‘Sleazebag’ Dem Rep. Jimmy Gomez headed to runoff despite admitting to cheating on wife
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Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez has advanced to the runoff in his Los Angeles congressional race — after confessing Tuesday to cheating on his wife.
Gomez had nearly 46% of the vote as of Wednesday afternoon, with 60% of the ballots counted, enough to send the incumbent through to the November general election for his 34th Congressional District seat.
Five other candidates are now competing for the second and final spot to advance to the runoff, with Democrat Angela Gonzales-Torres currently in the No. 2 spot with mnore than 25% of the vote.
On Tuesday, the founder of the Congressional Dads Caucus admitted that he cheated on his wife — after The Post in April revealed he was seen kissing a congressional aide outside a Washington, DC party.
“Years ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family,” Gomez told CNN, describing the extramarital relations as “consensual.”
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