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In spring 2020, when Kirk Watson announced he would resign from the Texas Senate, Eckhardt announced that she would run in the special election to succeed him, and resigned as county judge in accordance with the Texas Constitution. [4] [5] She received 49.7% of the vote, just shy of the 50% required to avoid a runoff.
State Senator Bruce A. Farley (D) sentenced to 18 months in prison for mail fraud (1999) [37] State Senator John A. D'Arco, Jr. (D) served about three years in prison for bribery and extortion (1995) [38] State Representative James DeLeo (D) caught in the "Operation Greylord" investigation of corruption in Cook County.
State Senator Annazette Collins (D) convicted of tax offences. (2024) [44] State Senator Sam McCann (R) pled guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion for using more than $200,000 from his campaign fund for his own personal use. (2024) [45] [46] State Representative Luis Arroyo (D) convicted of fraud. (2022) [47]
This is a list of notable U.S. state officials convicted of only certain federal public corruption offenses for conduct while in office. The list is organized by office. Acquitted officials are not listed (if an official was acquitted on some counts, and convicted on others, the counts of conviction are list
Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.
Kevin Sparks (born May 10, 1964) [1] [2] is an American Republican businessman who is the State Senator for the 31st District, having been duly elected in 2022.The Texas Panhandle and Permian Basin seat, where incumbent Republican Kel Seliger announced his retirement, was effectively won by Sparks after the Republican primary election as he faced no Democratic opponent in the general election.
On Thursday, Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez joined Don Lemon Tonight in Uvalde, Texas, and spoke about the school shooting earlier in the week that left 19 children dead.Gutierrez, a Democrat ...
Ralph Allan Lee Shortey (born February 16, 1982) is an American convicted sex offender and former politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2010, defeating several challengers in primary elections, re-elected in 2014 and served his term until 2017.