HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania state Treasurer Rob McCord is airing his first two campaign television ads of the Democratic gubernatorial primary race.
McCord’s 60-second ads were to air Friday, running statewide two months to the day before voters elect a Democrat to challenge Republican Gov. Tom Corbett in the fall election. Rival campaigns say the week’s ad buy is more than $1 million.
In the ads, McCord stresses his upbringing by a single mother, his education in public schools and at Harvard University and his business background as a venture capitalist investing in start-up technology businesses.
He attacks Corbett’s policy on Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry and cuts to education aid. Four other Democrats are running, including ex-Clinton White House adviser Katie McGinty, U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, ex-state Auditor General Jack Wagner and businessman Tom Wolf.
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