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Reno News & Review
December 28, 2017
Before Sessions entered the picture, the U.S. attorney in Nevada was Daniel Bogden, who was originally appointed by George W. Bush at the recommendation of Nevada's U.S. Sen. John Ensign. On Dec. 7, 2006, the midterm firing of Bogden and seven other U.S. attorneys set off a major national scandal.
POLITICO Magazine
December 16, 2017
But the most famous case from the 1980s was surely that of Colorado Senator Gary Hart, the front-runner for the upcoming Democratic presidential nomination, ... That year, the Senate—despite having concluded its hearings on Clarence Thomas' appointment to fill Thurgood Marshall's old Supreme CourtÃÂ ...
Media Matters for America
December 12, 2017
I wonder what Donald Trump, Roy Moore, Newt Gingrich, David Vitter, Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Trent Franks, Blake Ferenthold, John Ensign, Mark Sanford, ... about egregiously unqualified buffoons being nominated by Little Donnie T. Watching Matthew Petersen's Senate testimony was painful to watch.
Slate Magazine
December 11, 2017
In its history, the Senate has only expelled 15 members from its ranks, all but one of whom was removed for supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War. Over a dozen other senators have been subject to expulsion proceedings, and most recently, Nevada Republican John Ensign resigned after beingÃÂ ...
Houston Chronicle
December 8, 2017
Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., Resigned in 2011 after he was accused of sexually harassing the 18-year-old daughter of a political donor. — Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. Resigned in 2011 after admitting to an affair with the wife of his chief of staff. Ensign was accused of helping the husband get a job as a lobbyist toÃÂ ...
CNN
December 7, 2017
The last to resign amid a scandal was Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada, in 2011, who quit during an investigation by the Ethics Committee into his affair with a former campaign staffer who was married to a Senate staffer. Before that, Sen. Robert Packwood, R-Oregon, resigned after being recommended forÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
November 17, 2017
John Ensign, R-Nev. speaks at a news conference at the Lloyd D. George Federal building in Las Vegas. ... WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been nearly six years since the Senate Ethics Committee conducted a major investigation of a sitting senator. ... In 2008, the ethics panel admonished then-Idaho Sen.
Roll Call
November 15, 2017
Those who hope to block Moore from the Senate might look to the paths pursued by, clockwise from top left, Robert G. Torricelli, John Ensign, Roland W. ... twice-removed chief justice of the state Supreme Court big advantages if he persists in his campaign — notwithstanding allegations that while he was aÃÂ ...
Mental Floss
November 14, 2017
In light of recent allegations, Republican Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado this week said that if Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore “refuses to .... The most recent near-expulsion was Nevada Senator John Ensign in 2011 under accusations that he broke federal laws while attempting to cover up anÃÂ ...
Observer
December 31, 1999
“Before a new senator can take the , an election certificate must be presented to the Senate to confirm that the person was duly elected. ... Scenario 6: Sen. Luther Strange wages a write-in campaign. This has been floated by some Republicans in Washington. Strange, who was appointed to the seat whenÃÂ ...
Houston Chronicle
December 8, 2017
... sexual relationship with an underage campaign worker. — Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore. Resigned in 1995 after a series of women, including former staffers and lobbyists, accused him of sexual harassment and assault. A report by the Senate Ethics Committee described Packwood's "physical coercion" of ...
CNN
December 8, 2017
The last to resign amid a scandal was Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada, in 2011, who quit during an investigation by the Ethics Committee into his affair with a former campaign staffer who was married to a Senate staffer. Before that, Sen. Robert Packwood, R-Oregon, resigned after being recommended for ...
PBS NewsHour
December 8, 2017
Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. Resigned in 2011 after admitting to an affair with the wife of his chief of staff. Ensign was accused of helping the husband get ... Left: Senator Al Franken (D-MN) questions Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on ...
MSNBC
December 6, 2017
When sexual misconduct allegations against Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) first surfaced publicly three weeks ago, the senator initially offered an inadequate answer to questions, but soon after he tried to respond more responsibly and welcomed an investigation from the Senate Ethics Committee. His career, it ...
The Atlantic
November 19, 2017
Democratic Senator Thomas Dodd was censured in 1967 for having used campaign funds for his own personal benefit. In 1979, Georgia's Herman ... Nevada Senator John Ensign resigned in 2011 as the ethics committee was investigating financial wrongdoing involving an affair with a staffer. When House ...
The Hill
November 18, 2017
The Senate Ethics Committee also said in 2011 that there was “substantial and credible evidence” that then-Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) broke the law when he tried to cover up an affair with a political aide. He ultimately resigned. A review doesn't guarantee a senator will have to resign, or even face ...
Axios
November 16, 2017
Packwood kept his pension at the end of it all (the only time a Senator loses his or her pension is when they're convicted of treason or violations of national security). Other senators with sexual misconduct allegations: Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in 2007 and was also arrested in an ...
Roll Call
November 15, 2017
Those who hope to block Moore from the Senate might look to the paths pursued by, clockwise from top left, Robert G. Torricelli, John Ensign, Roland W. ... twice-removed chief justice of the state Supreme Court big advantages if he persists in his campaign — notwithstanding allegations that while he was a ...
McClatchy Washington Bureau
November 14, 2017
Cory Gardner, R-Colo., the GOP's Senate campaign chairman, say they don't ... It takes a two-thirds vote to expel a senator, an extremely high bar in today's ... Sen. John Ensign., R-Nev., also got the hint from colleagues and ...
ChicagoNow (blog)
November 13, 2017
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a closed door and ... Senator John Ensign (R-NV) called for Bill Clinton to resign during the Lewinsky affair. ... with the wife of a close friend who was working on his campaign.
Mohave Valley News
November 6, 2017
He expanded his volunteer efforts, went to campaign management ... some upheaval in Nevada Republican politics when Senator John Ensign ...
Vox
November 3, 2017
These stories come on the heels of a video campaign from Rep. ... Congress, which didn't develop a reporting system for harassment until 1995, after Republican Sen. ... John Ensign (R-NV) resigned after acknowledging having an affair with a ... accounts of sexual harassment from her Senate colleagues.
The Hill
November 2, 2017
A number of current and former members of the Trump administration have formed legal defense funds in the face of investigation by Special ...
Vox
November 2, 2017
Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to require sexual harassment training in the Senate ... of a policy requiring all new Senate employees” to get training. ... Jackie Speier (D-CA), who started a video campaign last week urging ... John Ensign (R-NV) resigned after acknowledging having an affair with a staffer.
Mental Floss
October 28, 2017
Once you've been voted into the Senate, it's difficult to get you out. ... The most recent near-expulsion was Nevada Senator John Ensign in ...
Vox
October 27, 2017
I chose the latter,” Ally Coll Steele, a former Democratic senator's intern ... John Ensign (R-NV) resigned after acknowledging having an affair with a staffer. ... In 2014, Sen. ... accounts of sexual harassment from her Senate colleagues. ... in a video campaign calling on congressional staffers and members to ...
The Cheat Sheet
October 25, 2017
Republican and anti-gay Senator Larry Craig ended his long career in politics ... It was later revealed Craig used campaign money to pay his legal fees, Roll Call says. ... According to The Washington Post, John Ensign had an affair with ... spoke about the affair after a Senate committee called her to testify, ...
Meridian Press
October 18, 2017
In addition, I worked in Washington D.C. for Senator John Ensign. 2017 campaign endorsements: I'm proud and honored to have ...
Meridian Press
October 13, 2017
In addition, I worked in Washington D.C. for Senator John Ensign. 2017 campaign endorsements: I'm proud and honored to have ...
Reno News & Review
October 12, 2017
The site then posted a statement by a GOP official: “Senator Harry Reid ... Nevada congressmembers Reid, John Ensign, Shelley Berkley and ...
Guardian Liberty Voice
September 27, 2017
The 57-year-old senator began his political career as Chief Deputy State ... Heller to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacated seat of John Ensign.
The American Prospect
August 15, 2017
New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez's legal troubles could give Chris Christie the chance to appoint a Republican to the Senate—quite possibly himself. ... and Menendez won his last re-election campaign by 20 percentage ... senator came in 2011, when Nevada Republican John Ensign ...
Los Angeles Times
July 25, 2017
President Trump gets a laugh out of Nevada Sen. ... appointed him to his Senate seat in the wake of John Ensign's resignation in 2011 and was ...
Roll Call
July 18, 2017
Nevada Sen. ... As the only Republican senator up for re-election in a state won by ... John Ensign's retirement amid an ethics investigation.
The Hill
July 6, 2017
For years, Senator Heller has been voting over and over again to slash ... with her strong campaigning last cycle, her quick jump into a Senate race ... Heller has served in the seat since 2011, when he was appointed to fill the seat of then-Sen. John Ensign, a Republican who resigned amid an ethics probe.
Las Vegas Sun
December 19, 2016
1974: Defeated in his first bid for the Senate by Nevada Gov. Paul Laxalt, by 611 votes. 1975: Ran an unsuccessful campaign for Las Vegas mayor. ... 1998: Re-elected to the U.S. Senate, barely beating Republican John Ensign by 400 votes. ... 2009: A special election to replace the late Democratic Sen.
Lake Geneva Regional News
December 31, 1999
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV): Confessed cheating on wife with his own ... Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID): Caught in a gay sex sting in a public Minnesota ...
Vox
December 31, 1999
The Senate unanimously voted to mandate harassment prevention ... I chose the latter,” Ally Coll Steele, a former Democratic senator's intern, ... Congress didn't develop a reporting system for harassment until 1995, after Republican Sen. ... John Ensign (R-NV) resigned after acknowledging having an affair ...
NJ.com
August 23, 2017
WASHINGTON -- Even after New Jersey Sen. ... Expect it to determine who its next U.S. senator will be if U.S. Robert ... behalf of a friend and campaign donor, Dr. Salomon Melgen, in exchange for trips ... John Ensign (R-Nev.)ÃÂ ...
News3LV
August 15, 2017
U.S. Sen. ... Heller, considered the most vulnerable Senate GOP incumbent up for ... Heller, throughout the campaign, was also critical of Trump's ... A sitting Congressman, Governor Sandoval appointed Heller to finish John Ensign's term in ... My conversation with Senator Heller happened before PresidentÃÂ ...
The American Prospect
August 15, 2017
If Robert Menendez, the New Jersey Democratic senator who is set ... New Jersey has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 1972, and Menendez won his last re-election campaign by 20 percentage ... The last attempt to expel a sitting senator came in 2011, when Nevada Republican John EnsignÃÂ ...
Heavy.com
August 8, 2017
Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) addresses a town hall with Rep. ... Nevada's previous senator, John Ensign, resigned in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics ... According to documents filed in the Senate, he grows alfalfa on the farm, which isÃÂ ...
Reno News & Review
August 3, 2017
“It is one of the great ripoffs of American history,” said Sen. ... John Ensign once walked out of a meeting with Nevada Broadcasters AssociationÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
July 25, 2017
President Trump gets a laugh out of Nevada Sen. ... appointed him to his Senate seat in the wake of John Ensign's resignation in 2011 and wasÃÂ ...
Roll Call
July 18, 2017
Nevada Sen. ... As the only Republican senator up for re-election in a state won by ... John Ensign's retirement amid an ethics investigation.
Roll Call
July 18, 2017
Nevada Sen. ... As the only Republican senator up for re-election in a state won by ... John Ensign's retirement amid an ethics investigation.
Huntington Herald Dispatch
July 9, 2017
FILE - In this Wednesday, July 5, 2017 file photo, Sen. .... Sen. John Ensign in 2011, Sandoval tapped then-Rep. ... endorsing one of Heller's challengers if the senator eventually voted to roll back Medicaid, Sandoval laughed.
Patheos (blog)
July 6, 2017
The good news: Raw Story reports that the new modesty policy for women in the House of Representatives is not shared by either the SenateÃÂ ...
The Hill
July 6, 2017
For years, Senator Heller has been voting over and over again to slash ... with her strong campaigning last cycle, her quick jump into a Senate race ... Heller has served in the seat since 2011, when he was appointed to fill the seat of then-Sen. John Ensign, a Republican who resigned amid an ethics probe.
New York Times
June 25, 2017
Senator Dean Heller, Republican of Nevada, announced on Friday that he would not ... has supported is preparing a seven-figure ad campaign against the senator. .... The governor appointed Mr. Heller to the Senate seat in 2011 after the resignation of fellow Republican John Ensign and supported himÃÂ ...
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