Gov. Jim Justice's (R-WV) campaign fired back after the Senate campaign arm slapped the governor with a lawsuit seeking his work schedule.

Following a threat last week and multiple attempts to gain access to his work calendar, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced its lawsuit on Tuesday, but Justice's team shrugged it off as Democratic panicking over his strong showing in polls.

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"Gov. Jim Justice is the front-runner in this campaign for U.S. Senate, and the polling shows that he beats every other candidate," Roman Stauffer, Justice's campaign manager, told the Washington Examiner. "Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are panicking and will do everything they can to prop up Alex Mooney, whom they know they can easily beat in the general election."

Specifically, the DSCC is seeking the release of his "official schedule or official calendar from January 2017 to present." The campaign arm contends that Justice's "refusal" to furnish the records flouts the Freedom of Information Act.

“Jim Justice cannot hide his work schedule — or lack thereof — from West Virginians, and this is an area which is sure to receive further scrutiny in his nasty primary and in a court of law,” DSCC spokesman David Bergstein said in a statement.

The DSCC cited multiple reports about the governor maintaining a scant schedule, including a 2019 Associated Press piece claiming that he was “largely absent" from the job. At the time, Justice and his team rebuffed that characterization, stressing his schedule does not reflect the full scope of his gubernatorial duties.

"The calendar that you got through your FOIA request is used by my staff to try to keep straight my crazy schedule as governor, which can sometimes change by the minute, and because of this, there are times where all the good work we’re doing never makes it onto the calendar,” his office said at the time.

Justice announced his candidacy for the Senate last month and has polled as the biggest election threat to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who has yet to reveal his 2024 plans.

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Given the Democrats' wafer-thin 51-49 majority in the Senate, West Virginia will be a prime target for the GOP as it seeks to recapture the upper chamber.

Senate Democrats find themselves on defense heading into 2024, forced to protect 23 seats, three of which are held by Democratic-aligned independent senators. Republicans only have to defend 11.