This running man, who makes it abundantly clear that he bleeds Temple red, posts his times on his Facebook page with regularity.

Before you see Ken Lawrence running for office, you will spot him at the Norristown Farm Park, Schuylkill River Trail or a local 5K, writes Katie Kohler for The Times Herald.

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In January, the judges of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas appointed Lawrence to fill the Montgomery County commissioner’s seat left vacant by Josh Shapiro, who left to become Pennsylvania’ attorney general. Lawrence, a Temple University alum who returned to the nest to hold the post of vice president of alumni relations and senior vice president for government, community and public affairs, flew the beloved confines of North Philadelphia to serve in Montgomery County, the story continues.

What drives Lawrence to run – in the feet pounding the pavement sense – and serve in politics is a longtime passion. Lawrence started running cross-country in high school. At Montgomery County Community College he became enthralled with his government classes then went on to major in Political Science at Temple.

In 2019, he plans to seek the endorsement of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee and run with Val Arkoosh, chairwoman of the board of commissioners, for a four-year term.

To read Kohler’s Q&A with Lawrence click here.