Democrat announces run for Tim Scott’s House seat

by Cameron Joseph - 01/18/13 5:55 PM ET

{mosads}Skelly promised to put $250,000 of his own money into the race, enough to give him a big boost towards being financially competitive.

The seat is fairly Republican — Mitt Romney carried it by 18 points in the 2012 presidential election — and national Democrats haven’t mentioned it as a likely target. But special elections are often quirky, and controversial former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) is the current GOP-frontrunner in a crowded Republican primary field, leading to more uncertainty about the seat.

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