Hartford Courant Columnist Kevin Rennie reported in the Courant on December 2, 2007 http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-commentaryrennie1202.artdec02,0,3650719.story
that Democratic State Senator Thomas Gaffey, chairman of the legislature's education committee, was having a personal relationship with Jill Ferraiolo, a Connecticut State University system associate vice chancellor and legislative liaison at the state capitol. At the time,  the legislature was formulating a $1 billion bonding package for the State University system.  Ferraiolo, who was married, was in charge of recruiting funding for the State University system.  Adultly was cited as the reason for Ferraiolo's husband of 18 years filing for divorce.  Ferraiolo's three young children live mostly with the husband now that the divorce has been finalized. 
The state ethics office says that "the Code does not bear on this situation because "the liaison is not a family member" and the senator didn't receive "any benefit" from the bill's passage.   Gaffey claims he received no benefit as a result of the relationship, that's not saying much about Ferraiolo if he was actively engaged in a relationship with her. Just like Bill Clinton did not have sexual relations with that woman........  Most private employers have restrictions about these type of relationships, for instance the new director of the Red Cross was forced to resign because of a similar affair with a  fellow employee. Perhaps Gaffey should probe deeper into what type of personal relationships he engages in to get some......opps, I mean ahead.