WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCMH)–Ben Carson officially announced that he is dropping out of the Republican race for president, several days after he released a statement following the Super Tuesday contests saying he does “not see a political path forward.”

Carson made the comment at the Conservative Political Action Conference taking place outside Washington, D.C. Ahead of Carson’s speech Friday, he was announced as the chair of My Faith Votes, a group aimed at motivating Christians to get to the ballot box, NBC News reported.