The aspiring House members of the GOP just keep coming along: “Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elliott “Spike” Maynard announced Monday that he is running for Congress. Maynard recently switched to the Republican party and is seeking that party’s seat to challenge current U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, a Democrat who has served in the House for 33 years. Maynard said he is running to save jobs that depend on the coal industry. “West Virginians deserve a congressman who will fight to end this war on coal instead of standing by idly as thousands of local jobs are threatened,” Maynard said.”