Condit’s Wife Behind Him 100%
MERCED, Calif. — Rep. Gary Condit’s wife broke her silence for the first time since her husband’s close relationship with a missing intern became public six months ago, telling a crowd: “I’m behind Gary 100% and I hope you will be too.”
Carolyn Condit spoke Wednesday to 600 people--including two who are running for her husband’s House seat--as she accepted a plaque honoring the Democratic congressman’s contributions to the future University of California campus in Merced. Condit did not attend because Congress is in session.
The university also honored two of Condit’s potential opponents: state Sen. Dick Monteith (R-Modesto) and Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced). Condit has not formally announced his plans for reelection but is collecting signatures to waive a ballot fee.
City Councilman Bill Conrad, a Republican, and Tom Ciccarelli, a Democrat, also have announced they are running.
Chandra Levy, a former government intern, vanished from Washington in May. Police have said Condit, 53, is not considered a suspect in the 24-year-old’s disappearance.
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