Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy and his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy offered more insight into why Duffy announced his resignation citing complications from the birth of their ninth child.
Duffy, 47, who has served as the GOP representative for Wisconsin’s 7th district since 2011, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Monday morning.
“Recently, we’ve learned that our baby … will need even more love, time, and attention due to complications, including a heart condition,” he said in the post. “With much prayer, I have decided that this is the right time for me to take a break from public service in order to be the support my wife, baby and family need right now.”
The couple appeared on Fox & Friends Tuesday morning to reveal more details surrounding the complications. Campos-Duffy, 47, is known for being a contributor for Fox News and for her appearance on The Real World: San Francisco in 1994.
“So not long ago we found out that our little baby has a couple holes in the heart,” Duffy stated. “So after she is born, whether it’s two to six months after life, she is going to need open heart surgery. They have to crack her open and fix the heart. They walked us through this yesterday. I announced I was leaving Congress as I was walking in to meet with the heart doctor about what’s going to happen with the baby. I love politics but I love my family.”
Campos-Duffy chimed in, “It’s tough if you have two kids. It’s really rough with nine. We’ve always been looking for signs, and it’s not the only reason, it’s just an indication of the bandwidth is getting really tight here and at some point you have just got to put your family first. I feel really proud of what Sean has done in 8 and a half years in Congress.”
She then added that while “the initial news was shocking,” there is “amazing technology” and she feels “really confident.”
