2026年6月17日 / 美国东部时间下午4:24 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
杰克逊·拉赫迈耶已退出俄克拉荷马州第1国会选区的国会竞选——就在他在共和党初选中晋级决选一天后，此次退选源于一场短信丑闻。
“在与妻子肯德拉以及团队经过过去24小时的祷告深思熟虑后，我做出了暂停国会竞选的艰难决定，”拉赫迈耶在社交媒体上发帖称。“我不想让自己成为家庭、我的教会以及俄克拉荷马州第1国会选区优秀选民的干扰因素，他们理应拥有一位强有力的保守派声音在华盛顿为他们发声。”
《每日邮报》本周早些时候公布了其称是拉赫迈耶与一位前俄克拉荷马州小姐之间的短信往来，这位女士并非他的妻子。在一段被指的对话中，他称对方“非常可爱”，并在佛罗里达州特朗普总统的海湖庄园俱乐部参加派对时发送了一张自己的自拍。哥伦比亚广播公司塔尔萨分社KOTV也查看了这些短信。哥伦比亚广播公司新闻尚未独立核实这些短信的真实性。
拉赫迈耶是一名牧师，创立了名为“特朗普牧师团”的组织，今年5月获得了特朗普先生的背书，特朗普先生在本周一的初选前再次表达了对他的支持。特朗普先生周二晚间还在社交媒体上发布了一条关于拉赫迈耶晋级决选的配图帖文，其中包含“特朗普背书”字样。
但周三，特朗普先生在社交媒体上表示，尽管他赞赏拉赫迈耶“在艰难环境下付出的努力”，但他现在将支持在周二初选中得票最高的马克·特德福德参加决选。
“我非常感谢杰克逊·拉赫迈耶在艰难环境下付出的努力——他始终与我站在一起，我也永远会支持他。但就当前俄克拉荷马州第1国会选区的国会竞选而言，我将支持‘美国优先’爱国者马克·特德福德。马克全程支持特朗普和‘让美国再次伟大’运动！”特朗普写道。
拉赫迈耶在不久后宣布退选。
在短信丑闻曝光后，拉赫迈耶发表声明称这是“英国小报的歪曲报道”，但他承认自己“在短信交往中越界了”。
“此事我和妻子肯德拉已经通过法律顾问、向上帝祷告以及咨询精神导师私下处理过了，”拉赫迈耶周日在社交媒体上写道。“我为自己在短信交往中越界一事负责。我也已经终止了所有联系。这家英国小报试图用不实描述抹黑我。”
随着拉赫迈耶退出竞选，特德福德将晋级11月的大选。该席位此前因众议员凯文·赫恩决定参选参议院而空缺。
House candidate who started Pastors for Trump drops out of race after text messaging scandal
June 17, 2026 / 4:24 PM EDT / CBS News
Jackson Lahmeyer has dropped out of the House race in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District — one day after advancing to a runoff in the Republican primary — amid a text-messaging scandal.
“After prayerful consideration with my wife, Kendra, and my team over the last twenty four hours, I’ve made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign for Congress,” Lahmeyer posted on social media. “I do not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the great people of Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, who deserve a strong conservative voice representing them in Washington.”
The Daily Mail earlier this week published what it said were text messages between Lahmeyer and a former Miss Oklahoma, who is not his wife. In one alleged exchange, he called her “very cute” and sent a selfie of himself while at a party at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The text messages were also viewed by CBS Tulsa affiliate KOTV. CBS News has not independently verified the texts.
Lahmeyer, a pastor who founded a group called Pastors for Trump, had received Mr. Trump’s endorsement in May, wth Mr. Trump reiterating his support on Monday ahead of the primary. Mr. Trump also posted a graphic on social media Tuesday night about Lahmeyer advancing to a runoff, which included the words “endorsed by Trump.”
But on Wednesday, Mr. Trump posted on social media that while he appreciates Lahmeyer’s “hard work under difficult circumstances,” he would now be supporting Mark Tedford, the top vote-getter in Tuesday’s primary, in the runoff.
“I greatly appreciate Jackson Lahmeyer’s hard work under difficult circumstances — He has always been with me, and I will always be with him. But, when it comes to the current Congressional race for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, I will be supporting America First Patriot, Mark Tedford. Mark is Pro Trump and MAGA all the way!” Mr. Trump wrote.
Lahmeyer dropped out of the race shortly afterward.
After news of the text messages broke, Lahmeyer issued a statement calling it a “distorted story by a British Tabloid,” but he admitted to “crossing a boundary through text messaging.”
“This matter was already dealt with privately between me and my wife, Kendra, through counsel and prayer with God and spiritual advisors,” Lahmeyer wrote on social media on Sunday. “I own crossing a boundary line through text messaging. I also ended all communication. The British Tabloid tried to paint me out in a way which is not the case.”
With Lahmeyer dropping out of the race, Tedford will advance to the general election in November. The seat is open after Rep. Kevin Hern decided to run for Senate.
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