HARRISBURG – Republican U.S. Representative Lou Barletta (R-11, Hazleton) is in the race, he is running for US Senate. He made his candidacy official when he released a video statement Tuesday morning. In his statement Barletta says, “I don’t see running for the Senate as an opportunity, I see it as a responsibility.”
Barletta is running against two-term Democrat Bob Casey (D-PA, Sen.), and says he will put Pennsylvania first, “They deserve a leader who actually listens to them and fight for them in Washington but I want to offer Pennsylvania more than just being a better option than Bob Casey I want to be the type of Senator you can be proud of, confident that I will always put Pennsylvania’s interests first and assure I will work relentlessly to get Pennsylvania a strong voice in Washington.”
The announcement comes after reports surfaced last month Barletta had relayed his plans to GOP officials and activists. Barletta was an early supporter of President Donald Trump, and the president urged Cong. Barletta to run for Senate.
