Press Release: Caroline Kennedy withdraws Bid for New York Senate seat

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Caroline Kennedy

Caroline Kennedy abruptly ended her bid to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate early Thursday morning amid increased friction with Gov. David Paterson’s office and after an evening of confusion among her aides and supporters.

“I informed Governor Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” she said in a statement emailed to reporters by her spokesman at 12:07 a.m. Thursday.

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