Onslow County Commissioner, Joe McLaughlin, has entered the race for North Carolina’s Third Congressional District, challenging incumbent Walter Jones in the Republican Primary. McLaughlin claims he is running against Jones in response to Jones’ leftward shift over the past few years and frequent siding with Democrats on key votes. On McLaughlin’s Web site he does not indicate where he stands on the issues as of yet.

Politico notes that Jones has raised a poor amount of cash in the second quarter for being a primary election target, however, McLaughlin has raised even less than Jones.