John Wood Launches Independent Missouri Senate Bid

John Wood, a former senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, launched a Senate campaign in Missouri as an independent, calling for a “commonsense alternative” to the field of Republican and Democratic candidates, CNN reports.

Wood predicted in an interview with the St. Louis Post Dispatch that former Gov. Eric Greitens (R) would win the GOP primary on Aug. 2 and said voters deserved an alternative in the heavily Republican state.

“Wood’s entry will represent a seismic shift in the Senate race — if he can generate the financial backing and grassroots support necessary to mount a serious campaign.”