Darlene Ensign

Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada admitted Tuesday he had an extramarital affair with a member of his campaign staff. Ensign told The Associated Press in a statement, "I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions." An aide in Ensign's office said the affair took place between December 2007 and August 2008 with a campaign staffer who was married to an employee in Ensign's Senate office. Neither have worked for the senator since May 2008. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity. The aide declined to comment on Ensign's political future. Ensign did not participate earlier Wednesday in a vote concerning the ... Read Full Story

NV GOP SENATOR ADMITS TO EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR So Much For His “Family Values” Adulterous Republican Senator John Ensign with Senate Minority Leader Mitch “Little Bitch” McConnell looking on in admiration. (June 16, Las Vegas, NV) A heart of stone, a house of glass and balls of brass - just another hypocritical Republican politico caught with his pants, and morals, down around his ankles. John Ensign, a “rising star” among the beleaguered GOP team has admitted to an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer. So what, right? except that this was one of the most vocal critics blasting president Bill Clinton for his sexual infidelities ... Read Full Story

AP - Sen. John Ensign said Thursday his parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 "out of concern for the well being of longtime family friends during a difficult time," providing his first public acknowledgment that the woman received payments tied to the affair. Read Full Story

The sex scandal engulfing Sen. John Ensign deepens when his former mistress' husband reveals new details about the relationship. Read Full Story

There is little to say about the extramarital affair of Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada. With Las Vegas as his home base, it appears that Ensign gambled and lost. Today he is heading home to confirm an extramarital affair. Perhaps we should say more, but let’s just say — John Edwards, Bill Clinton, David Vitter, Larry Craig, Elliott Spitzer and the list could go on, ad nauseam. For all its worth, everything has been said about politicians who stray. Just add the name of John Ensign to the list. Tagged as: Disgraced John Ensign Read Full Story

Cynthia Hampton - Senator John Ensign of Nevada, Rising stars of the Republican Party, has admitted to having an extramarital affair with a married woman on his campaign staff her name is Cynthia Hampton, 46. John Ensign made the announcement at a hastily convened press conference in Las Vegas last night, having flown in from [...] Read Full Story

2012 presidential hopeful Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada admitted today he cheated on his wife with a former member of his campaign staff. An aide in Ensign's office said the affair took place between December 2007 and August 2008 with a campaign staffer who was married to an employee in Ensign's Senate office. Read on ... 710 KNUS Denver-Boulder - Read Full Story

Nevada politics were thrown into turmoil, and the stateÕs Republican Party suffered another serious setback Tuesday as Sen. John Ensign acknowledged an extramarital affair with a staff member who was the wife of a top aide to the senator. The woman is believed to be Cynthia Hampton, then-treasurer of the senatorÕs campaign and political action committee. Her husband, Doug Hampton, was a senior member of EnsignÕs Senate staff. EnsignÕs afternoon news conference at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse was just the midpoint of one of the strangest days — and most damaging for Republicans — in recent Nevada political history. Ensign read a ... Read Full Story

      Get Breaking News Alerts never spam * Share * Print * Comments LAS VEGAS — Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, a leading conservative mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, admitted Tuesday he had an extramarital affair with a woman who was a member of his campaign staff. "Last year I had an affair. I violated the vows of my marriage," Ensign said at a brief news conference. "It is the worst thing I have ever done in my life. If there was ever anything in my life that I could take back, this would be it."">                ... Read Full Story

Oh, how things look differently when you are the one caught with the hand in the cookie jar! Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, has stepped down as Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, but has made no indication that he is willing to leave Washington or his Senate seat. Read Full Story