Lou Barletta To Enter Pennsylvania’s GOP Stakes For Governor

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican Lou Barletta tells The Associated Press that he will run for governor of Pennsylvania.
The 65-year-old Barletta becomes the first prominent figure to enter the 2022 governor’s race.
Barletta is a former Hazleton mayor and four-term member of Congress, and ran statewide in a 2018 loss to Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.
Barletta said he would focus on boosting the state’s economy, but also aiming to overhaul Pennsylvania’s election law and