Former Rep. Mark Walker, RN.C., has accepted a position on former President Trump’s campaign, and Addison, a Republican who is a former staffer to Sen. Ted Budd, RN.C., whom President Trump endorsed.・It appears that he will not run in the primary election against Mr. McDowell. in the House of Representatives elections.
President Trump: “I have asked Congressman Mark Walker to join my campaign team to work with faith groups and minority communities, and he has agreed to do so immediately.” said in the post On True Social Wednesday.
“Mark and I have achieved many victories together, and we look forward to continuing to build bridges to every community in our great country and advancing this important work in the White House. Mark Welcome,” Trump continued in the Truth Social post.
in his own statement Posted in X“I was honored to be approached by President Trump to serve as Director of Faith and Minority Community Outreach, effective immediately,” said Walker, whose platform was formerly known as Twitter.
“I am happy to accept this position and appreciate the Biden administration’s offer to continue working with President Trump in the White House after his defeat in November,” Walker said. continued in a statement. “My heart is in seeing all Americans succeed, as evidenced by my work in Congress. [Historically Black colleges and universities] So are the efforts of minorities and evangelicals. ”
Although Walker’s statement did not explicitly state that he did not intend to continue running for the Republican seat, he did confirm to several local media outlets that he was ending his campaign.
In last week’s primary, McDowell received 26% of the vote, compared to 24% for Walker, who had set up a runoff.
Given the makeup of the district, McDowell will be the favorite to win the seat this fall.
Rep. Kathy Manning (North Carolina) announced late last year that she would not seek reelection to her seat, calling the new North Carolina congressional map “heavily gerrymandered.”
“I hope to continue representing our community in Congress. Unfortunately, a heavily gerrymandered map does nothing to make this race more competitive, and it does not make this race more competitive than the one rigged against us.” “I cannot in good conscience ask people to invest time, resources and effort into a campaign,” Manning said in a statement.
Walker began his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in North Carolina last year, then dropped it in the following months. After the Tar Heel State’s new congressional map was approved, he withdrew his candidacy for governor and instead ran for a veteran seat in the House of Representatives.
The Hill reached out to Walker’s campaign.
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