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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s 4th Congressional District Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler has announced her bid for the United States Senate, according to a post from her Facebook account.

She is running for current U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s seat after he said he would not run for reelection in 2022.

Hartzler will be running against other Republican candidates such as former Gov. Eric Greitens, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and St. Louis lawyer Mark McCloskey.

There are also five Democrats who are running.