NORTH CAROLINA (LOOTPRESS) – Former West Virginia state senator Richard Ojeda has announced his candidacy for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, aiming to unseat Republican incumbent Richard Hudson.
Ojeda, a Democrat and former Logan County resident, served in the West Virginia State Senate from 2016 to 2019.
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He later ran for Congress in West Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District, securing the Democratic nomination but losing to Republican Congresswoman Carol Miller, 56% to 44%.
Following his congressional defeat, Ojeda briefly launched a bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination but withdrew early due to insufficient funding.
Now a North Carolina resident, Ojeda is setting his sights on the 9th Congressional District, which Hudson has represented since 2022.
The district spans south-central North Carolina, encompassing all of Alamance, Hoke, Moore, and Randolph counties, as well as portions of Chatham, Cumberland, and Guilford counties—including most of Fayetteville and a small section of Greensboro.
Ojeda gained national attention for his outspoken support of West Virginia educators during the 2018 teachers’ strike.
He also made headlines as a Democrat who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
