Nearly two decades after California Governor Gavin Newsom’s affair with former aide Ruby Rippey shook San Francisco politics, the scandal is making headlines again following Rippey’s candid Vanity Fair essay. While much of the renewed attention has focused on Newsom and Rippey, many are also revisiting the story of Alex Tourk, the political strategist who was Newsom’s close friend, top adviser, and Rippey’s husband when the affair unfolded.
Here’s everything to know about Tourk, how he reacted after learning of the affair, and where he is now, nearly 20 years after the public fallout.
How did Alex Tourk discover Ruby Rippey’s affair with Gavin Newsom?
In her first-person essay, Rippey candidly opened up about being Newsom’s mistress, revealing that she kept the affair secret for months when she stayed in rehab for her addiction struggles. When she left rehab in May 2006, Tourk was still working every day for the very man with whom she had been unfaithful. She recalled:
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