Republican Online Affairs with Unfaithful Communication

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  • Steve MontenegroSteve MontenegroState Representative [R-AZ]Facebook iconTwitter icon12k
    2/22/18
    Engaged in an online affair with a Republican digital media coordinator and received a topless photograph of her while also being a married pastor who publicly professed to be a "leader of virtue"
    According to an exclusive report by AZ Central
  • Wes GoodmanWes GoodmanFmr. State Representative [R-OH]
       
    11/21/17
    Sexted and had phone and cybersex with at least one congressional staffer and a number of other men while also being married
    According to news reports from credible media outlets
  • Matthew ShirkMatthew ShirkFmr. District Attorney [R-FL]
       
    1/05/17
    Discussed showering and having sex with three subordinates in private messages, sent one a private message that said "I think if we had sex there would be very minimal awkwardness afterwards," drank to excess with them in his office and later fired all three after his wife caught him
    According to an exclusive report by The Florida Times-Union
  • Jeremy DurhamJeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative [R-TN]
       
    7/13/16
    Solicited erotic pictures from three unsuspecting female legislative staff over dozens of sexualized texts and social media messages while also being married
    According to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General
  • John DiehlJohn DiehlFmr. House Speaker [R-MO]16 Years in GOP
    5/14/15
    Exchanged sexually charged text messages with a college freshman and congressional intern decades younger than him while also being married with three children
    According to an exclusive report by The Kansas City Star
  • Chris LeeChris LeeFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]
       
    2/11/11
    Emailed a shirtless photo of himself to a woman he found on a "Women Seeking Men" messaging board and lied about his marital status in his message to her
    According to an exclusive report by Gawker picked up by mainstream media