Tue, Apr 18, 2006 2:13pm EST
Media ignored convicted Illinois governor's Republican affiliation
Summary: On April 17, numerous news outlets -- including NBC, CBS, NPR, and Fox News -- covering former Illinois governor George Ryan's conviction on corruption charges failed to mention that he is a Republican
STATE BY STATE GOP SCANDAL SCORECARD
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http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/gopscorecard.htmAlabama US Sen. Richard Shelby
Gov. Robert Riley
Recipient of contributions from Abramoff
Alaska State Senate President Ben Stevens (son of US Senate Pro Temp Pres. Ted Stevens)
US Sen. Ted Stevens
US Rep. Don Young
Probed for accepting consulting fees from oil services firm Veco. Subject to a recall petit
Fingered by Neil Volz in Safavian trial as receiving bribe money from Abramoff.
Arkansas Arkansas Republican Party Received contributions from. DeLay’s ARMPAC, l
Arizona US Rep. J. D. Hayworth
US Rep. Rick Renzi
Sen. Jon Kyl
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
US Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham
US Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
US Rep. Doug Ose
US Rep. Richard Pombo
US Rep. John Doolittle
US Rep. Ed Royce
US Rep. Ken Calvert
US Rep. and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis
Former US Rep. Bill Lowery
US Rep. Duncan Hunter
GOP Rep. Bill Lowery and Cerberus Capital Management. Recipient of campaign funds from Mitchell Wade (MZM).
Being probed criminally for involvement in bribery scandal involving Rep. Jerry Lewis
Colorado Colorado Republican Party Received contributions from. DeLay’s ARMPAC, lGov. John Rowland
US Rep. Rob Simmons
Convicted, imprisoned 2004
Delaware Attorney General Jane Brady Accused of helping MBNA Bank of Wilmington
Adam Kidan, DC Dial-a-Mattress franchise owner in DC and Abramoff associate since College Republican days when Abramoff was chairman
Michael Scanlon, former chief of staff to Tom DeLay
Steve Rosen, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Keith Weismann, AIPAC
Larry Franklin, Colonel, USAF Reserves, Dept. of Defense
Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President’s Chief of Staff
White House Deputy
Chief of Staff Karl Rove
David Safavian, Head of Procurement Policy, O.M.B., former Chief of Staff, General Service Administration
Ex-Corporation for Public Broadcasting Chairman and current Broadcasting Board of Governors member Kenneth Tomlinson
Patricia Harrison, President Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Vice-President
Dick Cheney
President
George W. Bush
J. Steven Griles, former Interior Deputy Secretary
Mitchell Wade, former President of MZM
Tony Rudy, former aide to Tom DeLay
Dr. Lester M. Crawford, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration
HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson
Roger G. Stilwell, Interior Department, Office of Insular Affairs, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas
Probed for violating
Pleaded guilty on Feb. 24, 06 to contract fraud and bribery involving GOP Reps. Duke Cunningham, Virgil Goode, and Katherine Harris and Defense Department contracts. Agrees to cooperate with prosecutors.
Pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in Abramoff probe. Cooperating with prosecutors.
Florida US Rep. Katherine Harris, US Senate candidate
US Rep. Tom Feeney
US Rep. Ric Keller
Rush Limbaugh, GOP talk radio host and close friend of the Bush family
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Probed for campaign donations from MZM, Inc. (related to Duke Cunningham probe). Identified as "Representative B" in Feb. 24 06 court filings in Washington, DC.
Recipient of contributions from Abramoff. Probed for corporate ties to Yang Enterprises, involved in over billing state of Florida. Feeney was Jeb Bush’s 1994 running mate for Lt. Gov.
Georgia Ralph Reed,
candidate for Lt. Gov.
US Sen. John Isakson
US Sen.
Saxby Chambliss
US Rep. Phil Gingrey
US Rep. Jack Kingston
U.S. Rep. John Linder
Probed for involvement in Abramoff, Kidan, DeLay Indian casino money laundering.
Recipient of contributions from Abramoff
Recipient of contributions
from Abramoff
Guam Gov. Felix Camacho Probed for ties to Abramoff and demoting Acting US Attorney for Guam Frederick Black
Hawaii New Hawaii PAC and House GOP PAC
Dalton Tanonaka, former Lt. gubernatorial and congressional candidate
State US Rep. and House Minority Leader Galen Fox
Idaho US Rep.
Michael Simpson
US Rep. Butch Otter
Sen. Larry Craig
Recipient of contributions
from Abramo
Dennis Hastert
US Rep. Jerry Weller
Republican National Treasurer Bob Kjellander
Former House Leader State US Rep. Lee Daniels (Elmhurst)
Rep. Timothy Johnson
Former Gov. George Ryan
Probed for
accepting money from Turkey. Also investigated for receiving money from Abramoff.
Recipient of contributions from Abramoff (Weller is married to the daughter of Guatemalan dictator and mass murderer [300,0000 Guatemalans] Efrain Rios Montt).
US Rep. Dan Burton
Gov. Mitch Daniels
Thomas Sharp,
INDOT Commissioner
Jim Kittle,
state GOP party chairman
US Rep. Chris Chocola
Kansas US Rep. Jim Ryun
US Senator
Sam Brownby
Kentucky
Gov. Ernie Fletcher
Commissioner of Trans-
portation, Dan Druen
Deputy Personnel Secretary Bob Wilson
Chairman of Kentucky GOP, Darrell Brock,
Gov. Personnel Adviser Basil Turbyfill
Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert
Dick Murgatroyd, Gov. Deputy Chief of Staff
Jim Adams, Deputy Transportation Secretary
Cory Meadows, Executive Director, Transportation Dept.
Environmental Pro-
tection Commissioner Lloyd Cress
US Sen. Jim Bunning
Lt. Gov. Stephen Pence
Dave Disponett
Louisiana US Sen. David Vitter Linked to Abramoff in a case involving a Louisiana Indian tribe.
Maine Maine Republican Party
Sen. Susan Collins
Sen. Olympia Snowe
.
Maryland Joseph Steffen, aide to Gov. Bob Ehrlich
Gov. Bob Ehrlich
Claude Allen, White House domestic policy adviser, former Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services, nominated for Federal 4th court of appeals judge in Virginia. Congress blocked nomination.
Brian Doyle, Deputy Press Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
Massa- chusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Lawrence Novak, Vice Chair, state GOP
Michigan US Rep. Dave Camp
Attorney General
Mike Cox
US Rep.
Candice Mille
Minne-sota US Rep. Gil Gutknecht
Missouri US Sen.
Christopher Bond
US Sen. Jim Talent
Gov. Matt Blunt,
son of Roy Blunt
US Rep. Roy Blunt,
House Majority Leade
Mississippi US Rep.
Charles Pickering
US Rep. Roger Wicker
US Sen.
Thad Cochran
US Sen. Trent Lott
Montana US Senator
Conrad Burns
US Rep.
Dennis Rehberg
Nebraska Former US Rep.
Jon Christensen
US Rep.
Jeff Fortenberg.
Nevada US Sen. John Ensign
US Rep. Jon Porter
New Hampshire US Senator
John Sununu
US Rep. Jeb Bradley
House Speaker Gene Chandler
James Tobin, Northeast political director National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
Chuck McGee, former Exec. Dir. New Hampshire Republican Party
Allen Raymond, GOP Marketplace President
Darell Henry, GOP lobbyist
Shaun Hansen, founder of Mylo Enter
New Jersey Tom Wilson ,
State GOP Party Chairman
US Rep. Jim Saxton
US Rep.
Frank LoBiondo
US Rep.
Mike Ferguson
Probed for his firm receiving $2.7 million from the Burlington County Bridge Commission
New Mexico US Rep. Heather Wilson Recipient of contributions from Abramoff
New York Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro and former US Senate candidate
Rep. John Sweeney
Probed for campaign donations from mobsters. Her husband served a year in prison for tax evasion.
Northern Marianas Gov. Froilan Tenorio
North Carolina US Rep. Charles Taylor
Hayes Martin, Taylor Campaign Treasurer
US Rep. Walter Jones
Sen. Elizabeth Dole
North Dakota Richard Clayburgh,
Gov. Bob Taft
Thomas Noe, Bush-Cheney 04 campaign chair, NW Ohio; Turnpike Commissioner; University Regent
Terrence Gasper, former Chief Financial Officer, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Bernadette Noe, Thomas Noe’s wife; chair Lucas County GOP; chair Lucas Co. Board of Elections
Brian Hicks, Taft chief of staff, member Ohio University Board of Trustees
Cherie Carroll, Taft Chief of Staff Executive Secretary
US Rep. Bob Ney
US Rep. Jean Schmidt
US Rep.
Ralph Regula
Douglas Moormann, Gov. Taft's Executive Assistant for Business and Industry
Walden O'Dell, Chairman & CEO of Diebold, Bush-Cheney major campaign contributor who promised to "deliver" Ohio to Bush in 2004
Neil Volz, former chief of staff to Ohio Rep. Bob Ney.
US Rep. Steve Chabot
US Rep. Steve LaTourette
Oklahoma US Rep. Ernest Istook
US Sen. James Inhofe
US Sen. Tom Coburn
Recipient of contributions from Abramoff
Recipient of contributions from Abramoff
Recipient of contributions from Abramoff
Oregon US Sen. Gordon Smith
State US Rep. Dan Doyle
sylvania US Rep. Don Sherwood
US Rep. Curt Weldon
US Sen. Arlen Specter
US Rep. Joe Pitts
US Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick
Investigated by DC police for assaulting and choking a 29-year old Maryland woman
Recipient of contributions from Abramoff
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican New Progressive Party (GOP affiliate party)
Rhode Island Former House candidate (2002) Mike Battles
Providence Mayor Vince Cianci
Firm, Custer Battles, disbarred from Iraq contracts after allegations of over charging
South Carolina US Rep. Joe Wilson
US Rep. Gresham Barrett
South Dakota US Sen. John Thune
US Rep. Bill Jan
US Rep. Van Hilleary
US Sen. Bill Frist
Texas
Sen. John CornynUS Rep. Tom DeLay,
House Majority Leader Probed for gambling campaign funding ties to Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed.
John Colyandro, Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC), DeLay associate
Warren RoBold, Lobbyist and DeLay associate
House Speaker Tom Craddick
Sam Walls, candidate for Texas House
State Rep.
Todd Baxter
US Rep. Kevin Brady
US Rep. Pete Sessions
US Rep. Sam Johnson
Utah US Rep. Chris Cannon Recipient of contributions from Abramoff
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas Opposition to universal health care in Vermont tied to huge contributions from insurance industry.
Virginia US Rep. Virgil Goode
Jerry Kilgore, gubernatorial candidate
US Rep. Eric Cantor
US Rep. Randy Forbes
US Sen. George Allen
US Rep. Tom Davis
Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, Executive Director, CIA
Porter Goss, CIA Director
Sen. John Warner
Washing-
ton US Rep. George Nethercutt
US Rep. Doc Hastings
Spokane Mayor Jim West
US Rep. Mark Green
Former Assembly leader Steven Foti
Wyoming US Sen. Mike Enzi
US Rep. Barbara Cubin
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