Ed Pawlowski announces run for governor
Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski ended weeks of speculation Sunday, officially announcing on national television that he is running for governor in 2014, touting the economic development gains and improved financial situation in the city under his watch.
Pawlowski issued a news release early Sunday morning before making the widely anticipated announcement on Melissa Harris-Perry's talk show on MSNBC. The mayor said he plans to visit 23 counties over nine days to kick off his campaign.
A formal announcement is planned Monday morning in the city.
"This is not a decision that was easily made," Pawlowski said in the news release, "but as mayor of the third-largest city in the state and president of the Pennsylvania Municipal League, I have seen first-hand the damage that has been done to our Commonwealth over the past four years under the current administration.
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