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Elected officials expelled from state legislatures
This page collects examples of elected officials that have been expelled from state legislatures in the United States. The individuals included on this page were either removed from office as a result of an expulsion vote by the legislature or were automatically expelled after conviction due to state law.[1] Please note that the information below is not comprehensive. If you know of any cases we are missing, please contact us.
As of June 2023, Ballotpedia has tracked 79 cases in which elected officials were expelled from state legislative chambers between 1813 and 2023. These officials include 39 Democrats, 29 Republicans, and seven members of the Socialist Party.[2]
The map and list below only include cases in which a member of a state legislature was expelled by a vote in the chamber or was automatically expelled due to state law. It does not include cases in which a state legislator resigned, was recalled, or was disqualified from assuming office before being sworn in. The list below also does not include cases in which a member was reinstated by a court of law after being previously expelled.
Elected officials expelled from state legislatures, by state
Number of elected officials expelled from state legislatures, by decade and party
List of elected officials expelled from state legislatures
The table below lists the state legislative expulsions identified by Ballotpedia. The table is fully searchable by state, chamber, expulsion date, name of the expelled member, political party, and keywords in the cases' description.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ This list does not include Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton (R), who resigned before his House expulsion vote.
- ↑ Ballotpedia has not been able to confirm the party affiliation of four expelled members on our list.
