Rep. Bob Ney [3] (R-Ohio) resigned from Congress on Friday, effective immediately. Ney had pleaded guilty to corruption charges on October 13 but had remained in office, much to the chagrin of House Republicans and his anointed successor, Republican nominee Joy Padgett [4]. One remaining question: will Ney actually pick up his last $13,000 paycheck, which hanging on past the first of this month enabled him to do?

Read more at the excellent Congresspedia [5] page on Bob Ney [3] and Joy Padgett [4], who we're profiling as part of our Election 2006 [6] coverage.