David Duke, Former KKK Leader, Announces Senate Run

 

By Emma Margolin 

It's official: David Duke is running for Congress.

The former Ku Klux Klan leader and one-term Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives said in a video announcing his candidacy Friday that he believes in "equal rights for all, and respect for all Americans."

"However," he added, "what makes me different is I also demand respect for the rights and the heritage of European Americans."

Duke will seek an open seat vacated by Republican Sen. David Vitter, who announced last year that he would not be seeking re-election. More than a dozen other candidates have also signed up to replace the retiring senator. 

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Source: NBC News