Santos is the 6th Lawmaker to be Expelled From the House—Who Were the Others?

Published on December 1, 2023

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) made history on Dec. 1 by being the sixth person to be expelled from the House of Representatives. The final vote on the resolution, introduced by House Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) to send Mr. Santos packing was 310–115, with two voting “present,” fulfilling the two-thirds requirement for the measure. Here is the company Mr. Santos joined as the first Republican: James Traficant A flamboyant Democrat from Ohio, Mr. Traficant was in the House between 1985 and 2002. He was expelled from the House, in a 420–1 vote, after being convicted on 10 federal charges including racketeering, bribery and tax evasion. He served seven years of an eight-year prison sentence. He died in a tractor accident on his farm in 2014 at the age of 73....

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