Jeff Bartos, a Lower Merion real estate developer, is the latest Republican who is considering joining the race for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, writes Jonathan Tamari for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“I am very seriously considering a run for the Senate,” said Jeff Bartos on Tuesday. “We’re taking the next steps toward making it official.”
He added he will discuss his plans with the community, business, and party leaders and will begin raising money for his potential campaign in the next few weeks. He will make a formal decision by mid-March.
Bartos, who ran for lieutenant governor in 2018, will be one of a growing number of Republicans who are joining the race for a seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Toomey.
For the past year, Bartos has spent most of his time leading the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund. This has allocated over $3 million in forgivable loans to over 1,000 small businesses hit hard by the pandemic.
“I hear time and again that these small business owners on Main Street, they just feel completely abandoned,” said Bartos. “We’ve taken up the mantle of fighting for them.”
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