The Minority Report: Against Tall Odds
February 19thPrincella Smith will run for Congress in AR-1. She will run as a GOP candidate in a district the GOP has not won since 1872. She is 26 years old and would be the first Female African-American Republican in Congress evah if she won. Details follow below.
“I think I’m the person to do this,” Smith said. “I’m going to tell people to come on board with me, listen to these ideas, and that we can get people excited again about the Republican Party.”
Democratic Rep. Marion Berry, a Blue Dog, has held the seat since 1997. Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln previously represented the mostly rural district. In January, Berry announced that he would not seek re-election. (HT: The DC)
Godspeed!