Sestak to Run For Pa. Senate Seat
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US Rep. Joe Sestak will run against Senator Arlen Specter for Pa. Senate seat.
US Rep. Joe Sestak is set to announce he will face off against Republican-turned-Democrat Senator Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary.
Sestak, a retired Navy flag officer, is set to make the announcement Tuesday morning at the Hebert W. Best VFW Post in Folsom, Delaware County.
He will then take a two-day campaign tour to Pittsburg, Johnstown, Harrisburg and Scranton and end Wednesday with an appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report”.
The five-term senator in April severed his decades-long ties with the Republican Party. He said, in part, it was to avoid a primary challenge with former Rep. Pat Toomey, who is heavily favored to win the Republican primary.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC 10 Philadelphia
Posted Monday, Aug 3, 2009 - 3:57 PM EST
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