TRAFICANT, James A., Jr. (1941-2014)
Democrat of Ohio 
17th congressional district
Served in House 1985-2002
Biography
A Representative from Ohio; born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, May 8, 1941; graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown, Ohio, 1959; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1963; M.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1973; M.S., Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, 1976; executive director, Mahoning County, Ohio, Drug Program, Inc., 1971-1981; sheriff, Mahoning County, Ohio, 1981-1985; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-July 24, 2002); expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives on July 25, 2002, for conspiracy to commit bribery, defraud the U.S., receipt of illegal gratuities, obstruction of justice, filing false tax returns, and racketeering; unsuccessful candidate as an Independent for the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002; died on September 27, 2014, in Poland, Ohio; remains were cremated.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
