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[[Image:Mcdaniel.jpg|right|thumb|110px|Chris McDaniel]]
[[Image:Mcdaniel.jpg|right|thumb|110px|Chris McDaniel]]
'''Christopher Brian "Chris" McDaniel''' (born June 28, 1972) is a second term senator in the Mississippi state senate, who ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2014 against an entrenched incumbent, [[Thad Cochran]]. This became the highest profile challenge to an incumbent senator in the nation.
'''Christopher Brian McDaniel''', known as '''Chris McDaniel''' (born June 28, 1972), is a second-term member of the [[Mississippi]] state senate, who ran for the [[Republican Partgy|Republican]] nomination for the [[United States Senate]] in 2014 against an entrenched incumbent, [[Thad Cochran]]. This was the highest profile challenge to an incumbent senator in the nation that year.
==Early life==
==Early life==
He was born on in Laurel, Mississippi,<ref name=miss>[http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/mcdaniel.xml Chris McDaniel]</ref> to Carlos and Charlotte McDaniel. His father Carlos passed a way in a car crash in 1999.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/14/us/chris-mcdaniel-thad-cochran-mississippi-primary.html?_r=0 Upset Fueling Tea Party Hope in Senate Race], [[The New York Times]]</ref>
He was born on in Laurel, Mississippi,<ref name=miss>[http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/mcdaniel.xml Chris McDaniel]</ref> to Carlos and Charlotte McDaniel. His father died in a car crash in 1999.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/14/us/chris-mcdaniel-thad-cochran-mississippi-primary.html?_r=0 Upset Fueling Tea Party Hope in Senate Race], ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref>
==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
[[Image:Thad-mailer.jpg|right|thumb|160px|This ad was paid for by republicans<ref>[http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/073/14961619073/14961619073.pdf ALL CITIZENS FOR MISSISSIPPI], FEC filing; "Mississippi Conservatives" is listed multiple times.</ref><ref>[http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/589/14978300589/14978300589.pdf ALL CITIZENS FOR MISSISSIPPI]</ref>]]
[[Image:Thad-mailer.jpg|right|thumb|160px|This ad was paid for by republicans<ref>[http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/073/14961619073/14961619073.pdf ALL CITIZENS FOR MISSISSIPPI], FEC filing; "Mississippi Conservatives" is listed multiple times.</ref><ref>[http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/589/14978300589/14978300589.pdf ALL CITIZENS FOR MISSISSIPPI]</ref>]]
In 2014, McDaniel won on the primary election day but, due to a third candidate, did not quite attain 50% of the vote. In the subsequent run-off, many [[Democrat]] voters reportedly participated in the Republican primary for the benefit of Cochran, and on that basis he narrowly defeated McDaniel.
In 2014, McDaniel won on the primary election day but, because of a third candidate, did not quite attain 50% of the vote. In the subsequent run-off, many [[Democrat]] voters reportedly participated in the Republican primary for the benefit of Cochran, and on that basis he narrowly defeated McDaniel.
At a press conference announcing his legal challenge to the primary results, McDaniel said that the GOP is "a party that does not need to play the race card to win."<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris McDaniel Opens Legal Challenge in Mississippi GOP Primary Race|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/08/chris-mcdaniel-opens-legal-challenge-in-mississippi-gop-primary-race/|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> Several ads, such as the one seen here, used phrases such as "The Tea Party intends to prevent you from voting". [[John Fund]], a frequent contributor to [[The Wall Street Journal]] asked if this similar<ref>{{cite web |last=Fund|first=John|title=The Flier That Got Thad Cochran Elected?|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381187/flier-got-thad-cochran-elected-john-fund|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> ad was the flier that got [[Thad Cochran]] elected. The ad read "The Tea Party intends to prevent blacks from voting on Tuesday".<ref>[https://spectator.org/59766_who-paid-race-baiting-flier-mississippi/ Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381368/remember-mississippi-john-fund Remember Mississippi!], [[National Review]]</ref>
At a press conference announcing his legal challenge to the primary results, McDaniel said that the GOP is "a party that does not need to play the race card to win."<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris McDaniel Opens Legal Challenge in Mississippi GOP Primary Race|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/08/chris-mcdaniel-opens-legal-challenge-in-mississippi-gop-primary-race/|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> Several ads, such as the one seen here, used phrases such as "The Tea Party intends to prevent you from voting". [[John Fund]], a frequent contributor to [[The Wall Street Journal]] asked if this similar<ref>{{cite web |last=Fund|first=John|title=The Flier That Got Thad Cochran Elected?|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381187/flier-got-thad-cochran-elected-john-fund|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> ad was the flier that got [[Thad Cochran]] elected. The ad read "The Tea Party intends to prevent blacks from voting on Tuesday".<ref>[https://spectator.org/59766_who-paid-race-baiting-flier-mississippi/ Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381368/remember-mississippi-john-fund Remember Mississippi!], [[National Review]]</ref>
He currently represents District 42, covering Forrest and Jones counties.<ref name=miss />
He currently represents District 42, covering Forrest and Jones counties.<ref name=miss />
==2018 campaign==
McDaniel is a candidate in the special election scheduled for November 6, 2018, to fill the two-plus years remaining in Cochran's term. After Cochran announced that he will leave his seat after more than thirty-nine years as of April 1, Republican [[Governor]] [[Phil Bryant]] by-passed McDaniel and appointed a former [[Democratic Party|Democrat, Cindy Hyde-Smith, the state agricultural and commerce commissioner, to hold the seat until the special election. In a statement, McDaniel said that he was:
<blockquote>
troubled to learn that Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant dutifully followed the orders of the Washington [[establishment]]’s [[Mitch McConnell]] by appointing Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the temporary vacancy created by Senator Thad Cochran’s retirement. . . . the last thing the state of Mississippi needs in Washington is another moderate Democrat. ... <br>
The establishment should have learned their lesson in [[Alabama]]. By spending millions of dollars against conservative [[Mo Brooks]], they ended up losing the seat to a Democrat ([[Doug Jones]]). Now, they are going to appoint one in Mississippi. Instead of unifying around my candidacy, and beating the Democrats, the establishment is once again going to waste millions of dollars of donors’ money over what should have been a safe Republican seat in Mississippi.<ref name=bryantappointment>{{cite web|url=https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/chris-mcdaniel-slams-mississippi-establishment-appointing-former-democrat-u-s-senate/|title=Chris McDaniel slams Misssissippi establishment for appointing former Democrat to U.S. Senate|publisher=Conservativereview.com|date=March 21, 2018|author=Chris Pandolfo|accessdate=March 22, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>
Some strategists question whether Hyde-Smith's former ties to the Democrats could make her a weak choice in a race against McDaniel. The special election will be essentially non-partisa; each party will not be selecting nominees to contest the race. [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] is said to have no plans to endorse for campaign for Hyde-Smith. According to [[Politico]], polling conducted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee shows Hyde-Smith trailing both McDaniel and a prospective Democratic candidate.<ref name=bryantappointment/>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Together with his wife Jill Tullos McDaniel, they have two sons.<ref>[http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/06/01/chris-mcdaniel-conservative-values/9831563/ From Ellisville to US Senate?]</ref> She was Miss Mississippi USA, 1995.<ref>[http://www.missmississippiusa.com/halloffame.html Miss Mississippi USA]</ref>
Together with his wife, the former Jill Tullos, the McDaniels have two sons.<ref>[http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/06/01/chris-mcdaniel-conservative-values/9831563/ From Ellisville to US Senate?]</ref> Mrs. McDaniel was the 1995 "Miss Mississippi USA".<ref>[http://www.missmississippiusa.com/halloffame.html Miss Mississippi USA]</ref>
==References==
==References==
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]