Promising smaller government and the elimination of school property taxes, state Rep. Sam Rohrer last night made a three-way fight of the race for the Republican nomination for governor.
The Berks County lawmaker, with a reputation as an economic and social conservative, declared his candidacy in a 40-minute speech and webcast from a volunteer fire hall in his district. In an earnest, at times quietly emotional voice, the veteran lawmaker denounced “atrocity in Washington,” and the undermining of constitutional freedoms as he pledged to confront, “challenges unparalleled in the history of this commonwealth.”
He said his administration would drive down spending and contain taxes on business as a means of restoring jobs.
“Spending more than we have has occurred under both parties and for a long time,” he said.
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