The speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, ABC News reported.
State Rep. T. W. Shannon, R-Lawton, will run for the seat left vacant by U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn once he steps down from his position two years early.
"Over the last six years, I have seen so many of our rights and freedoms under assault, it makes me seriously concerned about what kind of country my children will inherit," Shannon said to a crowd at the Tulsa Historical Society.
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