▁Roy ▁L . ▁Williams ▁was ▁ind icted ▁by ▁federal ▁pro sec utors ▁for ▁attempting ▁to ▁b ri be ▁C annon ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁using ▁his ▁influence ▁to ▁block ▁a ▁bill ▁der eg ulating ▁the ▁tr uck ing ▁industry . ▁He ▁test ified ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁Williams ▁or ▁his ▁associ ates ▁and ▁denied ▁being ▁offered ▁a ▁b ri be , ▁but ▁other ▁witness es ▁cor ro bor ated ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁Williams ▁was ▁conv icted . ▁C annon ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁Jim ▁Sant ini , ▁winning ▁by ▁about ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁votes , ▁but ▁lost ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁Ch ic ▁He cht , ▁a ▁former ▁state ▁sen ator ▁and ▁business man . ▁ ▁Ten ure ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁C annon ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act . ▁In ▁the ▁Senate , ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁moder ate ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Tony ▁J ann us ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁distinguished ▁contributions ▁to ▁commercial ▁av iation . ▁C annon ▁retired ▁from ▁politics ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 0 . ▁ ▁Committee ▁assign ments ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁rules ▁and ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Congress , ▁serving ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁several ▁comm itte es ▁on ▁that ▁subject