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Stephen E. Stockman

Commutation

  /   2017–2021

Record at a Glance

Clemency type
Commutation
Presidential term
2017–2021
Federal district
Southern District of Texas
Offense
Mail fraud (four counts); wire fraud (three counts); conspiracy to make conduit contributions and false statements; making false statements (two counts); making excessive contributions; money laundering (11 counts); filing false tax return
Sentence
120 months' imprisonment; three years' supervised release; $1,014,718.51 restitution (November 7, 2018)
Current status
Stockman ran in the 2026 Republican primary for Texas’s Ninth Congressional District. Axios reported his candidacy; an official Liberty County primary result records 1,525 votes (15.12%) locally. The county result is not represented as a statewide total.

Background

A jury convicted Stockman on April 12, 2018 of 23 counts arising from diversion of charitable donations to personal expenses and political campaigns. DOJ described $1,250,571.65 solicited under false pretenses.

Original Case

A S.D. Tex. jury convicted Stockman April 12, 2018 of 23 counts, including mail and wire fraud, campaign-finance/FEC-related conspiracy and false-statement offenses, excessive coordinated campaign contributions, money laundering, and a false tax return. He was sentenced November 7, 2018 to 120 months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, and $1,014,718.51 restitution.

Clemency

December 22, 2020: commutation of the remaining prison term, not a pardon. The White House stated that Stockman remained subject to supervised release and the restitution order exceeding $1 million.

Trump Connection

Former Republican officials Bob McEwen and Bob Barr, evangelical leader James Dobson, and conservative activist L. Brent Bozell advocated for Stockman. The White House framed the decision as humanitarian, citing his age, preexisting health conditions, COVID-19 infection in prison, and more than two years already served. Trump commuted only the remaining prison term, leaving the convictions, supervised release, and restitution in place.

Since Clemency

  • 2026-02 · political development

    Axios identified Stockman among Republican candidates for Texas's 9th congressional district.

    Legal Status: Reported candidacy; official result not yet verified here.

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