Florida's 18th District has been the playground of politicians involved in illicit sex scandals and violence for two decades
It is a highly competitive district where expeditious political moves have thrust flawed individuals into office, both Democrat and Republican
Congressman Brian Mast was accused last week of making inappropriate Facebook comments about sex with 15-year-old girls
In the fall of 2012, conservative firebrand Allen West was cruising to an apparent victory when accusations of misogyny started plaguing him
Democratic businessman Tim Mahoney won the congressional seat in 2006 before being forced to admit to 'multiple affairs'
Mark Foley was considered a front-runner for a U.S. Senate seat, but that campaign ended soon after he was outed as a gay man in 2003
In 2006 it was revealed he had sent sexual messages to teenage male interns
Republican Congressman Brian Mast, who was accused last week of making inappropriate Facebook comments about sex with 15-year-old girls, is just the latest in a long line of congressmen and candidates of both parties in Florida's 18th U.S. House District t entangled in scandalous behavior.
There's more than one reason the 18th, where both Democrats and Republicans have successfully vied for office, is known as a 'swing district.'
The 18th District, which stretches along the Atlantic Ocean coastline from the northern party of affluent Palm Beach County to impoverished Fort Pierce 70 miles north, has been the playground of politicians who've had more on their minds than bettering the lives of constituents for two decades.
'The district tends to invite people who are not from the area to run for office,' said Rick Asnani, a West Palm Beach political consultant. 'It's a highly competitive district, a Republican district where Democrats believe they can pick up a seat.
'It's often one of the most expensive races in the country, so both parties try to line up what they believe is the right talent.'Sometimes, however, expeditious political moves have thrust flawed individuals into office.
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