Jake CormanLast Updated: January 18, 2024
Previous Office(s) Held
- Pennsylvania State Senator, District 34
Executive Summary
This individual spread disinformation about the 2020 presidential election, helping lead to the 1/6/21 Capitol attack.
For months, the Centre County Republican walked a fine line as the movement to discredit the 2020 election results won support from some of his pro-Trump colleagues. No, there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud, he said in November. But, he wrote in a January letter to Congress, there were “inconsistencies” that needed to be investigated.
Previous Office(s) Held
Former Pennsylvania State Senator, District 34
Term:
December 1, 1998 - November 30, 2022
Previously Ran for Office(s)
Ran for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2022. Withdrew from election.
Press Coverage
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The Pa. Senate leader resisted his pro-Trump wing for months. Now he wants a MAGA makeover.
Published on August 27, 2021 Read at The Philadelphia Inquirer -
Fact-checking a top Pa. Republican who said false election claims didn’t play ‘any role’ in the Capitol attack
Published on January 17, 2021 Read at The Philadelphia Inquirer -
Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot.
Published on January 15, 2021 Read at Politifact
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