Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, ended his long-shot presidential campaign after months of struggling to find a footing in the crowded Democratic field.

Ryan announced his decision to end his campaign in a video to supporters, stating he would run again for his House seat. He isn’t throwing his support behind anyone in the 2020 field at this time, his campaign told NBC.

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Ryan, 46, first came to national prominence when he challenged then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, for the top leadership position in 2016. He lost that contest in a 134-63 vote.

Ryan was consistently polling at less than one percent through the year, enough to qualify for appearances in the June and July Democratic primary debates. Ryan failed to qualify for the last two debates, and he reported raising only a little more than $425,000 in the quarter that ended Sept. 30 — less than half what he had raised in the previous three months. He ended the quarter with less than $160,000 cash on hand, forcing him to reassure supporters that he had no plans to drop out

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