Maureen Schaffer

Mark Udall's U.S. Senate campaign will continue to campaign during the next two weeks, even as Republican opponent Bob Schaffer will suspend campaigning for 7-10 days as his wife recovers from surgery.

Udall spokesperson Tara Trujillo told PolitickerCO.com that the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee will continue his normal campaigning schedule during Maureen Schaffer's convalescence following surgery in Phoenix to remove a benign tumor on her auditory nerve.  

Schaffer manager Dick Wadhams said though Schaffer himself will be off the campaign trail for "seven to 10 days" starting Tuesday until his wife recovers, his campaign will "continue to do what we were already going to do organizationally and financially.

"Bob honestly needs to be with Maureen, but other than that the campaign will go forward," Wadhams said. "And I would not expect either Udall or his campaign to somehow suspend operations. I don't think there's anything inappropriate with that."

Maureen Schaffer, the wife of Republican U.S. Senate nominee Bob Schaffer, will undergo surgery next week to remove a benign tumor on her auditory nerve.

Bob Schaffer will travel with his wife to Phoenix Aug. 26 for an Aug. 28 operation, his campaign said in a statement Thursday morning. A full and complete recovery is expected, according to the statement.

Schaffer will remain with his wife for 7-14 days after the surgery, according to the statement.