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'''Wilbur Daigh Mills''' (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was a powerful [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Arkansas]] who served for nearly four decades in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. His reputation sunk very abruptly after a sex scandal surfaced, and Mills declined to seek re-election in 1976.<ref>Smith, Laura (September 18, 2017). [https://timeline.com/wilbur-mills-tidal-basin-3c29a8b47ad1 In 1974, a stripper known as the “Tidal Basin Bombshell” took down the most powerful man in Washington]. ''Timeline''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref>
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'''Wilbur Daigh Mills''' (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was a powerful [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Arkansas]] who served for nearly four decades in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. His reputation sunk very abruptly after a sex scandal surfaced, and Mills declined to seek re-election in 1976.<ref>Smith, Laura (September 18, 2017). [https://timeline.com/wilbur-mills-tidal-basin-3c29a8b47ad1 In 1974, a stripper known as the “Tidal Basin Bombshell” took down the most powerful man in Washington]. ''Timeline''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref><ref>Budryk, Zack (February 24, 2021). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/540335-fanne-foxe-dies-at-84-gained-notoriety-in-wilbur-mills-sex Fanne Foxe dies at 84, gained notoriety in Wilbur Mills sex scandal]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref>
    
==U.S. House of Representatives==
 
==U.S. House of Representatives==
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