Election 2012: Larry Maggi Runs for 18th Congressional Seat

Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi

He is unopposed.

The seat is now held by Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, who is being challenged in the Republican primary by

“I’m running for Congress because southwestern Pennsylvanians deserve a representative who will put the people of the 18th District ahead of partisan politics,” Maggi said when he announced his campaign. "For too long, too many politicians have put their political careers ahead of the interests of their constituents. As a father and a veteran, I have spent my career finding practical solutions to real world problems, and I intend on bringing that approach with me to Washington.”

Here's what you need to know before you hit the polls:

Hometown: Buffalo Township

Age: 61

Educational Experience: California University of Pennsylvania

Professional Experience: U.S. Marine, Pennsylvania state trooper, county
sheriff, county commissioner

Why did you decide to run for this new position? To get our economy
back on track by cutting spending the right way—not on the backs of
seniors and the middle class.

What will be your priorities if elected? Bring jobs back to southwest
Pennsylvania, cut spending and defend Medicare.

Is there anything else you'd like the voters to know? As Washington
County commissioner, I balanced eight budgets in eight years and kept
taxes at the second-lowest rate in southwest Pennsylvania. The
result—Washington County is third in the nation for job growth. I want to bring a Washington County solution to clean up the mess in Washington, DC.

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