A noxious import from W.Va. for Hudson, 9th congressional district voters

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Democrat voters in the Sandhills are poised to nominate a — let’s say — *colorful* former West Virginia state senator to challenge incumbent congressman Richard Hudson. Here is a pretty detailed profile on Democrat Richard Ojeda from Politico,  a notorious kisser of leftist gluteus maximus.   (Check out the headline: “He’s JFK with tattoos and a bench press.” *BARF.*)   There’s also this clip of Ojeda getting interviewed as part of Marxist film-maker Michael Moore’s anti-Trump documentary Fahrenheit 11-9.    Or you can rely on stuff like THIS insight from influencer Matt Forney from X/ Twitter:
 
Richard Ojeda does have a connection to this region.  He’s a retired US Army officer who spent time at Fort Bragg:
[…] Raised in Logan, West Virginia, Ojeda graduated from West Virginia State University and Webster University. He initially joined the United States Army as an enlisted soldier and went through officer training after finishing college. During his 25 years in the military, Ojeda earned two Bronze Star Medals and rose to the rank of major. After retiring, he initially worked as a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps teacher before running for office. Ojeda was elected to the West Virginia Senate in 2016. He received national attention during his 2018 campaign for the United States House of Representatives, when he became a vocal supporter of the 2018 teachers’ strike and advocated for the legalization of cannabis in West Virginia. In November 2018, Ojeda announced his candidacy for president in the 2020 election, but he dropped out in January 2019 when his campaign failed to gain traction. In January 2020, Ojeda announced he would instead challenge incumbent U.S. SenatorShelley Moore Capito in the 2020 election, but he failed to secure the Democratic nomination in the primary. He has since moved to North Carolina and announced a run for North Carolina’s 9th congressional district in the 2026 election. […] 
Here’s some more insight on Ojeda from the left side of the blogosphere:
[…] In fact, Ojeda himself voted for Trump — unusual for a candidate running for the Democratic presidential nomination — though he says he now regrets that. When Ojeda launched his presidential bid at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C., in November, he touted his success with Trump voters. “I turned almost 35 percent of the people that voted for Donald Trump back to voting for a Democrat,” he said. […]
Here’s more on Ojeda’s political and financial history:
  • […] While in the West Virginia Senate, Ojeda, a former teacher, became the face of the West Virginia teachers’ strike.
  • About 28 percent of the contributions to his U.S. House campaign committee during the 2018 election cycle came from donors giving $200 or less, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of Federal Election Commission data.
  • During the period leading up to the 2018 election, Ojeda spent a few hours every week calling between 25 and 100 donors who gave less than $100 to say thank you. He also gave out his cell phone number in a campaign ad.
  • Ojeda also appealed to donors nationally. When it came to contributions of $200 or more, 41 percent of the dollars came from California, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of Federal Election Commission data. He raised $2.85 million compared to $1.94 million for his opponent, U.S. Rep. Carol Miller.
  • As a U.S. House candidate, Ojeda received a coveted endorsement from the United Mine Workers of America.
  • The only income Ojeda reported receiving on his most recent state personal financial disclosure was his salary as a state legislator and his wife’s pay from a pediatric practice where she performs data entry work.
  • In 2016, shortly before his primary election, Ojeda was attacked and badly beaten. Ojeda’s assailant, a man who he had known since childhood, was sentenced to one to five years in prison. […]