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A GOP Congressman Says He Won't Oppose Cuomo In 2018

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)  Republican Rep. Chris Gibson says he will not run for governor in 2018, abruptly ending months of public flirtation with running for the office. 

The three-term congressman from the Hudson Valley said in a prepared statement Monday that he instead plans to teach college after leaving Congress at the end of the year. Gibson said he accepted a position with Williams College in Massachusetts as a visiting lecturer on leadership. 

Gibson noted that he and his wife have three teenagers who are in their last years at home. 

The former Army colonel this year formed a committee that allows him to raise money for a possible campaign. He said he will close that exploratory committee and refund contributions. 

Democrats hold a 2-to-1 enrollment advantage in New York. 

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