Former GOP state legislator says he'll challenge Sen. Feinstein [View All]

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Former GOP state legislator says he'll challenge Sen. Feinstein


WASHINGTON (AP) - A retired Republican state legislator says he'll run against Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein when she seeks a third full term next year.

Richard Mountjoy of Monrovia served in the state Assembly and Senate for more than two decades before term limits forced him out in 2000. He is the only Republican who has announced plans to challenge Feinstein. Software executive Bill Mundell explored the idea before taking his name out of contention in November.

The 72-year-old Feinstein is heavily favored for re-election in the Democratic-leaning state.

As a state legislator, the conservative Mountjoy was a leading proponent of Proposition 187, the controversial 1994 measure that sought to deny government benefits to illegal immigrants.

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