Michael Duvall

Michael D. Duvall has become the latest example of how not to conduct yourself in politics. If you're a married politician literally in bed with a lobbyist working one of your committees, you probably shouldn't brag about the affair in the first place. Not only can it wreck your marriage, it can wreck your career. But if you are going to brag about it, don't brag about it on an open microphone to a fellow committee member. Duvall made that potentially career-ending mistake in July, and word...Read Full Story

In the latest bizarre twist in the story of Mike Duvall 's scandalous open-mic storytelling, the former Assemblyman says that while he was caught telling stories, that's all they were -- stories. In a statement on his website , Duvall claims that despite telling graphic stories of 2 women he slept with, he has not carried on any affairs. Duvall says he's guilty only of "inappropriate story-telling." Here's the full statement. "I want to make it clear that my decision to resign is in no way an...Read Full Story

Well that was quick. After the story broke last evening and this morning that Orange County Assemblyman Michael Duvall had blabbed about the graphic details of an extramarital affair with lobbyist Heidi Dejong Bargulia , he has announced he will retire. Hounded by reporters for most of the day, Duvall released a statement saying that, ""I am deeply saddened that my inappropriate comments have become a major distraction for my colleagues in the Assembly, who are working hard on the very...Read Full Story

He's married and so are the two women he brags about having Kinky affairs with. Any comments or excuses on the latest republican family values escapade? http://cbs2.com/video/?id=113582@kcbs.da… Looking at his website he seems to be more of a policy wonk type. I don't see the usual banal bleating about traditional values, instead I see a lot of writing about transit issue. He's still a moron for having this conversation in the same building with live microphones, but I don't think he's...Read Full Story

I would like to remind everyone, Mike Duvall is pro-family, and wants to protect the sanctity of marriage, meaning one man and one woman…errrrr, well, that WAS the case. This anti-gay Republican just committed career suicide! And the gay community is VERY happy about it. Duvall comes from a long, long, LONG line of Republican social conservatives who enjoy using morality to argue for denying people their rights while refusing to practice that morality themselves. Duvall was an outspoken...Read Full Story