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State Representative Sam Rohrer will formally announce his decision to run for governor during a statewide webcast at 6:30 this evening. The Berks County Republican will join Attorney General Tom Corbett and Congressman Jim Gerlach in seeking the GOP nomination. Democrats who have announced their candidacies are Auditor General Jack Wagner, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, former Congressman and Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel, Philadelphia businessman Tom Knox and Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty. Live updates will be posted at http://samrohrer.org Rohrer was in Bradford in August of 2007 for a House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing on deer management.

Another person plans to officially launch his campaign for Pennsylvania governor today. Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty is scheduled make the announcement at noon, making him the fifth Democrat to throw his hat into the ring. The others are state Auditor General Jack Wagner, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel and Philadelphia businessman Tom Knox. On the Republican side, state Attorney General Tom Corbett and Congressman Jim Gerlach have announced that they're running.

U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, joined five of his Pennsylvania Congressional colleagues today to nominate Erick Coolidge, of Tioga County, to the Dairy Advisory Committee, being created within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (USDA). “Since this past January, dairy farm profits are nearly half what they were in 2008,” said Thompson. “The expenses of dairy producers are nearly twice as much as their profits, leaving many small farms across the country struggling to stay in business. In addition to previous actions attempting to raise dairy prices, USDA is forming a new Dairy Advisory Committee, which will work directly with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Coolidge is a great candidate for a position on the committee. He is a longtime dairy producer and currently a Tioga County Commissioner. He has also served in various capacities in many agriculture and dairy organizations in Pennsylvania.” In the joint letter, Thompson and the legislators commented, “Be...

Former Governor Tom Ridge endorsed Republican Tom Corbett’s campaign for governor. Read more at PoliticsPA.com . Retired US Congressman John Peterson has endorsed Jim Gerlach for governor. Peterson says Gerlach "shares our rural values" and has experience in creating jobs and capping state spending. Read more at Gerlach's Web site . The Democratic side is more crowded and includes state Auditor General Jack Wagner, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Philadelphia businessman Tom Knox, former Congressman Joe Hoeffel and Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty.