A Republican candidate seeking to challenge Rep. dropped out of the congressional GOP primary race late Monday.
"As long as avowed socialists are legislators, you can rest assured I will use my platform to advocate for the kitchen table issues of the toughest, hardest working New Yorkers. This is not the end for Scherie Murray because I will continue to work hard," she added.
Murray suspended her campaign just days after she had filed a lawsuit against a contractor for allegedly making errors while tasked with getting signatures on Murray's behalf.
"To add insult to injury, the vendor hired to collect qualifying signatures to secure ballot access for the Republican Party nomination in the June 2020 Primary, violated New York State election laws. The vendor was hired in good faith, yet ultimately prevented Murray from qualifying to be on the Republican Primary ballot for the June 2020 Primary," the campaign said in a statement.
The federal lawsuit alleges, among other mistakes, that the vendor used a registered Democrat to be the "Subscribing witness" for Murray's petition, which violates state law that requires the subscribing witness be a Republican in order to get on the GOP primary ballot, the New York Daily News reported.
John Cummings, a retired New York Police Department officer, remains in the GOP race.
The race for New York's 14th Congressional District, which includes parts of the Bronx and Queens, is ranked solidly Democratic by The Cook Political Report.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/499462-ocasio-cortez-challenger-drops-out-of-gop-primary
"As long as avowed socialists are legislators, you can rest assured I will use my platform to advocate for the kitchen table issues of the toughest, hardest working New Yorkers. This is not the end for Scherie Murray because I will continue to work hard," she added.
Murray suspended her campaign just days after she had filed a lawsuit against a contractor for allegedly making errors while tasked with getting signatures on Murray's behalf.
"To add insult to injury, the vendor hired to collect qualifying signatures to secure ballot access for the Republican Party nomination in the June 2020 Primary, violated New York State election laws. The vendor was hired in good faith, yet ultimately prevented Murray from qualifying to be on the Republican Primary ballot for the June 2020 Primary," the campaign said in a statement.
The federal lawsuit alleges, among other mistakes, that the vendor used a registered Democrat to be the "Subscribing witness" for Murray's petition, which violates state law that requires the subscribing witness be a Republican in order to get on the GOP primary ballot, the New York Daily News reported.
John Cummings, a retired New York Police Department officer, remains in the GOP race.
The race for New York's 14th Congressional District, which includes parts of the Bronx and Queens, is ranked solidly Democratic by The Cook Political Report.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/499462-ocasio-cortez-challenger-drops-out-of-gop-primary
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