Anthony Weiner

Anthony David Weiner ( born September 4, 1964) is an American politician and sex offender from the state of New York. A Democrat, Weiner has served on the New York City Council and in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is known for his involvement in multiple sex scandals, one of which led to his resignation from the House and another of which became an issue in the 2016 United States presidential election and led to Weiner's eventual incarceration.

After graduating from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 1985, Weiner joined the staff of then-U.S. Representative Chuck Schumer. In 1991, he was elected to represent the 48th district on the New York City Council. At age 27, Weiner became the youngest New York City councilmember in history. He served on the City Council from 1992 to 1998. Weiner was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th congressional district in 1998 and served in the House from 1999 until his resignation in 2011. Weiner also ran for mayor of New York City in 2005 and 2013, losing in the Democratic primary both times.

Weiner resigned from the House in June 2011 after it was revealed that he had sent sexually suggestive photos of himself to various women. A second sexting scandal engulfed his 2013 campaign for New York City mayor. In September 2016, claims were published that Weiner had engaged in sexting with a 15-year-old girl from North Carolina; devices owned by Weiner were seized as part of an investigation into this incident. Information pertinent to the Hillary Clinton email controversy was discovered on Weiner's laptop, leading FBI Director James Comey to reopen his investigation into Clinton days before Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump. Weiner later pleaded guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor and served more than a year in federal prison.