.

624: Tom Mountain

Improper Conduct or Comments

Tom Mountain was the vice-chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party. He was forced to resign after TB Daily posted his comments about young girls and women on Twitter. They also posted his inappropriate sexual conversations with a catfish who pretended to be an Israeli model. The gross comments led to his resignation.