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Indiana Rep. Mark Souder to resign amid allegations of affair with staffer

Pat McMahon Contributor
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Eight-term Rep. Mark Souder will announce his resignation Tuesday after it came to light that he was conducting an affair with a female aide who worked in his district office, Fox News has learned.

Multiple senior House sources indicated that the extent of the affair with the 45-year-old staffer would have landed Souder before the House Ethics Committee.

Elected as a family values conservative as part of the Republican revolution in 1994, Souder survived a tough re-election challenge in 2008 and survived a contested primary two weeks ago.

Full story: FOXNews.com – Exclusive: Indiana Rep. Mark Souder to Resign Amid Allegations of Affair With Staffer