Politics & Government
State Sen. Rafferty to Run for PA Attorney General
Rafferty was re-elected to state legislature last year.
Pennsylvania State Senator John Rafferty Jr. (R-44) will run for the state attorney general's office in 2012, according to a report published at Politics PA.
The political news website said Rafferty informed them of his plans on Monday. Rafferty's potential participation in the race has been a matter of speculation for some time.
Rafferty has been in the PA Senate since 2002 and has easily won re-election twice, most recently in 2010. The 44th District encompasses Pottstown, Limerick, Royersford, Skippack, Collegeville, West Norriton, Worcester and Whitpain, as well as a number of other municipalities in Montgomery, Chester and Berks counties.
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Politics PA also cites unnamed "insiders" in reporting that current Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman, once considered a likely candidate for the state job, "has taken no steps" toward such a campaign.
Read the complete report at Politics PA.
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