You know we could go on about just what exactly is this Democrat State Representative thinking staying in the race of state senate.  We could ask if he’s aware of just what his situation really is – politically and legally – since being both charged and arraigned (that’s in front of a judge you know) in the last week or so.  We could ask where is the Democrat leadership on this one?  We could ask you to mull the national implications of a Democrat dominated corruption scandal in Pennsylvania.   But we won’t.  We’ll just tell you to read the article below and let us know what you think.  From Ellwood City Ledger:

Democratic state Rep. Sean Ramaley is apparently remaining in the 47th Senatorial District race even though he was charged with six criminal counts last week as part of the state attorney general’s probe into legislative corruption.

Beaver County Commissioner Joe Spanik, who withdrew from the state Senate Democratic primary earlier this year, said Wednesday that he spoke with Ramaley, D-16, Economy, after a meeting about the state budget Tuesday.

“He indicated that he was still in the race,” said Spanik, who has been touted as a possible replacement for Ramaley if he quits. “In his mind, he feels that he’s innocent.”

Ramaley’s House term ends this year, and he didn’t seek re-election because he entered the state Senate race.

Candidates have until Aug. 11 to withdraw from the general election.

On Wednesday, Ramaley did not respond to a message left on his cell phone or a request for comment made through campaign spokeswoman Christina Stacey.

Last week, Ramaley, 33, and former state Rep. Mike Veon, formerly of West Mayfield, were the most well-known of the 12 people charged in Attorney General Tom Corbett’s corruption probe. Ramaley, who pleaded not guilty in an arraignment Friday in Harrisburg, was charged with conspiracy, conflict of interest and four counts of theft.

A grand jury concluded that Veon gave Ramaley a job as a legislative assistant in Veon’s Beaver Falls district office in 2004 after Ramaley won the 16th District Democratic primary. However, Ramaley didn’t do any legislative work, but ran his general election campaign out of the office “with the assistance and direction of Veon’s trained political operatives,” the grand jury determined.

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