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Ex-congressman Tom Marino now cites health for resigning

Recently resigned U.S. Rep Tom Marino now says problems with his remaining kidney prompted him to leave Congress just three weeks after starting his fifth term.

Tom Marino participates in the House GOP leadership press conference after the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.
Tom Marino participates in the House GOP leadership press conference after the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.Read moreTNS
    by Associated Press, The Associated Press
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Recently resigned U.S. Rep Tom Marino now says problems with his remaining kidney prompted him to leave Congress just three weeks after starting his fifth term.

The 66-year-old Marino abruptly announced his resignation last month, saying he was taking a job outside government. But Marino told The Daily Item of Sunbury last week that he decided to leave after another kidney problem required surgery.

Multiple bouts of kidney cancer have left Marino with just part of one kidney.

Voters in the heavily Republican northcentral Pennsylvania seat will pick a new representative on May 21, the day of the state's municipal primary election.

Several candidates have announced they're running to replace him, including Iraq War veteran Stacy Garrity, a Republican, on Tuesday. Political party committee members or delegates will pick nominees.

Information from: The Daily Item.