By Alex Roarty
PoliticsPA Staff Writer
roarty@politicspa.com

HARRISBURG — State Senator Dave Argall is running for congress according to a local county chairman and sources familiar with his thinking, but the longtime Harrisburg lawmaker continued to play it coy when asked Tuesday about his campaign.

“We’ll have some things to say to you on Monday,” Argall told PoliticsPA during a brief interview Tuesday. The senator had just emerged from the Senate Republican Caucus, where lawmakers were discussing legislation that would allow table games in Pennsylvania casinos.

“That’s probably all I should say for now,” he said.

But the senator did not dispute PoliticsPA’s earlier report that he will challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Holden in the 17^th Congressional District. The lawmaker is expected to announce his campaign Monday.

Argall, a former House minority whip, won a special election to the state Senate early last year. Because his term lasts until 2012, he can run for congress this year without having to give up his seat.

Tags: Dave Argall, Dave Argall for congresss, Tim Holden

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