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202: David Hawk

Familial Abuse & Violence
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Rep. David Hawk got into an argument with his wife and struck her while she was holding their baby. He grabbed her by the arm, struck her in the face, and knocked her to the ground. He took the baby from her and went to a neighbor’s house while she ran to another neighbor’s house. The police were called. He was arrested. He was later convicted of misdemeanor reckless endangerment. Despite his conviction, he won reelection and is still in the Tennessee House of Representatives and has been thinking of running for Congress.

201: Jud McMillin

Sexual Misconduct
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Jud McMillin was reportedly a “rising star” in the Indiana Republican Party. He was elected in 2010 and quickly became the majority floor leader. He was considered the most ambitious in the caucus. That fell apart in 2015 when several suggestive and inappropriate texts were sent from his phone and sexual explicit video was also sent. This was followed by a message asking people to ignore what was sent because his phone was out of his hands and his control for several hours, but he had it back. But there was that sex video.

198: Matt Manweller

Sexual Misconduct
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Matt Manweller was a Republican representative in Washington and a professor at Central Washington University which is where he got into trouble. In 2017, the Seattle Times printed a story reporting that he has faced sexual misconduct allegations from students. Students alleged he hit on them, promised good grades for sex, and so on. His first wife was a high school student who said he began courting her when she was 16 and still his student. The Seattle Times timeline listed 12 separate allegations against him. CWU investigated and fired him citing a pattern of inappropriate behavior. He refused to resign from the legislature but said he would not run again. However, after he was fired, his caucus asked him to resign.

186: Don Shooter

Sexual Harassment
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Dan Shooter was a Republican state representative in Arizona when he was accused of sexually harassing women and creating a hostile work environment. The first accuser was a fellow Republican, Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita. After she came forward, eight additional women came forward. A firm was hired to investigate and found several of the complaints credible. He was expelled from the House by a 56-3 vote. He sued but his case was dismissed in state and federal courts.

174: Chris Corley

Familial Abuse & Violence
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South Carolina state Rep. Chris Corley was one of the most ardent defenders of keeping the Confederate flag. After his fellow Republicans voted to remove the flag from the state capitol grounds, he sent them a Christmas card with a picture of the removed flag and the suggestion they “ask for forgiveness of all your sins such as betrayal.” It’s such a story, I included it below.

A year later, his wife confronted him about infidelity. He beat her so badly her head was bleeding. He held a gun to her head. He did this in front of their children. He took her phone so she could not call 911, though she cleverly used her Apple watch to call 911. The recording has their 2-year-old son saying “Please stop daddy.”

169: James E. Dutschke

Child Molestation
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James E. Dutschke, who preferred J. Everett Dutschke, ran in 2007 as the Republican nominee for Mississippi State District 16. He lost. He had some legal issues including a conviction for indecent exposure and an arrest for child molestation when he was arrested for sending ricin to President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, and Mississippi Judge Sadie Holland. Coincidentally, it was Judge Holland’s son who defeated him with more than twice as many votes (3551-1425.)

He was charged with fondling three underage girls at his taekwondo studio, one of whom was just 7 years old. He was arrested for sending ricin in April 2013. He tried to frame an Elvis impersonator for the ricin attack by quoting from his Facebook posts. He eventually pleaded guilty in federal court and was sentenced to 25 years for the ricin letters. He also pleaded guilty to state court to fondling a minor and was sentenced to 20 years for that to run concurrently with his federal sentence.

147: Edison Misla Aldarondo

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Edison Misla Aldaronda was the Republican Speaker of the House in Puerto Rico. He resigned amid a corruption scandal in 2001. A year later, a seventeen-year-old friend of his stepdaughter accused him of rape after giving her alcohol and prescription drugs. His step-daughter came forward and claimed he had been molesting her for eight years.…

135: Brandon Hixon

Child Molestation, Child Rape
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Brandon Hixon was a state legislator in Idaho. A ten-year-old girl told people for over a year that he was a bad man, but no one paid attention. When Hixon began dating her friend’s mother, she was afraid he would do to her friend what he had done to her so she went to her school’s counselor and police officer and told them what had happened to her. He began raping her when she was about four or five and continued until 2017. He forced her compliance and silence by threatening her brother…just in case his suicide makes you feel some pity for him.

134: Jeff Hoover

Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct
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Jeff Hoover was the Republican Speaker of the House in Kentucky. A staff member complained of sexual harassment and he settled with her. He defends himself saying it was consensual banter. The woman alleged groping, unwanted touching, and jealous behavior. She also made claims about other harassment and there was a settlement where she agreed not to go public.

131: Tony Cornish

Sexual Harassment
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Tony Cornish represented a district in SW Minnesota in the state House of Representatives and was a big advocate for expansive gun rights. He resigned when several people came forward with sexual harassment and misconduct allegations including pushing one lobbyist against a wall and trying to kiss her. His resignation was part of a deal with the lobbyist to avoid being sued.