Aug. 14, 2015: Representative Cindy Gamrat addresses the media with an apology at Abood Law Firm in Lansing, Mich.
(AP)
[From article]
"I am sincerely sorry that I have disappointed so many by my actions," Gamrat said during a news conference at an East Lansing law firm representing her. Her husband, Joe, stood at her side.
Gamrat said she made "poor decisions" in her personal life and takes "full responsibility" for hurting her husband and three children but did nothing wrong in her official capacity as a lawmaker.
"I believe an open and honest investigation will vindicate me," she said, while leaving the door open to stepping down later. "I intend to continue to represent my district to the best of my ability, and I look forward to re-engaging with my constituents in the days ahead."
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Michigan lawmaker says she won't quit over affair revelations
Published August 15, 2015
Associated Press
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The two legislators shared office space and aides, one of whom recorded a conversation with Courser where the politician said that he needed to 'inoculate the herd' against the news of his divorce with a 'ridiculous' story.
[From article]
Gamrat, a social conservative and Tea Party activist, took office in January.
Courser, a fellow freshman Tea Party representative who like Gamrat bases legislation on Christian beliefs, said this week he orchestrated a false, sexually explicit email to Republicans and reporters in May claiming he was caught having sex with a male prostitute to make the affair less believable if it got out.
He apologized in an audio statement but said he would not resign, saying he devised the email under intense pressure after a 'blackmailer' sent anonymous text messages demanding that he resign or the relationship would be exposed.
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both Gamrat and Courser cite their Christian faith as an inspiration behind conservative policy platforms, had worked closely together and even shared office space and aides.
The pair were said to disappear from the office together for hours on Thursday afternoons
Gamrat said she shared staff with Courser to 'eliminate redundancy and save taxpayer dollars.'
At the press conference, she said that the shared-staff arrangement had ended and that her current relationship with Courser is 'professional'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3198522/Embattled-Michigan-lawmaker-says-wont-quit-affair.html
Tearful Michigan lawmaker confronts the cameras to apologize for her affair with Tea Party colleague - but REFUSES to resign after he made up a gay sex scandal to cover-up their relationship
Republican Rep. Cindy Gamrat, 42, of Plainwell said she would not resign
She broke down in tears in the midst of giving her filmed statement
Her husband, Todd, stood by her side as she spoke to reporters
Gamrat and GOP Rep Todd Courser, 43, of Lapeer, are subjects of a House investigation
The House is looking into whether they misused public resources to hide their relationship
Gamrat said she did not write or assist in sending the email that Courser had planned to release to protect Gamrat
The content of the email included fake story about Courser having sex with a gay prostitute behind a Lansing nightclub
By Kelly Mclaughlin For Dailymail.com and Associated Press
Published: 15:41 EST, 14 August 2015 | Updated: 10:44 EST, 15 August 2015
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