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Florida Senate Democratic leader quits after admitting affair with lobbyist
SunSentinel ^ | 10/27/17 | SunSentinel

Posted on 11/01/2017 12:07:02 PM PDT by Brilliant

The incoming leader of the Senate Democrats resigned Friday after revealing he had an affair with a lobbyist during the 2017 session.

The affair between Sen. Jeff Clemens, a Lake Worth political consultant, and former Martin County lobbyist Devon West, was first reported by Politico Florida.

West was hired by Broward County in July as a lobbyist and legislative coordinator.

"I have made mistakes I ashamed of, and for the past six months I have been focused on becoming a better person,’’ Clemens said in a statement... I apologize again to my wife, my family and anyone and everyone that I have treated poorly in the past for putting you through this in such a public way.’’

Clemens, 47, acknowledged the affair Thursday...

According to the Politico report, which relied on unnamed sources, “West came into possession of Clemens’ Apple laptop, and gained access to all his contacts and personal information and then informed his wife of the tryst.”

Efforts to reach West were unsuccessful.

(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: sex
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To: Professional

Goota admit, that close-up is not very flattering.


21 posted on 11/01/2017 12:27:53 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Toughluck_freeper

When the feminists are done, there won’t be any men remaining in the Democratic Party.


22 posted on 11/01/2017 12:28:46 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Responsibility2nd

beulah ballbricker indeed...


23 posted on 11/01/2017 12:29:50 PM PDT by QualityMan (The Adults are back in town)
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To: Ken H
Which one is the slut?

devon_west_and_friend

24 posted on 11/01/2017 12:36:21 PM PDT by armourenthusiast (Trumperific)
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To: Brilliant

Lobbyists moving away from Cash ? LOL


25 posted on 11/01/2017 12:41:33 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: from occupied ga

It would be hard to resist


26 posted on 11/01/2017 12:42:19 PM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: Ken H
Are these all sluts or just one or two?

all_sluts

27 posted on 11/01/2017 12:42:48 PM PDT by armourenthusiast (Trumperific)
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To: armourenthusiast

Would need to do research to answer that. Lots of research.


28 posted on 11/01/2017 12:48:24 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: mazda77

Who are the other two?


29 posted on 11/01/2017 12:49:37 PM PDT by Hieronymus (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Brilliant

Based on how the mistress reacted I would bet big money he didn’t tell her he was married.


30 posted on 11/01/2017 12:50:10 PM PDT by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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To: Brilliant

At least he confessed to more than one “mistake”—usually the Democrats f___ up a thousand times and call it one mistake. :-)


31 posted on 11/01/2017 12:50:22 PM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: Hieronymus

Sen. Jeff Clemens
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3600656/posts

Democrat candidate Rafael Velasquez
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3600652/posts


32 posted on 11/01/2017 12:55:11 PM PDT by mazda77
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To: Brilliant
“West came into possession of Clemens’ Apple laptop, and gained access to all his contacts and personal information and then informed his wife of the tryst.”

Am I reading this right?!?

The woman enters into an affair with the politician, sneaks access to his computer to get his personal contacts, and then breaks it off by telling his wife about it?

Does she think she's now going to be a lobbyist with a Rolodex, or a lobbyist with a reputation?

-PJ

33 posted on 11/01/2017 1:14:40 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: from occupied ga

Not entirely guilty.


34 posted on 11/01/2017 1:15:35 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: cgbg

This is a sport that is going around like gangbusters lately.
If kept up, it will soon eclipse the NFL as national pastime.

35 posted on 11/01/2017 1:22:11 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: Phlap

Large amount of gums. And a dem.

Total no go zone, fellas.


36 posted on 11/01/2017 1:27:55 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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To: Brilliant

It’s not the, “Democratic” Party!
I think everyone should use the term Jack Ass party instead.


37 posted on 11/01/2017 1:28:23 PM PDT by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything)
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To: sparklite2

Lobbyists (female) seem to have very few ugly members of the tribe.


38 posted on 11/01/2017 1:42:56 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: from occupied ga

Naturally. FNC doesn’t have
ugly ladies on camera, either.
Well, maybe Geraldo.


39 posted on 11/01/2017 1:46:10 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: Maskot

I’m going to need to see more evidence....


40 posted on 11/01/2017 1:48:38 PM PDT by Envisioning (Carry safe, always carry, everyday, everywhere.)
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