Weeks after receiving Trump's endorsement, Pennsylvania Rep. Meuser opts against challenging Shapiro: Sources [View all]
Source: ABC News
July 8, 2025, 2:27 PM
At a rally in Pittsburgh in May, Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Dan Meuser received the most powerful co-sign in Republican politics: an endorsement from President Donald Trump in the upcoming gubernatorial race.
"He's been a great congressman," Trump said of Meuser, one of his top allies in the state. "And if you run, you have my full support. And you'll win. The people are going to get it real fast."
But after months of speculation, Meuser has recently told associates he will not enter the race to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, three people with knowledge of his conversations told ABC News.
He delivered the news to Trump on Saturday over the phone, someone familiar with the call told ABC News. A White House spokesperson declined to comment.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/weeks-after-receiving-trumps-endorsement-pennsylvania-rep-meuser/story?id=123579253
He is in PA-9. There is no "resign to run" for state offices here in PA so he wouldn't need to resign his House seat, although Philly DOES have that requirement to run for local city offices (which prompted the loss of like 6 members of City Council for our last mayoral race).
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