Las Vegas NowNevada Governor Feels `Very Badly' for Ensign
Gov. Jim Gibbons says he feels "very badly" for U.S. Sen. John Ensign and his wife, Darlene, after the senator admitted having an extramarital affair with a former campaign worker.
Gibbons, who's divorcing first lady Dawn Gibbons, offered support to his fellow Republican, but says he has not talked with Ensign since the senator's Tuesday announcement of the nine-month affair with Cindy Hampton last year.
The governor says Ensign and his family have "a lot of work to do to get through this," but declined to speculate on how the affair could affect Ensign's political future.
Ensign, in his second term, has said he intends to remain in the Senate.
Ensign's admission comes on top of a string of disclosures and allegations about Gibbons. In recent court documents related to divorce proceedings, his wife, Dawn, accused him of a history of infidelity.
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