Cynthia Hampton is said to be the campaign staffer that Senator John Ensign admitted to having an affair with. The admission came during a press conference on June 16, 2009. The senator did not name Hampton as the "other woman," but the following day, several news sources named her as the mistress.
On July 9, 2009 it was reported that Ensign's family had given Hampton and her family several monetary gifts in April of 2009. The gifts totaled $96,000.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/09/ensign.affair/
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Fast Facts
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Age
46 years old in 2009
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Fact:
Nevada Republican Senator John Ensign admitted to having an affair with a campaign staffer on June 16, 2009
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Sources reported that Hampton was the campaign staffer
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Hampton was the treasurer for Ensign's reelection campaign
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Also worked with his leadership fund called Battle Born PAC
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Alleged affair occurred between December 2007 and August 2008
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Spouse
Douglas Hampton
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Mr. Hampton was Ensign's administrative assistant from November 2006 to May 2008
