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Pa. state auditor general confirms that he’ll run for U.S. House

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is confirming that he'll run for Congress and seek next year's Democratic nomination for the Harrisburg-area 10th District held by Republican Rep. Scott Perry

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is confirming that he'll run for Congress and seek next year's Democratic nomination for the Harrisburg-area 10th District held by four-term Republican Rep. Scott Perry.
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is confirming that he'll run for Congress and seek next year's Democratic nomination for the Harrisburg-area 10th District held by four-term Republican Rep. Scott Perry.Read moreMatt Rourke / Associated Press
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says he will run for Congress and seek next year’s Democratic nomination for the Harrisburg-area 10th District held by four-term Republican Rep. Scott Perry.

DePasquale made the announcement on social media Sunday.

Perry, an Iraq war veteran, has the most conservative voting record among Pennsylvania’s 18-member U.S. House delegation, according to American Conservative Union ratings.

DePasquale’s second four-year term as the state’s elected fiscal watchdog will run through 2020.

The 10th District has 23,000 more registered Republican voters than Democrats. Perry won reelection in November by almost 3 percentage points in a tight race against first-time candidate George Scott.

Democrat Tom Brier also has announced his candidacy.