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Ex-vice admiral may run for Pa. Senate seat


By Kimberly Hefling - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday May 7, 2009 12:04:33 EDT

WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, says he’s seriously considering challenging new Democrat Arlen Specter in next year’s Pennsylvania Senate primary.

Sestak said Thursday he’s concerned that Washington’s Democratic establishment has picked a candidate who may not be the best for the party’s voters in Pennsylvania. The suburban Philadelphia congressman says he has concerns about Specter’s voting record — particularly his recent vote against the Democratic-backed budget.

He says Specter’s decision to break with the Republican Party and become a Democrat moved him closer to running. He anticipates a decision in the coming weeks.

Sestak was elected in 2006. Earlier, he commanded an aircraft carrier battlegroup in Afghanistan.

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Matt Rourke / The Associated Press Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., retired from the Navy in January 2006. He served six sea tours, commanding a frigate, a destroyer squadron and the George Washington Carrier Strike Group.

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