Randy Jotte, a Barnes-Jewish Hospital emergency room doctor, is throwing his hat in the ring for the Republican nomination in Missouri's newly redrawn 2nd Congressional district.

Jotte joins former Repulican National Committee Co-Chair Ann Wagner and Attorney Ed Martin, both of whom have been in the race for months. The seat is being vacated by U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, who is running for U.S. Senate.

Jotte is a Webster Groves resident, but the Congressional district includes Wildwood and Eureka.

Jotte said he plans to announce his candidacy in a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Louis Carousel at Faust Park, which is located at 15189 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield.

Jotte, a 1978 graduate of De Smet High School, is also an associate professor of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.

He was a Webster Groves councilman 2002 - 2008. Most recently, he ran unsuccessfully for the Missouri General Assembly and St. Louis County Council.