Sen. Byrd, 87, to Declare a Bid for Reelection
From Times Wire Reports
Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the oldest member of Congress at 87, is expected to announce next week that he will run for a ninth Senate term.
“He has every intention to seek reelection,” spokesman Tom Gavin said in Charleston.
In an e-mail to supporters of the Democrat’s reelection, Ned Rose, chairman of Friends of Robert C. Byrd, said Byrd would make his announcement Wednesday at the state Capitol.
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