Remember 2015 > California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy withdrew from the House speaker election on Thursday, the Internet's built-in rumor mill went berserk over long-simmering claims that he had carried on a lengthy extramarital affair with a North Carolina congresswoman.
While no proof has surfaced to back up the innuendo, conservative bloggers published hints at what has been a persistent Capitol Hill rumor since late 2011, that he had been romantically involved with Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers.
Both politicians are married. McCarthy's spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. But Ellmers, through her spokeswoman Blair Ellis, issued a stern denial.
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