List of Republican deaths since Election Day:
Nov 2. - WY State Rep Roy Edwards - Dead at 66 (COVID) (close enough to Election Day that I'm
counting it)
Dec 5. - GA Governor's future son-in-law Harrison Deal - Dead at 20 (suspicious car accident)
Dec 9 - NH Speaker of House Dick Hinch - Dead at 71 (COVID)
Dec. 18 - MN State Senator Jerry Relph - Dead at 76 (COVID)
Dec. 18 - MI Republican operative Bill Bullard - Dead at 77 (COVID)
Dec. 29 - LA US Rep. Luke Letlow - Dead at 41 (COVID)
Dec. 31 - Former PA Gov + Former US Attorney General Dick Thornburgh - Dead at 88
(undisclosed cause)
Jan. 1 - PA State Rep. Mike Reeese - Dead at 42 (brain aneurysm)
Jan. 1 - VA State Sen. Ben Chafin - Dead at 60 (COVID)
Honorable Mentions:
Dec. 2 - Former French President - Dead at 94 (COVID)
Dec. 7 - El Paso, TX Judge Lillian Blancas (party unknown) - Dead at 47 (COVID)
Dec. 11 - Former IL State Inspector General + US Attorney Jim Burtns (Democrat)- Dead at 75
(undisclosed "unexpected death")
Dec. 17 - Wayne County MI Sheriff Benny Napoleon (Democrat) - Dead at 65 (COVID)
Dec. 17 - "Prominent Ukrainian politician" Gennady Kernes - Dead at 61 (COVID)
Dec. 18 - Devon Dalio, son of billionaire and a hedge fund manager - Dead at 42 (car
accident)
Dec. 31 - Son of US Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) - Dead at 25 (undisclosed cause)
Former Politicians Who Died: [NOTE: Many of the deceased have children who are still active
in politics]
Dec. 4 - Former AL State Senator Larry Dixon (Republican) - Dead at 77 (COVID)
Dec. 5 - Former IL State Rep. Martin Sandoval (Democrat) - Dead at 56 (COVID)
Dec. 7 - Former MD US Rep Paul Sarbanes (Democrat) - Dead at 87 (cancer)
Dec. 14 - Former FL US Rep Earl Hutto - Dead at 94 (undisclosed cause)
Dec. 16 - SC Democrat Operative Don Fowler (Democrat) - Dead at 85 (cancer/COVID)
Dec. 18 - Former MS Governor William Winter - Dead at 97 (undisclosed cause)
Dec. 19 - Former WI Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson - Dead at 87 (cancer)
Dec. 22 - Former CT State Senator Ed Gomes - Dead at 84 (car accident)
Dec. 22 - Former Las Vegas Mayor ron Lurie (Democrat) - Dead at 79 (COVID)
Dec. 25 - Former Buffalo, NY politician (Democrat) - Dead at 87 (undisclosed illness)
Dec. 28 - Former NC State Senate leader Marc Basnight - Dead at 73 (ALS)
Dec. 31 - Former Nevada State Senator Joe Neal - Dead at 85 (undisclosed illness)
Bonus Suspicious Stories:
Dec. 11 - Woman murdered at a horse farm owned by a former Democrat Senator:
https://www.nj.com/politics/2020/12/horrific-murder-of-woman-took-place-at-former-us-
senator-torricellis-horse-farm-in-hunterdon.html
Dec. 17 - Mother of NY State Senator rescued from a synagogue fire
https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/news/21203059/ny-senators-101yearold-mom-saved-from-brooklyn-fire