Yorba Linda, CALIFORNIA

Only in California could the vice chairman of the California Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce brag into an open microphone about a having an extramarital affair with a Sempra Energy lobbyist and it's not considered unethical.

Republican Michael Duvall was cleared of any prosecutable offense by the FBI. And Sempra Energy said it has reinstated Lobbyist Heidi Barsuglia as an employee.

Duvall resigned September 9 after a videotape of his comments were broadcast over the internet. He is married with two adult children.