TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Joe the Plumber is taking the plunge into politics.
The Ohio man who became famous during the 2008 presidential campaign has filed paperwork to run for Congress.
Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher's statement of candidacy filed with the Federal Elections Commission last week says he intends to run as a Republican in Ohio's ninth U.S. House district.
The seat is held by Marcy Kaptur, the longest serving Democratic woman in the House.
Wurzelbacher rose out of obscurity in 2008 after questioning then-candidate Barack Obama about economic policies. That led Obama's opponent, Republican Sen. John McCain, to repeatedly cite "Joe the Plumber" in a debate.
The filing means a campaign committee can raise and spend funds on Wurzelbacher's behalf. Republicans in northern Ohio said this summer they were recruiting Wurzelbacher to run.
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