Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick and Rep. Beth Van Duyne have developed a particularly cozy relationship just as McCormick and his wife filed for divorce.
Footage from the March 7 State of the Union address shows McCormick caressing Van Duyne’s arm, and sources say this is commonplace for the seemingly in love couple.
They have been caught arriving and leaving late-night events together, and several eyewitnesses have seen the couple holding hands just off the House floor.
Inside sources have revealed new details to DailyMail.com about the nature of the couple’s alleged relationship that has blossomed on Capitol Hill.
It’s hard to miss the handsome McCormick and the tall, thin blonde Van Duyne strolling through the halls of Congress, making quite a notable couple in a building full of elderly people, staffers say.
Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick and Rep. Beth Van Duyne have developed a particularly cozy relationship just as McCormick and his wife filed for divorce.
McCormick, a year and a half into his first term in Congress, filed for divorce from his oncologist wife of 12 years, Dr. Debra Miller, on May 3. A mutual restraining order was also filed, DailyMail.com reported exclusively on Thursday.
McCormick and Miller, his second wife, share seven children and live in Suwanee, Georgia.
Miller, meanwhile, has practiced medicine for more than 30 years. With her long blonde locks, it’s hard to miss the similarities between her and Van Duyne.
“Rich clearly has a type,” said a source close to the congressman.
When asked about the reason for the divorce, Miller texted DailyMail.com: “I’m sure he won’t be forthcoming.”
Van Duyne has two children with her ex-husband, Chris Wallach, her college sweetheart from her time at Cornell. The couple divorced in 2012 after 17 years of marriage.
A single mother, she was mayor of Irving, Texas from 2011 to 2017 and also served in the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Trump administration.
It has not been free of scandals in recent years.
In February 2021, Richard Dillard, communications director for his 2020 campaign, took his own life outside Van Duyne’s home in Irving, Texas.
It is known that he loves to party and enjoy a good glass of wine, according to knowledgeable sources.
As one of the youngest members of Congress, which is largely dominated by older men, she shines among the weathered congressmen and has an infectious personality.
A Republican Party member told DailyMail.com that McCormick and his colleague had been seen “holding hands under the table” at a weekly lunch.
Additionally, the member also revealed that they saw Rich ‘grab his lower back’ on the House floor during votes.
Two other witnesses say they saw him and Van Duyne holding hands, and one of them witnessed it as the couple left the polls.
Footage from the March 7 State of the Union address shows McCormick caressing Van Duyne’s arm, and sources say this is a common occurrence for the seemingly in love couple.
Rich McCormick photographed smiling at Van Duyne during a news conference at the Capitol last June.
Beth Van Duyne is seen walking with Rep. Dan Crenshaw in the basement of the Capitol.
Texas Republican Van Duyne’s office declined to comment on his relationship with McCormick.
Rich McCormick is relatively new to Congress
After 12 years of marriage and less than two years into his congressional career, Georgia Republican Rep. Richard McCormick has filed for divorce from his oncologist wife, Dr. Debra Miller.
When asked if the divorce involved an alleged affair he may have had with a colleague, his soon-to-be ex-wife Miller responded: “You should ask Rich and his colleague.”
Miller, meanwhile, has practiced oncology for more than 30 years.
A third witness told DailyMail.com she had seen the colleague holding McCormick’s arm as she left the Longworth office building late at night.
When asked about the cozy behavior and the divorce, a spokesperson for McCormick told DailyMail.com: ‘Congressman McCormick and Dr Miller have been separated for quite some time. He has kept it private and will continue to keep his personal life out of the media spotlight.
Texas Republican Van Duyne’s office declined to comment on his relationship with McCormick.
Rich and his soon-to-be ex-wife were photographed together as recently as during the Christmas holidays.
McCormick’s Facebook account says the couple married on August 16, 2011.
McCormick spent more than 20 years as a pilot in both the Marine Corps and Navy and was also an emergency room physician at Gwinnett Medical Center in Georgia.
He is in his first term in Congress, which he entered in January 2023. He ran unsuccessfully for Georgia’s 7th District in 2020 against Democrat Carolyn Bordeaux.
In November, McCormick was the lead author of a censure resolution for Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for “promoting false narratives about Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 and for calling for the destruction of the State of Israel “.
McCormick says he and his wife have been separated for “quite a while.” They were photographed together as recently as during the Christmas holidays.
McCormick is in his first term in Congress, having joined in January 2023.
McCormick’s Facebook account says the couple married on August 16, 2011.
The case was filed by McCormick on May 3. A mutual restraining order was also filed.
McCormick, a Navy and Army veteran, arrived in Congress in early 2023
McCormick with his oncologist wife and seven children
When asked if the divorce was due to an alleged affair she had with a colleague, Miller responded: “You should ask Rich and his colleague.”
Shortly after, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who had also filed an unsuccessful censure of Tlaib, accused McCormick of becoming physically aggressive toward her.
Sources told CNN that in a private meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson in December, Greene claimed her colleague “grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her” and asked the president to address the issue. .
‘I understand why there would be a lot of raw emotions after the no-confidence vote, given that his censure was postponed and mine was approved. “My intention was to encourage Rep. Greene with a friendly gesture,” McCormick said.
He denied being physically aggressive towards her.
