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Mark Foley

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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. 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, as well as sexually explicit instant messages, to teenage boys who had formerly served and were at that time serving as Congressional pages. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Foley is the 19,557th most popular politician (down from 19,097th in 2024), the 18,973rd most popular biography from United States (down from 18,052nd in 2019) and the 1,491st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mark Foley ranks 19,557 out of 19,576. Before him are Martha Érika Alonso, Jan Tore Sanner, Kiren Rijiju, Ted Lieu, Guillermo Molina, and Isabel Guzman. After him are Paula Pequeno, Paul Vallas, Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Andrea Bocskor, Sedef Çakmak, and Nemonte Nenquimo.

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Among people born in 1954, Mark Foley ranks 754. Before him are Mo Brooks, Lindiwe Sisulu, Scott May, Quinn Buckner, Kalpana Lajmi, and Willie Thorne. After him are Mary Hanna, Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, and Charles Fernandez.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Mark Foley ranks 1,491. Before him are Brad Henry (1963), Jerry McNerney (1951), Aaron Russell (1993), Rob Bishop (1951), Ayanna Pressley (1974), and Isabel Guzman (1970). After him are Paul Vallas (1953), Ken Calvert (1953), Dana Perino (1972), Kevin Brady (1955), Jon Ossoff (1987), and Bradley Byrne (1955).

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