HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- During Tuesday's Pennsylvania Attorney General debate between Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday, the two shared their plans to serve out two terms as Attorney General, while also saying they would not run for Governor.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro previously served as Attorney General from 2017 to 2023 before being elected to the highest office in the Keystone State. This has led many to wonder if the next Pennsylvania Attorney General will follow this same political path.
According to both candidates, neither of them plans to run for governor after serving as the Attorney General. The two candidates also expressed their desire to serve both terms (8 years total) as Attorney General if they are elected to the position.
DePasquale, who has run for multiple political offices across Pennsylvania, clarified that his candidacy for Attorney General is not a stepping stone for his career.
"When I was Auditor General I served eight years in that office. I found over $2 billion wasted by Harrisburg," DePasquale said. "I made sure we did investigations to protect our seniors. I led the school safety taskforce [to] make sure our schools are safer."
"I stayed in office all eight years because I loved every single second of it. If you elect me Attorney General I will serve all eight years if the voters will have me for all eight years."
Sunday, who currently serves as York County's District Attorney, was then asked if he had any plans to seek a higher office.
"The first thing I ran for was District Attorney - that was the first one," Sunday explained. "I ran for DA because I am a career prosecutor. I am a prosecutor running to be the chief prosecutor, that's what I am doing."
"I have no desire to run for any other office. I am running for Attorney General to be the Attorney General, and I would absolutely serve out two full terms."
Moving forward toward the quickly approaching election day, the Pennsylvania voter registration deadline is October 21.
To learn how to register to vote and how to request a mail-in ballot, you can visit PACounts.com.
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