Gary Condit

Gary Condit

Gary Adrian Condit (born April 21, 1948 in Salina , Mayes County , Oklahoma ) is an American politician . Between 1989 and 2003 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Gary Condit attended Modesto Junior College until 1970 and then California State College in Turlock until 1972 . He then began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1972 and 1976 he was a councilor in Ceres . From 1974 to 1976 he also served as mayor there. Between 1976 and 1982 he was a member of the Stanislaus County County Council; from 1982 to 1989 he was a member of the California State Assembly .

After the resignation of MP Tony Coelho , Condit was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on September 12, 1989 in the by-election for the 15th seat of California . After six re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 2003 . Since 1993 he has represented the 18th  constituency of his state there as the successor to Richard H. Lehman . During his time as a congressman, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan fell . Condit was temporarily a member of the intelligence committee. In 2002, he was the only vote against in the elimination process against Ohio Congressman James Traficant . The vote ended 420: 1 for an expulsion of the accused.

Reporter with Gary Condit (August 17, 2001)

In 2001 he hit the headlines himself. It became known that he was dating a woman named Chandra Levy, who then disappeared. The body of the woman who was murdered was later found. There was speculation in the press that Condit might have had something to do with this act. On the other hand, he sued for libel. Another man was eventually caught and sentenced, but later released because the witness lied against him. Thus the case is unsolved. Condit's political career ended because of this matter.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Condit moved to Arizona , where he ran an ice cream parlor, which went bankrupt.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CNN.com: Lawyer: Discovery helps exonerate Condit  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

Commons : Gary Condit  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Gary Condit in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)