September 13, 2007
Mark Warner To Announce Senate Run
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, a Democrat, will announce today that he will run for the Senate in 2008, a source close to the decision planning said yesterday. The source said Warner will declare his candidacy by circulating an e-mail and posting the announcement on the Internet.
Warner, a popular centrist, gives Democrats a top-tier candidate for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. John Warner. Mark Warner, who is not related to the incumbent, opted not to run for president in 2008 and unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Warner in 1996. He had also been weighing another run for governor in 2009.
Rep. Tom Davis and former Gov. Jim Gilmore are the leading Republican contenders for the seat, but are not expected to declare their intentions until after Virginia's state and local elections in November.
See CongressDaily (subscription) for more details on Warner and two other top Democrats planning possible 2008 Senate bids.
-CongressDaily
