Taylor has until March 16 to file paperwork with the state party to remove his name from the ballot.
A campaign spokesman didn’t return our email seeking comment.
Then Wednesday, Taylor announced he wouldn’t continue his run and would serve the rest of his term which ends at the end of the year. In a note to supporters Wednesday, Taylor said, “I want to apologize for the pain I have caused with my indiscretion, most of all to my wife Anne and our three daughters. For months, Anne and I have been working to repair the scars left by my actions.”Self said Taylor offered to help introduce him around the Congressional district, in Collin and Hunt Counties.Self said he will wait for Taylor to withdraw his name from the primary runoff ballot. “I do expect him to do that.
The Dallas Morning News reported the woman contacted another primary candidate in this race, Suzanne Harp, last week.Taylor did not receive an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
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