Robert Packwood

Then a Republican Senator from Oregon, he was accused of sexually harassing 19 women who had worked with him. The evidence was nothing else but his own personal diary, where he detailed his abuse against them and even admitted to a few other crimes. He threatened to expose the secrets of other members of congress but eventually resigned instead.

Wilbur Mills

Well-known for his ruthless drinking issues and caught drunk with a pugnacious stripper, the popularity of the Congressman from Arkansas was proven by his re-election. His continued relationship with the married stripper and out-of-hand drinking forced him to face his issues and check himself into a rehab center, where he did not run for re-election in the following campaign.