{"id":2579784,"date":"2026-03-14T08:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-dem-lawmaker-admits-to-affair-with-married-bodyguard-amid-ugly-homewrecker-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T08:06:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:06:52","slug":"former-dem-lawmaker-admits-to-affair-with-married-bodyguard-amid-ugly-homewrecker-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-dem-lawmaker-admits-to-affair-with-married-bodyguard-amid-ugly-homewrecker-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Dem Lawmaker Admits to Affair with Married Bodyguard Amid Ugly &#8216;Homewrecker&#8217; Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-dem-lawmaker-admits-to-affair-with-married-bodyguard-amid-ugly-homewrecker-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Arizona lawmaker Kyrsten Sinema reportedly admitted to having a romantic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marilyn-manson-denies-evan-rachel-woods-abuse-allegations-gets-dropped-from-record-label\/\" title=\"Marilyn Manson Denies Evan Rachel Wood\u2019s Abuse Allegations, Gets Dropped From Record Label\">intimate relationship<\/a> with her married bodyguard, Matthew Ammel, in May 2024, as part of an effort to get a \u201chomewrecker\u201d lawsuit dismissed. The affair allegedly spanned multiple cities across five states, including Sonoma (California), New York City, Washington, D.C., Colorado, and Phoenix. Heather Ammel, Ammel\u2019s estranged wife, filed a North Carolina suit under the state\u2019s alienation-of-affection laws, seeking $25,000 in damages. Sinema, who is also a lawyer, argues the relationship occured outside North Carolina, so the case shoudl be thrown out. Coverage cites TMZ and the New York Post, and notes Sinema\u2019s evolving political path, including leaving the Democratic Party in 2022 and later taking a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conservative-leaning columnist role<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A salacious scandal has erupted involving a former Arizona lawmaker, a married bodyguard, and his estranged wife.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly enough, Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat-turned-Independent member of the U.S. Senate from the Grand Canyon State, admitted to a country-spanning affair in a bid to get a lawsuit tossed out.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/13\/kyrsten-sinema-confirms-affair-with-bodyguard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Sinema admitted to a steamy affair with Matthew Ammel, one of her bodyguards, who was still married at the time of the affair.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: Kyrsten Sinema admits to having an affair with her former bodyguard.<\/p>\n<p>Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cH02SbtRQu\">https:\/\/t.co\/cH02SbtRQu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gb4uY9PznU\">pic.twitter.com\/gb4uY9PznU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/2032479327908929721?\">March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); 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Over the subsequent months, the two would also link up in New York City, Washington, D.C., Colorado, and Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s across five different states, for those keeping count.<\/p>\n<p>Sinema&rsquo;s admission comes in a bid to get a &ldquo;homewrecker&rdquo; lawsuit filed against her by Ammel&rsquo;s estranged wife, Heather, dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>(Notably, Sinema is also a lawyer.)<\/p>\n<p>Heather Ammel filed this lawsuit in North Carolina, which is where her family lives, and also one of the few states that actually allow &ldquo;homewrecker&rdquo; lawsuits, as noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/13\/us-news\/kyrsten-sinema-admits-she-had-sex-with-her-married-bodyguard-in-at-least-5-cities-court-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tar Heel State is one of just six states that have these &ldquo;alienation of affection&rdquo; laws on the books, alongside Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah, which allow people to sue an ex-spouse&rsquo;s lover.<\/p>\n<p>However, because Sinema and Ammel didn&rsquo;t have any flings in North Carolina, the former Arizona lawmaker is arguing that the &ldquo;homewrecker&rdquo; lawsuit filed in the state should be thrown out.<\/p>\n<p>Sinema&rsquo;s motion to dismiss stated that, &ldquo;Defendant admits that she and Plaintiff&rsquo;s husband, Matthew Ammel, began a romantic relationship in May 2024, about five months prior to his separation from Plaintiff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yet, as her declaration establishes, that relationship occurred exclusively outside of North Carolina.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Heather Ammel, who sued Sinema in September for ruining her 14-year marriage, is seeking $25,000 in damages from the former lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p>This sordid chapter is just the latest in a winding, twisting, and odd road for Sinema, who is often lauded as the first openly self-proclaimed bisexual member of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Sinema infamously abandoned the Democratic Party in 2022, after she was excoriated for supporting the filibuster despite her party&rsquo;s general opposition to it.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/former-democratic-senator-joins-conservative-washington-news-outlet-columnist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported that Sinema &mdash; who still largely caucused with the Democrats &mdash; had joined the Washington Reporter (a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attack-ad-from-left-wing-activists-allowed-to-trend-on-twitter-inciting-violence-against-conservatives-the-liberty-loft\/\" title=\"Attack Ad From Left-Wing Activists Allowed to Trend On Twitter Inciting Violence Against Conservatives\">conservative outlet<\/a>) as a contributing columnist.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Sinema reportedly admitted to a nationwide affair with her former bodyguard, Matthew Ammel, who was married at the time, in an effort to have a lawsuit dismissed. TMZ cited Sinema\u2019s claim of a romantic relationship that began in May 2024, with encounters alleged in Sonoma, California, and later in New York City, Washington, D.C., Colorado, and Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>The admission is tied to Heather Ammel\u2019s North Carolina lawsuit seeking damages under the state\u2019s \u201calienation of affection\u201d law, one of a few states that allow such claims. Sinema argues that the relationship occurred outside North Carolina, so the case should be dismissed. Heather Ammel is seeking $25,000 in damages after alleging the affair ruined her 14-year marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Sinema, who is also a lawyer, has been described as the first openly bisexual member of Congress. 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