Pastor Once Backed by Trump Quits Oklahoma House Race
Jackson Lahmeyer withdrew after flirtatious text messages emerged.
Jackson Lahmeyer has been backed by Trump until Wednesday. Sean Murphy/AP
Jackson Lahmeyer, the candidate previously backed by President Donald Trump in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, dropped out of the race one day after advancing to a runoff in the GOP primary.
NOTUS first reported earlier Wednesday that he was expected to drop out of the race.
“After prayerful consideration with my wife, Kendra, and my team over the last twenty four hours, I’ve made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign for Congress,” Lahmeyer said in a statement.
“I do not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the great people of Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, who deserve a strong conservative voice representing them in Washington,” he continued.
Following publication of the NOTUS story that Lahmeyer was expected to leave the race, Trump posted on Truth Social that he would be withdrawing his endorsement of La…