Regola Drops Out of Race
A state senator from western Pennsylvania whose gun was used by a teenage neighbor in an apparent suicide has abandoned his campaign for a second term.
Sen. Robert Regola submitted paperwork Monday to the Department of State notifying them of his decision to remove his name from the general election ballot, officials said.
Sen. Joseph Scarnati, chairman of the state's Senate Republican Campaign Committee, said Regola sought his opinion last week and he told Regola that it would be best for his family to withdraw. Regola took the weekend to discuss it with his wife, Scarnati said.
"It's a tough, tough media issue with what's gone on, and the trial was certainly going to be part of the race and the family's had enough of it," Scarnati said.
Scarnati, R-Jefferson, insisted that the decision had nothing to do with polling data, but acknowledged that any Republican campaign faces tough odds in predominantly Democratic Westmoreland County.
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Sen. Robert Regola submitted paperwork Monday to the Department of State notifying them of his decision to remove his name from the general election ballot, officials said.
Sen. Joseph Scarnati, chairman of the state's Senate Republican Campaign Committee, said Regola sought his opinion last week and he told Regola that it would be best for his family to withdraw. Regola took the weekend to discuss it with his wife, Scarnati said.
"It's a tough, tough media issue with what's gone on, and the trial was certainly going to be part of the race and the family's had enough of it," Scarnati said.
Scarnati, R-Jefferson, insisted that the decision had nothing to do with polling data, but acknowledged that any Republican campaign faces tough odds in predominantly Democratic Westmoreland County.
For the full story, go to pennlive.com
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