Pennsylvania GOP Endorses Dave Sunday for State Attorney General
Sunday Secures Endorsement Over Competitors, Copeland Withdraws Candidacy
- Dave Sunday, York County's district attorney, has been endorsed by Pennsylvania's Republican Party for state attorney general.
- Sunday won the endorsement over competitors Craig Williams and Katayoun Copeland, both former federal prosecutors from Delaware County.
- Copeland withdrew her candidacy after Sunday's endorsement.
- The attorney general’s office has a budget of about $140 million annually and plays a prominent role in arresting drug traffickers, fighting gun trafficking, defending state laws in court and protecting consumers from predatory practices.
- No Republican has been elected attorney general since 2008.