Mulvaney kicking off re-election campaign

5th District Congressman Mick Mulvaney is officially kicking off his re-election campaign next week.

The Indian Land Republican is hosting a 25-dollar-per-person and 40-dollar-per-couple barbecue Tuesday, May 1 at 6 p.m. at Cherry Park.

Mulvaney is seeking his second two-year term on Capitol Hill. He already has a Democratic challenger in this year’s race. Joyce Knott is the owner of a small international sales and marketing agency who worked for former longtime Congressman John Spratt’s campaigns.

Spratt lost to Mulvaney in 2010.