Duke Cunningham
Randall Harold "Duke" Cunningham (December 8, 1941 – August 27, 2025) was an American Republican politician and Navy aviator during the Vietnam War.[1] He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from California between 1991 until his resignation 2005. He represented the 44th district (1991–1993), the 51st district (1993–2003) and the 50th district (2003–2005).
For his services during the Vietnam War, Cunningham was given two Silver Stars and a Purple Heart.
Scandals ended his political career. Duke Cunningham pleaded guilty to tax evasion, conspiracy to commit bribery and other charges.[2] He was then sentenced to prison in Tucson, Arizona.[3] He was released from prison in February 2013. He then moved to New Orleans to spend time inside a halfway house.[4]
Cunningham received a pardon from President Donald Trump on January 13, 2021.[5][6]
Cunningham was born in Los Angeles, California. He studied at the University of Missouri and at National University.
Cunningham married Susan Albrecht in 1965. They adopted a son together. His wife filed for divorce because of emotional abuse, and the divorce was approved eight months later.[7] Cunningham married his second wife, Nancy Jones, in 1974. They had two daughters and separated in July 2005.[8]
Cunningham died on August 27, 2025 at a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 83.[9]
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L-to-R: Secretary of the Navy John Warner, Cunningham, William P. Driscoll, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo ZumwaltJune 1972 ceremony honoring Cunningham and Driscoll for their service in the Vietnam War.
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United States Penitentiary, Tucson, where Cunningham was located
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References
- ↑ Duke CunninghamFamous Why. Retrieved Jan 15, 2014.
- ↑ Duke Cunningham GuiltyUT San Diego. Retrieved Jan 15, 2014.
- ↑ Cunningham Moving to Arizona PrisonThe Washington Post. Retrieved Jan 15, 2014.
- ↑ Former US Rep Duke Cunningham Sprung from Lockup in a Bribery SchemeNBC News San Diego. Retrieved Jan 15, 2014.
- ↑ Helderman, Rosalind S.; Dawsey, Josh; Reinhard, Beth (January 20, 2021). Trump grants clemency to 143 people in late-night pardon blast. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pardons/2021/01/20/7653bd12-59a2-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ Executive Grant of Clemency: Randall Harold Cunningham. US Department of Justice. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ↑ Dodge, Dani (February 12, 2006). Standing in an unwelcome spotlight. p. A-1. http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060212/news_1n12nancy.html. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ↑ Cunningham's Wife Says She Felt Deceived. Los Angeles Times (August 19, 2006).
- ↑ F-4 Fighter Ace Duke Cunningham has died (August 27, 2025)AV Geekery. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
Other websites
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- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- The San Diego Union-Tribune's coverage of the Cunningham scandal Archived October 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Washington Post Express interview with the authors of "The Wrong Stuff" about Cunningham and Washington's culture of corruption
- PAC donors, Indiv donors, Personal Financial Disclosures, Campaign Disbursements, at PoliticalMoneyLine[dead link]
- Cunningham's commerce website, topguninc.com (deactivated June 2005). Retrieved July 9, 2005.
- Stern, Marcus (July 15, 2005). Congressman's career buried by blizzard of questions on actions. http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/politics/20050715-9999-1n15woes.html.
- Jantz, Barry. Duke Cunningham: First and Last Surrender (November 30, 2005)FlashReport.
- DeLay's prosecutors dig deeper into California
- Profile at SourceWatch
- Official U.S. House website. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
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