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The highest-ranking member of the Pennsylvania Senate says he’s not going seek another term in the chamber in order to focus on his candidacy for the governorship.

The $275,250 contract is revealing more details about the Republican-led probe, which is taking place without evidence of widespread fraud or irregularities.

The Republican primary field for governor is double-digits deep, something party officials can’t remember ever confronting in a statewide race of such importance, and Corman enters the race as a familiar face to donors.

A political adviser says Jake Corman, the ranking Republican in Pennsylvania’s state Senate, will run for governor in next year’s election. The adviser had direct knowledge of Corman’s plans and told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Corman had planned to make the formal announcement Thursday.

The ranking Republican in the state Senate tested positive despite being fully vaccinated and will quarantine at home.

Corman, who represents a swath of central Pennsylvania surrounding Penn State’s main campus, is the Senate’s president pro tempore.

Corman has justified further investigation as a way to satisfy “concerns” — spurred by Trump’s false claims — that his office has received on the subject

Many are long lists of personal information for millions of Pennsylvania voters, like addresses and Social Security numbers.

Those hearings have the blessing of Republican Senate President Jake Corman, who has faced pressure from hardline conservatives to look into the 2020 election.