By: E&P Staff Chris Voccio, publisher of The Pennsylvania Republican and former publisher of The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown and Johnstown Magazine, is launching a campaign for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 72nd district seat currently held by Rep. Tom Yewcic.
Voccio, 40, announced Friday he is preparing a campaign and will begin the petition process for ballot access on Jan. 22. Rep. Yewcic announced last November that he will retire at the end of his current term.
In a statement, Voccio emphasized the importance of not sending career politicians to Harrisburg, saying, "We cannot afford to be sentenced to 20 or 30 years of continued stagnation while good-natured politicians collect their salaries and wait for their taxpayer-funded pensions to kick in."
He added, "We can?t send the Governor more allies who will, even if unwittingly, help him in his anti-gun efforts and aid his hostility to to the pro-life position."
Voccio will continue to serve as publisher of the Pennsylvania Republican.
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