1. Stephen Ernest Stockman was born on November 14,1956 and is an American politician who is a member of the Republican Party and a convicted felon.
41 Facts About Steve Stockman
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Steve Stockman served as the US representative for Texas's 9th congressional district from 1995 to 1997 and for Texas's 36th congressional district from 2013 to 2015.
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Steve Stockman ran in the Republican primary for the United States Senate in the 2014 election but lost to incumbent Senator John Cornyn.
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In 2018, Steve Stockman was convicted on 23 felony counts related to money laundering and misuse of campaign contributions.
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Steve Stockman was sentenced to serve ten years in prison, and was ordered to pay $1 million in restitution.
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Steve Stockman graduated from Dondero High School in Royal Oak, Michigan.
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In 1977 as Steve Stockman was reporting to jail for traffic tickets, the jailers found valium in his possession after his girlfriend allegedly hid some in his underwear.
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Steve Stockman was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, but the charge was later dropped.
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Steve Stockman worked as a computer salesman in Friendswood, Texas.
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Steve Stockman's first run for Congress was in March 1990 in Texas's 9th congressional district.
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Steve Stockman ran again in 1992 for the House in District 9.
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Steve Stockman organized a "congressional cruise" on the Houston Ship Channel as a fundraising opportunity, but no members of Congress attended.
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Steve Stockman had two challengers in the Republican primary: John LeCour and James Milburn.
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In 1995 and 1996, Steve Stockman was proud to have played a role in the federal government's shutdown.
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In 1998, Steve Stockman ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the Texas Railroad Commission.
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Between 2005 and 2007, Steve Stockman worked with the conservative Leadership Institute as director of its Campus Leadership Program.
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Steve Stockman registered for the special election to fill out the remainder of DeLay's term; he was one of five candidates.
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The cost of caring for him drove Steve Stockman to declare bankruptcy and, when his father's disease became too severe, Steve Stockman moved him to a veterans' home.
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When his father died, Steve Stockman decided to run for Congress in the 2012 elections.
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In 2011 Stockman formed an exploratory committee, Friends of Steve Stockman, to consider a run for the 14th district seat being vacated by unsuccessful presidential candidate Ron Paul.
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Steve Stockman instead ran in 2012 in the newly created 36th District.
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In 2013, Steve Stockman was one of ten Republicans who did not vote for John Boehner for Speaker of the House; he was the only representative to vote "Present" as his protest vote.
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In 2013, Steve Stockman supported a government shutdown caused by Republican members of Congress who sought to block a continuing resolution that includes funding for the Affordable Care Act.
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In January 2013, Steve Stockman introduced the "Safe Schools Act," a bill that would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990.
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Steve Stockman introduced the bill following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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In February 2013, Steve Stockman voted against the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act, objecting to provisions in the bill that expanded protections for transgender victims of domestic violence.
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Steve Stockman said the mistake was corrected soon after he learned of it, and that the worker had been removed from the campaign organization.
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On December 9,2013, Steve Stockman filed for the Republican nomination for US Senate for Texas against incumbent US Senator John Cornyn.
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On March 4,2014, Steve Stockman polled 250,759 votes in his bid for the Republican nomination for the Senate.
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Steve Stockman placed second in a field of eight candidates on the ballot.
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On election night, Steve Stockman quickly conceded and called upon Texas Republicans to vote the straight party ticket on November 4,2014.
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Meanwhile, Brian Babin won the seat for District 36 as Steve Stockman did not contest this seat.
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Steve Stockman allegedly solicited the money by using the name of Life Without Limits, a Las Vegas-based nonprofit intended to help people who have experienced traumatic events.
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Steve Stockman was charged with conspiracy to falsify statements when reporting contributions to try to launder the money.
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Steve Stockman conspired with Thomas Dodd, a former campaign worker and congressional special assistant.
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Steve Stockman faced a prison term of up to 45 years and a fine of more than $4.8 million, plus hundreds of thousands more in restitution.
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Steve Stockman was accused of obtaining $1.25 million under false pretenses and using the funds for his political campaigns.
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Steve Stockman was charged with eleven counts of money laundering, eight counts of mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to make "conduit contributions" and false statements, two counts of making false statements to the Federal Election Commission, one count of making excessive contributions, and one count of willfully filing a false 2013 Federal income tax return by not reporting some of his income.
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Steve Stockman was acquitted on one count of wire fraud.
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Steve Stockman served his sentence at the low-security federal prison in Beaumont, Texas.
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On December 22,2020, Steve Stockman's sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump and he was released from the Beaumont facility, serving only two years of his ten-year sentence.