Texas Congressman Van Taylor suspends re-election marketing campaign after admitting infidelity
North Texas Congressman Van Taylor suspended his re-election campaign Wednesday after admitting to having an extramarital affair. He had also been forced into a primary runoff after winning 49% of the vote on Tuesday, less than the 50% needed to avert the runoff.
“About a year ago I made a terrible mistake that has caused deep hurt and pain to those I love most in this world,” Taylor said in a statement. “I had an affair, it was wrong, and it was the biggest failure of my life.”
Taylor apologized to his wife and three daughters, saying he and his wife “have been working for months to mend the scars my actions have left.”
First elected to represent Texas’ 3rd congressional district in 2018, Taylor is a former Navy and Iraq War veteran. According to CBS Dallas Fort Worth, he was considered one of the most conservative members of the Texas delegation.
But Taylor faced a primary challenge on the right after voting to confirm the 2020 election results, and he supported a congressional commission investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
Taylor won about 49% of the vote Tuesday, beating former Collin County Judge Keith Self, who received 27% of the vote. Third was Suzanne Harp with 21%.
Self had heavily criticized Taylor for voting to confirm the 2020 presidential election, to set up a commission to investigate the January 6 attacks and to vote to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol.
Taylor will complete his tenure, his campaign announced on Wednesday.
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