Sen. John Ensign to Retire After Two Terms and One Sex Scandal 7.72K Jim Newell 03/07/11 02:32PM Filed to: exits exits John Ensign Sex Scandals Nevada Senate Appic Tweetg Nevada Sen. John Ensign is expected to announce his retirement today, sparing himself a hellish Republican primary. His legacy includes banging his chief of staff's wife and then borrowing $96,000 in hush money from his elderly parents.