[big_chungus]

I used to figure I might run for public office some day; no longer. I haven't done anything that would merit a scandal or be counted as "dirt", but that doesn't change it. I don't want a bunch of busybodies poking into ever detail of my life, and more importantly, don't want that to happen to my family.

[ipython]

If modern politics is any guide, the takeaway is that you are able to run for office no matter what happened in your personal life. Your family, I can understand not putting them through that, but there's no reason why you should be ashamed of anything you've done.