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They are starting to line up to challenge Kane.
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8569467-74/kane-attorney-general#axzz3dFOQhwd4HARRISBURG — With a Democratic incumbent beset by mounting legal problems, a Republican senator will announce his candidacy for Pennsylvania attorney general, and a GOP House member is considering a bid for the office in 2016.
Even if Attorney General Kathleen Kane clears her court-related hurdles, her odds of winning re-election are slim, political analysts said Monday.
Sen. John Rafferty, a fourth-term Republican from Chester County, will formalize his candidacy Wednesday with the backing of police and firefighter unions. Rafferty is a former deputy attorney general.
Republican Rep. Todd Stephens, a former assistant district attorney in Montgomery County, also might run.
Read more: http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8569467-74/kane-attorney-general#ixzz3dFOgSGuO
