(Headline USA) A leftist Democrat candidate in Texas endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., reportedly had an affair with her high school teacher, according to the New York Post.
Jessica Cisneros, who is challenging Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, for his seat, began sleeping with her former teacher John Balli in 2011, when she was an 18-year-old college student and he was 40, emails show.
“Happy 3! <3,” Cisneros emailed Balli in September 2014. “9.10.11-9.10.14 :D”
The next year, after Balli married a different woman, Cisneros sent him a lengthy email about their breakup, which Balli seemed to have requested.
“You’ve been such a big part of my life for the past 7 years, John,” she wrote. “The mundane things I share with you (like that Jeb article and the random text messages of what I’m thinking or doing) are some of the things that keep me growing and since I’m growing I’m happy. I don’t want that to end. I don’t know if that’s what you mean by ‘we can keep up.’”
“I’ll miss you making love to me,” she continued. “I’ll miss your kisses, cuddles, and snores…You were my first and my one and only, John. I’ll miss thinking I’m your one and only too.”
Cisneros previously credited Balli for helping her launch her campaign, but did not disclose that she had been involved with him romantically.
“He’s believed in me so much, and even through college, through law school, he’s just been there and has such a big impact on me, like so many educators here,” she said in 2019.
Last June, Balli’s wife, Sandra Ramirez Guevara, filed for divorce, alleging wrongdoing including adultery. Their marriage was dissolved in October, according to court records.
A source close to Ramirez said she blames Cisneros for breaking up her marriage and alleged Cisneros would often call Balli late at night, sometimes when he was in bed with his wife.
