Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the charges against state Rep. Margo Davidson for “stealing from the Commonwealth by filing fraudulent overnight per diem requests and various expenses through the State House Comptroller’s Office as well as hindering a state prosecution.”
The one time U.S. Senate GOP candidate and lawyer for the Trump campaign in Pennsylvania following the 2020 presidential election said that he’s considering a run for the statewide office.
The former GOP state Rep. and onetime congressional hopeful confirmed to PoliticsPA that he’s “carefully considering” a run for the statewide office.
State Rep. Jason Ortitay, who had been mulling a run for governor for months, announced on Tuesday evening that he will instead seek reelection in the state House in 2022.
On Tuesday, the state Senate confirmed Noe Ortega to lead the state’s education department by a 44-6 vote, while Jennifer Berrier was confirmed by a 45-5 vote to serve as the Labor & Industry Secretary.
State Sen. David Argall, Chair of the Senate State Government Committee, told Spotlight PA that he backs an effort in Pennsylvania that is similar to the effort pushed by Republicans in Arizona.
The long-time communications executive said that “the time is right for a sensible, solid, conservative who can build coalitions to win to run on the Republican side.”
Jockeying for the support of committed conservative activists, candidates aired grievances about Wolf’s handling of COVID-19 plus the state’s current election laws.
Former President Donald Trump issued a statement pressuring two GOP state Senate leaders to support an “audit” of the 2020 presidential election results.
Conservative activists favored State Sen. Doug Mastriano and Sean Parnell for Governor and U.S. Senate, respectively at the annual gathering.
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