A former Miss America from Champaign County says she plans to challenge first-term U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis in the 2014 Republican primary.
Erika Harold announced her campaign Tuesday at Urbana High School.
Harold says her priorities will be promoting conservative principles and encouraging economic growth and says she believes she can help expand the party's voting base and reach people who don't traditionally vote Republican.
Davis says he'll continue working on key issues such as the national debt.
Harold was Miss America is 2003.
The Harvard graduate's an attorney at a Champaign law firm.