D.C. Council critic Tim Day withdraws from at-large race

The Ward 5 resident who initially alerted authorities to spending irregularities within Councilman Harry Thomas Jr.’s office has withdrawn from the race for an at-large D.C. Council seat. Tim Day, a Republican, made the announcement Monday through the D.C. Republican Committee.

In the statement, the D.C. GOP said Day was giving his support to Mary Brooks Beatty, who was also competing for the Republican nomination in the April 3 Primary Election. The seat in contention belongs to Michael Brown, a Democrat.