Sen. John Ensign Resigns 10.26K Remy Stern 04/21/11 06:47PM Filed to: Polidicks Polidicks John Ensign Nevada Senate Sen. John Ensign, the evangelical Republican who's faced an ethics investigation ever since he banged the wife of one of his aides and then tried to keep the couple quiet by paying them off, is resigning. Last day: May 3!