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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/17/oklahoma-republican-congress-infidelity
Oklahoma congressional candidate drops out amid texting infidelity scandal
Jackson Lahmeyer, a Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, loses Trump endorsement to competitor
The Oklahoma congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer announced on Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign, after the Christian pastor once endorsed by Donald Trump, who had advanced to a Republican primary runoff, was reported to have sent extramarital, intimate text messages.
After prayerful consideration with my wife, Kendra, and my team over the last twenty four hours, Ive made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign for Congress, the Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder wrote in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. I do not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the great people of Oklahomas 1st congressional district, who deserve a strong conservative voice representing them in Washington.
Lahmeyers announcement came one day after he and fellow Republican Mark Tedford advanced to a runoff election in their party primary to replace Kevin Hern, who vacated his House seat to run for the US Senate.
Lahmeyers withdrawal makes Tedford the presumptive Republican nominee.
Lahmeyers decision also followed a report by the Daily Mail over the weekend that he had sent intimate text messages to a former campaign fundraiser who was not his wife and had previously won the Miss Oklahoma USA beauty pageant.
dalton99a
(96,073 posts)3Hotdogs
(15,704 posts)Your humble, obedient servant,
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(15,365 posts)Mr. Lahmeyer leads a Tulsa church with his wife. But the image he cultivated as a religious leader took a hit on Sunday when The Daily Mail published intimate texts between him and a woman who is not his wife, in which he called her cute and floated an invitation to his hotel room. In a Facebook post on Sunday night, he acknowledged sending the messages but contended that his communications had been carefully cherry-picked to create an impression that is not accurate.
hatrack
(65,317 posts)Ray Bruns
(6,917 posts)I do not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the great people of Oklahomas 1st congressional district, who deserve a person who is not a grade A hypocrite and scumbag.
ninjanurse
(142 posts)Cut his losses
malaise
(299,262 posts)These effers never fail.
Vinca
(54,511 posts)at least it wasn't Miss Teen Oklahoma.
Ray Bruns
(6,917 posts)sdfernando
(6,137 posts)and cherry picked he shouldn't have a problem releasing them all....you know....to prove you're innocent.
I'll wait.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(15,365 posts)Torchlight
(7,178 posts)as legal, consensual, they were both drunk, we can't bask in our purity, and none of our business.
70sEraVet
(5,721 posts)for prostitutes (Satan took him home last year -- Swaggart, not my Uncle).
And, of course, they justify trump's extra-marital affairs as 'youthful indiscretions' (trump was 60 when he had the Stormy Daniels escapade).
I truly love my Aunt and Uncle. It hurts.
Ray Bruns
(6,917 posts)ninjanurse
(142 posts)The trad wife is the one the husband cheats on, with a hot career woman
70sEraVet
(5,721 posts)in his picture in The Guardian article?
One looks to start with "Fly..." and one with "Fam..."
purr-rat beauty
(1,593 posts)I have come to the conclusion that a greater percent of religious leaders are actually scumbags in sheep's clothing.
QueerDuck
(2,064 posts)... and the fake tits to go with it. She and Melania have the same kidney doctor, apparently.




3catwoman3
(30,058 posts)QueerDuck
(2,064 posts)...it's trolling. I'll put it right up there with the White Power "OK" gesture and the heil-Hitler gesture too. Ugh!
I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in my disgust, 3catwoman3.
Ray Bruns
(6,917 posts)Botany
(78,146 posts)
. for Congress,
ATTN: Ms. Kendra he was cheating on you. Bunch of divorce lawyers in Oklahoma find a good one.
Christo Fascist shits. I bet he was against gay marriage and abortion too.
spanone
(142,194 posts)No wonder trmp endorsed him.
SamuelAdams
(310 posts)That's a big improvement for MAGA pastors, who seem to prefer abusing children.