Ayotte Staffer Resigns Following Arrest For Soliciting Prostitute

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., gestures while speaking during a news conference on unemployment and military pension cuts, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (A... Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., gestures while speaking during a news conference on unemployment and military pension cuts, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais MORE LESS
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A staffer for Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) resigned this weekend after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to solicit a prostitute, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday.

David Wihby, Ayotte’s state director in New Hampshire, was arrested on Friday night in Nashua, N.H., for the misdemeanor charge of soliciting a prostitute, according to the Globe.

In a statement on Saturday night, Ayotte said that she had accepted Wihby’s resignation.

“I am shocked and deeply saddened that David Wihby, my state director and a friend for many years, has been arrested under these circumstances,” she said. “David obviously cannot continue his duties, and I have accepted his resignation. This is a very difficult time, and my thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved.”

Wihby is also an elected member of the Manchester, N.H., school board and formerly served as a Manchester city alderman, according to the Globe.

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  1. Maybe he can go work for David Vitter.

  2. The party of Family Values, Ladies and Gentleman!

  3. Republicans: so desperate to screw the working class, they’ll even occasionally pay for it.

  4. Thank you. I mean, normally, I could give a sh*t about prostitution provided we’re talking about adults involved. BUT, - given the fact that the GOP has branded themselves as the party of “Family Values” as you say, this needs to be highlighted every time.

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