The Politicians Who Supported DOMA Who Had Affairs

Seven Republican members of Congress, one Democratic president who signed the law, and one Democratic congressman.

Democratic President Bill Clinton

Democratic President Bill Clinton

President Clinton famously received oral sex from White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Image by Jeannie Nuss / AP

Republican Congressman Henry Hyde

Republican Congressman Henry Hyde

Salon revealed that in the 1960s Hyde engaged in an extramarital affair that broke up a family.

Source: cache.gawker.com

Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich

Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich

Gingrich has been married three different times. Both Gingrich's first and second marriages ended when he began relationships with the women who would later become his second and third wives, respectively.

Image by Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Republican Congressman Bob Livingston

Republican Congressman Bob Livingston

The congressman who was next in line to replace Speaker Newt Gingrich resigned after news of his own extramarital affairs became public.

Source: dailynewstalk.org


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