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What is significant about Dennis Hastert's prison sentence in the context of U.S. history?

  • Longest Sentence for a Politician

  • First Speaker of the House to be Imprisoned

  • Highest-Ranking Elected Official to Serve a Prison Sentence

  • First Congressman from Illinois to be Imprisoned

Answer

Dennis Hastert became the highest-ranking elected official in U.S. history to serve a prison sentence.
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