Scott Perry ‘offends me,’ says Republican running for his seat

A Pennsylvania Republican seeking the seat of Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pennsylvania) said he is running for Congress because Perry is “pissed off” at him.

John Henry Newman, 68, announced Monday that he will run for Perry's seat. Penn Live reported.

On his campaign website, Newman criticized Perry's claims before and after the 2020 election and his role as chairman of the House Freedom Caucus.

“Simply put, the actions of our modern president, Scott Perry, displease me. Most irritating was his behavior after the 2020 election. He represents the 10th Congressional District , and sought to nullify the choices of all Pennsylvania voters,” Newman said. Campaign site state.

“He continues to make inaccurate and misleading statements. And for the past two years, he has led an extremist faction in the U.S. House of Representatives. Misleading us is not leadership,” the website continues. Masu.

Mr. Newman told Penn Live that he believed Mr. Perry was “radicalized” and suggested he was moving away from the core values ​​of the Republican Party.

“We know that so many Republicans in this region are uncomfortable and feel that the party leadership in this region has moved away from them,” Newman told Penn Live. ” he said.

According to his website, Newman has been an educator and scientist for many years in higher education institutions in Pennsylvania and across the country. He said on his website that he wanted to restore “decency and cooperation” to his House of Commons.

In 2022, federal agents seized Perry's cell phone in connection with the Justice Department's investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. A federal judge last month granted prosecutors access to about 1,700 text messages sent by Perry in the lead up to the riot.

Mr. Perry also failed to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6 attack.

Perry has not yet announced whether he will run for re-election.