John Ensign
John Ensign | |
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Official portrait, 2007 | |
| Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – June 17, 2009 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Kay Bailey Hutchison |
| Succeeded by | John Thune |
| Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Dole |
| Succeeded by | John Cornyn |
| United States Senator from Nevada | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – May 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Bryan |
| Succeeded by | Dean Heller |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | James Bilbray |
| Succeeded by | Shelley Berkley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Eric Ensign March 25, 1958 Roseville, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Darlene Sciaretta
(m. 1987; div. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Oregon 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, the only Republican to represent the district. Following his resignation from the Senate, Ensign returned to Nevada and resumed his career as a veterinarian.