A Pennsylvania state lawmaker who made national headlines in 2019 for harassing pro-life demonstrators announced he is running for lieutenant governor on Monday. To take responsibility, to show empathy, to have courage and to be authentic," Brian Sims said in his launch video. PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRAT JOHN FETTERMAN FILES PAPERWORK TO RUN FOR SEAT BEING VACATED BY TOOMEYThe Democrat faced backlash in 2019 for harassing an elderly woman and offering $100 to anyone who doxed teen girls praying outside a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood. "I'm angry that pro-life protesters use white privilege and racism to attack people of color in my district and across the nation," Sims said. Sims has represented his Philadelphia district in the state legislature since 2013.

Source: Fox News February 16, 2021 13:15 UTC