Pastors for Trump founder Jackson Lahmeyer on Wednesday announced he was ending his bid for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, one day after he was projected to advance to a runoff for the Republican nomination in the wake of a texting scandal.

Married Tulsa pastor and congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer admits to crossing boundary line with text messages to Miss Oklahoma USA 2007.

Jackson Lahmeyer’s announcement came after he admitted that he previously exchanged inappropriate text messages with a former campaign staffer who is not his wife.