Manchin has his first 2024 challenger as Rep. Alex Mooney throws his hat in the ring

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In this Aug. 19, 2014 photo West Virginia State Sen. Alex Mooney speaks in Beckley, W.Va. Elections in non-presidential years typically draw fewer voters. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley)

Manchin has his first 2024 challenger as Rep. Alex Mooney throws his hat in the ring

Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2024 election to try and unseat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV).

Mooney announced his challenge to the senator in a radio interview on MetroNews Talkline on Tuesday morning. Upon taking office in Congress in 2015, Mooney became the first Hispanic congressman to represent West Virginia and had worked as a chairman of the Maryland Republican Party prior to his time in Congress, according to Fox News.

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