An Oklahoma pastor running for Congress dropped out of the race only a day after advancing to a runoff amid a text-messaging scandal.

Jackson Lahmeyer had been backed by President Trump, although the president dropped his endorsement shortly before Lahmeyer dropped out.

The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, dropped out of the race for a House seat in Oklahoma as President Trump backed Mr. Lahmeyer’s Republican rival in a runoff election.

A Trump-endorsed congressional candidate is facing mounting scrutiny just days before Oklahoma’s Republican primary after allegations surfaced involving intimate text The Scandal Engulfs Trump-Backed ...

Trump-backed pastor and congressional hopeful Jackson Lahmeyer has quit politics and taken a break from preaching after admitting he cheated on his wife with former Miss Oklahoma USA Caitlin Simmons ...

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump rescinded his endorsement of a right-wing pastor for a US House seat in Oklahoma on June 17 after a texting scandal shook up the Republican primary, throwing his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aaron Schwartz - Pool via CNP / MEGA A Trump-endorsed congressional candidate is facing mounting scrutiny just days before ...