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'''Anthony David Weiner''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|iː|n|ər}};<ref>[http://mentalfloss.com/article/51902/why-“weiner”-sometimes-“weener”-and-sometimes-“whiner” ]</ref> born September 4, 1964) is an American former congressman who represented {{ushr|NY|9}} from January 1999 until June 2011. He won seven terms as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], never receiving less than 60% of the vote. Weiner resigned from Congress in June 2011 after the first of several [[Anthony Weiner sexting scandals|sexting scandals]] became public. On May 19, 2017, as part of a plea deal, Weiner pled guilty in federal court to transferring obscene material to a minor,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/05/19/anthony-weiner-disgraced-former-congressman-expected-to-plead-guilty-today-in-sexting-case-involving-minor/|title=Anthony Weiner, disgraced former congressman, pleads guilty in ‘sexting’ case involving minor|website=Washington Post|accessdate=May 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/nyregion/anthony-weiner-guilty-plea-sexting.html|title=Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty to Federal Obscenity Charge|first1=Benjamin|last1=Weiser|first2=William K.|last2=Rashbaum|date=May 19, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=May 19, 2017|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> and was later sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/anthony-weiner-sentenced-sexting-case/story?id=50073424|website=ABC News}}</ref> He was also required to [[Sex offender registry|register]] as a convicted [[sex offender]] where he lives or works for the rest of his life.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/25/judgement-day-has-arrived-anthony-weiner-sexting-scandal/699157001/ Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case], USA Today</ref>
A New York City native, Weiner attended public schools, and graduated from [[State University of New York at Plattsburgh|SUNY Plattsburgh]] in 1985 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[political science]]. He was a member of the [[New York City Council]] from 1992 to 1998, and a [[Congressional staff|congressional aide]] to U.S. Representative [[Chuck Schumer]] from 1985 to 1991. He was an unsuccessful candidate for [[Mayor of New York City]] in the [[New York City mayoral election, 2005|2005]] and [[New York City mayoral election, 2013|2013 New York City mayoral election]]s.
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