Republican Reps. Beth Van Duyne and Rich McCormick call it quits
The congressional power couple, who had been dating since at least the summer of 2024, intend to remain friends, according to TMZ, which first-reported on…
TMZ reports that Republican Reps. Beth Van Duyne and Rich McCormick are no longer a couple. The two had been dating since at least the summer of 2024, and now they're ending things with a plan to remain friends.
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Lovebird Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) have broken up after a more than two-year-long romance on Capitol Hill.
The congressional power couple, who had been dating since at least the summer of 2024, intend to remain friends, according to TMZ, which first reported on their split Wednesday.
“I have a great relationship with her and will continue to strive to be the best friend I can be,” McCormick, 57, told the outlet.
It’s unclear what caused the break-up and when exactly they called off their relationship.
Their offices did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.
In May 2024, Van Duyne, 55, told the Daily Mail that she was “happily engaged in a relationship” with McCormick, who had filed for divorce earlier that month from his wife of 12 years.
“I’m single. We’re both parents of adult children and empty nesters,” the Texas congresswoman added. “His marriage has been over for quite some time, as I understand it. He’s filed for divorce.”
At the time, sources told The Post that the lawmakers had been canoodling for more than a year. In one instance before their relationship had become public, they were spotted holding hands under the table during a GOP lunch.
Van Duyne and McCormick appeared to still be an item as recently as July, when TMZ ran into them walking side-by-side outside the Capitol Building.
“Relationships are tricky to begin with, right?” McCormick said, when asked about the challenges of being both legislators and lovers. “But DC makes it easy.”
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TMZ reports that Republican Reps. Beth Van Duyne and Rich McCormick are no longer a couple. The two had been dating since at least the summer of 2024, and now they're ending things with a plan to remain friends. That's the whole story. No scandal, no leaked texts, no ugly public war. Just two adults deciding a relationship had run its course.
In Washington, personal lives usually become political weapons. A split like this could have easily turned into a messy distraction, with anonymous aides whispering and the internet doing its worst. Instead, these two are handling it with a kind of quiet dignity that's rare in this town. We don't know the details, and frankly, it's none of our business. What we do know is that both of them have jobs to do for their constituents, and they're not letting a breakup get in the way.
Maybe that's the real takeaway here. This isn't a scandal. It's two people who serve their country, gave a relationship a shot, and decided it didn't work. Good for them for not turning it into a spectacle. We wish them both well, and we hope the media cycle finds something more worthwhile to chew on. In the meantime, their colleagues could take a lesson from how cleanly they drew the line between personal life and public duty.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.