Holaday announces congressional bid

ADDY - A 51st state advocate has joined the pool of candidates seeking to replace Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers in Congress.

On Tuesday, Feb. 27, Rene Holaday, a Republican from Addy, reached out to media to announce her run for the 5th Congressional District seat. The district includes Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Whitman, eastern Franklin and Adams, and other counties.

Holaday is an author, radio personality and the former spokeswoman for the 51st state movement, which would split Washington into two states at the Cascade Crest.

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