Politico says that it is official. LBR is running for the Senate, and with no competition from either Democrats or Republicans, she has a golden opportunity to refuse corporate PAC money and run a clean campaign. The question is, will she?
Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware’s lone member of the House, will launch a bid this month for her state’s open Senate seat, according to her advisors.
Her glide path to the nomination in a deep-blue state makes it highly likely she could become the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate. Blunt Rochester, who joined the House in 2017, has begun hiring campaign staff ahead of an expected announcement.