My Shared Journey and Dinner with Mark Sanford: Insight Into Our Changed Lives
In January of 2012 I had the opportunity to have dinner with Mark Sanford, the former Governor of South Carolina. Besides our love for politics and more than a decade of success in the arena, Mark and I shared another common experience. In the summer of 2009 we were both embroiled in controversy and scandal when our extramarital affairs were exposed and made national headlines – his more so than mine. I knew all-to-well what it was like to endure the public scrutiny and pressure that came with this exposure. While Mark stayed in office after his affair was exposed, I resigned my Senate seat, hoping to salvage a marriage that was already on life-support. His marriage had also hit a barrier when his wife took their four boys and moved out of the Governor's residence shortly before she filed for divorce. Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford campaigns for his return to Congress. Related Mark Sanford: Welcome Back to WashingtonEx-S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford Overcomes Past Scandal, Wins in Special ElectionMark Sanford 'His Own Worst Enemy,' Says SC Political ScientistMegachurch Pastor, Women's Group Blast Political Ambitions of Ex-Gov. Mark SanfordSanford and Other Toxic Republicans Need to Step Aside for Electable RepublicansMark [...]