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Kathleen Kane to run as a Democrat for Attorney General.
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kathleen Kane gets elected to run for office as PA's Attorney General, by a margin of 53-43% over former congressman Patrick Murphy.
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Kathleen Kane elected as Attorney General and she is the first female to be in office. She won the race to be in office by a margin of 56-42% against GOP David Freed.
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She will not defend the law against same sex marriage. Later, State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe wanted to have Kane impeached from office.
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Kane hires Richard Sprague and his son to represent her for any possible defamation lawsuits stemming from the sting story. The Attorney General arrives to a pre-arranged meeting with the Inquirer editorial board along with Sprague and lets him speak for her.
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It is announced that Adrian King is resigning from the AG office. In a 2015 profile, Maria Panaritis said Kane “knew and deeply trusted only one of her top lieutenants: Adrian R. King.” She also revealed that Kane and King dated in the 1990’s.
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Kathleen Kane files for divorce from her husband of 14 years, Christopher. She calls their marriage “irretrievably broken”.
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The state Senate began a process that could lead to Kane's removal, subject to the signature of Gov. Tom Wolf. Its next step is a Jan. 12 hearing before the full Senate.
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Brad Bumsted reports that Kane fired her Appeals Office head James Barker. After initially saying it was because of “restructuring”, the Attorney General states that Barker was fired for being unable to prevent grand jury leaks. Barker is among those that testified to the grand jury that called for charges against Kane.
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Kane’s driver, Patrick Reese, appears in court and pleads not guilty to a charge of criminal contempt. Reese was allegedly tasked by Kane to read the emails of employees and any sealed documents related to the grand jury investigation
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Kane’s spokesman Chuck Ardo reveals that Granahan will not be punished for sending the controversial emails.
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The House Judiciary Committee votes to conduct an investigation into whether to start impeachment proceedings against the AG. On a party-line vote, the State Senate committee recommends removing Kane if her law license is not reinstated. A new Harper Poll shows Kane is leading the Democratic field of Attorney General candidates.
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Kathleen Knae saved they decided to not inpeachment Kane out of office. They voted 29 yes to stay, and 19 no so she would get impeached.
