Head of Virginia Tea Party to run for U.S. Senate

The Chesterfield woman who is the head of Virginia's Tea Party movement is running for the U.S. Senate.

Jamie Radtke has filed the necessary paperwork to run for the republican nomination in 2012, the winner of which will vie for the seat currently held by democrat Jim Webb.

Radtke, the chairwoman of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots, tells CBS 6 that she mailed in the papers on December 23, after gaining the support of family members and friends and raising some money from political backers.

When asked about the primary reason for her decision to run, the Moseley mom cited her three children, who she fears will suffer the fallout from a national debt that continues to balloon.

Some political experts also expect former Sen. George Allen to run for the republican nomination. Sen. Webb has yet to confirm whether he will seek re-election.