Wagner: No problem running for governor
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner says there's no problem with his running for governor while keeping his day job. And, he says, the same goes for Tom Corbett.
Both Wagner and Attorney General Tom Corbett have formally declared their campaigns for governor, opponents have stepped up their criticism each time the men announce high-profile audits or charges.
Democratic candidate Tom Knox says it's wrong to run for statewide office while holding another post, and Republican Jim Gerlach says Corbett's legislative corruption investigation is a conflict of interest for someone who wants to be the next governor.
Wagner dismisses the complaints.
Wagner: Tom Corbett is elected as Attorney General. I'm elected as Auditor General. He's a prosecutor, I'm a fiscal watchdog. The way I view it we're both doing our job. That's what the people of Pennsylvania elected us to do.
Corbett has repeatedly said he won't step down, and he'll keep looking into corruption charges.
His latest opponent, state Representative Sam Rohrer, says he applauds the ongoing investigation, which recently charged ten Republicans.
Rohrer deflected questions about whether Corbett should step down, saying that's up to the Attorney General.