Strange also is saddled with the fact that he was appointed by then-Gov. Robert Bentley, who resigned two months later to avoid impeachment amid allegations that he had tried to cover up an extramarital affair. Strange has faced questions on the campaign trail about whether he earned his seat in an effort by Bentley to make the investigation go away. He has responded by pointing to Bentley's resignation as evidence that the integrity of the investigation remained intact despite his departure from the attorney general's office.