Republicans Cheating on Their Partner by Having Sex with Someone Else

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  • Scott DesJarlaisScott DesJarlaisU.S. Representative [R-TN]Facebook iconTwitter iconInstagram icon93k
    10/10/12
    Urged a woman he was having an affair with who also happened to be his OBGYN patient to get an abortion while having had expressed ardently anti-choice views in public
    According to a phone call transcript obtained by The Huffington Post
  • Mike HornerMike HornerFmr. State Representative
       
    9/24/12
    Gave his real name when he visited a brothel presumably to have sex with a prostitute while also being married with a young child and was caught when police raided the establishment and came across his name resulting in him immediately resigning from his seat
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Walter Davis IIIWalter Davis IIIFmr. Sheriff [R-OH]
       
    4/10/12
    Charged local taxpayers to reimburse him $1,331 on expenses he spent entertaining a subordinate he was having an extramarital affair with and on rental cars he used to visit the woman and his wife on different weekends
    According to an exclusive report by The Columbus Dispatch
  • Amy KochAmy KochFmr. State Senator [R-MN]
       
    3/15/12
    Had an extramarital affair with the MN Senate Republican caucus spokesperson while also being married with a young child
    According to a report by local publications
  • Chris MyersChris MyersFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
       
    12/05/11
    Paid a male prostitute from an escort website $500 to have sex while also being married with two children
    According to the person he reportedly slept with and reported on by Politico
  • Herman CainHerman CainFmr. CEO [R]
       
    11/28/11
    Engaged in a 13-year-long extramarital affair with a woman he met at a business conference and would often pay for her travel so they could rendezvous at luxury hotels like the Ritz-Carlton where he'd purchase expensive gifts for her and take her out to dinner at the finest restaurants
    According to the woman he purportedly had the affair with exclusively reported by Fox 5 Atlanta
  • Jack Tarpley Camp JrJack Tarpley Camp JrFmr. Federal Judge [R]
       
    10/05/10
    Frequently paid to have sex with a stripper he also snorted cocaine and abused prescription opioids with who happened to be a confidential informant while also being married
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Preston SmithPreston SmithFmr. State Senator [R-GA]
       
    7/29/10
    Had an extramarital affair with a college student he hired to work in his state senate office and on his election campaigns
    According to divorce records first reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Mark SouderMark SouderFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    5/18/10
    Had a yearslong affair with a married staffer who he hypocritically filmed a video singing the praises of abstinence with
    According to his resignation statement in which he admitted to the affair
  • John EnsignJohn EnsignFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NV]30 Years in GOP
    11/23/09
    Had a yearlong extramarital affair with his co-chief of staff who also happened to be the wife of his close friend and got caught when his friend saw a text message Ensign sent to his wife
    According to multiple news reports and a Senate Ethics Committee investigation
  • Paul StanleyPaul StanleyFmr. State Senator [R-TN]
       
    8/03/09
    Engaged in an extramarital affair with his 22-year-old intern after having hypocritically built a public persona as a pious man who often cited his firm belief in abstinence as reasons to oppose gay rights and funding for women's health services
    According to a report by The Columbus Dispatch
  • Chip PickeringChip PickeringFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    7/17/09
    Had an extramarital affair with a woman he previously dated in college and would have sex with her in a building designated for supposedly devoutly Christian lawmakers to live at while Congress was in session and his wife and five children were back home
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by his estranged wife
  • Mark SanfordMark SanfordFmr. Governor [R-SC]Facebook iconTwitter iconInstagram icon95k
    6/24/09
    Engaged in a yearslong extramarital affair with an Argentinian journalist and got caught when he disappeared to visit her in Argentenia without telling anyone of which they famously faked the excuse that he was "hiking the Appalachian Trail" to cover for his absence
    According to voluminous reports by mainstream outlets
  • Vito FossellaVito FossellaFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    10/17/08
    Kept 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 identity
    According to his own admission in a court proceeding
  • Bernard KerikBernard KerikFmr. Commissioner [R-NY]TikTok iconTwitter iconInstagram iconFacebook icon1.2m
    1/24/08
    Had an extramarital affair with a corrections officer who was also his subordinate and utilized an apartment he rented that his wife didn't live at while also having two young children at home
    According to an exclusive report by the New York Daily News
  • David VitterDavid VitterFmr. U.S. Senator [R-LA]32 Years in GOP
    2007 07
    Used a notorious DC escort service at least five times as a US Representative while still married to his wife Wendy Vitter and after having spent most of his political career touting the importance of traditional "family values"
    According to the "DC Madam" who had logged multiple calls from Vitter's phone number and implicitly by the Senator himself who admitted to a "serious sin" after the allegations became public
  • Newt GingrichNewt GingrichFmr. Speaker of the HouseTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconRumble iconTruthSocial icon4.2m
    3/09/07
    Had an affair with a House staffer over twenty years younger than him and then divorced his wife weeks after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis because she didn't want to have an open marriage
    According to his ex-wife Marianne Ginther and reported on by the national press
  • Ted HaggardTed HaggardPastor [R]Facebook icon2k
    11/01/06
    Paid to have sex with a male prostitute on a monthly basis over a three-year period after finding him through an ad on the website "Rentboy.com" while also being a married father of five who was a vocal opponent of gay rights
    According to an exclusive report by The Denver Post
    11/01/06
    Grabbed a bottle of lotion and began masturbating in front of a 20-year-old male volunteer at the church he led while they were lying in bed together even after being asked not to while also being married to his wife
    According to multiple reports by mainstream outlets
  • Bernard KerikBernard KerikFmr. Commissioner [R-NY]TikTok iconTwitter iconInstagram iconFacebook icon1.2m
    12/15/04
    Engaged in a yearslong extramarital affair with the publisher of his memoir where he used an apartment that was originally set aside for exhausted 9/11 ground zero rescue workers to rest and later rented for his personal use presumably at a substantial discount
    According to an exclusive report by The New York Times
  • Donald SterlingDonald SterlingConservative Businessman [R]
       
    8/12/04
    Had a multi-year extramarital affair with a Beverly Hills socialite who he lavished with thousands of dollars in cash, a Ferrari, Range Rover, two Bentleys and a $1.8 million home he purchased for her to live in so he could visit whenever he wished over their three-year tryst
    According to court records reported by the media
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump45th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    3/02/90
    Engaged in a long affair with Marla Maples without his first wife Ivana finding out by among other things secretly housing her at his Atlantic City hotel
    Trump brought Marla as his date to a public event while he was still married to Ivana