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McSwain lands endorsement of big GOP campaign donor in Pennsylvania governor's race
Bill McSwain, 52, announced Monday that he will be running for governor in Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG - Bill McSwain, the chief federal prosecutor in Philadelphia under former President Donald Trump, on Wednesday received the endorsement a major Republican campaign donor in a big field of GOP candidates seeking the party's nomination for governor.McSwain got the endorsement of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, a relative newcomer to Harrisburg’s ranks of advocacy organizations whose political action committees have been a conduit for campaign cash from billionaire Jeffrey Yass.Yass is perhaps the biggest force now in underwriting Republican campaigns in Pennsylvania.MORE PENNSYLVANIA HEADLINESThe organization, through its political action committees, was the biggest single campaign donor in last year’s race for a seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.