Edward Maurice Mezvinsky is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He is a former U.S. Representative and felon. A Democrat,he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms (1973–77).
Alan George Hevesi was an American politician who served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1971 to 1993,as New York City Comptroller from 1994 to 2001,and as New York State Comptroller from 2003 to 2006. Hevesi was originally from Queens,New York City.
Carl Christopher Perkins is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative from the 7th district of Kentucky from 1984 to 1993. Perkins was convicted on three federal felony corruption charges in relation to the House banking scandal.
Richard M. Webster was an American politician from Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri and worked as an attorney in Carthage,Missouri. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives,in 1948,1950,and 1953. He served as Speaker of the House in 1954. He was elected to the Missouri State Senate in 1962 and was re-elected 6 times. He served in the Missouri Senate until his death in 1990.
Robert Wendell Bailey is an American politician from Missouri. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University,where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,with a degree in Business Administration and owned an automobile dealership in Willow Springs.
Jeff Smith is an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri Senate,representing the 4th district from 2007 until 2009. His district covered the western portion of the City of St. Louis.
George D. Maziarz is a Republican politician from New York State. From 1995 to 2015,Maziarz represented the 62nd District in the New York State Senate,which included all of Niagara County,all of Orleans County,and the towns of Sweden and Ogden in Monroe County. In March 2018,Maziarz pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor to avoid trial on five felony charges arising out of the alleged filing of false campaign finance reports.
Eric Robert Greitens is an American businessman,author,former politician and former Navy SEAL,who served as the 56th governor of Missouri from January 2017 until June 2018,when he resigned that month amid allegations of sexual assault and campaign finance impropriety. He is a member of the Republican Party,and was a Democrat until 2015.
The 2012 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2012,to elect the Governor of Missouri. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Nixon won re-election against the Republican nominee,businessman Dave Spence,despite incumbent President Barack Obama losing Missouri on the same day to Republican nominee Mitt Romney. As of 2024,this is the last time a Democrat won the governorship of Missouri to date. This is also the last time that a governor and lieutenant governor of different political parties were simultaneously elected in Missouri. Primary elections took place on August 5,2012.
The 2012 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 6,2012,alongside the presidential and gubernatorial elections. The incumbent Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster,a Democrat,won re-election for a second full term against Republican attorney Ed Martin. As of 2024,this is the last time a Democrat was elected Attorney General of Missouri.
Dianna Duran is an American politician who served as the 24th Secretary of State of New Mexico. A Republican,she was the first member of her party in 80 years to serve in the position. On October 22,2015,she resigned her position amid a corruption and campaign law investigation. She subsequently pleaded guilty to six of 65 fraud and embezzlement charges against her as part of an agreement reached with the Attorney General of New Mexico. Duran was sentenced to 30 days in jail and began her sentence on December 18,2015.
Abbe David Lowell is an American defense attorney who has represented several high-profile defendants. Some of the well known political figures Lowell has represented include Bob Menendez,John Edwards,Jared Kushner,Ivanka Trump,Hunter Biden,Jim Wright,Dan Rostenkowski,Charles Keating,Joseph McDade,Joe Bruno,Gary Condit,and Jim Gibbons.
The 1940 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5,1940 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee,Forrest C. Donnell,over the Democratic nominee,Lawrence "Larry" McDaniel,and candidates representing the Socialist and Socialist Labor parties. Democrats delayed Donnell's inauguration for six weeks as they unsuccessfully attempted to overturn the election result in an incident called the "Great Governorship Steal",which was ended by an order from the Missouri Supreme Court.
The 1992 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1992,and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee,Lt. Governor Mel Carnahan,over the Republican candidate,Missouri Attorney General William L. Webster,and Libertarian Joan Dow. Carnahan had defeated St. Louis mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl for the Democratic nomination,while Webster had defeated Secretary of State Roy Blunt and Treasurer Wendell Bailey for the Republican nomination.
Brian Roderick Banks is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Banks was a candidate for the 2nd District of the Michigan Senate in 2018. He has been convicted of eight felonies related to writing bad checks and credit card fraud.
Nicole Marie Galloway is an American accountant and politician who served as the state auditor of Missouri from 2015 to 2023. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri in the 2020 election,losing to incumbent Republican Mike Parson.
Steven A. Patterson is an American lawyer and politician who served as State Auditor of Mississippi from 1992 to 1996. A Democrat,he worked on several political campaigns in the 1970s and served as treasurer for Bill Allain's 1983 gubernatorial campaign. With Allain's backing,Patterson assumed the chairmanship of the Mississippi Democratic Party,which he held until 1987.
