Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd jumped into the 2024 race Thu., joining 11 other candidates in the Republican primary.

Hurd formally announced his campaign on CBS Mornings on Thu.: "We live in complicated times."

Hurd: "Too many of these candidates in this race are afraid of Donald Trump."

Hurd is the 12th Republican to challenge frontrunner Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Who is Hurd? Hurd served in the U.S. House from 2015–2021. Prior to Congress, he was an undercover CIA agent. (CNN)

Hurd was an outspoken Trump critic during his time in the House: in 2019, he voted to condemn Trump's racist tweets. (CNN)

In 2018, Hurd penned a New York Times op-ed with the headline: "Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin. What Should We Do?"

Does Hurd have a chance? According to FiveThirtyEight's poll average, Trump is leading the field by 31.2 points as of Thu..