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4. "Republican Sen. Pat Toomey To Retire, Opening Up 2022 Race In Pennsylvania"
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 09:41 PM
Jan 2021

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey jolted a new political fight for 2022, announcing Monday that he'll retire from the Senate at the end of his current term and won't mount a bid to become the state's next governor.

The move sets up a battle for his competitive seat in the next midterm election in a state that is key to the 2020 presidential race. A wave of Republicans will be eyeing the chance to replace Toomey, while Democrats now have an opportunity to potentially gain another seat in two years in the currently GOP-controlled Senate. Aside from judges, Toomey is Pennsylvania's lone statewide-elected Republican.

"I will not be running for election in 2022 and I will not be running for governor," Toomey said, standing alongside his family at a press conference from Allentown, Pa. After the final two years of his term, he said, "my plan is to go back to the private sector."

Toomey had long been rumored to be the next candidate to run for governor. However, the state is evolving politically and has increasingly seen a growing shift in many pockets from red to blue.

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/05/920310062/republican-senator-pat-toomey-to-retire-opening-2022-race-in-pennsylvania

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