Breaking news over at Pilot on Politics [1]:
Former Beach School Board member Patrick Salyer announced Tuesday morning he’s suspending his campaign for the 85th House District, a Kempsville-based territory.
His one sentence statement cited “emergent family concerns” as the reason for that decision.
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The other candidates in the race include attorney and longtime GOP activist Gary C. Byler, former Navy SEAL Scott Taylor, and Regent University employee Jeremy Waters.
I would anticipate this to be the first of many announcements on the GOP side, either running or choosing not to run in the wake of the transportation tax hike debacle.