# Dennis DeConcini Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona (1977–1995) and a central figure in the [[Keating Five Scandal]]. DeConcini organized the two April 1987 meetings at which the senators pressed federal thrift regulators on behalf of [[Charles Keating]]'s [[Lincoln Savings and Loan Association]], and had received roughly $85,000 in campaign contributions from Keating's circle. The [[Senate Select Committee on Ethics]] concluded that DeConcini had "substantially and improperly interfered" with the regulatory process but stopped short of a formal sanction, instead criticizing his conduct. He did not run for re-election in 1994. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to resolve wikilinks from the [[Keating Five Scandal]] build. Expand with his full Senate career.