The change is the feet for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.
Chairman of the state Sharif Street He announced Monday afternoon that he would give way as the head of the State Party to focus his energy at the US Congress. He is expected to support the former Pennsylvania general auditor Eugene Depasquale for position.
Street, who currently serves as a senator of state in Philadelphia in the 3rd Senator District, announced his candidacy to replace the American representative Dwight Evans at Congress. Evans announced that he would not look for re -election in third place in the congress district.
“It was not an easy decision – but it is right,” Street wrote in the announcement on social media. “Now, when I focus on my campaign for the Congress, I think it’s time to make room for the next chapter of the leadership – for our party to develop, win our key court elections this fall, and then turn to the collection of our governor and the Governor of the lieutenant, shifting mandates to recover and overcome Donald Trump And the magician program once and for all. “
The report with Philadelphia Inquirer says that Street supports Depasquale as his deputy at the party this weekend. Special elections took place at the autumn meeting of Democrats, which is to be on September 6 in Lancaster.
There has been speculation that there may be a change at the top Governor Josh Shapiro and chairman of the Demorative National Committee Ken Martin He suggested that the street could fight for both the chairman of the state and the candidate for the Congress, which is heading into a critical media -condemnation for demos in the state of Keystone.
Chairman of the Committee in Philadelphia Bob Brady He told Inquireer that Depasquale is a choice of shapiro for work.
“I am glad that the governor is on board, this is his choice,” said Brady in the newspaper. “It’s a great choice.”
Depasquale currently lives in Pittsburgh and is an advocate and assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He was elected to the State Chamber in 2006 and after three terms, he was elected a general auditor. Depasquale failed Congress against Congress Rep. Scott Perry (R-10) in 2020, and was not against Dave Sunday in search of the general prosecutor’s position last autumn.
Democrats maintained control over the State Chamber last autumn in a complex year for a party throughout the country. At the beginning of this year, the Democrats closed the deficit in the State Senate to 27-23, winning a place in Lancaster for the first time since 1800.
“These victories were not accidental,” wrote Street. “They were built from scratch – by the chairmen of the unit, committee members, organizers and everyday democrats, who devoted their party time, energy and heart to their party. My task was to raise their work – and I had the honor to do it.”
