John Ensign

John Ensign
Official portrait, 2007
United States Senator
from Nevada
In office
January 3, 2001 – May 3, 2011
Preceded byRichard Bryan
Succeeded byDean Heller
Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byElizabeth Dole
Succeeded byJohn Cornyn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nevada's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999
Preceded byJames Bilbray
Succeeded byShelley Berkley
Personal details
Born (1958-03-25) March 25, 1958 (age 66)
Roseville, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Darlene Sciaretta
(m. 1987; div. 2019)
[1]
Children3
EducationOregon State University (BS)
Colorado State University (DVM)
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John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign previously represented Nevada's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Following his resignation from the Senate, Ensign returned to Nevada and resumed his career as a veterinarian.

  1. ^ "Former Nevada Sen. John Ensign divorces wife". July 22, 2019.