Sen. Jessica de la Cruz endorses Allan Fung

PROVIDENCE — Republican state Sen. Jessica de la Cruz has suspended her marketing campaign for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District seat and endorsed former Cranston Mayor and two-time candidate for governor Allan Fung for the GOP nod.

“Whereas I used to be inspired by the sturdy grassroots assist my marketing campaign has acquired, proper now, one of the best place for me to combat for Rhode Islanders is within the State Senate … supporting vital causes like suspending the gasoline tax, parental rights in training, and our constitutional freedoms,” de la Cruz stated Thursday night time.

Of the 2 Republicans who stay within the race — Fung and former state Rep. Robert Lancia — de la Cruz stated: “I imagine that Mayor Fung now represents one of the best likelihood for Rhode Island to ship a Republican to Congress. He has my full endorsement.”

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“As for me, I’ll proceed my work on the state degree to get Rhode Island again heading in the right direction,” she stated. She stated that may embody: “working to develop the Republican caucus within the State Senate and growing candidates across the state to convey a typical sense and pro-taxpayer agenda to Smith Hill.”

The Senator introduced her choice to withdraw after a reporting a comparatively meager $65,000 first-quarter fundraising haul on high of a $20,000 private mortgage to her marketing campaign.

In response to Senator de la Cruz suspending her marketing campaign, Congressional candidate and former mayor Fung supplied the next: 

“I am grateful for Senator de la Cruz’s friendship, arduous work within the Senate, and now endorsement of my Congressional marketing campaign. The 2 of us will work very arduous collectively to elect extra Republicans not solely in the Common Meeting, however in native races throughout the board.  I am very a lot trying ahead to working along with Rhode Islanders of each social gathering to convey widespread sense options to DC and deal with a few of our greatest challenges after I’m in Congress.”