January 6 investigator resigns to run against Greitens for Senate in Missouri
by Associated Press in St Louis, Missouri from US news | The Guardian on (#60WS8)
John F Wood is seeking to stop far-right Republican who leads the field for nomination in the August primary
An attorney who resigned last week as a senior investigator for the House January 6 committee is running for a Missouri US Senate seat as an independent, seeking to stop a far-right former governor, Eric Greitens, who leads the Republican field.
John F Wood, who once worked in the administration of George W Bush, announced that he was beginning the effort to get on the November general election ballot for the seat held by Roy Blunt, a retiring Republican.
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