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Gerlach to run for [PA] governor, leave Congress
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jul 14, 2009 09:51am |
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| Author | Josh Drobnyk |
| News Date | Tuesday, July 14, 2009 03:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach has alerted top officials at the National Republican Congressional Committee that he'll run for governor next year in lieu of a reelection effort in Congress.
The decision is expected in an announcement Tuesday. It sets up a GOP primary battle for governor of Pennsylvania between the four-term suburban Philadelphia lawmaker and Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett and leaves the Republican Party facing a battle to retain a congressional seat that Gerlach has held since the district was drawn at the turn of the decade.
A Gerlach spokesman didn't immediately return a call for comment.
Gerlach has been pondering a gubernatorial bid for months and seeks to build on a strong base of support in the Philadelphia area and his roots in Lawrence County, in western Pennsylvania. He also spent more than a decade in the Pennsylvania General Assembly -- as a member of the House and then the Senate -- before joining Congress in 2003.
Still, he will be considered an underdog in the race to replace Gov. Ed Rendell. Corbett cemented his status as a heavyweight statewide candidate last fall, when he was the only Republican to win a statewide contest, collecting more than three million votes in defeating John Morganelli. |
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