MARK SANFORD
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was a well-respected Republican destined for a national office but that all changed during the summer of 2009. For six days, Sanford was missing in action. As speculation grew about his whereabouts, the media relentlessly stayed on the case even after Sanford’s spokesman said he was hiking on the Appalachian trails. The truth was the governor was holed up in Argentina with his mistress. The press was waiting for the governor at the airport when he returned from South America. Sanford finished out his term and his wife filed for divorce. Determined to turn his mistress into a housewife, Sanford popped the question last year and is currently a U.S. Representative, serving the same district he served before becoming governor.
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