GOP NY special election candidate tends to ill father

The congressional campaign of New York state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R) issued a statement Wednesday saying that her father has been hospitalized and that her special election campaign will be temporarily suspended.

The situation doesn’t appear to have much of an impact on the race for Army Secretary nominee John McHugh’s (R-N.Y.) upstate House seat. Scozzafava’s campaign indicated that nothing changes for her on the political front.

The statement follows:

Mr. William Scozzafava, father of Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, was admitted to Upstate Medical Center University Hospital with chest pains and is scheduled to undergo bypass surgery sometime today. Dede is en-route to the hospital to be with her father and any campaign related activities are on hold. Dede and her family appreciate the thoughts and prayers of so many during this difficult time.