James A. Traficant

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James A. Traficant was an American politician and longtime Democratic congressman from Ohio known for his populist style, controversial statements, and eventual conviction on corruption charges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Democratic Party politician
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
causeOfCareerEnd criminal conviction
expulsion from the United States House of Representatives
convictedOf bribery
corruption
racketeering
tax evasion
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Italian American
familyName Traficant NERFINISHED
givenName James
hasPoliticalView anti-globalization stance
economic populism
tough-on-crime positions
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
knownFor anti-establishment rhetoric
defiant speeches on the House floor
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
nativeLanguage English
notableFor controversial statements
corruption conviction
populist style
notableWork legislative efforts on behalf of his district
occupation politician
public official
partOf United States Congress
positionHeld United States representative
represented Ohio NERFINISHED
Ohio's 17th congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Ohio NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
subjectOf ethics investigations in the U.S. House of Representatives
media coverage regarding congressional corruption
termEnd 2002
termStart 1985
workLocation Ohio NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.

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Bowling Green State University hasAlumni James A. Traficant