Anthony Weiner
Anthony David Weiner (born September 4, 1964) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 9th district of the state of New York. Weiner is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early political career[change]
After graduating from college at the State University of New York-Plattsburgh in 1985, Weiner began working on the staff of Charles Schumer, who was then a Congressman from New York.[1]
In 1991, Weiner became the youngest person to be elected to the City Council of New York City.[2] Weiner was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1999.
In 2011, Weiner became involved in a scandal after his Twitter account sent a woman a picture of a man with an erection.[3][4][5] At first, Weiner said that he had not sent the picture and that somebody must have hacked into his account. However, a few days later, he admitted that he had sent the picture and that he had been having sexual conversations with several women through Twitter.[6]
Because of the scandal, Weiner left the House of Representatives. He quit on June 16.[7]
References[change]
- ↑ "The Arena: - Rep. Anthony Weiner Bio". politico.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.politico.com/arena/bio/rep_anthony_weiner.html. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Anthony D. Weiner". jewishvirtuallibrary.org. 2005 [last update]. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/weiner.html. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Anthony Weiner’s Big Ego". New Yorker Magazine. June 2, 2011. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/06/anthony_weiners_big_ego.html.
- ↑ Kelly, Jack (June 5, 2011). "Weiner's troubling tweet". The Pittsburg Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11156/1151175-373-0.stm.
- ↑ Unanswered questions in Anthony Weiner's hack story – NYPOST.com
- ↑ Weiner apologizes for lying, 'terrible mistakes,' refuses to resign – CNN.com
- ↑ Bash, Dana (June 16, 2011]). "Weiner resigns after sexting scandal - CNN". cnn.com. http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-16/politics/weiner.scandal_1_congressman-weiner-sexting-scandal-poor-judgment?_s=PM:POLITICS. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
