WASHINGTON -- Calling for a fresh start for the GOP, California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren said Friday that he will challenge Ohio Republican Rep. John Boehner for the position of House minority leader
"It is my belief that it is neither in the interest of our party or the advancement of our conservative principles to simply affirm the status quo by acclamation in light of what happened on November 4th," Lungren said.
A vote is expected later this month.
Lungren, of Gold River, is the state's former attorney general and an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate. He served 10 years in the House, from 1978 to 1988. He returned to Washington in 2004.
From Rob Hotakainen, Bee Washington Bureau
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