Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Donald “Buz” Lukens was a Republican Representative to the U.S. House from Ohio. In fact, John Boehner replaced him in the Republican primary in 1990 when he refused to resign after a scandal. He had also served in the Ohio Senate. Although he was alleged to have had sex with a girl from when she…
David Swartz, a Republican Richland County Commissioner, pleaded guilty to felony sex abuse involving two teens, though he began abusing them when they were six or eleven years old. He was sentenced to just eight years in prison. The Lantern Project: Ex-County Commissioner Admits Sexual Assault of Girl
Anti-gay and anti-choice activist Howard Scott Heldreth was charged with rape and kidnapping a 16-year-old girl in 1992. He pleaded guilty to sexual battery and was sentenced to probation and registration as a sex offender.
Jim Jordan is a Republican representative from Ohio and a part of the GOP leadership team. He chairs the Judiciary Committee and the snipe-hunting subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government. Although he has not written one bill that became law, he is a familiar face to Americans because no one chases a camera like…
Mayor Virgil Hebert of Wilmot, OH pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and sexual battery for molesting a 15-year-old boy. He was fined $5000 and sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison. He was originally accused of rape, but the charges were reduced in the plea deal.