The 19-year-old candidate for the Kansas Legislature who admitted to sending revenge porn and bullying girls online when he was in middle school plans to withdraw as the Democratic nominee, he announced on Sunday. The candidate, Aaron Coleman, said on Twitter that he had decided to withdraw from the race to “focus on taking care of my family & surviving the COVID Great Depression.” He added that his father was in the hospital. “I regret my past actions and hope to continually learn from them as I grow into the person I hope to be,” he said. Mr. Coleman did not immediately respond to messages left by phone and through Twitter. Last week Mr. Coleman, a dishwasher and community college student, defeated a seven-year incumbent, Stan Frownfelter, by 14 votes in the Democratic primary for the 37th District seat in the Kansas House of Representatives.

Source: New York Times August 24, 2020 00:33 UTC