State Sen. Dan Hemmert, who had emerged as a top challenger to incumbent U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams, is dropping out of the race.
Hemmert said Monday that he was unable to juggle the campaign schedule and his business commitments, running a chain of dry cleaners he co-owns. He had planned to transition out of the business but it didn’t work out.
“A couple weeks ago it became clear that I needed to think about things differently and I came to the conclusion late last week that I should just get out sooner rather than later,” Hemmert said in an interview Monday.