Transcript for Rising Democratic star pulls out of race over PTSD

A rising star in the Democratic Party has suddenly withdraw from the mayor's racing Kansas City. It's that he Kensing treatment for post traumatic stress disorder. 37 year old Jason candor served in Afghanistan he says he visited the VA Monday and decided to focus on his mental health. In this statement he says I'm done hiding this when I wrote my book that I was lucky to not have PT SD I was just trying to convince myself. I was in sharing the full picture. I still have night nears I am depressed. Fellow veteran who runs a charity helping service members pray. Scanners decision. I think it kind of dispels the stigma. Of PT yes that Allah hates her veterans that campaign that's pretty brave you know and that he's doing the right thing for himself as Stanley. Candidate who lost a close senate race in 2016. At Intel now he was too scared who has not acknowledge his symptoms and was afraid of the stigma.

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