Steve Garvey touts 'family values' in his Senate bid. Some of his kids tell another story (www.latimes.com)

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Now, as the Republican front-runner in the race for a California U.S. Senate seat, Garvey has avoided detailed policy positions, instead relying on his name recognition and clean-cut image. His campaign website describes him as a “true role model,” he praised the party’s value of “personal responsibility” in a recent interview, and he called in an op-ed to “restore moral integrity in Congress.”

But the reality of Garvey’s life is more complex. The 75-year-old has struggled with debt, been repeatedly sued, faced a bitter divorce, and got two women pregnant before quickly marrying a third woman, his current wife, in a scandal that briefly made him a national punchline in 1989. He pledged in interviews at the time to take “moral and financial responsibility” for the children.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

"75 years old." Nope that's a hard pass for me.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Only toxic people run as a Republican and only crazy people vote for them.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The quotes from the abandoned kids are tough to read. They're adults now, but sound totally heartbroken.

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