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A Democrat aligned with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Monday that he would run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Kansas third district, criticizing the districts representative, Republican Kevin Yoder, for voting with President Donald Trumps agenda.

Brent Welder, a labor attorney, is the latest Democrat to jump into the competitive third district race, along with health care advocate Andrea Ramsey. The partys 2016 nominee, Jay Sidie, has also indicated he would run and appeared at a Kansas Young Democrats convention earlier this month.

In an announcement video posted to Twitter Monday, Welder criticized corporate involvement in Washington and vowed not to take corporate political action committee money during his campaign.

I want to work for the people of Kansas third district, not Wall Street CEOs, he said in the video.

In the video, Welder touted his work as a labor lawyer and for former President Barack and Sanders, a 2016 Democratic presidential primary candidate. He invoked progressive ideas championed by Sanders and set forth a slate of policy priorities, including a $15 minimum hourly wage, elimination of tax exemptions for corporations and the wealthy and expanded access to healthcare.

Instead of cutting insurance for 22 million people, Ill work to get every woman, man and child in America the same health care that Congress gives themselves, Welder said, criticizing Republican attempts to repeal and replace Obamas Affordable Care Act.

Yoder voted along with Kansas three other House members to pass the American Health Care Act, House members version of a bill to repeal and replace the ACA.

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Sanders-aligned Democrat announces campaign for Yoder's House seat - Topeka Capital Journal