Democrats hope they’ve finally found a candidate who’ll make Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio wish he hadn’t decided to run for reelection.
Kristina Knickerbocker, an Air Force veteran, will announce on Tuesday that she is running for the Dayton-area House seat, launching her campaign a day after the longtime Republican incumbent said he would seek another term in office. Knickerbocker, a political newcomer who is also a nurse, has excited national Democrats, who hope she’ll give the party its best chance at winning the right-leaning 10th Congressional District in more than 10 years.
In a video launching her candidacy, Knickerbocker emphasized her dual backgrounds as a veteran and a nurse, saying the district needs a representative who has the moxie to fix the health care system and broken economy.