Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice plans to run against U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn next year with a playbook built on tying the freshman Democrat to a “far-left socialist agenda.”

Bice, 45, of Oklahoma City, is set to announce her candidacy on Wednesday for the 5th District congressional seat that Horn won in an upset last year.

“Washington is seized by gridlock and runaway spending and a Democratic House majority that has embraced socialist policies and big government solutions,” Bice said in a release prepared for the announcement.

“In Congress, I’ll do what I’ve done in Oklahoma — tackle big problems head-on and work to deliver conservative solutions that grow our economy for hard-working Oklahoma taxpayers.”