Thread: Hazleton mayor Barletta still undecided on run for Congress

Hazleton mayor Barletta still undecided on run for Congress
January 30, 2008 10:12 PM
Maybe he will and maybe he won’t.

Despite reports published earlier today, Hazleton mayor Lou Barletta is still undecided on whether or not to run for Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, currently occupied by Democrat Paul Kanjorski.

“Lou Barletta has at no time told me that he has made the decision to run for Congress,â€

02/04/2008
County GOP joins ‘Draft Lou’ drive
BY MICHAEL R. SISAK
STAFF WRITER


A group of area Republicans is helping Lou Barletta get on the ballot for a run at incumbent Democrat Paul Kanjorski’s congressional seat, even though the Hazleton mayor has not yet declared whether he will be a candidate.


Barletta says he is still undecided about running for Congress, but plans to make an announcement “very soon.â€