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First on Fox: Former Rep. Mark Walker launches Republican campaign for North Carolina governor
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Former Republican Rep. Mark Walker will announce on Saturday he’s running for governor of North Carolina in 2024. Walker was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2014 .
"After much thought and much prayer, I am before you today to announce that I am running for the Republican nomination to be the next governor of the great state of North Carolina!" Walker will declare, according to prepared text shared first with Fox News.
Walker was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2014 and spent six years representing the North Carolina's 6th Congressional District, which at the time was located in the north-central portion of the state. During part of his tenure in Congress, he was elected to head the conservative Republican Study Committee. Walker was also elected vice chair of the entire House Republican conference.