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John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair.
The John Ensign scandal related to revelations in 2009 of an extramarital affair between United States Senator John Ensign from Nevada and campaign aide Cynthia Hampton from 2007 to 2008 and actions taken by Ensign to keep the affair secret. He was investigated for potential violations of federal rules about conflict of interest after he ...
John Ensign: Nevada: Republican: May 3, 2011 Resigned during an investigation by the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics into events surrounding an extramarital affair in the wake of the John Ensign scandal. [35] Jim DeMint: South Carolina: Republican: January 1, 2013 Resigned to become President of The Heritage Foundation. John ...
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller, who was appointed to his seat in May 2011 following the resignation of Senator John Ensign, was narrowly elected to his first full term over Representative Shelley Berkley, despite President Barack Obama carrying the state by 6.7% in the concurrent presidential election. As a result, Heller became ...
Sen. John Ensign of Nevada (Republican) resigned his position as chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee on 16 June 2009, after admitting an affair with the wife of a close friend, both of whom were working on his campaign. [126] In 2011, while under investigation, he resigned his Senate seat. [127]
John Lewis is resigning from his position as CEO of the Charlotte Area Transit System on Nov. 30, City Manager Marcus Jones announced Thursday. ... Reaction to CATS CEO’s resignation
After he was seen in combat fatigues walking behind President Trump across Lafayette Square before Trump's infamous 2020 photo op, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...
On April 21, 2011, U.S. Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.), plagued by scandal and facing an inquiry by the Senate Ethics Committee, announced his resignation effective May 3. [3] On April 27, Governor Brian Sandoval announced he would appoint Dean Heller, the 2nd district's third-term congressman, to fill out Ensign's term in the Senate. Heller had ...