Republican Running Against Stefanik Caught on Video Filling Petitions for Himself, Drops Out of Race

House Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) speaks during a town hall event hosted by House Republicans in Washington on March 1, 2022. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Lonny Koons, a Republican who was a primary challenger to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) for the 21st Congressional District of New York dropped out after allegations of illegally filling petition sheets.

Parked at a Walmart on March 24, Koons, a trucker and veteran who was allegedly anti-Trump, was video recorded in his car signing petitions for himself, unaware that he was being recorded.