David Nicola Cicilline is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011,the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.
Rob Kampia is an American activist who is the co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP),co-founder of Decriminalize Sex Work (DSW),and founder of the Marijuana Leadership Campaign.
Prostitution is illegal in the vast majority of the United States as a result of state laws rather than federal laws. It is,however,legal in some rural counties within the state of Nevada. Additionally,it is decriminalized to sell sex in the state of Maine,but illegal to buy sex. Prostitution nevertheless occurs elsewhere in the country.
Bob Allen is an American Republican politician and member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 until 2008,representing the 32nd district. His district included portions of Brevard and Orange Counties.
Procuring,pimping,or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or other sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. A procurer,colloquially called a pimp or a madam or a brothel keeper,is an agent for prostitutes who collects part of their earnings. The procurer may receive this money in return for advertising services,physical protection,or for providing and possibly monopolizing a location where the prostitute may solicit clients. Like prostitution,the legality of certain actions of a madam or a pimp vary from one region to the next.
William J. Seitz III is the state representative for the 30th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot,Delhi Township,Green as well as portions of Cincinnati,in Hamilton County. Formerly,Seitz represented the same seat from 2001 to 2007. He served in the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016. He has also served as Majority Leader since 2017 serving under five different speakers and two interim speakers. After 24 years in the Ohio General Assembly,Seitz has decided to retire at the end of his term in 2024.
On March 10,2008,The New York Times reported that Eliot Spitzer,Governor of New York,had patronized a prostitution ring run by an escort agency known as Emperors Club VIP. During the course of an investigation into the escort agency,the federal government became aware of Spitzer's involvement with prostitutes due to a wiretap. Following the public disclosure of his actions,Spitzer resigned as Governor effective March 17,2008.
Darren Michael Soto is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Kissimmee,Florida,who is the U.S. representative for Florida's 9th district.
Frank C. Attkisson was a Florida politician. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and as the mayor of Kissimmee,Florida from 1996 to 2000. Attkisson was a former County Commissioner for Osceola County,Florida,having been defeated in 2014.
Mike La Rosa is a Republican politician from Florida. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020,representing the 42nd District,which includes parts of Osceola County around St. Cloud and eastern Polk County.
Ronald Eugene Reynolds is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who represents District 27 in the Texas House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2010. Reynolds is the first African American elected to represent Fort Bend County in the Texas House of Representatives since the Reconstruction era.
The 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals saw a heightened period of allegations of sexual misconduct,harassment and assault,and resulted in the subsequent firings and resignations of American politicians. Some of the allegations are linked to the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases starting in October 2017 amid the wider MeToo movement.
Randy Fine is an American Republican politician,activist,and former gambling industry executive currently serving in the Florida Senate for the 19th district since 2024. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016–2024. His district covers southern Brevard County.
Marvin Rashad Pendarvis is an American politician who represented the 113th District in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2017 to 2024. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Michelle Salzman is an American politician,businesswoman,and former exotic dancer currently serving as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 1st District since November 2020. She defeated incumbent Mike Hill in the Republican primary and Democrat Franscine Mathis in the general election. She was re-elected in 2022 and 2024.
Travis Seegmiller is an American attorney,academic,and politician who served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 62nd district. Seegmiller was appointed to the House on February 14,2018,succeeding Jon Stanard.
Ryan Martinez is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 39th District from 2016 through his resignation in 2023. An influential member during his tenure,Martinez resigned after charges for driving under the influence generated a political scandal and a lawsuit seeking his removal from office.
Daniel Grossberg is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2023. He represents Kentucky's 30th House district,which includes part of Louisville.
