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Born April 20, 1976, in Cincinnati, OH; son of Kathleen (Sollinger) and Henry Jude Radel, Jr.; married; wife’s name Amy Wegmann (journalist); children: Henry Jude Radel IV.
EDUCATION:Loyola University, Chicago, bachelor’s degree.
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Republican politician, television reporter, author, actor, businessman, conservative talk radio host. Second City in Chicago, actor and comedian; CNN and CBS affiliates in Houston and Chicago, television reporter; Daybreak, radio talk show host; Naples Journal (FL), owner; Trey Communications LLC, founder. United States House of Representatives, represented Florida’s 19th congressional district, 2013-14; U.S. Forces Fund nonprofit charity, founder.
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Born April 20, 1976, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Henry Jude “Trey” Radel III is a former U.S. House Representative from Florida’s 19th district, serving from 2013 to 2014. He resigned after he was arrested for cocaine possession. Radel has also been a conservative talk radio host for Daybreak, television reporter for CNN and CBS affiliates in Houston and Chicago, owner of the Naples Journal (FL) newspaper, and actor in the television shows StartUp and Truth Is Stranger Than Florida. He and his wife founded the nonprofit U.S. Forces Fund, which helps injured soldiers returning home from abroad.
In 2017, Radel published Democrazy: A True Story of Weird Politics, Money, Madness, and Finger Food, a humorous and irreverent memoir of his short stint as a Republican congressman from Florida. Radel begins his tale with his days as a television news reporter and conservative radio host, then describes his run for Congress in 2012 as an idealistic Tea Party candidate. He was against the war on drugs, claiming it is an assault on civil liberties. However, once in office he became disillusioned with entrenched party leaders, free-flowing money, and the glacial pace of governmental achievements.
After backing a bill that required welfare recipients to be drug tested, he was arrested for buying cocaine. The incident thrust him into the media and political spotlight, and with encouragement by top Republicans and an ethics investigation he resigned after serving one year in Congress. “Radel’s book gives the infamously unpopular body a breath of fresh air, which is a hopeful sign,” according to a Publishers Weekly contributor, who added that Radel’s anecdotes are contrasted with his soul-searching after his drug arrest.
In the book, Radel explains how a bill passes through Congress, pet projects of specific members of Congress, and ultimately how shame is losing out to self-serving interests. A writer in Kirkus Reviews commented: “Radel’s memoir has plenty of gee-whiz moments . . . and more than a little ruefulness.” The writer added the book offers a look at “a right-wing crusader [who] both gets his comeuppance and concludes that maybe Nancy Pelosi et al. aren’t so bad after all.” In an interview with Sergio Bustos online at Politico, Radel admitted that after he left Congress and started his radio talk show, he is more free to explain how politics really works: “I really want to give thoughts and views that challenge people. I want to break down why either party chooses to do certain things.”
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Kirkus Reviews, February 1, 2017, review of Democrazy: A True Story of Weird Politics, Money, Madness, and Finger Food.
Publishers Weekly, February 6, 2017, review of Democrazy, p. 62.
ONLINE
Politico, http://www.politico.com/ (September 2, 2016), Sergio Bustos, author interview.
Trey Radel Website, http://treyradel.com/ (November 1, 2017), author profile.
USA Today, https://www.usatoday.com/ (January 27, 2014), Ledyard Kind, author interview.
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Radel resurrects radio career two years after resigning from Congress amid cocaine scandal
By SERGIO BUSTOS 09/02/2016 03:24 PM EDT
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Trey Radel, the former “hip-hop congressman” from southwest Florida who resigned his seat more than two years ago after pleading guilty to cocaine possession, has landed a new job as a radio host with his former employer, Fox 92.5, the Naples Daily News reported Friday.
The newspaper reported on its website that the former Republican lawmaker was named to host the “Daybreak” show for Fox 92.5.
“I’m really thankful at how well received I’ve been,” Radel told the newspaper. He had hosted the same show before resigning in 2011 to run for Congress.
Jim Schwartzel, the station’s manager, told the newspaper he had received hundreds of applications for the job.
“Trey’s local knowledge stood out. He’s been in Southwest Florida for a long time and really understands all of the issues that affect Southwest Florida. And he articulates them well,” Schwartzel said.
Radel pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession in November 2013 after admitting to buying 3.5 grams from an undercover police officer at a Dupont Circle restaurant the previous month. He later resigned in early 2014 after being pressured by Florida Republican leaders, including Gov. Rick Scott.
His criminal record was expunged in October 2014 after he completed one year of probation.
Radel was first elected in 2012 to represent Florida's 19th Congressional District. He founded a public relations consulting firm after leaving Congress.
The Naples Daily news reported that between 2007-2009 Radel had worked as an anchor at WINK-TV.
He told the newspaper that he’s still a “proud member” of the Republican Party, but feels he can now speak more freely about politics and plans to do so with his audience.
“I really want to give thoughts and views that challenge people. I want to break down why either party chooses to do certain things,” he said.
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Rep. Trey Radel resigns after drug plea
Ledyard King, USA TODAY Published 8:52 a.m. ET Jan. 27, 2014 | Updated 1:08 a.m. ET Jan. 28, 2014
Florida Congressman Trey Radel officially resigned Monday. He was arrested for buying cocaine from an undercover officer last year and faced pressure from GOP leaders to step down. VPC
A number of potential Republican candidates have been eyeing the 19th Congressional District seat.
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Freshman GOP lawmaker pleaded guilty in November to misdemeanor count of cocaine possession
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WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep. Trey Radel of Florida resigned Monday, a little more than two months after pleading guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession.
Radel, 37, a Republican from Fort Myers, submitted a resignation letter to House Speaker John Boehner that took effect at 6:30 p.m.
"Unfortunately, some of my struggles had serious consequences," Radel said in his letter to Boehner. "While I have dealt with those issues on a personal level, it is my belief that professionally I cannot fully and effectively serve as a United States representative to the place I love and call home, Southwest Florida.
Radel, who was facing an ethics investigation, sent shorter resignation letters to Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner. They will have to coordinate a special primary and general election to choose the next person to represent Florida's 19th District. A date has not been set.
STORY: Radel takes leave of absence after cocaine charge
"I believe that Trey is making the right decision for him and his family," Scott said in a statement. "I'm glad that he has sought help, and it's my hope he continues to put his attention on rehabilitation and his family."
A former conservative radio show host, Radel was caught buying $250 worth of cocaine on Oct. 29 at a Washington restaurant from an undercover federal law enforcement officer. He blamed alcohol abuse and returned to Capitol Hill this month after 28 days at a Naples, Fla., treatment center.
Radel's office will remain open to handle constituent issues but will be managed by the clerk of the House until Radel's successor is elected and sworn in, according to Radel's chief of staff, Dave Natonski.
Radel is believed to be the first sitting member of Congress charged with cocaine possession.
In an interview this month, he sounded optimistic he could overcome his troubles and continue to represent his Southwest Florida district.
"This is something I will continue to work on the rest of my life," he told reporters at the time. "I will take it one day at a time and, in doing so, I hope to rebuild and regain trust."
STORY: Radel apologizes to GOP colleagues for cocaine use
Radel had resisted calls from Scott and other Republicans to step aside. When he returned to work this month for the new legislative session, he began making amends with colleagues and apologized to them personally for his actions.
But after two weeks, it became clear things would not be easy for him. A House Ethics Committee investigation, launched in December, threatened to hang over his re-election campaign. Prominent Republicans in his district began signaling interest in his seat. And Radel had trouble winning over some Republicans who thought he should have resigned when he pleaded guilty.
"If he had asked my advice, I would have told him to do it the moment that he was (caught)," Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., a member of the House Ethics Committee, said Monday. "Frankly, if you have that in your life, you shouldn't run in the first place."
A number of Republicans had been eyeing the 19th Congressional District seat, including state Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto and Paige Kreegel, who finished third in last year's primary.
Former representative Connie Mack, who preceded Radel in Congress, had been considering running if Radel decided not to seek re-election.
"Trey's decision to resign from Congress was undoubtedly very difficult, but it was the right decision," Mack said in a statement Monday. "Now it's time for Southwest Florida to elect a new congressman who will be a tireless champion of our shared mainstream conservative values."
Mack's statement made no mention of his political plans, but he said the next representative from Southwest Florida should push for his "Penny Plan" to reduce federal spending. The proposal would cut a penny from every federal dollar spent.
The ethics investigation is expected to close now that Radel has left office and the panel no longer has jurisdiction over him.
Radel has described himself as a "hip-hop conservative" because of his appreciation for rap music. And he suggested that his Tea Party-supported push for limited government resonated with inner-city blacks rallying around the "fight-the-power" message championed by '80s rap groups such as Public Enemy, a Radel favorite.
He embraced social media, frequently posting sharp opinions and random observations on Twitter and other electronic forums older House members have been slower to use.
His support for reining in government, lowering taxes and cutting the deficit played well with the Republican core of his district. But he also showed a pragmatic streak, fighting for hundreds of millions of dollars for water projects designed to remove brackish water being carried from the Everglades and befouling local beaches.
Radel said this month that he wanted to continue that agenda, particularly his work on a water bill under negotiation in a House-Senate conference committee. He also mentioned his interest in immigration issues, notably on proposals to strengthen border security and increase visas issued to foreign high-tech workers.
He was blasted as a hypocrite after his arrest for voting in September to drug-test food stamp recipients. When asked about that vote following his guilty plea, Radel suggested that members of Congress should be tested for drugs.
In his letter to Boehner, Radel thanked the speaker for his "tremendous support and encouragement," and said it was an "honor" to serve the district.
He ended by expressing support for bipartisan solutions to the problems facing Congress.
"As an eternal optimist, I know there are great things in store for our country when we find ways to work together," he wrote. "Whether it is as a father, a husband, or in any future endeavor, I hope to contribute what I can to better our country."
Contributing: Mary Orndorff Troyan, Gannett Washington Bureau
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Trey Radel
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Trey Radel
Trey Radel, Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 19th district
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 27, 2014
Preceded by Ted Deutch
Succeeded by Curt Clawson
Personal details
Born Henry Jude Radel III[1]
April 20, 1976 (age 41)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Amy Wegmann Radel
Children Henry Jude Radel IV
Residence Fort Myers, Florida
Occupation Radio host/television personality, reporter, businessman
Henry Jude "Trey" Radel III (born April 20, 1976) is an author, actor, businessman, American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Radel represented Florida's 19th congressional district from January 3, 2013 through January 27, 2014.[2] The Republican had previously worked as a television reporter and anchor as well as a conservative talk radio host, a position he returned to in 2016.[3] The district is located in southwest Florida and includes Fort Myers, Naples and Cape Coral.
Radel also works as an actor, with a recurring role as a TV news anchor on the show StartUp on the Sony owned App Crackle. He also played the lead, starring as a detective, in the series Truth is Stranger than Florida on the Investigation Discovery network.[4]
Contents [hide]
1 Early life and education
2 Journalist career
3 U.S. House of Representatives
3.1 Committee assignments
4 Resignation
5 Personal life
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Trey Radel was born in 1976 in Cincinnati, the son of Kathleen (Sollinger) and Henry Jude Radel, Jr.[5] He attended Elder High School.[6] Radel majored in communications and minored in Italian at Loyola University Chicago.[7]
Journalist career[edit]
Radel was trained as an actor and a comedian and performed improvisational work at Second City in Chicago.[8] Radel began his working career as a journalist, working as both an anchor and a reporter. He interned for CNN at its headquarters in Atlanta. He then worked for the CBS affiliates in Houston and Chicago. He was a TV and radio talk show host of Daybreak, on WINK-TV[9] & WFSX-FM 92.5 Fox News Radio.[10] He returned to mornings on WFSX-FM in September 2016,[3] moving to afternoon drive time a year later.[11]
He bought the Naples Journal, a community newspaper in Naples, Florida, which he reformatted and expanded,[12] later selling the paper to the Naples Daily News.[citation needed] He founded Trey Communications LLC, a conservative media relations firm. The company purchased and sold domain names, including some of a pornographic nature.[13]
He and his wife founded a nonprofit organization called the U.S. Forces Fund, which focuses on helping injured soldiers returning home from abroad.[14]
Radel is the author of Democrazy.[15] Published by Blue Rider Press, an imprint of the Random House company, the book was released March 28, 2017.[16]
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012 § District 19
Republican 14th District Congressman Connie Mack IV decided not to run for reelection to his seat, in order to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson. Radel decided to run in the open seat, which had been renumbered as the 19th District. Five other Republican candidates also filed to run. Controversy occurred when it was discovered that the campaign committee "Friends of Trey Radel, Inc." had purchased his opponents' domain names nearly a year before he announced he was going to run for office.[17] When this was revealed, he denied knowing about it, blaming it on staff, but eventually admitted he had purchased the domain names.[17] Subsequently, his campaign committee created websites and attached them to his opponents' domain names, purportedly for the purpose of disseminating the voting records of the opponents, which were posted on the websites.[17] Radel's political philosophy is conservative, but he nevertheless has said he supports the principles of the DREAM Act.[18] Radel was endorsed by the incumbent Connie Mack IV, former U.S. Senator Connie Mack III, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.[19] Chauncey Goss (who finished second to Radel in the primary)[20] was endorsed by U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan.[21] Radel won the primary with 30% of the vote, primarily on the strength of his showing in his native Lee County.[22]
In the general election Radel faced Democrat Jim Roach of Cape Coral, a retired GM research engineer and Vietnam veteran. However, Radel was heavily favored to win. The 19th has long been reckoned as one of the most Republican districts in Florida, and as such the Republican primary was considered the real contest for the election. In 2008, Republican presidential nominee John McCain won the district with 57% of the vote. In 2010, Rick Scott won the district with 61% of the vote. Radel did indeed win the 2012 election, with 63% of the vote.[23] The Naples Daily News reported that the financial disclosure reports Radel submitted during his campaign were inaccurate and that once he was elected he amended these reports.[24] According to Radel's attorney he underreported his assets by failing to note his trust funds.[25]
Following his conviction for cocaine possession, Radel went on a self-imposed leave of absence, prompting the Republican Party of Florida and Governor of Florida Rick Scott to call for his resignation.[26] On January 27, 2014, Radel announced he would resign from Congress.[2] He had not voted in Congress after November 15, 2013 in the wake of the conviction.[27]
Committee assignments[edit]
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Aviation
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Resignation[edit]
On October 29, 2013, Radel was arrested in the District of Columbia after attempting to buy 3.5 grams of cocaine from an undercover federal officer.[26][28] Less than a month later, Radel pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation.[29]
In November 2013, Radel announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from Congress to undergo addiction rehabilitation and that he would be donating his salary to charity during his absence, but stopped short of resigning.[28][30] Following his announcement, the Republican Party of Florida and Governor of Florida Rick Scott called on Radel to "resign immediately" and "focus his attention on rehabilitation and his family".[26][31] In late January 2014, Radel officially tendered his resignation in a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner. Republican businessman Curt Clawson won the special general election held on June 24, 2014 to replace him.
Radel completed all conditions of his probation in October 2014, and his criminal record was wiped clean as a result.[32] Spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, William Miller said, "The court granted that request and the records are now expunged."[33]
Personal life[edit]
Radel is married to FOX-4 anchor Amy Wegmann.[34] They have one child, and live in Fort Myers.[35]
See also[edit]
List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes
List of federal political scandals in the United States
References[edit]
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^ Jump up to: a b Sherman, Jake; Isenstadt, Alex (January 27, 2014). "Radel resigns from House seat". Politico. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b Glorioso, Alexandra (2 September 2016). "Trey Radel to host SWFL radio show Daybreak again". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 27 September 2017. Trey Radel, who resigned his congressional seat in the wake of a cocaine scandal, will return to the radio job he had before politics, hosting the Daybreak for Fox 92.5.
Jump up ^ "Trey Radel". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
Jump up ^ "Kathleen RADEL's Obituary on The Cincinnati Enquirer". Legacy.com. January 6, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Fla. Congressman charged with cocaine possession has Cincinnati ties". WXIX. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Trey Radel, Host, FOX News". ZoomInfo.com. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Insert Name – A – Insert Name at Voice123". Voice123.com. November 3, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Florida News Center » Blog Archive » Radel takes job on conservative radio…". FlNewsCenter.com. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Trey Radel from 92.5 Fox News Radio at SWFLYR meeting – Lee Liberty Caucus (Fort Myers, FL)". Meetup. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
Jump up ^ Batten, Brent (22 September 2017). "Drew Steele coming back, Trey Radel to move to afternoons". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 27 September 2017. Changes are coming to 92.5 Fox News radio.
Jump up ^ "Trey Radel for U.S. Congress". Treyradel.com. Friends of Trey Radel, Inc. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
Jump up ^ Meneimer, Stephanie. "Florida GOP Candidate Has History of Registering Sex-Themed Web Addresses". Mother Jones. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Florida Division of Corporations". Retrieved November 8, 2012.
Jump up ^ Radel, Trey (2017-03-28). Democrazy: A True Story of Weird Politics, Money, Madness, and Finger Food. Blue Rider Press. ISBN 9780735210721.
Jump up ^ Kurtz, Judy (29 March 2017). "Former Rep. Trey Radel says ‘cliques’ have Congress at standstill". The Hill. Retrieved 27 September 2017. Radel deploys his sense of humor while chronicling the inner workings of Congress in his book out this week…
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External links[edit]
Congressman Trey Radel official U.S. House website
Trey Radel for Congress
Appearances on C-SPAN
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
Collected news and commentary at the Naples Daily News
Candidate profile at The Wall Street Journal
Henry J Radel III, AP Election Guide, Associated Press[dead link]
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ted Deutch Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 19th congressional district
January 3, 2013 – January 27, 2014 Succeeded by
Curt Clawson
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
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Radel, Trey: DEMOCRAZY
Kirkus Reviews.
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In which a right-wing crusader both gets his comeuppance and concludes that maybe Nancy Pelosi et al. aren't so bad
after all."Remember when I said that vote would come back to bite me in the ass?" If anyone remembers Radel's name
at all, it is because the firebrand congressman was popped for trying to score drugs after promoting a bill requiring that
all would-be welfare recipients be tested for drug use. That episode plainly embarrasses him ("as long as I'm alive, I'm
the jackass tea party Republican who bought blow and got busted"). Even so, this ungainly memoir gives him a chance
to protest that, after all, he was long opposed to the war on drugs, which he decries as an assault on civil liberties and a
waste of money. Radel charts his course from news reporter and TV anchor to politics, a world he entered with high
hopes that were soon smoothed by realities--among them the specter of John Boehner and Eric Cantor handing out
checks on the floor of the Capitol, "cementing their positions in Congress and building coalitions" with the help of
plenty of outside cash. Among his late-blooming realizations were that both parties are made up of people who care
about their constituents and country--the refusal to recognize which, he reckons, accounts for dysfunction on both sides
of the aisle. Radel's memoir has plenty of gee-whiz moments ("the days were long, but I loved it!") and more than a
little ruefulness. There's not much news, but the author does have a good way of teasing apart how a bill works its way
across the floor--and why economic populist Elizabeth Warren, for instance, might just oppose a medical device tax
buried away in the Affordable Care Act, since "Massachusetts has quite a few medical device manufacturers." A minor
though still worthy entry in the library devoted to the legal sausage-making that goes on in Washington.
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Democrazy: A True Story of Weird Politics,
Money, Madness, and Finger Food
Publishers Weekly.
264.6 (Feb. 6, 2017): p62.
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Democrazy: A True Story of Weird Politics, Money, Madness, and Finger Food
Trey Radel. Blue Rider, $27 (320p) ISBN 978-0735-21072-1
Former Florida congressman Trey Radel proposes in his amusing memoir that although American democracy is
imperfect, as epitomized by congressional dysfunction, the problem lies more with human nature than with the
democratic system itself. Radel was a popular conservative radio host before his 2012 election to Congress, and
resigned a year into his term after being arrested for cocaine possession. He offers a humorous glimpse into his shortlived
political career, acknowledging and apologizing for his personal failures while also demonstrating the commonsense
approach to politics that got him elected in the first place. His stories include attending fundraisers with chainsmoking
then-Speaker of the House John Boehner, shockingly befriending Democrats while butting heads with fellow
Republicans over the excesses of the sheep shearing industry, and avoiding Paul Ryan's early morning P90X workouts.
These light anecdotes are contrasted with the soul-searching that followed his drug arrest, adding a thoughtful side to
the carnival that is Congress. Radel's book gives the infamously unpopular body a breath of fresh air, which is a hopeful
sign in this murky current political climate. Agent: Flip Brophy, Sterling LordLiteristic. (Mar.)
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