Reps Bono and Mack announce engagement

WASHINGTON - Wedding bells will be ringing for Reps. Connie Mack and Mary Bono, the couple confirmed to Scripps Howard News Service on Friday.
Mack popped the question in late August while the couple was camping in Utah, he said.

"It's great to share a life with someone you love," Mack said in an interview on Friday.

Bono said she had no doubts about saying yes to the proposal. She said she was drawn to the congressman's sincerity, honesty, how hard he works.
"Plus, he's really cute," she gushed.

Mack, R-Fort Myers, and Bono, R-Calif., began their in-house romance in 2005, shortly after both announced their marriages were ending.

Bono is the widow of former Rep. Sonny Bono, R-Calif, who entered Congress after a well-known entertainment career as half of the Sonny and Cher duo. Mack is the son of former Sen. Connie Mack, R-Fla.

Both lawmakers are popular Capitol Hill fixtures. Mack was recently named the 5th most beautiful person on Capitol Hill, while Bono's office was voted most beautiful staff.

-Amie Parnes
(Photo by David Johnson/SHNS)

Editor's note: Look for Amie Parnes' exclusive interview with Reps Bono and Mack on ScrippsNews.com and at NaplesNews.com