Piccola+retiring+at+the+end+of+term

= = = Written by Laura Olson = =//Published by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette//= =//11/10/11//= = =

=After orchestrating a pending state takeover of the bankrupt City of Harrisburg -- and taking flak for a redesigned horseshoe-shaped district that would no longer include the state capital -- state Sen. Jeff Piccola, R-Dauphin, said this morning that this will be his final term.= =From a statement issued a few minutes ago:= =//"I hereby announce that I will not be a candidate for reelection to the 15th Senatorial District in 2012. I have thoroughly enjoyed my service in the state legislature, and I count as one of my many blessings the privilege of representing the citizens of Dauphin and York Counties in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. I thank them from the bottom of my heart for their support."//= =//"During the year remaining of my term, I will work as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee to advance measures to reform and improve the Commonwealth's educational system and continue to strive to best represent the people of the 15th Senatorial District."//=

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