Slippery Rock Mayor JonDavid R. Longo announces his intent to run for the proposed State House District 8 during a Red Wave Rally at the North Country Brewing Company in Slippery Rock Township, Pa. on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Slippery Rock Mayor JonDavid Longo on Saturday announced he will run for the state House of Representatives should the currently proposed legislative maps hold up.

The mayor said he would only run for House District 8 should, in any adopted map, he not be running against any Republican incumbents. District 8 in the current proposal would be squarely in Butler County and not include where any incumbent state representative lives.

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