Obama economic official may run for Lt. Gov.

A senior adviser to the Obama administration’s Secretary of Commerce is “seriously considering” a run for Lieutenant Governor, a Democrat familiar with her plans told pa2010.com.

Elizabeth Vale, who is also executive director of the White House Business Council, would bring a different profile to a field of mostly current and former elected officials. And with the Democratic primary field largely empty, she could have an immediate impact on the still-undefined race.

“I see her…

August 18, 2009 at 11:00 am | Comments (2)