Republican Lynda Blanchard is the first candidate to jump into the Senate race to succeed longtime GOP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama. Blanchard is making an initial $5 million deposit in her Senate campaign committee, according to her announcement news release. Shelby started his political career as a Democrat, serving eight years in the Alabama state Senate. And two-term GOP Sen. In the battleground state of Wisconsin, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll run for a third term.

Source: Fox News February 18, 2021 18:05 UTC