Randy Brogdon Will Run For Open U.S. Senate Seat

News 9 learned on Thursday that former State Senator Randy Brogdon will run for the U.S. Senate seat left open by U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's resignation.

Thursday, February 27th 2014, 10:33 am

By: News 9

Randy Brogdon Will Run For Open U.S. Senate Seat

News 9 learned on Thursday that former State Senator Randy Brogdon will run for the U.S. Senate seat left open by U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's resignation.

Brogdon, who was considering challenging Gov. Mary Fallin for Governor this year, is now campaigning for Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat. He filed a "statement of candidacy" with the Federal Election Commission on Feb. 12.

Randy Brogdon lost to Governor Mary Fallin in the 2010 Republican primary.

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn announced in January, 2014, that he will give up his seat by the end of the year. That is two years before the end of his term.

Coburn said his decision was not related to his battle with prostate cancer. Instead, he said he's a "citizen legislator," who was committed to serving no more than two terms in the Senate.

Several others, including Rep. James Lankford, Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon, have announced that they will also run for this open U.S. Senate seat.