WASHINGTON–Republican U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta announced his candidacy Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by U.S Sen. Bob Casey Jr.
Barletta said in a campaign video released Tuesday that he is running to be a leader who listens to the people of Pennsylvania and fights for them in Washington.
“I don’t see running for the Senate to represent Pennsylvania as an opportunity. I see it as a responsibility,” Barletta said in the video. “I wasn’t born with a famous last name. I was born into a home in Hazleton where we learned that with hard work, anything is possible.”
Before being elected to Congress in 2010, Barletta served as Mayor of Hazleton. Barletta was a visible supporter of President Donald Trump during his presidential campaign last year.
