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The Hill: Rep. Meehan will not seek reelection after sexual harassment backlash
January 26, 2018
Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Pa.) announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2018, following immense public backlash over reports of a sexual harassment complaint filed against him by a former female staffer, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
“After consultation with my wife Carolyn and with my three sons, and after prayerful reflection, I write to inform you that I will not seek re-election to the United States Congress for the 7th Congressional District in 2018,” Meehan wrote in a letter to his campaign chairman, obtained by the Inquirer. “Today I communicated the same to the office of Speaker Paul Ryan.”