The First Lady of South Carolina Files for Divorce
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Mark Sanford and his wife
On Friday, Jenny Sanford the first lady of South Carolina and a former New York investment banker filed for divorce from her husband, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina. On June 24, 2009, Mark Sanford held a news conference in which he confessed to an scandal with a woman in Argentina. The extramarital affair lasts year long and was disclosed by a reportor who confronted him when getting off a plane from Buenos Aires.
Mrs. Sanford had once enormously given up her career and professional life to help with the political career of her husband, a Republican who had been considered a possible presidential contender in 2012.
” As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process,” Ms. Sanford said in a statement. ” Because Mark and I are public figures, we have naturally had less privacy with which to deal with our difficulties than do other couples. Indeed, I know it will soon become known, so I choose to release this brief notice that I am now filing for divorce.”
No longer after he admitted the affair in a teary-eyed news conference, they have been separated. And Ms. Sanford has been living a beach house of the family on Sullivan’s Island, S.C. For the sake of their four kids, she has said in a statement that they hoped to salvage the marriage. As recently as Thursday, Mr. Sanford told reporters that he wanted to remain married.
However, that proved impossible, Ms. Sanford said in the statement. “This came after many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation,” she said, “yet I am still dedicated to keeping the process that lies ahead peaceful for our family.”
Governor Sanford made a statement after his wife’s announcement. “Jenny is a great person,” he said, “and has been a remarkable wife, mother and first lady. She has been more than gracious these last six months and gone above and beyond in her patience and commitment to put the needs of others in front of her own. While our family structure may change, I know that we will both work earnestly to be the best mom and dad we can be to four of the finest boys on earth.”
In the wake of the scandal, Mr. Sanford, 49, has to face ethics charges on 37 counts of using his office for personal financial gain, according to a list of accusations issued Monday by the State Ethics. Voters in South Carolina tend to describe it as “ridicule, dishonor, disgrace and shame” and also change their choice in the next election.
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