Heidi St. John among Republicans challenging Herrera Beutler for 3rd District seat
Primary challengers – three so far – have announced plans to run against Jaime Herrera Beutler for the 3rd Congressional District seat
Published: February 22, 2021, 12:42pm
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The next election is 21 months away, but three Southwest Washington Republicans have already announced congressional campaigns to challenge embattled GOP incumbent Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler for the 3rd District seat.
The challengers a former staffer in Donald Trump’s administration, a pro-Trump military veteran and a Christian author appear to be positioning themselves to Herrera Beutler’s right by aligning themselves with the former president.
The former GOP senator won’t try to rejoin the chamber next year after losing his seat in a close runoff race last month.
Then-Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., takes the stage at a campaign rally in Canton, Ga., on Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
(CN) A week after David Perdue announced he would explore running against Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in the 2022 midterm elections, the former Republican senator from Georgia said Tuesday he will stay out of the race.
“This is a personal decision, not a political one,” Perdue said in a statement. “I am confident that whoever wins the Republican primary next year will defeat the Democrat candidate in the general election for this seat, and I will do everything I can to make that happen.”