UNITED STATES - MARCH 25: Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., walks down the House steps following votes in the Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) HARRISBURG - Lou Barletta, the former congressman who unsuccessfully challenged U.S.
Sen. Bob Casey in 2018, said Friday that he will make a decision in the next few weeks on whether to seek the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022.Barletta began considering a run late last year, after saying he was leaving electoral politics following his loss to Casey.
Barletta was one of Donald Trump’s most loyal backers in office, but was unable to make the race close against Casey and lost by 13 percentage points.But Barletta, 65, said he felt the pull of.