Pennsylvania Republicans have the candidate they want for the U.S. Senate. They just need him to run

Vice President Kamala Harris, presiding over proceedings as the role of the office, read the tally.

The outgoing U.S. senator said he had been “blessed” by the opportunity to perform public service and highlighted what he recounted as key successes throughout his career.

Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.