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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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Alabama

  • State Representative John Rogers (D) convicted of wire and mail fraud. (2024)[1]
  • State Representative David Cole (R) convicted of voter fraud and served 60 days in jail. (2023)[2][3]
  • Fred Plump (D) State Representative pled guilty to criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He repaid $200K and was forced to resign. (2023)[4][5][6]
  • Will Dismukes (R) State Representative found guilty of theft. (2020)[7][8]

Arizona

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)[11]

Arkansas

  • State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson (R) convicted of bribery, tax fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy. (2022)[12]

California

Local

Colorado

  • State Representative Tracey Bernett (D) convicted of perjury about her residency and received a two-year deferred judgement plus community service. (2023)[20]

Local

  • Tina Peters (politician) (R) Mesa County Clerk, plus three others was accused of copying secure passwords and files and posting them online in order to thwart the 2020 election results. She was found guilty of three felony counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation. She was also convicted of first-degree official misconduct, failure to comply with an order from the Secretary of State and violation of duty. She was sentenced to nine years.(2021)[21][22][23]

Connecticut

  • State Representative Michael DiMassa (D) pleaded guilty to conspiracy for stealing COVID relief funds. (2022)[24]

Florida

  • Frank Artiles (R) Manager for Alex Rodríguez and Florida State Senator, was arrested for backing a straw candidate paying Rodríguez, an auto parts salesman, to run as a false or ghost candidate to siphon votes away from a Democratic incumbent. Rodriquez did not declare a party and did no campaigning, but was paid $44,000. Artiles was found guilty of felony excessive campaign contributions, conspiracy, and falsely swearing an oath. (2024)[25][26][27]
  • State Representative Joe Harding (R) pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, and false statements involving COVID-19 relief funds. (2023)[28]
  • 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)[29][30]

Local

  • Joel Greenberg (R) was convicted of sex trafficking. (2022)[31]
  • Marion Michael O'Steen (R) Defense Attorney for Dixie County was accused of extorting $60,000 from game-room operators accused of violating gambling laws. O'Steen was found guilty and sentenced to 44 months behind bars, and was fined $45,000. (2022)[32][33]

Georgia

  • John Oxendine (R) Insurance Commissioner of Georgia, gained $40,000 from conspiracy to commit health care fraud. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. (2024)[34]
  • 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)[35][36]
  • Insurance Commissioner of Georgia Jim Beck (R) convicted of fraud. (2021)[37]
  • Georgia Board of Regents member Dean Alford (R) convicted of racketeering. (2021)[38]

Local

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

  • 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]
  • State Senator Tom Cullerton (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2022)[48]
  • State Representative Eddie Acevedo (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2021)[49]
  • State Senator Terry Link (D) was convicted of tax evasion. (2020)[50]
  • State Senator Martin Sandoval (D) convicted of bribery. (2020).[51]

Local

Indiana

  • 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. (2023)[56][57]
  • Brent Waltz (R) State Senator guilty of illegal campaign contributions making false statements to the FBI. He was sentenced to 10 months prison. (2022)[58]

Local

  • Sheriff of Clark County Jamey Noel (R) pled guilty to 27 felonies of theft and tax evasion to fund a lavish lifestyle. (2024)[59][60]
  • 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. (2021)[61]

Kansas

  • Michael Capps (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)[62] Convicted on 12 counts, Capps appealed the sentence to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. On August 13, 2024, the appellate division found against Capps, who had moved to Oklahoma while his appeal was pending. The prosecution also found that he had established residence in Panama, in an apparent effort to retain the proceeds of his swindling of the Federal government and to prevent recapture of those ill-gotten gains. However, due to court-ordered restrictions he had been unable to maintain that residence status since Panama requires visiting that country a minimum of once every two years.[63]

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

  • State Delegate Richard Impallaria (R) pleaded guilty to multiple counts of theft, misconduct in office, and illegal ammunition and gun possession. (2023)[68][69]
  • State Secretary of Information Technology Isabel Fitzgerald (-) convicted of bribery. (2022)[70][71]
  • State Delegate Cheryl Glenn (D) pleaded guilty to accepting $33,000 in bribes. (2020).[72]
  • State Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines (D) pleaded guilty to misuse of campaign funds (2020)[73]

Local

Massachusetts

Michigan

Local

Mississippi

  • State Representative Earle S. Banks (D) convicted of fraud. (2023)[85]
  • 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)[86][87]

Missouri

Local

Montana

  • 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)[94][95]

Nevada

  • State Assemblyman Alexander Assefa (D) convicted of theft and lying about residency.[96] 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)[97]

Local

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Local

  • Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin (R) was convicted of illegally entering restricted grounds and planning, mobilization and incitement. (2021)[103][104]

New York

Local

North Carolina

  • 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)[109][110]
  • State Representative David R. Lewis (R) convicted of making false statements to a bank. (2020)[111]

North Dakota

  • State Senator Ray Holmberg (R) 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)[112][113]

Ohio

Local

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Local

South Dakota

  • 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)[138][139]

Tennessee

Texas

  • State Representative Ronald Wilson (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2022)[145]

Local

  • Mayor of Richardson, Laura Maczka (R) was convicted of bribery and wire fraud. (2021)[146]

Virginia

  • State Delegate Matt Fariss (I) pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges. (2024)[147]

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Local

  • Kimberly Zapata (R) Deputy Director at the Milwaukee Election Commission was indicted for copying three military absentee ballots. She was found guilty of one felony count of misconduct in public office and three counts of election fraud. (2024)[150][151]

See also

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