January 7, 2009 - 16:58

Gerlach says he won’t run for two offices at once in 2010

U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-West Pikeland) will not seek reelection to his 6th Congressional District seat in 2010 if he decides to run for governor that year, The Morning Call reports.

Gerlach could potentially keep his options open during what is sure to be a contentious GOP primary for governor, staying on the ballot for both governor and Congress. But he said such an action would be unfair to voters.

"I would not run for both," Gerlach told The Morning Call. "Voters want to see somebody who's interested in the seat they are pursuing. Once you decide to do something, you go at it 100 percent."

If Gerlach sticks to that pledge, a run for governor will be a politically risky move, with Attorney General Tom Corbett and former U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan considered the early GOP frontrunners for the governor's mansion. If Gerlach ran and lost in the primary without staying on the primary ballot for Congress, he would be out of a job.

Gerlach narrowly won reelection in November against Democrat Bob Roggio, but with his suburban Philadelphia district becoming more Democratic each year, the seat is becoming harder and harder to defend.

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Dan Hirschhorn is a PolitickerPA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

Related topics: Jim Gerlach, Governor 2010, PA-6

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