Longtime United States Senator from Idaho Mike Crapo is asking voters for another term.

Crapo on Wednesday formally announced his bid for the United States Senate. He's held the position since 1999.

"We are in the middle of the most important fight for our future that most of us alive today have experienced," Crapo said in a statement. "The threats to our values, our way of life and our Constitution itself are intense, extremely well-funded and well-organized. We must rise to that challenge and be heavily engaged in it."

"I am running for re-election to stay in this fight for a future that assures every American the freedoms so many have fought and died to protect. I will work hard to earn the honor and privilege to continue advocating for Idaho principles and values in the United States Senate.”