Now imagine you e-mail a picture of yourself shirtless to an anonymous person in your area – probably a constituent – and tell her you’re a divorced lobbyist.

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courtesy Gawker

Let’s say you’re a Congressman. You’re a pretty well known guy in your area and fairly recognizable, especially since you just ran for re-election last Fall.

Now imagine you e-mail a picture of yourself shirtless to an anonymous person in your area – probably a constituent – and tell her you’re a divorced lobbyist.

“Wait,” you say to yourself. “Why would I do that? I’m a married Congressman. Even if I have so little faith in the electorate, I’m not taking that chance.”

Congratulations, reader. You have more sense than Congressman Chris Lee.

A picture that Lee sent to an anonymous woman he began flirting with on Craigslist was posted to the website Gawker yesterday afternoon. Lee, who’s married with a child, told the woman he was a divorced lobbyist and sent her a picture of himself shirtless and flexing in front of a mirror, MySpace 2004 style.

The woman he was flirting with became curious after a few exchanges and did a search for him online, where she uncovered his true identity and found out he was married. In  what should come to a surprise as no one in this day and age, she then forwarded the correspondence to the website Gawker.

So let’s recap:

• Married Congressman
• Trolls for women online
• Finds woman and sends her flirty messages and a shirtless pic
• Tells the woman he’s a divorced lobbyist…using his real name and personal e-mail

These are the people we elect, folks.