North Dakota Republican drops out of race after window peeping charges revealed.
BISMARCK – The Republican-endorsed candidate for North Dakota secretary of state is out of the race just two days after The Forum reported on his 2006 window-peeping incident on the North Dakota State University campus.
Will Gardner made the announcement Sunday afternoon, May 20, in a post to his campaign’s Facebook page.
“In light of recent events, I have decided to withdraw from the election of Secretary of State. This is the best decision for my family and me,” he wrote in the post.
No further information was provided by the Mandan businessman who defeated longtime incumbent Al Jaeger at the North Dakota Republican Party convention in April, securing the party endorsement.
Hours after announcing his decision, Gardner’s campaign page posted a response from the candidate’s wife, who said the world “is a harsh place to be. You don’t dare mess up.”
In the post, Laura Gardner wrote about how she and her husband have worked through things since 2006, pointing out that the two haven’t missed a Sunday Mass since they were married and also had never missed a sacrament for one of their seven kids. She said Gardner “resolved that he could be better” after the 2006 incident.
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