Parnell Suspends Bid for US Senate Seat After Court Rules Against Him

Pennsylvania Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell is seen during a campaign rally in Moon Township, Pa., on Sept. 22, 2020. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell on Monday dropped out of a race for a seat representing Pennsylvania.

Parnell, who narrowly lost to Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) in 2020 for a U.S. House of Representatives seat, said the decision stemmed from a court ruling hours earlier that stripped him of primary custody of his children.