Republican Assemblyman Chuck DeVore will announce Wednesday that he will run for U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer's seat in 2010.
DeVore, R-Irvine, is declaring his candidacy just one week after winning his third and final term in the 70th Assembly District, representing Laguna Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Tustin and other portions of Orange County.
DeVore has scheduled an Internet news conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday to make the announcement. He confirmed his intention Tuesday in a phone conversation with Capitol Alert.
In targeting Boxer, DeVore is taking on a veteran Democratic congresswoman who served 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives before moving to the Senate in January 1993.
DeVore is a Republican Party whip in the Assembly who served this year as vice chairman of the Revenue and Taxation Committee. He also served on the Assembly Budget and Veterans Affairs committees.
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