Pacheco suspends congressional campaign – Providence Business News
PROVIDENCE – Just two months into his campaign for District seat in the U.S. House, Edwin R. Pacheco announced Tuesday that he is suspending his campaign.
Pacheco, the former R.I. Democratic Party chairman who is currently the interim executive director of external relations and communications at Rhode Island College, was the first candidate from either party to announce his quest for Congress. Now, he is the first candidate to exit the race.
In a statement, Pacheco said he’s suspending his Congressional run because he concluded that it would be “extraordinarily difficult” to raise money for his campaign in this election cycle given the amount of resources needed to run a competitive campaign.
“This experience signals for me the need for campaign finance reform, leveling the playing field for everyday Americans to participate in our Democracy,” Pacheco said. “Rhode Island’s future is bright because of its amazing people. Our strength comes from empowering each other and ensuring that future generations have more opportunities than the last.”
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Pacheco said he still plans to do his part to send a Democratic candidate to Congress representing Rhode Island, and looks forward to continuing to “advocate for the issues that motivated me to consider running for Congress in the first place.”
On the Republican side, Sen. Jessica de la Cruz, R-Glocester, former Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung and past congressional candidate Robert Lancia are also seeking Langevin’s seat.
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