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Joseph R. Burton Senator (R-KS) was convicted of accepting a $2,500 (equivalent to $87,491 in 2024) bribe (1904). [9]John Hipple Mitchell Senator (R-OR) was involved with the Oregon land fraud scandal, for which he was indicted and convicted while a sitting U.S. Senator (1905).
Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina (Republican) was accused in August 2020, by several women, of sexually aggressive behavior, sexual misconduct, and sexual assault. [201] These allegations arose once more in February 2021 after a BuzzFeed News investigation into Cawthorn's college activities. The reporters found 20 witnesses to Cawthorn's ...
State Senator Tony Navarrete (D) convicted of sexual relations with a minor. (2024) [9] State Senator Keith Bee (R) convicted of fraud. (2022) [10] State Representative Liz Harris (R) invited conspiracy theorists to speak before the Arizona House of Representatives and was accused by the State Senate of having “violated the integrity of the House,” and was expelled.
Matt Gaetz, a former Florida congressman who Trump has tapped as attorney general, has been under investigation for three years by the House Ethics Committee for allegations of sexual misconduct ...
In the case of a woman’s sexual assault allegations against Hegseth, city officials in Monterey, California, confirmed last week that Trump’s nominee to lead the nation’s fighting forces was ...
First of two Muslim women in Congress. Born to a Muslim family of Palestinian immigrants. [7] Abraham Hamadeh: Republican: AZ-08: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 54 days First Muslim in Congress who is a member of the Republican Party. Identifies as non-Denominational. [8] Lateefah Simon: Democratic: CA-12: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 54 days [9]
Trump has faced accusations of sexual misconduct by 19 women, and in 2023, a federal jury found him liable for the sexual abuse of writer E. Jean Carroll nearly three decades ago. Trump has denied ...
The first Arab American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives was George A. Kasem in 1959, and the first Arab-American U.S. senator was James Abourezk in 1973. In the 115th Congress, there were six U.S. representatives and no U.S. senators of Arab-American descent serving in Congress.