Rick Vandeven to run again in 8th District

Rick Vandeven, the Chaffee, Mo., Libertarian has announced his intention to run again for the U.S. House in the hopes of unseating longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson.

Vandeven ran against Emerson, Democrat Tommy Sowers and Independent Larry Bill in 2010, though Emerson ultimately ran away with the victory with 66 percent of the vote. Emerson intends to seek her ninth term. She also will face Republican Bob Parker in an August primary for the 8th District seat.

Vandeven, 40, works in the paper industry and said he has not approved of several of Emerson's votes, including a bill that raised the debt ceiling and for the so-called supercommittee.