Having Children Out of Wedlock Hypocrisy Scandals
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Lauren BoebertU.S. Representative [R-CO]
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5/17/23Got pregnant and gave birth to a boy during her senior year of high school
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Matthew LeveridgeState's Attorney [R-KY]8/03/22Impregnated a criminal defendant his office prosecuted sometime during their two-month affair and then rescinded her pretrial diversion agreement presumably out of payback for telling his wife about the affair and babyAccording to a report by The Daily Beast -
Herschel WalkerU.S. Senator Nominee [R-GA]1m6/14/22Fathered three secret children out of wedlock and only took responsibility for his youngest child after the mother took him to court in order to force him to pay child supportAccording to an investigative report by The Daily Beast -
Pete HegsethFox News Commentator10/26/17Had a monthslong affair with a married Fox News executive producer which resulted in a baby while also being married with kids himselfAccording to a report by Mediaite -
Jason MillerFmr. Trump Comms Adviser471k471k 8/10/17Impregnated his direct subordinate on the 2016 Trump campaign who went on to have a boy after a monthslong extramarital affair while his wife was pregnant with their second childAccording to reporting by mainstream outlets -
Pete DomeniciFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NM]51 Years in GOP Office (1966-2017)2/20/13Fathered a son with a fellow US Senator's daughter while married with eight children and kept it secret for more than 30 yearsAccording to an admission by the former Senator in an op-ed over 30 years after he fathered the child -
Vito FossellaFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]10/17/08Kept a secret second family with a former Air Force colonel who gave birth to his daughter and lived part time with them in another state while also being married with three young children who made conservative "family values" a central part of his political identityAccording to his own admission in a court proceeding
There's obviously nothing wrong with having children when you are not married, and there are many scenarios when this happens. However, many social conservatives -- who dominate the Republican party agenda -- believe things such as not having sex until marriage, not getting pregnant unless married and never getting divorced. So if a Republican hypocritically has a child out of wedlock (especially if they are married), that is quite scandalous. We have documented notable instances of Republicans having children when not married below.