“I don’t know the last time I’ve been so angry.”
— Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA), quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer, on the new district lines that pushed him not to run for re-election.
Costello Will Drop Re-Election Bid
Sources have told City&State PA that Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA) has decided not to seek reelection in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested 6th congressional district.
“Despite filing petitions on Tuesday to run for another term, four Republican sources said Costello indicated at a recent meeting with state and local GOP officials that he intends to drop out of the race in the weeks before the May Primary.”
CNN: “With Costello bowing out, there is currently one other candidate, Greg McCauley, a local tax attorney, seeking the Republican nomination, while Chrissy Houlahan, an Air Force veteran, former teacher and former business and nonprofit executive, is the lone Democrat in the 6th Congressional District race.”
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