Roche is quitting 31st District State Senate race today

Democratic state Senate candidate David Roche is pulling out of the race today. Though Roche could not be reached, his Facebook page says, Stay tuned for a major campaign announcement today. Two party sources told me he is quitting the contest for personal reasons today, leaving the field wide open, for now at least, to Republican Henri Martin. Roche lost a contest for the 31st District seat two years ago to incumbent Jason Welch, a GOP lawmaker from Bristol who is not seeking reelection.
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