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* [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/08/07/exclusive-tea-party-patriots-publishes-evidence-henry-barbour-at-center-of-race-baiting-in-mississippi-calls-on-reince-priebus-to-censure/ Exclusive – Tea Party Patriots Publishes Evidence Henry Barbour at Center of Race-Baiting in MS, Calls on Reince Priebus to Censure] [[Breitbart.com]] | * [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/08/07/exclusive-tea-party-patriots-publishes-evidence-henry-barbour-at-center-of-race-baiting-in-mississippi-calls-on-reince-priebus-to-censure/ Exclusive – Tea Party Patriots Publishes Evidence Henry Barbour at Center of Race-Baiting in MS, Calls on Reince Priebus to Censure] [[Breitbart.com]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:14, February 18, 2017
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.
Early life
He was born on in Laurel, Mississippi,[1] to Carlos and Charlotte McDaniel. His father Carlos passed a way in a car crash in 1999.[2]
Electoral history
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.
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."[5] 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[6] ad was the flier that got Thad Cochran elected. The ad read "The Tea Party intends to prevent blacks from voting on Tuesday".[7][8]
He currently represents District 42, covering Forrest and Jones counties.[1]
Personal life
Together with his wife Jill Tullos McDaniel, they have two sons.[9] She was Miss Mississippi USA, 1995.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chris McDaniel
- ↑ Upset Fueling Tea Party Hope in Senate Race, The New York Times
- ↑ ALL CITIZENS FOR MISSISSIPPI, FEC filing; "Mississippi Conservatives" is listed multiple times.
- ↑ ALL CITIZENS FOR MISSISSIPPI
- ↑ Chris McDaniel Opens Legal Challenge in Mississippi GOP Primary Race (August 4, 2014).
- ↑ Fund, John (June 25, 2014). The Flier That Got Thad Cochran Elected?.
- ↑ Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?
- ↑ Remember Mississippi!, National Review
- ↑ From Ellisville to US Senate?
- ↑ Miss Mississippi USA