Today, Sen. John Rafferty announced he was suspending his campaign for Attorney General after Gov. Tom Corbett threw his support behind David Freed. Freed enters the race facing a severe conflict of interest in one of the most important cases facing the incoming Attorney General.

"Tom Corbett pushed a candidate out of the Attorney General race in favor of a candidate facing significant conflicts of interest," said Pennsylvania Democratic spokesperson Mark Nicastre. "With the conflicts of interest facing David Freed, he cannot be expected to act independently while in office. It's troubling that Tom Corbett is willing to ignore these conflicts of interest, and it shows that Pennsylvanians should question his judgment. Pennsylvanians need to trust that their Attorney General will stand up for them, not special interests or their own self-interest, and it's clear they won't get that from David Freed."

Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed to join race for state attorney general (The Patriot-News)  Freed's father-in-law, LeRoy Zimmerman, became the state's first elected attorney general in 1980 and has been actively involved in state party circles ever since, which would help Freed with donors and committee people. But that family tie brings with it a complication: Attorney General Linda Kelly is in the midst of a civil investigation into actions taken by the board of the Hershey Trust Co., which Zimmerman has chaired since January 2006. 

Rafferty Out of AG Race (PoliticsPA) John Rafferty is out of the Attorney General race, the Montgomery County state Senator confirmed today. Rumors have circulated for days that Governor Tom Corbett was on the verge of endorsing Rafferty's opponent, Cumberland County District Attorney Dave Freed. Today, Corbett told Rafferty he was going to pull the trigger.
http://www.politicspa.com/rafferty-out-of-ag-race/30651/