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Taking on a test that other Republicans have shunned, retired state Sen. Richard Mountjoy said Tuesday that he was entering the race for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. A longtime leader of the state Republican Party's conservative wing, Mountjoy had been weighing a Senate run for weeks but said for the first time Tuesday that his decision was "definite."

Taking on a test that other Republicans have shunned, retired state Sen. Richard Mountjoy said Tuesday that he was entering the race for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. A longtime leader of the state Republican Party's conservative wing, Mountjoy had been weighing a Senate run for weeks but said for the first time Tuesday that his decision was "definite." I'm in the race," he said in an interview. "No turning back." The former Monrovia lawmaker described his candidacy as an effort to advance the conservative cause in Congress. Although Democrat Feinstein has been widely seen as...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A retired GOP state legislator said Tuesday he'll run against Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., when she seeks a third full term next year. Richard Mountjoy of Monrovia, Calif., who served in the state Assembly and Senate for more than two decades before term limits forced him out in 2000, is the only Republican who has announced plans to challenge Feinstein. Software executive Bill Mundell explored the idea before taking his name out of contention in November. Feinstein, 72, who has emerged in some polls as California's most popular politician, is heavily favored for re-election in the Democratic-leaning...