Which US federal politicians have been convicted of sexual crimes in the past 30 years and what were their party affiliations?

1. What the public lists cover — and what they don’t

Public compilations—Wikipedia’s “List of federal political sex scandals,” the category of “American politicians convicted of sex offences,” and GovTrack’s misconduct database—collect names and outcomes but differ in criteria: some include appointed officials or allegations, others restrict to convictions; none is guaranteed exhaustive for the last 30 years and each may lag updates ^{[1] [3] [4]}. Available sources do not provide a single authoritative, up‑to‑date roster limited to “U.S. federal politicians convicted of sexual crimes in the past 30 years.”

2. Notable federal convictions reported in these sources

Examples repeatedly cited in these sources include Rep. Mel Reynolds (D‑IL), convicted in 1995 on counts including statutory rape, solicitation of child pornography, and obstruction of justice, who resigned from Congress ^{[1] [5]}. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D‑NY) was convicted related to sending sexually explicit material to a minor and required to register as a sex offender, serving a federal sentence ^[2]. Dennis Hastert (R‑IL) pleaded guilty in 2016 to unlawfully structuring bank withdrawals used to conceal prior sexual misconduct allegations—his court plea concerned the financial cover‑up rather than a new federal sex‑crime charge, though the scandal centered on sexual abuse from decades earlier ^[2].

3. Party affiliation patterns and limits of inference

Sources show convictions and prosecutions across both major parties: Democrats (e.g., Mel Reynolds, Anthony Weiner) and Republicans (e.g., the Hastert case implicating a Republican officeholder) appear in the records ^{[1] [2]}. However, available datasets and news factboxes emphasize individual cases rather than statistical party breakdowns, and they caution that allegations, settlements, and convictions span many jurisdictions and types of offenses; therefore, the sources do not quantify party proportions for convictions over the past 30 years ^{[4] [6]}. Available sources do not mention a definitive tally by party for federal convictions in that timeframe.

4. Where the gray areas lie — charges vs. convictions, federal vs. state

Reporting and databases mix categories: “sexual misconduct” allegations, Office of Compliance settlements, state‑level prosecutions, and federal convictions are sometimes listed together ^{[4] [7]}. Several high‑profile names (e.g., Roy Moore, Andrew Cuomo, John Conyers) appear in factboxes about misconduct or accusations but not all resulted in federal criminal convictions; Reuters and other compendia highlight accusations alongside convictions without always distinguishing jurisdiction or legal outcome ^{[6] [2]}. For your original query’s strict terms—federal politicians convicted of sexual crimes—these mixed lists require careful parsing ^[4].

5. How journalists and databases compile these lists (and potential biases)

Wikipedia categories and news factboxes rely on media reporting and public records; GovTrack’s misconduct tool aggregates public sanctions, convictions, and significant investigations ^{[3] [4]}. Those sources can reflect selection effects: media attention skews to high‑profile figures, and institutional records may undercount confidential settlements or state cases. Academic and NGO tallies (AP, PBS coverage of state lawmakers) further show intense coverage of misconduct since #MeToo, but those counts emphasize allegations and state legislators rather than certified federal criminal convictions ^{[7] [8]}.

6. How you should proceed if you need a precise roster

If you want a vetted list strictly limited to “U.S. federal elected politicians convicted of sexual crimes in the past 30 years,” no single cited source here provides that exact roster. Recommended next steps based on available sources: ^[9] consult GovTrack’s misconduct database for convictions and case summaries, ^[10] cross‑check individual names against court records or Department of Justice press releases, and ^[11] use Wikipedia’s conviction categories as a starting index but verify each entry against primary legal documents or reputable news reporting ^{[4] [3] [2]}.

Limitations: this analysis is constrained to the provided search results; available sources do not include a complete, time‑filtered list of federal politicians convicted of sexual crimes covering exactly the past 30 years.