Convicted felon Steve Stockman is running for Congress in Texas ... again
Former congressman and convicted money launderer Steve Stockman is taking another shot at federal office, this time filing paperwork to run for the U.S. House in the Houston area’s redrawn 9th District as a Republican, FEC filings show.
It’s been a decade since Stockman, once dubbed Texas’ “weirdest lawmaker” by Politico, stalked the halls of Congress. He was convicted of 23 felonies in 2018 on charges that he siphoned $1.2 million from conservative foundations and donors to cover personal and political expenses using a network of fake charities and shell companies.
President Donald Trump commuted Stockman’s 10-year sentence in 2020, leading to his release. Now, the congressman, whom Texas Monthly once described as “one of those kind of creepy politicians,” appears eager to get back in the game.
Stockman launched his campaign to represent the 9th District by playing victim, the Washington Examiner reports. Before the redistrict was redrawn by the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature, its longtime representative had been Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Green.
“In historic and unprecedented political persecution, as a sitting congressman, I became the venomous target of President Obama and his extremist henchmen,” Stockman said of his return. “Radical government lawyers spent millions of taxpayer dollars, four years, and convened four grand juries to execute their hatred.”
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(San Antonio Current)
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