Ray Metcalfe to run for US Senate as Democrat

December 1, 2007

Ray Metcalfe, a well-known critic of Senator Ted Stevens, has announced he is going to run against the longest-serving Republican in Congress.

Stevens and his son Ben, the former Alaska Senate president, are under multiple criminal investigations for extortion, tax evasion, and bribery charges relating to Alaska's legislature and commercial fishing organizations.

From KTUU when asked about running against Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich.

I think if things play out that the public is going to see that if they want a system that is clean of any corruption and clean of deals that are not above board and making sure that there aren't deals going on with people that are a little less than stellar in their business dealings.

I think that it will play out that the way to go is to stick with the guy that has shown the track record of cleaning up the system. Dirty deals with dirty developers, I don't have those, and he does.

Metcalfe says he will run as a Democrat in the race next year.

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