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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Republican Party on Monday endorsed York County's district attorney, Dave Sunday, for state attorney general out of a three-person field. The party's endorsement came the day before candidates could begin collecting the required number of voter signatures to get on Pennsylvania's primary ballot. Sunday won the endorsement over state Rep. Craig Williams and Katayoun Copeland, both former federal prosecutors who hail from Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania. No Republican has been elected attorney general since 2008. Josh Shapiro ’s second term as attorney general and doesn’t plan to run for the office.
Persons: , Dave Sunday, Craig Williams, Katayoun Copeland, Copeland, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump’s, Jack Stollsteimer, Jared Solomon of Philadelphia, Eugene DePasquale, Joe Kahn, Keir Bradford, Michelle Henry, Josh Shapiro ’, Shapiro, Henry, ___, Marc Levy Organizations: Republican Party, Monday, York, Sunday, Republican, Gov Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery
Williams, a former federal prosecutor and former U.S. Marine Corps pilot and prosecutor, is the third Republican to declare his candidacy. In an announcement video, Williams says, “I'm running for attorney general because I know how to deal with violence. As a freshman lawmaker, he became one of two House Republicans tapped to lead the impeachment of Philadelphia's progressive district attorney, Larry Krasner. The two other Republicans who have announced their candidacies are York County District Attorney Dave Sunday and former federal prosecutor Katayoun Copeland. Josh Shapiro 's second term as attorney general and doesn't plan to run for the office.
Persons: Philadelphia's, Joe Biden’s, Craig Williams, Williams, , Joe Sestak, Larry Krasner, Krasner, Donald Trump’s, Dave Sunday, Katayoun Copeland, Jack Stollsteimer, Jared Solomon of Philadelphia, Eugene DePasquale, Joe Kahn, Keir Bradford, Michelle Henry, Josh Shapiro, Shapiro, Henry, Marc Levy Organizations: Republican, U.S . Marine Corps, U.S . Rep, Peco Energy Co, Exelon Corp, Republicans, University of Florida, York, Gov Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Philadelphia, Alabama, York County, Delaware County, Montgomery, Alaska
Stollsteimer joins a Democratic primary field that is already four-deep in which he will be the only elected prosecutor. In his campaign for attorney general, Stollsteimer will lean heavily on his experience as the twice-elected district attorney of Delaware County, Pennsylvania's fifth-most populous county sitting between Philadelphia and Delaware. In 2019, he won his race for district attorney, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in Delaware County, once a Republican bastion that Democrats now control. On the Republican side, York County District Attorney Dave Sunday and former federal prosecutor Katayoun Copeland have announced their candidacies. Attorney General Michelle Henry does not plan to run to keep the office.
Persons: Jack Stollsteimer, Joe Biden’s, ” Stollsteimer, Stollsteimer, Donald Trump’s, , Fanta Bility, Jared Solomon of Philadelphia, Eugene DePasquale, Joe Kahn, Keir Bradford, Dave Sunday, Katayoun Copeland, Michelle Henry, Marc Levy Organizations: Democratic, Treasury Department, Democrats, Temple University, Republican, of Education, Philadelphia Inquirer Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Delaware, , Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, York County
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