Chris Lee

A former Republican member resigned after a news report exposed him sending flirtatious emails, along with shirtless pictures, to a woman via Craigslist. The woman ousted him after she realized who he was and sold the story to Gawker, a New York news blog.

David Wu

The U.S. representative for Oregon’s 1st Congressional district was forced to resign after being charged for making sexual advances towards a daughter of a fundraiser. He claimed that the encounter was consensual and refused to resign, but then decided to leave office just two months later after more evidence surfaced.