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NEW YORK (AP) — 1998
Nov. 3: Weiner, a Democrat, is elected to Congress.
2005
Sept 13: Weiner comes in second in a bid for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City
2010
July 10: Weiner weds Huma Abedin, a close aide to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Former President Bill Clinton officiates.
2011
May 27: A lewd photograph of a man's underwear-clad crotch is sent from Weiner's Twitter account then quickly taken down.
May 29: A spokesman says Weiner's accounts were hacked and called the burgeoning social media scandal "a distraction."
June 6: Weiner tearfully admits to sending the lewd photo and then lying repeatedly to protect himself. He refuses to resign.
June 11: Weiner seeks a temporary leave of absence from the House while he seeks professional treatment. A spokeswoman says he will focus on "becoming a better husband and healthier person."
June 16: Weiner says he is resigning from Congress during a news conference in Brooklyn interrupted by hecklers. Weiner apologizes "for the personal mistakes I have made and the embarrassment I have caused."
2013
May 22: Weiner launches his re-entry into the world of politics with a run for New York City mayor, asking voters for a second chance.
July 22: With Weiner leading in the polls, a gossip website posts sexually explicit messages it says were exchanged between Weiner and a woman later identified as Indiana native Sydney Leathers. The woman claims Weiner used the alias "Carlos Danger" for their exchanges.
July 23: Weiner says he won't drop out of mayoral race, telling a news conference: "This is entirely behind me."
Sept. 10: Weiner finishes in fifth place in Democratic mayoral primary.
2016
Aug. 28: The New York Post publishes photos the newspaper says Weiner sent the previous year to a woman it identified only as a "40-something divorcee."
Aug. 29: Abedin says she is separating from Weiner.
Sept. 21: The DailyMail.com publishes an interview with a 15-year-old girl who claims she had sexually explicit online text and video exchanges with Weiner. Weiner acknowledges communications, but also claims he's been the subject of a hoax.
Oct. 28: In a letter to Congress, then-FBI Director James Comey says his agency is investigating whether there is classified information in newly discovered emails of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, now the Democratic presidential nominee. A U.S. official with knowledge of the case tells The Associated Press the emails prompting the new FBI review came from a separate sexting probe of Weiner. Federal authorities in New York and North Carolina had been investigating online communications between Weiner and a 15-year-old girl.
2017
May 19: Weiner pleads guilty to criminal charges in connection with his online communications with the 15-year-old girl.
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