Bob Casey Concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate Race

CASEY I just called ░░░░░░░░ McCormick to congratulate him ░░░░░░░░ his election to represent ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ As the first count ░░░░░░░░ ballots is completed Pennsylvanians ░░░░░░░░ move forward with the ░░░░░░░░ that their voices were ░░░░░░░░ whether their vote was ░░░░░░░░ first to be counted ░░░░░░░░ the last This race ░░░░░░░░ one of the closest ░░░░░░░░ our Commonwealth s history ░░░░░░░░ by less than a ░░░░░░░░ of a point I ░░░░░░░░ grateful to the thousands ░░░░░░░░ people who worked to ░░░░░░░░ sure that every eligible ░░░░░░░░ cast could be counted ░░░░░░░░ election officials in all ░░░░░░░░ counties When a Pennsylvanian ░░░░░░░░ the time to cast ░░░░░░░░ legal vote often waiting ░░░░░░░░ long lines and taking ░░░░░░░░ away from their work ░░░░░░░░ family they deserve to ░░░░░░░░ that their vote will ░░░░░░░░ That s democracy I ░░░░░░░░ proud of the work ░░░░░░░░ ve done since Election ░░░░░░░░ to enfranchise voters across ░░░░░░░░ state no matter whom ░░░░░░░░ voted for and to ░░░░░░░░ that the democratic process ░░░░░░░░ unfold In just a ░░░░░░░░ days we built an ░░░░░░░░ of 350 staff across ░░░░░░░░ state joined by more ░░░░░░░░ 1 000 volunteers who ░░░░░░░░ more than 6 000 ░░░░░░░░ voters make a plan ░░░░░░░░ fix small issues with ░░░░░░░░ ballot so their vote ░░░░░░░░ be counted From the ░░░░░░░░ year old woman in ░░░░░░░░ County who voted in ░░░░░░░░ election since she was ░░░░░░░░ to the 19 year ░░░░░░░░ in Montgomery County who ░░░░░░░░ her ballot for the ░░░░░░░░ first time we made ░░░░░░░░ those voices were heard ░░░░░░░░ we stood up against ░░░░░░░░ to silence and disenfranchise ░░░░░░░░ in every corner of ░░░░░░░░ Commonwealth Thanks to our ░░░░░░░░ in the courts nearly ░░░░░░░░ 000 eligible voters in ░░░░░░░░ will have their votes ░░░░░░░░ despite efforts to throw ░░░░░░░░ out This work mattered ░░░░░░░░ I m grateful to ░░░░░░░░ many people who helped ░░░░░░░░ this effort As you ░░░░░░░░ no public official serves ░░░░░░░░ and I ve been ░░░░░░░░ by the love and ░░░░░░░░ of my wife Terese ░░░░░░░░ our daughters Elyse Caroline ░░░░░░░░ and Marena all these ░░░░░░░░ I especially want to ░░░░░░░░ my campaign manager Tiernan ░░░░░░░░ our campaign staff and ░░░░░░░░ supporters for all the ░░░░░░░░ they did to help ░░░░░░░░ 2024 campaign and all ░░░░░░░░ who worked on and ░░░░░░░░ my previous campaigns over ░░░░░░░░ years I also want ░░░░░░░░ thank my current Senate ░░░░░░░░ led by my chief ░░░░░░░░ staff Kristen Gentile for ░░░░░░░░ exemplary public service to ░░░░░░░░ people of our Commonwealth ░░░░░░░░ all the previous staff ░░░░░░░░ served with me dating ░░░░░░░░ to 2007 But most ░░░░░░░░ all I want to ░░░░░░░░ the people of Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ granting me the privilege ░░░░░░░░ serving them for 28 ░░░░░░░░ years in public office ░░░░░░░░ auditor general state treasurer ░░░░░░░░ United States senator Every ░░░░░░░░ I served in public ░░░░░░░░ I fought for Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ our children seniors people ░░░░░░░░ disabilities and our veterans ░░░░░░░░ that time I ve ░░░░░░░░ guided by an inscription ░░░░░░░░ the finance building in ░░░░░░░░ All public service is ░░░░░░░░ trust given in faith ░░░░░░░░ accepted in honor Thank ░░░░░░░░ for the trust you ░░░░░░░░ placed in me for ░░░░░░░░ these years It s ░░░░░░░░ the honor of my ░░░░░░░░