State senator publicly known as out by his spouse, who sits on one of many largest college boards within the Palmetto State…
by WILL FOLKS
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We’ve by no means made it a precedence to analyze or expose the non-public lives of public officers – as long as they aren’t losing tax {dollars}, abusing their workplace or partaking in overtly hypocritical habits.
Absent any of these qualifiers, we typically consider what individuals do behind closed doorways is their very own enterprise.
However typically, public officers or their important others put their very own soiled laundry into the general public sphere – together with intimate particulars uncovered about their spouses. And typically, these doing the exposing are themselves elected officers.
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That occurred on Saturday morning (August 2, 2025) when Charleston County college board member Michele Leber publicly known as out her husband, state senator Matt Leber, for alleged infidelity with a political guide.
In a since-deleted Fb put up that ricocheted across the Palmetto political world, Michele Leber posted a number of textual content exchanges which purportedly happened between senator Leber and political strategist Rebecca Madsen, whom she known as “his whore.”
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Michele Leber additionally listed her marital standing on social media as “separated” within the aftermath of revealing the alleged affair.
Whereas Michele Leber deleted the unique put up naming her husband, a number of subsequent posts referenced its bombshell allegation in opposition to Madsen.
“There are extra married males,” she publicly alleged, referring to Madsen. “She has had a number of affairs and certain blackmail on others. Divorces coming!”
The Lebers are – or had been – one of many up-and-coming political energy {couples} within the Palmetto State. Matt Leber narrowly edged incumbent senator Sandy Senn within the 2024 GOP main – and took workplace final fall after a decisive normal election victory. He has garnered plaudits for his efforts to pressure all elected officers within the Palmetto State to swear to their oaths of workplace – however has drawn criticism for his subservience to South Carolina’s über-liberal, über-wealthy trial lawyer foyer.
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Matt Leber has additionally drawn criticism for sponsoring an notorious legislative pay raise – which has since been shot down (quickly) by the S.C. supreme court docket.
Michele Leber received election to the Charleston County college board final November, and has emerged as one among its most vocal pro-parent representatives and aggressive proponents of leveraging synthetic intelligence.
Whereas some questioned Michele Leber’s resolution to show her husband, a number of Republican ladies who spoke privately with FITSNews celebrated the callout.
“Good for Michele,” one informed us. “She’s setting a brand new normal.”
This story could also be up to date…
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
Will Folks is the founding editor of the information outlet you’re presently studying. Previous to founding FITSNews, he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina. He lives within the Midlands area of the state together with his spouse and eight kids.
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