Posted on 01/06/2014 4:07:00 PM PST by SueRae
Updated 1:48 PM, 2:20 PM | Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2014, marking yet another moderate House Republican to leave Congress.
“Nearing the end of my sixth term in the House and following 12 years of public service in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, it is simply time for me to move on to new challenges and to spend more time with my wife and family,” Gerlach said in a statement to PoliticsPA.com, which first reported the news.
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When the IRS targeting news broke, I was on his phone each day, both offices. Yet, when the hearings were televised, his seat was EMPTY. And he was on the Committee. What the heck could be more important than that? Glad to see him go.
Darn iPad overwrote. Sorry for the confusion. Sam Rohrer would be a strong candidate if he decided to do it. He is now President of the Pennsylvania Pastor’s network, so he may have other plans. We ‘re still going to ask. :-)
The “good-old-boys” in the GOPe will decide who runs and who doesn’t. They will need to find another RINO to replace this one. I doubt you would fit their profile.
especially very common in Pennsylvania politics
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