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Fossella Won't Seek Re-election
Representative Vito Fossella says he will not seek re-election after a series of damaging revelations about a child from an extramarital affair.
by WNYC Newsroom
NEW YORK, NY May 20, 2008 —Fossella says in a statement on his Web site that the choice was a difficult one, based on a need to balance his "dedication to service" and "the need to concentrate on healing the wounds" that he has caused his wife and family.
The 43-year-old congressman has admitted to fathering a daughter with a Virginia woman. The two met while she was an Air Force officer working with Congress. He represents Staten Island and part of Brooklyn.
The congressman's secret relationship with the woman was revealed after he was arrested for drunk driving on May 1.
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