Delaware native Christopher Beardsley has announced a Democratic primary run for the United States Senate seat currently held by Chris Coons.

Beardsley, who was born in Delaware in 1993, said he has served in AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, was a Fulbright Scholar in South Africa, and worked in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

As part of his campaign platform Beardsley said he is a champion for housing and healthcare as human rights for Delawareans.

In a news release announcing his candidacy, Beardsley listed his core priorities for the U.S. Senate include:

· Economic dignity: Fighting for a living wage, implementing Medicare-for-All, and ensuring economic opportunity for all Delaware residents, given that 9.6% live below the poverty line and roughly 68,000 Americans

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