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Pastor and Congressional Candidate admits to crossing line while ... Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email FOX23 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa pastor who is also running for the Republican nomination for the First Oklahoma Congressional District admitted on the social media platform X that he crossed a boundary by texting with a woman who isn't his wife. The post came just hours after the British tabloid The Daily Mail published a story claiming that Sheridan.Church Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer had sent text messages to a campaign staffer and fundraiser, a woman who is also a former Miss Oklahoma USA. FOX23 is not publishing the specific wording of the texts because the station has not been able to verify the images being shared on social media claiming to be those specific texts. However, Lahmeyer released a statement on X in response to The Daily Mail's story saying he was owning up to "crossing a boundary line through text messaging" and stated the issue was being dealt with privately with his wife and spiritual counsel. "This matter was already dealt with privately between me and my wife, Kendra, through counsel and prayer wit…

Trump-backed pastor plans to withdraw from Congressional race | KOSU Local News Lahmeyer says he will withdraw from race following texts that crossed 'boundary line' KOSU | By Robby Korth , Anna Pope Published June 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM CDT Facebook Threads Bluesky Twitter LinkedIn Flipboard Email Campaign website for Jackson Lahmeyer Jackson Lahmeyer announced he is suspending his campaign for Oklahoma's Congressional District 1 seat. The day after he advanced to a Republican runoff for a Tulsa-area Congressional seat , pastor Jackson Lahmeyer says he will pull out of the race. “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.” Lahmeyer, who founded Pastors for Trump, is a pastor at Sheridan Church in Tulsa. President Donald Trump withdrew his support and threw it behind Lahmeyer’s opponent, former state Rep. Mark Tedf…

BREAKING: Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma megachurch minister who founded Pastors for Trump, has withdrawn from a runoff for a U.S. House seat from Oklahoma— following reports that he had sent romantic text messages to a woman who is not his wife.

Oklahoma congressional candidate drops out amid texting infidelity furor <p>Jackson Lahmeyer, a Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, loses Trump endorsement to competitor</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign, after the Christian pastor once endorsed by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>, who had advanced to a Republican primary runoff, was reported to have sent extramarital, intimate text messages.</p><p>“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,” the Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder wrote in a <a href="https://x.com/JacksonLahmeyer/status/2067314474076266553">statement</a> on Wednesday afternoon. “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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/17/okla…

Scandal Engulfs Trump-Backed Pastor After Explosive Texts Leak Celebrity Capitol Scandal Engulfs Trump-Backed Pastor After Explosive Texts Leak By Kelly Coffey-Behrens June 15, 2026 SHARE Share on Facebook Facebook Share on Twitter Twitter Share on Flipboard Flipboard Share via Email Email Aaron Schwartz - Pool via CNP / MEGA A Trump -endorsed congressional candidate is facing mounting scrutiny just days before Oklahoma’s Republican primary after allegations surfaced involving intimate text messages exchanged with a former Miss Oklahoma USA. Jackson Lahmeyer, the Tulsa megachurch pastor and self-described “MAGA Warrior” backed by President Donald Trump, is at the center of a growing controversy after alleged messages between the married pastor and former pageant queen Caitlin Simmons Key. The allegations come ahead of Oklahoma’s First Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday. Trump-Backed Pastor Accused Of Crossing Line With Former Miss Oklahoma ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA According to The Daily Mail , Key, a 40-year-old single mother and former fundraiser for Lahmeyer’s campaign, claimed the two exchanged inappropriate messages over a period of time before Lahmeyer’s wife al…

BREAKING: The day after he advanced to a Republican runoff for a Tulsa-area congressional seat, pastor Jackson Lahmeyer says he will drop out of the race to fill it. Lahmeyer faced reports of infidelity, according to British tabloid The Daily Mail.

Oklahoma pastor who was backed by Trump exits GOP House runoff after reports of inappropriate texts <p>Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma megachurch minister who founded Pastors for Trump, has withdrawn from a runoff for a U.S. House seat from Oklahoma, following reports that he had sent romantic text messages to a woman who is not his wife.</p>

Jackson Lahmeyer drops from Republican runoff for Oklahoma HD 1 Jackson Lahmeyer withdraws from Republican runoff for Oklahoma House District 1 Jackson Lahmeyer withdraws from Republican runoff for Oklahoma House District 1 Something big just happened in one of the congressional races here in Oklahoma. Jackson Lameyer, he was running for congressional District 1, the one that Kevin Hearn now represents. Kevin Hearn, of course, he's leaving to try to make the US Senate. He won his primary last night. Lameyer had the endorsement of President Donald Trump yesterday. He, after finishing 2nd in the primary, he vowed that he was pushing forward to finish the job, but there was something happening in the background at the same time. Lameyer just recently admitted to having some text messages with *** woman outside of his marriage saying that he had crossed *** line. There have been stories about *** sexting scandal, stories that he said were overblown, but admitted in his own post that he had crossed *** line and that he and his family were working through it. All of *** sudden today, the day after the primary, the day after President Donald Trump reiterated his support, the day after he…

Jackson Lahmeyer, Mark Tedford advance in Tulsa-area runoff for U.S ... Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Email Copy URL From left: Republicans Jackson Lahmeyer and Mark Tedford are set for a runoff to earn their party's nomination for Oklahoma Congressional District 1 on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (NonDoc) Support Journalism Republicans in Tulsa voted Tuesday to send pastor Jackson Lahmeyer and state Rep. Mark Tedford to an August runoff in the race to represent Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. Current U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern ( R-Tulsa ) won the Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat. With all 297 precincts reporting , Tedford led with 32.2 percent support (23,217 votes) to Lahmeyer’s 25.9 percent (18,676 votes). Undeterred by a brutal 48 hours in the national news cycle, Lahmeyer released a statement after advancing to the runoff, while Tedford had not publicly commented on his win prior to the publication of this article. “Tonight’s results showed career politicians cannot stop the MAGA movement. I thank God, my wife, Kendra, my family, and my supporters who came out and backed our campaign,” Lahmeyer said. “But the job is not over. We need everyone who came ou…

Married Trump-Linked Pastor Faces Renewed Miss Oklahoma Scandal After ... Up next Published on 15 June 2026 Author Internewscast Share article The post has been shared by 0 people. Facebook 0 X (Twitter) 0 Pinterest 0 Mail 0 A former campaign staffer for Trump-endorsed congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer says their relationship became physical, contradicting his assertion that their interactions were limited to flirtatious text exchanges. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Caitlin Simmons Key — a former Miss Oklahoma USA — said she and Lahmeyer, a megachurch pastor, kissed several times while working closely together during the spring campaign. Key also shared a text message she says came from Lahmeyer, a married father of five, that read: “I enjoyed those lips.” The Republican primary race in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, scheduled for Tuesday, was thrown into turmoil after a Daily Mail investigation published allegations that Lahmeyer, 34, had sent flirtatious messages to Key, who worked as a fundraiser for his campaign. Key now says those messages did not fully reflect the extent of their relationship. “The truth is there is more to the story,” said Ke…