First-term New York Republican Congressman Chris Lee quit on Wednesday, when it was reported that he sent a photo of himself shirtless to a woman on Craigslist.
Married and father to one, the 46-year-old stated his immediate resignation, and apologized for "the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents.
"I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all... I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness."
According to the website Gawker, which first posted the story, in the Craigslist personals' "Women for Men" section, Lee replied to an ad asking "will someone prove to me not all CL men look like toads?" His reply was a shirtless photo, and a description of himself as a "very fit fun classy" 39-year-old lobbyist.
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said, "He’s not been a family values guy, he doesn’t seem to be a hypocrite, he seems to be a guy who’s cheating on his marriage and that’s not a political offence."
Lee was active in in issues pertaining to economic revitalization and was on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Please check out the video and more details over at NBCNewYork.
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