California Democrat suspends campaign due to ‘lack of enthusiasm’
A Democrat’s Congressional Campaign Suspended Due to Lack of Joy
A Democrat running for a U.S. House seat in Orange County, California, announced on Thursday that he is suspending his campaign over a “lack of joy.”
Aditya Pai, a 45th Congressional District candidate who sought to win over the district represented by Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), claimed in a message to his supporters that his 2024 effort is “going well” but found his “heart is not quite in it.”
“I’m writing to announce the suspension of my congressional campaign, Pai for Congress. The reason is simple: a lack of joy,” Pai said in a statement to supporters. “Life is short. I believe one should enjoy their work. For the past four months, I have not enjoyed mine.”
Aditya Pai ends his campaign in #ca45 – NOT because the campaign isn’t going well (it is, he insists) but because he’s just not feeling it anymore.
“I don’t believe in expressive campaigns. So since I no longer wish to win or serve you in the House, my campaign is over.” pic.twitter.com/xn8uB5HrN5
— Lara Korte (@lara_korte) August 10, 2023
“And were I fortunate enough to be elected, I am now certain, I would be unhappy in Congress. I didn’t know that four months ago. I know that now,” Pai added, according to The Hill.
Aditya Pai’s Vision and Fundraising
According to his campaign website, Pai is a 31-year-old trial attorney who was born in Bombay, India, and moved to Southern California at the age of 8 with his parents. Pai’s “key” issues included fighting corruption in Washington, D.C., codifying Roe v. Wade, lowering the cost of housing, boosting small businesses, and encouraging more legal immigration.
The Orange County Register noted that Pai raised slightly more than $139,000, nearly $17,000 of which came from a loan to himself. The report said two other Democrats in the race, UC Irvine Law graduate and TikTok influencer Cheyenne Hunt and Garden Grove Councilmember Kim Bernice Nguyen, have raised about $170,000 and $151,000, respectively, while Steel has raised more than $2 million.
The Road Ahead
The primaries are set to take place in California in March. In the general election, Democrats are hoping to flip several GOP-held seats in the state, including the district held by two-term Steel, as part of a strategy to retake the House, according to the Associated Press.
“My pursuit of office ends today,” Pai said in his message on Thursday. “And I am now actively looking for new ways to contribute that are more aligned with who I am. I still cherish what Justice Brandeis called the highest office. I achieved it 10 years ago: United States citizen.”
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