Random Family Values Politicians Caught Having Affairs (19 items)

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  (#1) Newt Gingrich

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  Newt Gingrich may be a Republican who constantly spouts his conservative family values, but that didn't stop him from cheating on both his first and second wives. He even married both of the women with whom he had cheated on both of his previous wives.
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  (#2) Bill Clinton

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  Bill Clinton had no problem strutting out his wife and daughter during his campaign to become the President of the United States to prove he was a loyal family man. However, he broke that loyalty when his public affair with Monica Lewinsky made headline news.
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  (#3) Silvio Berlusconi

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  The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had his fair share of legal troubles, including corruption and bribery charges. His affair with Noemi Letizia, an 18-year old model, was just icing on the corrupt cake.
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  (#4) Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Dec. at 79 (1890-1969)

  President Dwight D. Eisenhower allegedly had an extramarital affair with his secretary Kay Summersby. Her book Past Forgetting: My Love Affair with Dwight D. Eisenhower was ghostwritten while she was dying of cancer and Eisenhower had already passed, so many don't believe that the affair really happened.
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  (#5) John F. Kennedy

  • Dec. at 46 (1917-1963)

  John F. Kennedy was yet another President whose gorgeous family made look like a relatable family man, but he was also alleged to have multiple affairs. One of his alleged affairs was with movie star Marilyn Monroe.
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  (#6) Jim McGreevey

  • 62

  Although New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey was married for seven years to Dina Matos, in 2004 he held a press conference admitted to an affair with another man. 3 years later he filed for divorce.
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  (#7) Antonio Villaraigosa

  • 66

  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was named one of the country's 25 most influential Latinos and was often a respected opinion in many of the country's most important issues. But he lost a bit of that respect when he admitted to cheating on his wife with Telemundo newscaster Mirthala Salinas.
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  (#8) Kwame Kilpatrick

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  Michigan state Representative and Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick may have become a joke for his affair with his former aide, Christine Beatty, but that was the least of his troubles. A few years later he was convicted of multiple corruption charges and ended up with a 28 year prison sentence.
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  (#9) Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Dec. at 65 (1908-1973)

  If there's something President Lyndon B Johnson should have learned, it's that if you're going to have a secret affair, you should at least keep your mistress happy. Alleged mistress of Johnson, Madeline Brown claimed that her son was Johnson's child and even implicated him in a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy.
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  (#10) Gavin Newsom

  • 52

  Lieutenant Governor of California and former Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom won over voters with his compassionate stance on the homelessness issue and gay marriage. His popularity took a nose dive when it was revealed that he had an affair with his friend and colleague's wife.
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  (#11) Rudy Giuliani

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  Rudy Giuliani, New York Mayor and Presidential hopeful, was named Person of the Year in 2001 due to his role in shaping New York after the 9/11 attacks. However, his personal scandals sullied his image. Rumors of multiple affairs while in office circulated, until he married his mistress soon after divorcing his second wife.
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  (#12) John Edwards

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  John Edwards, the North Carolina senator, made national news when he confessed to having an affair on his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth Edwards. Elizabeth died before the divorce was ever finalized. Edwards fathered a child with his mistress. 
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  (#13) John Ensign

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  Nevada Senator certainly had a lot of opinions about the value of marriage. He called for Clinton to resign after his cheating scandal and spoke on behalf of a law that would ban same-sex marriage. In true hypocrite form, Ensign used his political power to quiet news about his extramarital affair and resigned from office in 2011.
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  (#14) Mark Sanford

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  Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford resigned from his position as Republican Governors Association after his affair with an Argentine woman was revealed. He was impeached and censured after Sanford disappeared for four days surrounding the scandal.
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  (#15) Eliot Spitzer

  • 60

  Despite being married, Eliot Spitzer made news when it was linked to a prostitution ring and resigned from his Governor position in disgrace. He and his wife Silda stayed together despite the scandal.
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  (#16) Arnold Schwarzenegger

  • 72

  Former Californian Governor, actor, and terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger made the news for his affair with Mildred Baena, a household staffer, with whom he had a child. His wife Maria Shriver filed for divorce.
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  (#17) Gary Condit

  • 71

  California Congressman Gary Condit came under suspicion for the murder of intern Chandra Levy after news of his affair with her came to light. He was later cleared of all suspicion.
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  (#18) Thomas Jefferson

  • Dec. at 83 (1743-1826)

  One of the country's founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson had an affair with one of his slaves Sally Hemings and fathered multiple children. Hundreds of years later, DNA evidence proved the rumors.
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  (#19) Vito Fossella

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  New York Representative Vito Fossella voted in favor of multiple laws and federal amendments that would ban same sex marriage. His family values stance didn't stop him from having an affair and a child by his mistress.

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