Todd Anthony Courser (born August 2, 1972) is an American lawyer, Tea Party[2] Republican politician, and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives who resigned his seat when it became clear that he would be expelled for misconduct and the misuse of taxpayer resources in an attempt to cover up his extramarital affair with fellow Representative Cindy Gamrat.
Todd Courser defeated Jacob Hunsanger, Jan Peabody and Sharna Smith in the Republican primary.
[7] The Detroit News published audio recordings on August 7, 2015, in which Courser asked staff to create a rumor that he had sex with a male prostitute in order to distract from the affair he was having with Cindy Gamrat, also a member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
[8] Kevin Cotter, the Speaker of the Michigan House, initiated an investigation into their use of public funds to cover up their affair.
[14] Courser was charged with four felonies over his role in the scandal on February 26, 2016, by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.