Tim Mahoney Watch: Second Affair Rumors and FBI Investigation Haunt Florida Congressman

From the frying pan and into the fire goes Florida Democrat Tim Mahoney. Remember the FLAP.

Now, there is a story circulating around the internets that the Florida Congressman was involved with a second woman who was not his wife.

A married congressman who faces accusations that he had an affair with a former aide and paid her to keep quiet about it also was having an affair with a second woman around the same time, a person close to his campaign told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Details of the second affair came hours after Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney held a news conference to address a story, first reported by ABC News, that he had been involved with the former aide. Mahoney acknowledged he had caused “embarrassment and heartache” to his family but denied doing anything illegal.

Mahoney, 52, won his seat in 2006 while promising to return morals and family values to Washington in the aftermath of the resignation of former Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Foley. Foley stepped down when it was revealed he sent lurid Internet messages to male teenage pages who had worked on Capitol Hill. Foley was later cleared of criminal wrongdoing by state and federal authorities.

Mahoney’s seat was already considered to be one of the more competitive House races, and he has been facing a tough challenge in a district that traditionally leans slightly Republican. He faces former Army officer Tom Rooney, a lawyer whose family owns the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Key Mahoney graph or should Flap say KEY GAFFE from yesterday’s news conference:

“I have not violated my oath of office, nor have I violated any laws,” Mahoney said in the statement.

Plus, ABC News is reporting that the FBI is opening a preliminary investigation into the entire mess.

It would be safe to predict that Republican Tom Rooney will be the next Congressman from Florida’s 16th Congressional District.

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