She was listed in his phone under “Aunt Judy.” He told her he wanted to marry her at the National Prayer Breakfast. There were secret cell phones which the two used to exchange text messages at a rate of nearly 20 per day. And after her husband spotted the lovers’ cars outside a hotel in Nevada, his long-time spiritual adviser called and told him to “put your pants on and go home.”The affair between former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) and his campaign staffer Cynthia Hampton began after the Hampton household was robbed in November 2007. Doug Hampton, an aide and longtime friend of the senator, arrived home to find his front door open. He soon discovered burglars had broken into the downstairs guest bathroom and stole electronics and jewelery.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=111608