Pat Herrity, a Republican member of the Fairfax Board of Supervisors, announced Monday evening he is withdrawing from the race. He cited his ongoing recovery from heart surgery as the reason.

Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity, long seen as the frontrunner for the Republican Party's lieutenant governor nomination, is bowing out of the race due to health reasons, he said Monday. Herrity's decision comes five weeks after undergoing heart surgery,

The announcement clears the way for Richmond talk-radio host John Reid to become the GOP’s nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia.