Walker, an independent, first announced the news at an Alaska Federation of Natives conference and elaborated on his decision in an Instagram post . “Every decision I have made as your governor, I have made on the basis of what I believe is best for Alaska. With that said, effective today, I am suspending my campaign for re-election as Governor,” Walker wrote in the post. Walker endorsed Begich in his Instagram post, noting that Dunleavy has been critical of the expansion of Medicaid. Walker had been touting the Medicaid expansion in his state as a major accomplishment of his administration.

Source: Huffington Post October 19, 2018 23:22 UTC