Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84

October 5, 2026 · 2:24 pm 2 sources

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• Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
  NPR · October 5, 2026 14:24
  ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
• Dennis Hastert, former House speaker disgraced by molestation allegations, dies aged 84
  The Guardian · October 5, 2026 14:26
  The Republican, who was sent to prison in 2016 in a hush-money case tied to the allegations, died over the weekend Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican US House speaker, died over the weekend, a coroner said Monday. He was 84. Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007, died of…