Mark Foley
American politician (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Adam Foley (born September 8, 1954) is an American former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida as a member of the Republican Party, before resigning due to revelations that he had sent sexually explicit messages to teenaged boys who had served as congressional pages in what came to be known as the Mark Foley scandal.
Mark Foley | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 16th district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – September 29, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Tom Lewis |
Succeeded by | Tim Mahoney |
Member of the Florida Senate from the 35th district | |
In office November 1992 – November 1994 | |
Preceded by | Jack D. Gordon[1] |
Succeeded by | Tom Rossin |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 85th district | |
In office November 1990 – November 1992 | |
Preceded by | Frank S. Messersmith[2] |
Succeeded by | Mimi McAndrews |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Adam Foley (1954-09-08) September 8, 1954 (age 69) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Domestic partner | Layne Nisenbaum (1984–died 2012) |
Education | Palm Beach State College |
Foley resigned from Congress on September 29, 2006, acting on a request by the Republican leadership after allegations surfaced that he had sent suggestive emails and sexually explicit instant messages[3] to teenage boys who had formerly served and were at that time serving as Congressional pages.[4][5] As a result of the disclosures, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted investigations of the messages to find possible criminal charges.[6] Each ended with no criminal finding. In the case of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the "FDLE conducted as thorough and comprehensive investigation as possible considering Congress and Mr. Foley denied us access to critical data," said FDLE commissioner Gerald Bailey with the closure of the case.[7] The House Ethics Committee also conducted an investigation into the response of the House Republican leadership and their staff to possible earlier warnings of Foley's conduct.[8]