This list includes American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of
felony crimes committed while in office by decade; this list encompasses the 2020s.
At the bottom of the article are links to related articles which deal with politicians who are involved in federal scandals (political and sexual), as well as differentiating among federal, state and local convictions. Also excluded are crimes which occur outside the politician's tenure in office unless they specifically stem from acts during his time of service.
Entries are arranged by date, from most current to less recent, and by state.
State Representative
David Cole (R) convicted of voter fraud and served 60 days in jail. (2023)[1][2]
Fred Plump (D) State Representative pled guilty to criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He repaid $200K and was forced to resign. (2023)[3][4][5]
State Representative
Liz Harris (R) invited conspiracy theorists to speak before the Arizona House of Representatives. She was then accused by the State Senate of having “violated the inherent obligation to protect the integrity of the House,” and was expelled. (2023)[8]
State Senator
Keith Bee (R) convicted of fraud. (2022)[9]
Local
Paul Petersen (criminal) (R) Assessor of Maricopa County, was convicted of illegally transporting pregnant women from the Marshall Islands so their babies could be adopted. He was found guilty and sentenced to 11-15 years. (2020)[10]
Arkansas
State Senator
Jeremy Hutchinson (R) convicted of bribery, tax fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy. (2022)[11]
California
Local
Mayor of Anaheim
Harry Sidhu (R) agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of justice, wire fraud, making false statements to the FBI, making false statements to the
Federal Aviation Administration. (2023)[12][13]
Los Angeles Councilman
Curren Price (D) convicted embezzlement and perjury. (2023)[14]
Los Angeles Councilman
Mark Ridley-Thomas (D) convicted of bribery and fraud. (2023)[15]
Los Angeles Councilman
Mitchell Englander (R) convicted of obstruction in relation to a probe into alleged corruption. (2021)[18]
Colorado
State Representative
Tracey Bernett (D) convicted of perjury about her residency and received a two-year deferred judgement plus community service. (2023)[19]
Connecticut
State Representative
Michael DiMassa (D) pleaded guilty to conspiracy for stealing COVID relief funds. (2022)[20]
Florida
State Representative
Joe Harding (R) pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, and false statements involving COVID-19 relief funds. (2023)[21]
Jeff Siegmeister (R) State Attorney for the 3rd Judicial Circuit in the Lake City area, was accused of conspiracy, extortion, fraud and tax evasion. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 40 months in prison. (2023)[22][23]
Brian K. Pritchard (I) Georgia Republican Party Vice Chairman was found guilty of voting illegally in nine elections in Georgia before his probation was over on charges of forgery and theft. The talk show host claimed he had forgotten he was on probation which the judge found neither “credible or convincing.” See
Georgia election racketeering prosecution.(2024)[25][26]
Danny Rampey (R) State Representative from Statham in House District 119, was newly re-elected when he was arrested and charged with obtaining drugs by misrepresentation or theft, exploiting an elder or disabled adult, burglary, and drug possession. He was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years.(2022)[27][28]
Insurance Commissioner of Georgia
Jim Beck (R) convicted of fraud. (2021)[29]
Atlanta City Councilor Antonio Brown (D) was convicted of fraud and sentenced 18 months of probation, with the first eight to be served confined to home. (2023)[32]
State Representative
John Green (R) convicted of fraud. (2020)[35]
Illinois
Sam McCann (R) State Senator 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)[36][37]
State Representative
Luis Arroyo (D) convicted of fraud. (2022)[38]
State Senator
Tom Cullerton (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2022)[39]
State Representative
Eddie Acevedo (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2021)[40]
State Senator
Terry Link (D) was convicted of tax evasion. (2020)[41]
Sean Eberhart (R) State Representative, pled guilty to corruption and conspiracy, by exchanging his aid in reducing a transfer fee from $100 million to $20 million, and enacting other tax incentives in exchange for future employment at Spectacle Entertainment (a gaming casino company) and at least $350,000.[47][48]
Dennis Tyler (D) Mayor of
Muncie, pled guilty to one count of theft of government funds as part of a bid rigging conspiracy involving several municipal officials and employees.[49]
Kansas
Michael Capps (politician) (R) State Representative accused of fraud and misuse of $450,000 in Covid relief funds. He was found guilty and sentenced to 27 months. (2022)[50]
Kentucky
State Representative
Robert Goforth (R) was convicted of fraud. (2022)[51]
State Senator
Wesley T. Bishop (D) pleaded guilty to making false statements. (2020)[54]
Maryland
State Delegate
Richard Impallaria (R) pleaded guilty to multiple counts of theft, misconduct in office, and illegal ammunition and gun possession. (2023)[55][56]
State Secretary of Information Technology Isabel Fitzgerald (D) convicted of bribery. (2022)[57][58]
State Delegate
Cheryl Glenn (D) pleaded guilty to accepting $33,000 in bribes. (2020).[59]
State Delegate
Tawanna P. Gaines (D) pleaded guilty to misuse of campaign funds (2020)[60]
Local
Baltimore State's Attorney
Marilyn Mosby (D) was found guilty of perjury. (2023)[61]
John Davis (R) State Director of the Department of Human Resources (DHS) and five others embezzled 98 million dollars from the State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. He pled guilty to conspiracy and fraud and was sentenced to 90 years in prison. (2022)[73][74]
Tim McKenrick (R) Candidate for House District 75 from Jefferson County told officials that when voting, he falsified his signature to “test” election integrity. He pled guilty to one count of deceptive election practices, a felony. (2023)[81][82]
Nevada
State Assemblyman
Alexander Assefa (D) convicted of theft and lying about residency.[83] He pled no contest and was sentenced to three years of probation. His felony conviction will be dismissed if he successfully completes three years probation. (2023)[84]
New Hampshire
State Representative
Robert Forsythe (R) pleaded guilty to two counts of assault. (2021)[85]
New Mexico
Solomon Pena (R) Candidate for State Representative in House District 14 of Albuquerque, won the Republican nomination, but lost the general election. He then hired four men to assist him in shooting at the homes of four people he blamed for his loss. He pled guilty to five counts. (2024)[86][87]
Local
Couy Griffin (R) Otero County Commissioner was convicted of illegally entering restricted grounds and planning, mobilization and incitement. He was found guilty, given 14 days in jail and removed and banned from office. (2021)[88][89]
New York
Bronx County Clerk for the
New York State Supreme CourtLuis Diaz (D) was suspended in 2020 and resigned in 2022, when he pleaded guilty for falsely certifying that a mob defendant had completed his court-mandated
community service from a previous sentence. (2022)[90][91]
State Representative
Derwin Montgomery (D) was convicted of fraud for using state funds for personal use. He was ordered to repay $38,000 and was given 5 year probation. (2023)[94][95]
State Representative
David R. Lewis (R) convicted of making false statements to a bank. (2020)[96]
North Dakota
Ray Holmberg (R) State Senator from Grand Forks, ND, resigned from the State Senate on June 1, 2022, six months before his term ended. He pled guilty to travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity with children in Prague. (2024)[97][98]
Luke Simons (R) State Representative was accused of multiple instances of being sexually aggressive and threatening behavior toward his female staff. One week later, he was found guilty be the Senate and expelled from the House. (2021)[99][100]
Ohio
Matt Borges (R) Chairman of the
Ohio Republican Party, was accused of accepting $366,000 in bribes. He was tried and found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. (2023)[101][102]
Mayor of
GuayamaEduardo Cintrón (PPD) pleaded guilty to corruption for his part in a bribery scheme. (2022)[119]
South Dakota
Joel Koskan (R) Candidate from Wood in District 26, nominated for the position of State Senator. After he was on the ballot, but before election, he was accused of incest, rape and exposing a minor to sexual grooming behaviors. He was found guilty of two charges and sentenced to ten years in prison. (2023)[120][121][122]
Jason Ravnsborg (R) State Attorney General struck and killed a pedestrian while driving. He was found guilty of committing crimes that caused a death, malfeasance of office for misleading law enforcement officials and abusing the powers of his office. He was removed from his position and ordered never to run for public office again. (2022)[123][124]
Tennessee
State Senator
Brian Kelsey (R) pleaded guilty to fraud and the use of excessive contributions on behalf of a federal campaign. (2022)[125]
Bryan Slaton (R) State Representative from Royse City in District 2, was investigated by the House General Investigating Committee who found that Slaton had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a 19 year old female intern. He was convicted and expelled by the House in a vote of 147-0. (2023)[129][130]
Charles Curley (R) Secretary of the
Wyoming Republican Party, was charged with assault. He resigned his position, pled guilty and was fined. (2018)[133][134]