The chairman of the Louisiana GOP today called for the resignation of Rep. Vance McAllister, saying the Republican congressman’s sex scandal exposed “extreme hypocrisy.”

A video released this week showed McAllister, who is married and has five children, kissing a married female staffer. The staffer’s husband has said his marriage was destroyed by his wife’s affair with the congressman. McAllister won a special election last year to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Rodney Alexander’s appointment to a state office under Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration.

The statement issued Thursday morning by Roger Villere, chairman of the Republican Party of Louisiana:

“The Republican Party of Louisiana calls on Vance McAllister to resign his seat in Congress. Mr. McAllister’s extreme hypocrisy is an example of why ordinary people are fed up with politics. A breach of trust of this magnitude can only be rectified by an immediate resignation. He has embarrassed our party, our state and the institution of Congress. A video showing him engaged in conduct unbecoming a member of Congress, on public time, in a public office, with one of his employees, was the focus of the national press for days. I call on Mr. McAllister to put the interests of his nation, state and party above his own and step aside.
We are praying for Mr. McAllister and the families that are involved. I attempted to resolve this matter privately and directly with Mr. McAllister, but his chief of staff chose to make this information public. Therefore, I have chosen to release this statement today.”