Kander will skip Democratic convention, cites scheduling conflict

Jason Kander, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Missouri, now says he won’t attend his party’s convention in Philadelphia next week.

“This was purely a scheduling decision, nothing more,” Kander spokeswoman Anne Feldman said. Kander has endorsed Hillary Clinton.

Kander’s decision is part of a pattern of elected officials in both parties — skipping their conventions. Sen. Roy Blunt, Kander’s opponent, isn’t in Cleveland. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, is also back home.

This story was originally published July 19, 2016 at 9:07 AM with the headline "Kander will skip Democratic convention, cites scheduling conflict."