Sandy Hume
| Sandy Hume | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alexander Britton Hume, Jr. September 2, 1969 Washington D.C. |
| Died | February 22, 1998 (aged 28) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College |
| Occupation | Journalist for The Hill |
| Notable credit(s) | The aborted 1997 coup by Rep. Bill Paxon against House Speaker Newt Gingrich |
Alexander Britton Hume Jr. (September 2, 1969 – February 22, 1998), known as Sandy Hume, was an American journalist. Hume worked for The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C. He was the son of Brit Hume (former Fox News Channel managing editor) and Clare Jacobs Stoner.
Hume broke the story of the aborted 1997 coup by U.S. Rep. Bill Paxon (R-NY) against Speaker Newt Gingrich. Another of the plotters, Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX), scuttled the coup when he learned that Paxon, and not he, would replace Gingrich. Armey later disavowed the whole attempt and claimed not to have been involved.
Hume committed suicide in his apartment in Arlington, Virginia. In the months before his death, Hume, an alcoholic, had begun drinking again. The night before his suicide, Hume was jailed for drunk driving and tried to hang himself in the U.S. Park Police jail cell. He was evaluated at a psychiatric facility and released. He went home and took his life with a hunting rifle. He left a long note expressing shame at the previous night's events.
The National Press Club honors Hume's memory with the Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism, awarded annually.
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