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Report: Family Values GOP Rep To Resign Over Affair (VIDEO)
Justin Elliott | May 18, 2010, 9:23AM



Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) will resign today after an affair with a female staffer, Fox News is reporting. The network reports:

Multiple senior House sources indicated that the extent of the affair 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.

The eight-term Indiana congressman is, of course, a vocal proponent of traditional family values.

"I believe that Congress must fight to uphold the traditional values that undergird the strength of our nation," he says on his official website. "The family plays a fundamental role in our society. Studies consistently demonstrate that it is best for a child to have a mother and father, and I am committed to preserving traditional marriage, the union of one man and one woman."

Souder adds: "I am committed to fighting the assault on American values."

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