Bill McSwain, 52, announced Monday that he will be running for governor in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG - Bill McSwain, the chief federal prosecutor in Philadelphia under former President Donald Trump, on Wednesday received the endorsement a major Republican campaign donor in a big field of GOP candidates seeking the party's nomination for governor.
McSwain got the endorsement of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, a relative newcomer to Harrisburg’s ranks of advocacy organizations whose political action committees have been a conduit for campaign cash from billionaire Jeffrey Yass.
Yass is perhaps the biggest force now in underwriting Republican campaigns in Pennsylvania.
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The organization, through its political action committees, was the biggest single campaign donor in last year’s race for a seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. In November, one of its committees reported more than $20 million in its bank account, a massive amount of money for one group to spend.
The group backs alternatives to public schools — more charter schools and more taxpayer funding of private schools — and cutting taxes and regulations.
McSwain is currently running in a field of Republican candidates that is double-digits-deep.
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Krasner's office fires back at Pa. Senate leader who called for impeachment
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman on Tuesday urged Pennsylvania leaders to begin the impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. FOX 29 Political Analyst Bruce Gordon called Corman's play to try and unseat Krasner a political stunt with nearly no chance of working.
The likely Democratic Party nominee is two-term state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who in October reported having $10 million in his campaign account.
Pennsylvania puts no limit on the cash amount that individuals can give to campaigns.
The primary election is May 17, and March 8 is the deadline to file paperwork to qualify for the ballot.
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