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Cruz backs Alex Mooney in West Virginia Senate race as GOP works to unseat Joe Manchin
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Cruz told Fox News Digital that he's backing fellow conservative, Rep. Alex Mooney, in West Virginia. He's the second senator to do so after Sen. Rand Paul.
"I’m proud to endorse Alex Mooney for the U.S. Senate in West Virginia," Cruz said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Alex is a friend, he’s a fighter and a strong conservative who will ferociously defend the Second Amendment, be a champion for American energy, prioritize bringing jobs to West Virginia, and faithfully and aggressively represent the values of the Mountain State in the Senate." Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital.
Mooney is the only major Republican candidate in the race so far, but allies of Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell have made it clear they want West Virginia’s Republican governor, Jim Justice, to run as well. Justice was a Democrat until 2017, when he announced himself as a Republican during a rally with former President Donald Trump.
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