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|name=Stephen Ernest "Steve" Stockman

|name=Stephen Ernest "Steve" Stockman

|birth_date=November 14, 1956

|birth_date=November 14, 1956

|birth_place=Bloomfield Hills, [[Michigan]]

|birth_place=Bloomfield Hills<br>

Oakland County, [[Michigan]]

|nationality=[[United States|American]]

|nationality=[[United States|American]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

'''Stephen Ernest Stockman''', known as '''Steve Stockman''' (born November 14, 1956), is a [[conservative]] former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas]], who was first elected as part of the [[Republican Party|Repubican]] "Contract with America" campaign in 1994.  [[Liberals]] were so enraged at Stockman that they successfully targeted him for defeat in 1996, even as [[Bob Dole]] was carrying the [[electoral vote]]s in Texas. In 2012, however, after a 16-year absence, Stockman was elected again to [[Congress]] but again served only one term in the House.   

'''Stephen Ernest Stockman''', known as '''Steve Stockman''' (born November 14, 1956), is a [[conservative]] former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas]], who was first elected as part of the [[Republican Party|Repubican]] "Contract with America" campaign in 1994.  [[Liberals]] were so enraged at Stockman that they successfully targeted him for defeat in 1996, even as [[Bob Dole]] was carrying the [[electoral vote]]s in Texas. In 2012, however, after a 16-year absence, Stockman was elected again to [[Congress]] but again served only one term in the House.   

A native of Bloomfield Hills, [[Michigan]], Stockman opposed the [[RINO]]s by refusing to vote for [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Boehner]] of [[Ohio]] as [[Speaker of the House]].  Stockman also called for the [[impeachment]] of [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]].

A native of Bloomfield Hills, a suburb of [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], Stockman opposed the [[RINO]]s by refusing to vote for [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Boehner]] of [[Ohio]] as [[Speaker of the House]].  Stockman also called for the [[impeachment]] of [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]].

In 2014, he was defeated in the Republican primary for the [[United States Senate]] by moderate Republican [[John Cornyn]], who went on to defeat [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] opposition to win his third term.  [[Dwayne Stovall]], a school board member from Cleveland in Liberty County in southeastern Texas, divided the conservative vote with Stockman, but Cornyn had a majority in the primary. By entering the Senate contest, Stockman was unable to seek reelection to the House.

In 2014, he was defeated in the Republican primary for the [[United States Senate]] by moderate Republican [[John Cornyn]], who went on to defeat [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] opposition to win his third term.  [[Dwayne Stovall]], a school board member from Cleveland in Liberty County in southeastern Texas, divided the conservative vote with Stockman, but Cornyn had a majority in the primary anyway. By entering the Senate contest, Stockman was unable to seek reelection to the House.

On March 28, 2017, Stockman was [[indictment|indicted]] by a federal grand jury for an assortment of financial crimes. He is charged with having obtained $1.25 million under false pretenses from conservative donors and used that money to pay personal expenses and to underwrite his political campaigns. He faced 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 another count for not disclosing his total income on his 2013 federal tax return. Stockman's trial began March 19, 2018.<ref> Eric Garcia, "Corruption Trial Begins for Former Rep. Steve Stockman", ''Roll Call'', March 19, 2018.</ref> On April 12, Stockman was convicted on twenty-three of the twenty-four felonies for which he was charged. He reaffirmed his innocence but faces potentially decades in prison. He will be sentenced on August 17 but indicated that he will appeal the verdict.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Former-U-S-Rep-Steve-Stockman-convicted-in-12821521.php|title=Former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman convicted in massive fraud scheme|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|date=April 12, 2018|author=Gabrielle Banks|accessdate=April 13, 2018}}</ref>

On March 28, 2017, Stockman was [[indictment|indicted]] by a federal grand jury for an assortment of financial crimes. He is charged with having obtained $1.25 million under false pretenses from conservative donors and used that money to pay personal expenses and to underwrite his political campaigns. He faced 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 another count for not disclosing his total income on his 2013 federal tax return. Stockman's trial began March 19, 2018.<ref>Eric Garcia, "Corruption Trial Begins for Former Rep. Steve Stockman", ''Roll Call'', March 19, 2018.</ref> On April 12, Stockman was convicted on twenty-three of the twenty-four felonies for which he was charged. He reaffirmed his innocence but faces potentially decades in prison. He will be sentenced on August 17 but indicated that he will appeal the verdict.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Former-U-S-Rep-Steve-Stockman-convicted-in-12821521.php|title=Former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman convicted in massive fraud scheme|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|date=April 12, 2018|author=Gabrielle Banks|accessdate=April 13, 2018}}</ref>