State senator Dan Wolf (D-Mass.) to resign seat, suspend gubernatorial campaign
Source: Boston Globe
Democratic state senator Dan Wolf, whose stake in Cape Air has drawn scrutiny for its business with the state, said Thursday morning he was resigning his seat and suspending his gubernatorial campaign while fighting an Ethics Commission decision.
“Until this matter is resolved, I am suspending my efforts to become the next Governor of Massachusetts, believing that unless this ruling is changed I cannot conduct a campaign for real economic and social justice, defining a bright future for the Commonwealth that includes affordable public education, a rebuilt infrastructure, and healthy partnerships between the public and private sectors,” Wolf told supporters in an email.
The Ethics Commission has found that Wolf’s Cape Air co-ownership runs afoul of state rules governing conflicts of interest.
Wolf’s decision removes from the growing Democratic primary field a small-business owner with a progressive voting record, who had curried some support within the party’s grassroots.
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