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Foley (far right) with his Republican Buddies

The following Republican members of Congress knew about Republican Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) and protected him from exposure for sexually explicit communications with minors over the Internet. Five Republicans who protected Foley are listed below.

As the names of more Republicans who protected Foley come out, we will update this article. Please post comments to report additional Republican pedophile protectors.

JohnboehnerRepublican Majority Leader John Boehner

"House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of inappropriate 'contact' between Foley and a 16-year-old page.” (Washington Post) Boehner was elected Republican House Majority Leader after Tom DeLay (R-TX) was forced out of the position because of his corrupt practices.

HastertRepublican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert

“Boehner said he then told House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.).” (Washington Post)

ShimkusRepublican Chairman of the Page Board John Shimkus (R-IL)

As chairman of the bipartisan House Page Board in late 2005, I was notified by the then Clerk of the House, who manages the Page Program, that he had been told by Congressman Rodney Alexander about an email exchange between Congressman Foley and a former House Page. (Statement by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)

AlexanderRepublican Rodney Alexander (R-LA)

Republican Rodney Alexander (R-LA) notified the Clerk of the House in 2005 about the problem with Foley and a page appointed from his district. There are no reports of subsequent action.

ReynoldsRepublican Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds (R-NY)

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds (R-NY) said in a statement that Representative Rodney Alexander, a Louisiana Republican, told him months ago about exchanges with one of his pages.