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Independent files to run for Senate in West Virginia
Last edited Wed May 1, 2013, 01:28 PM - Edit history (1)
A former West Virginia news anchor has filed to run as an independent in the race for retiring Sen. Jay Rockefeller's (D-W.Va.) seat.
Martin Staunton announced earlier this week on his Facebook that he filed his candidacy on Tuesday, and said he's looking to win.
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Staunton spent decades as a reporter and anchor for stations in Charleston and Beckley, according to the Charleston Daily Mail, which first reported news of his candidacy.
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He'll face Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R), who announced early on that she'd be running for the Republican nomination for the seat.
No Democrat has yet made a bid official, but Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and state Senator Erik Wells, as well as local attorney Nick Preservati, are all considering a run.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/296371-independent-files-to-run-for-senate-in-west-virginia
Martin Staunton announced earlier this week on his Facebook that he filed his candidacy on Tuesday, and said he's looking to win.
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Staunton spent decades as a reporter and anchor for stations in Charleston and Beckley, according to the Charleston Daily Mail, which first reported news of his candidacy.
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He'll face Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R), who announced early on that she'd be running for the Republican nomination for the seat.
No Democrat has yet made a bid official, but Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and state Senator Erik Wells, as well as local attorney Nick Preservati, are all considering a run.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/296371-independent-files-to-run-for-senate-in-west-virginia
Link for future reference: Nick Casey launches 2014 US House run (WV-02)
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Obama's push for new gun control legislation will definitely hurt any Democrat's chances, but Capito would probably win anyway. Looks like our best hope would be Natalie Tennant. An Independent candidate like Staunton would siphon votes away from the Capito.
I really hope I'm wrong. I really don't like Capito and I didn't like her father, ex-Governor and convicted felon Arch Moore.
Thanks for asking. 
