A private Christian school history teacher has emerged as a third-party contender for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, deviating from its mostly red group of challengers.
Oliver Black of Longview was one of many aspiring individuals to step into Southwest Washington’s congressional race as filing week opened in mid-May. The already-lengthy list of candidates vying to unseat the incumbent grew to nine, many of whom have been active in the public for more than a year.
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