Congressman Van Taylor of Plano announced Wednesday that he was ending his campaign to seek reelection to Congress.
The North Texas Republican admitted and apologized for having an affair with a Plano woman known as the "ISIS Bride" due to her engagement to an American Jihadist.
Information about the affair surfaced online over the weekend.
In an email, Taylor said, "I have let down so many other family members, friends, colleagues, supporters, and the people of the 3rd Congressional District whom I have had the great honor and privilege to represent. I am truly sorry, and I hope in time I can earn their forgiveness."
The other woman is a Briton named Tania Joya who came to prominence as the widow of an American who converted to Islam and moved to the Middle East to join the Islamic State. When he was killed, Joya and her three children moved to North Texas to be near her in-laws, according to reports.
Taylor was heading to a runoff with Keith Self, the former Collin County judge.
Taylor will serve out his current term which ends next January.
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