I don’t know, but there’s a pretty good discussion of potential candidates going on here. I will say that several of the folks mentioned there have confirmed to me they are weighing a run — specifically Ryan Aument, David M. Dumeyer, W. Scott Wiglesworth and Mike Pickard. Others such as Doug Brubaker say they’re flattered their names are out there, but their focus is on family and work and, where applicable, service on municipal boards.
Aument is serving his first four-year term as Lancaster County’s clerk of courts. The 32-year-old Landisville resident said he has received several calls from supporters encourgaing him to run for the seat. “I’ll take the next few days and discuss the opportunity with my wife and family and make a decision,” he said. Aument was elected clerk of courts in November 2007. The clerk of courts records and manages the criminal cases that pass through the county’s judicial system. He previously served as chief of staff and campaign chairman for state Rep. Bryan Cutler, a Republican from Peach Bottom. Aument is a graduate of Solanco High School and the Citadel, the military college in Charleston, S.C. He served four years in the Army, entering as a second lieutenant in 1999 and leaving in 2003 with the rank of captain and a Bronze Star Medal for his service in Iraq.
Dumeyer is the former chairman of the Republican Committee of Lancaster County. Asked whether he was interested in running for the 41st district seat, he said: “I think it would be appropriate to say I’m giving it some thought, though it’s fair to say I haven’t come to any conclusion.” Dumeyer, 62, of Silver Spring Road, Landisville, retired as a staffer from the state House after more than 37 years in 2007. Most recently he worked as executive director of the House Education Committee, a position he held since March 2000. He has also worked for the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and as a research analyst for the House Republican Caucus. Dumeyer serves as a West Hempfield Township supervisor and its the current board chairman. He he been on the board for 20 years. He chaired the county GOP for 6½ years, leaving the post in January. Dumeyer praised True’s career in the House, specifically her “special attention to a lot of the vulnerable in our society — the children, a lot of the people who are abused, the unborn. She really made that a goal of hers, and she delivered.”
Wiglesworth, 39, is a self-employed auctioneer and Realtor who chairs the Hempfield GOP.
“I have an interest, yes. It would be a great opportunity. (True’s) done a great job. Whoever gets the nomination is going to have some big shoes to fill,” he said. “She obviously had some trust with the voters.”
Wiglesworth, of Southview Drive, Landisville, added that he has not yet talked to his family about a potential run and so had not made a final decision.
Pickard, a former Lancaster Township supervisor who now chairs the GOP there, is also weighing a run for the seat True is vacating. “She’s served the 41st extremely well,” said Pickard. “She’ll be missed, there’s no two ways about that.” Pickard, 46, of Wheatland Avenue, is the president and chief executive officer of York Saw & Knife. Of the flurry of activity True’s planned retirement has sparked, he said: “The wires are buzzing. There will be a lot of buzzing for weeks to come.”
