John Ensign
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United States Senator from Nevada |
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In office January 3, 2001 – May 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Bryan |
| Succeeded by | Dean Heller |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | James Bilbray |
| Succeeded by | Shelley Berkley |
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March 25, 1958 Roseville, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Darlene Ensign |
| Children | 3 |
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Oregon State University (BS) Colorado State University, Fort Collins (DVM) |
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John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada, serving in the latter seat from January 2001 until May 2011. He resigned amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation after revelations of an affair with an aide and allegations of questionable actions taken to keep it secret.
He is a member of the Republican Party, he rose to chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, but resigned after six months on June 17, 2009 in the wake of his scandal. Ensign and his family returned to Las Vegas after his resignation from the U.S. Senate, where he renewed his practice as a veterinarian and works at Boca Park Animal Hospital.
Ensign was born in 1958 in Roseville, California, to Sharon Lee Cipriani, whose father was Italian; and a father whose surname was Mueller. John's father abandoned the family when the boy was four; John and his mother moved to Nevada. His mother later married Michael S. Ensign, a gaming industry executive; he formally adopted young John, who considers him his "real father." The senior Ensign later became chairman of the board of directors of Mandalay Resort Group,
John Ensign attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, becoming a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1981. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1985 and entered veterinary practice soon after. He became a successful businessman, opening a 24-hour animal hospital in Las Vegas. He owned two animal hospitals before entering politics.
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