Posted on 10/24/2008 7:38:02 AM PDT by Maelstorm
Six days after sitting silently at Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney's side as he acknowledged causing ''pain'' in their marriage, Terry Mahoney filed for divorce Monday.
She filed a petition in Palm Beach County Court seeking the dissolution of their 23-year marriage, possession of their Palm Beach Gardens home and ''a full accounting of all funds spent or dissipated by the husband within the last two years'' -- the period since Mahoney was elected to Congress on a ''faith, family and personal responsibility'' platform in the aftermath of the Mark Foley sex scandal.
Neither Mahoney nor his wife could be reached Monday for comment.
ABC News first reported Oct. 13 that Mahoney had had an affair with a former staffer, Patricia Allen, whom he fired this year and later agreed to pay $121,903 to stop her from filing a lawsuit.
The next day, Mahoney and his wife made a two-minute appearance before reporters. The congressman did not directly address the affair, but acknowledged causing ''pain,'' declared it a ''private matter'' and vowed to press on with his reelection bid.
Three days after that, Mahoney gave a series of interviews in which he acknowledged ''multiple affairs.'' Asked to define what ''multiple'' meant, Mahoney would say only, ``More than one.''
Mahoney admitted he had an affair with a high-ranking Martin County government official whom he met last year when she and other county officials sought his help in obtaining a $3.4 million reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
... Private Republican and Democratic polls showed Mahoney with a comfortable lead over Republican challenger Tom Rooney early this month. But a post-scandal poll by the Rooney campaign last week showed the Republican with a 55-to-29 percent lead over Mahoney.
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Good news!!!!!
Thanks for the link. Mahoney’s wife looks like she’s been hung up wet too many times. I guess I’ll have to pass...Laz’ll hit it.
She looks like his mother.
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