Ben Carson to announce he's been named chairman of My Faith Votes

Carson to announce new role as chairman of My Faith Votes.
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Ben Carson plans to announce at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday that he will serve as national chairman of My Faith Votes, a nonpartisan organization that works to get Christian Americans to vote, Politico reports. Carson provided Politico with a statement that said, "Nothing is more important to me than my personal faith, and it is my faith that motivated me to be involved in the political process to begin with."

Carson has not yet ended his presidential campaign although he did not attend Thursday night's Republican debate and has said he does not see a "path forward" to the White House.

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