Paul Morrison

Paul Morrison switched from the Republican to the Democratic in 2005. He challenged Republican Phill Kline in 2006 for Attorney General of Kansas and won. Morrison took charge of his office on 8th January 2007. However on 14 December 2007 he had to resign in shame for a sex scandal, which involved a former employee while he was Johnson County District Attorney. Paul Morrison was born on 01 June 1954. After schooling he attended Washburn University. He graduated from the Washburn School of Law in 1980. He had a very successful law career for 26 years. After being a Republican, he switched to the Democrats in 2005. On 07 November 2007 he defeated Republican Phill Kline.Soon after his victory rumors regarding his affair with a lady called Linda Carter, who worked as an office administrator in the district attorney’s office, started doing the rounds. Carter alleged that Morrison pressurized her to obtain sensitive information about Kline and filed a claim for sexual harassment with the EEOC. Morrison admitted to the affair but denied that he had tried to obtain sensitive information or sexual harassment. He stepped down from his office on 31 January 2008.

Donald L. Sherwood served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district, from 1999 to 2006. A scathing sex scandal damaged his reputation and eventually led to his defeat in the General Election in November 2006 by Chris Carney.

  Sherwood won the Republican nomination in 1998. He won the general election that year defeating Democrat Patrick Casey by 515 votes. He got re-elected again in 2000. Trouble accosted Sherwood when on 15 September 2004 a woman named Cynthia Ore called the police from the bathroom of his apartment. She alleged Sherwood of chocking her, which he denied. The police due to inadequate information by both parties filed no case. 

Veronica Hannevig, who ran against Sherwood on the Constitution Party ticket in 2004, distributed a copy of the police report to several newspapers and television stations. Sherwood admitted having a five year extra marital affair with Ore but denied abusing her. Ore also filed a lawsuit, which was mutually settled under unknown terms.

Democrat Chris Carney, used the scandal in the re-election to his advantage. He used it in a TV ad and said that it cut at the core values of the district. Sherwood tried to defend himself in a counter TV ad but was eventually defeated by Carney.

Mark Adam Foley an American politician who had served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until 2006, had to resign in shame on charges of sending sexually explicit messages to minors. Ironically he was known as a crusader against child abuse and exploitation.

Foley was elected to the U.S. House in 1994 with 58 percent of the vote. There after he got re-elected after every two years. He was a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. In late 2000, Foley played a large role in aiding George W. Bush during the Presidential election.

While Foley’s popularity soared rumors surfaced that Foley was either gay or bisexual and was in a long-term relationship with a man. The story was published in local and gay press. Foley promptly held a press conference to denounce it. He stated that his sexual orientation was unimportant.

On September 28, 2006, ABC News reported that, in 2005, Foley had sent email messages from his personal AOL account to a former Congressional page, asking the page to send a photo. Another page reported of having received sexually explicit messages from Foley.

As a result of the disclosures, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement opened investigations of the messages to find possible criminal charges. Foley had to resign in shame. Foley said in a statement, “I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent”.