Rev. Micah Sims is running for Congress.

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By James Roxbury
Thursday March 06, 2014 at 11:26 am

Micah Sims is running for congress, Sims is circulating petitions in the 4th and 11th Pa congressional districts.

Currently the 4th district is represented by Rep. Scott Perry (R) and includes Adams, Cumberland (part), Dauphin (part of Harrisburg) and York counties, the 11th is represented by Rep. Lou Barletta and includes Carbon (part), Columbia, Cumberland (part), Dauphin (part of Harrisburg), Luzerne (part), Montour, Northumberland (part), Perry (part) and Wyoming Counties.

As released by the Micah Sims Campaign.

Harrisburg - Rev. Micah Sims, senior pastor at Bethel A.M.E Church in Harrisburg, making an announcement regarding his candidacy for Congress in 2014 at a press conference scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Main Capitol Rotunda.

As the former state deputy director of Obama 2012, co-chair of Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse's transition team and a passionate civic leader, Sims is a Democratic favorite to seek a Congressional seat.

"In addition to making a statement about the race, I will discuss my platform of empowering the lives of people by growing the economy through job creation and an established living wage," said Sims.

Other areas for which Sims is passionate include universal healthcare, improving public education, and immigration reform.

From our archives.

Former Harrisburg Mayor Linda D. Thompson dropped a bombshell Saturday when she acknowledged her run for Pa's 4th congressional district, Thompson needs to collect 1K valid signatures to get on the ballot and has one week from today to file the nomination petitions.

If Thompson does qualify how much money will she be able to raise, in her run for reelection she was outspent by both Miller and Papenfuse and finished third in the May 2013 primary.

Mayor Thompson's 2013 Year End Campaign Finance Report. Leadership for Harrisburg 2013.

Ending cash balance 12.31.13 $2,028.51

Will Charles A. Ottaviano continue to file Thompson's campaign reports?

Ottaviano is married to Marilyn Levin, the Chairman of the Dauphin County Democratic Party.

Archive video of Chairman Levin, February 11, 2011 . Send in the clowns.

Chairman Levin. The democratic brand.

Chairman Levin, Democratic endorsement meeting Saturday March 9, 2013. Throw Roxbury out.

Archive: Published Saturday March 1st. 2014.

Linda D. Thompson attended Saturday's Progressive Summit at the Hilton hotel in Harrisburg, Thompson acknowledged that she is circulating petitions for the office of Congress in the 4th district of Pa, the seat is currently held by republican Scott Perry.

I was waiting to get all my signatures.

From our archives. Will Thompson supporters donate again?

Harrisburg Mayor Thompson's Leadership for Harrisburg 2013 PAC filed a pre-primary report Friday afternoon.

Read the report. Leadership for Harrisburg 2013.

The Contributors:

$3,500 from Tucker Arensberg and associated attorneys:

$1,000 - Kenneth Lee, "I represent the Mayor and the City of Harrisburg in the bankruptcy proceedings."

$1,000 - Lee Swartz

$300 - Dennis Shaeffer

$200 - Steve Greecher

Individual contributions totaling $2,500 from Covanta Energy executives connected to the Incinerator retrofit project.

$1,000 - Seth Myones, COO.