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Primary Preview: Here’s who’s running for Pa. governor

BY: - May 15, 2022

One Democrat and seven Republicans are vying to replace term-limited Gov. Tom Wolf.

Hart ends gubernatorial bid, endorses Barletta in GOP primary

BY: - May 13, 2022

Melissa Hart, a former state senator and GOP gubernatorial candidate, announced at a press conference in Harrisburg on Friday that she would suspend her campaign and Barletta, a former member of congress and the elected mayor of Hazleton in Luzerne County

Five GOP gov. hopefuls, minus the front runners, debate transportation funding, election law

BY: - April 19, 2022

By contrast, all five of Tuesday’s attendees have been polling in low single digits, though those same surveys have shown that a significant number of Republicans have yet to make up their mind in the primary. An Eagle Consulting Group poll released last week put the total of undecided voters as high as 44 percent.

Doug Mastriano speaks at an event

The platforms are the same, but strategies differ for Pa. 2022 GOP governor hopefuls

BY: - April 1, 2022

In a likely first, all nine GOP hopefuls were in the same place Friday for an annual conservative conclave.

5 women to watch during Pa.’s 2022 midterms: Susan Wild, Carla Sands, Summer Lee and more

BY: - March 28, 2022

Pa.'s 2022 midterm elections could represent a landmark moment for female representation in elected office.

Capital-Star Q+A: Reentering public life for governor run, Melissa Hart talks regulations, abortion

BY: - March 4, 2022

'Looking at what unfortunately, oftentimes what government does to [people], instead of for them, are the things that drive me to be a candidate,' Hart said.

In their first debate, Pa. GOP gov. candidates promise lower taxes, school choice

BY: - January 5, 2022

The GOP candidates are vying to replace Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who will leave office in January 2023 after serving the constitutional maximum of two, four-year terms.