From Pennsylvania comes news that former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Lynn Swann is running for Governor.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4 — Former Steelers star Lynn Swann declared his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor Wednesday in the city where he made his name in professional football.
He said that he made up his mind to run in the fall, after spending months weighing support at events around the state.
And, even better, he’s running as a Republican:
Swann has so far revealed little about his political philosophy but has advocated reducing certain business taxes and said he opposes abortion rights.
And his chances are actually looking pretty good:
In independent polling, former lieutenant governor William Scranton III and Swann are running ahead of the other two GOP candidates, but behind Rendell.
I’ll be watching this one with interest.
Update: And for the latest news on this interesting candidate, check out Swannblog.
August 16th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
[...] In January, I wrote about former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann running for Governor of Pennslyvania. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like his campaign is going well. HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann didn’t put so much as a dent in Gov. Ed Rendell’s lead among Pennsylvania voters over the past two months, despite his stepped-up campaign in the race for governor, a new poll released Wednesday shows. [...]