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For Immediate Release: July, 14 2009

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JIM GERLACH TO RUN FOR PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR

Chester Co. Congressman Says Enormous Challenges in Coming Years Demand Proven Leadership Gerlach Pledges to Create Jobs, Cut Government Spending & Waste and Make Pennsylvania the Leader in America's Energy Independent Future

(Exton, PA) - Jim Gerlach, a western Pennsylvania native and four-term United StatesCongressman from Chester County, will run for the Republican nomination for Governorof Pennsylvania next spring. Gerlach is the only Republican to formally declare hiscandidacy for Governor."The economic challenges Pennsylvania faces over the coming years demand proven,fiscally conservative leadership, and a successful record of dealing with a wide-range oftough issues. From cutting state spending, income taxes and welfare rolls, I have beenon the front lines for years fighting for smaller government and greater efficiency inHarrisburg and Washington. Our next Governor must employ those values and put themto work in Harrisburg, and make Pennsylvania a competitive place to do business so wecan create jobs and put families back to work. It's that simple," said Gerlach."The debate in Harrisburg of raising state income taxes by 16 percent, creating a newtax on one of the most promising energy industries in Pennsylvania, and increasingspending in one of the worst budgets in a generation show the need for new leadership.I cannot sit back and Pennsylvania taxpayers cannot afford to allow the proponents oflarger, unsustainable government to prevail. One of my top priorities will be to enactresults-based budgeting with performance benchmarks on state spending. This willinsure that taxpayers aren't funding failing government programs year after year withoutseeing any return on the investment of their hard-earned dollars. My campaign willfocus on restoring fiscal sanity to Harrisburg, increasing accountability and cuttingwaste, creating jobs and making Pennsylvania the leader in America's energyindependent future," Gerlach continued."It has been a privilege and an honor to serve the residents of the 6th CongressionalDistrict for more than six years. But I believe the best place for me to improve the livesof Pennsylvania's taxpayers, families and seniors is as Governor. It is not a decision I