Update: Rick Geist's challenger John McGinnis' Campaign Announcement for the 79th Legistlative District

Here is John McGinnis' official campaign announcement last night. His energetic speech focused on changing the cycle of corruption Harrisburg. McGinnis highlighted Rep. Geist's record of voting for the 2005 Pay Raise Scandal, his votes to increase his pension, and Geist's over usage of the ever popular per diem.

McGinnis says his campaign will be based around three R’s: Reform, Reality and Renaissance. “We’re maxed out as taxpayers in Pennsylvania,” McGinnis said. “As the government has grown at 5.3% in the 33 years since Rick Geist was first elected to office, we’ve had an economy that’s been stagnant and population growth that has been stagnant – that just doesn’t work.”

McGinnis says he won’t take a public pension, per-diems or a pay raise – and he says he’ll limit his time in office.“Just as the constitution says, you get a salary and you get mileage -- and that’s what I will take,” said McGinnis. “I will abide by the constitution of Pennsylvania.”