"Beam me up, Mr. Speaker."
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Democratic Party (United States) politiciansPeople from OhioMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesPeople charged with crimesUnited States presidential candidates, 1988
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James Traficant
James Anthony "Jim" Traficant, Jr. (May 8, 1941 – September 27, 2014) was an American politician who served as a Democratic, and later independent, member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. He represented the 17th Congressional District, which centered on his hometown of Youngstown and included parts of three counties in northeast Ohio's Mahoning Valley. He was expelled from the House after being convicted of 10 felony counts including taking bribes, filing false tax
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