Christopher Lee, a second-term lawmaker representing Western New York state, is resigning from Congress after the release of e-mails the married Republican allegedly sent through an online personals site. The abrupt announcement came just hours after the website Gawker published an exchange between Lee and an unnamed woman, which included a shirtless photo of the married year-old.
I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness. In just the second month of the th Congress, Lee becomes the second representative to quit the House. California Rep. Jane Harman announced her intention to resign Tuesday to accept a leadership position with the Woodrow Wilson Institute in Washington. Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond.
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