Amie Baca-Oehlert, a former president of the state’s largest teachers union, has ended her campaign for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, narrowing the crowded Democratic field for the hyper-competitive seat to four.

Baca-Oehlert announced she was ending her campaign for the nomination to take on U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans on Friday.

“Running for Congress demands an astronomical amount of resources, and the influence of money and special interests casts a long shadow over the entire process,” she said in a statement on social media. “It’s a system that, frankly, is rigged against working-class people. … We regret not being able to continue to provide that real alternative for Democrats this election cycle.”

Baca-Oehlert had lagged behind other Democrats’ fundraising. She reported raising

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