Dean Malik speaking at an event in Doylestown.
Credit: NewtownPANow.com
In the end, it was a lack of signatures for the nominating petition that tanked Republican Dean Malik’s campaign for congress.
Malik, an attorney and military veteran from New Britain, announced this week that he was dropping out of the race for the Eighth District congressional race “in spite of our best efforts and the commitment of a number of volunteers.” Falling short of the required 1,000 signatures needed to get on the Republican primary ballot, Malik had little choice but to end his campaign, which mainly concentrated its efforts on Central Bucks County.
“I would like to thank my campaign manager Roger Mullins for his tireless work, Dr. Marion Mass for her boundless energy, enthusiasm and immeasurable contributions, and all of our supporters for everything they brought to the campaign,” Malik said in a letter to supporters.
He thanked supporters and left open the opportunity for running for public office in the future.
“My campaign is fundamentally based on returning government accountability to the people,” Malik told NewtownPANow.com’s sister site LevittownNow.com last month.
Malik said he decided to run for political office while he was serving with the armed services in Iraq. A first bid several years back wasn’t successful.
“Experience is a great teacher. I will return wiser and better prepared when the opportunity to run for office arises again. I believe in American democracy and I will continue to fight for what I believe is right regardless of what the future holds,” Malik wrote to his supporters.
The Republican primary race is down to former FBI agent Brian Fitzpatrick of Northampton, former county commissioner Andy Warren of Middletown and neuropsychologist Dr. Marc Duome of Buckingham. State Rep. Scott Petri of Upper Makefield and Brian Thomas of Northampton, who was only in the race for a week or so, have all dropped out.
