As the dust settles in the wake of Kathleen Kane’s conviction and resignation from office, the race to replace her as Pennsylvania’s attorney general is ready to kick into gear, and political observers expect reform and integrity to take a prominent place in the campaign.
After a relatively quiet summer, state Sen. John C. Rafferty Jr., R-Montgomery, and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, are expected to engage in a sprint to the finish leading up to the Nov. 8 election. Although Kane’s departure likely won’t do enough to heavily tilt the election toward either candidate, it should create a more sturdy backdrop on which Rafferty and Shapiro can project their intentions to clean up the Office of Attorney General, observers said.
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