JEFFERSON CITY • The lone independent member of the Missouri House is seeking re-election to his Florissant-based district.

Rep. Keith English, who last year signaled he wouldn’t be running again, filed signatures Friday with the Missouri Secretary of State's office to seek another two-year term representing the 68th House District.

He said he reversed course after seeing who was running for the Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s primary election.

“I think I am more well-suited for the job,” English said Monday.

Democratic voters will choose between former Rep. Bert Atkins and Jay Mosley, both of Florissant. The winner will face English in November, pending a review of his nominating petitions.

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English, a union electrician, was elected as a Democrat in 2012, but became an independent in 2015.