A Canadian County rancher and business owner says he will challenge 10-term U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas for the Republican nomination in Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District.
Robert Hubbard told The Associated Press on Monday: "We need to make some changes."
The 69-year-old Republican will formally announce his candidacy Monday afternoon at the Oklahoma History Center.
Hubbard received less than 4 percent of the vote in a four-way GOP primary race for governor in 2010 that included Mary Fallin and Randy Brogdon, but said his candidacy helped increase his name recognition. He's since been elected chairman of the Canadian County Republican Party.
Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District covers all of western Oklahoma, stretching from the Oklahoma Panhandle and southwestern corner of the state to the northern fringes of Oklahoma City in central Oklahoma.
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