Alabama Secretary of State Admits Affair

After initially denying reports of an affair, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) told AL.com that he had “an inappropriate relationship” with a woman and will not make an anticipated run for the U.S. Senate.

Said Merrill: “I will obviously not be a candidate for the United States Senate nor will I be seeking any other elected position in 2022, because I think it’s important to me to make sure that I become the man that I have been before and that I am working to put myself in the position to be the leader that I have been before, as a husband, as a father, as a friend and as an elected official.”