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John Ensign

1958 - Today

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John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign previously represented Nevada's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999, the only Republican to represent the district. Following his resignation from the Senate, Ensign returned to Nevada and resumed his career as a veterinarian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). John Ensign is the 19,083rd most popular politician (down from 18,974th in 2024), the 16,823rd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,327th in 2019) and the 1,352nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Ensign ranks 19,083 out of 19,576. Before him are Ryszard Wolny, Lawton Chiles, Darrell Issa, Mark Udall, Cécile Duflot, and Matt Gaetz. After him are Zuhal Demir, Katie Hobbs, Florian Philippot, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Bob Taft, and Obaidullah Akhund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, John Ensign ranks 754. Before him are Ian Woosnam, Anne Michaels, Phil Daniels, Jeff Foxworthy, Rick Mahorn, and Brett Butler. After him are Stephenson King, Raúl Ormeño, Bill Dickens, Shirley Strong, Peter Wisoff, and Neil Adams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Ensign ranks 16,830 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Jones III (1983), June Clyde (1909), Heather Tom (1975), Taylor Cole (1984), Diann Roffe (1967), and Brian Krzanich (1960). After him are Ty Pennington (1964), Anne Winters (1994), Lesley Fera (1971), Debbie Armstrong (1963), Dash Wilder (1987), and Tim Story (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Ensign ranks 1,352. Before him are Todd Akin (1947), Eleni Kounalakis (1966), Lawton Chiles (1930), Darrell Issa (1953), Mark Udall (1950), and Matt Gaetz (1982). After him are Katie Hobbs (1969), Bob Taft (1942), Elijah Cummings (1951), Heidi Heitkamp (1955), John Curtis (1960), and Sean Spicer (1971).

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