"Rep. Patrick Meehan, a Pennsylvania Republican who has been under scrutiny for alleged inappropriate behavior with a longtime female aide that resulted in a congressional payout, said Thursday that he will not seek reelection.
“Unfortunately, recent events concerning my office and the settlement of certain harassment allegations have become a major distraction,” he wrote in a letter to his campaign chairman that was obtained by The Washington Post. “I need to own it because it is my own conduct that fueled the matter. … It is clear to me, that under the current conditions, any campaign I would run would not be decided over vital issues but would likely devolve into an ugly spectacle of harsh rhetoric. I do not believe that is in the best interest of the constituents I represent.”" WP
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