"West Virginia state Sen. Evan Jenkins will announce Wednesday morning that he changed his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican to challenge Rep. Nick J. Rahall II next year, according to national GOP operatives.
Jenkins made his official announcement Wednesday morning in Huntington, W.Va.
“West Virginia is under attack from Barack Obama and a Democratic Party that our parents and grandparents would not recognize,” Jenkins said in a news release. “I am proud to join the Republican Party in fighting Washington’s assault on our state, our freedoms, and our jobs.”
Republican party leaders rushed to welcome Jenkins to the party. Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California each tweeted words of praise for Jenkins’ decision.
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