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By Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A Tulsa Democrat will no longer seek reelection following reports he used artificial intelligence to fabricate images of him kissing a woman.

Rep. John Waldron said after “careful reflection coupled with consultation with some of my dearest friends,” he will end his campaign for reelection to House District 77, which represents a portion of northeast Tulsa. 

Waldron did not say in his statement Monday why he was not seeking reelection just days after filing for reelection, but online news outlet NonDoc reported Friday that Waldron had sent a potential candidate for public office an AI-generated GIF of the two of them kissing. 

He was also serving as chair of the state Democratic Party at the time. He resigned in December from that post, but continues to serve in the state House. 

Waldron told the outlet that he was under “enormous personal stress” and made a mistake when he asked an AI tool to use photos of the woman to generate the video image of them kissing. NonDoc reported that he also sent the female candidate the image.

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