Dr. Rick Saccone released a Youtube video in September, announcing his candidacy for Lt.Governor. Saccone was a member of the Pennsylvania House from 2011-2018. In March of 2018, he lost a U.S. House race to Conor Lamb, in a special election. Then in May of the same year, he lost in a congressional primary to Guy Reschenthaler. Notwithstanding all that, in the video, he says “I’m not a politician. I’m a public servant.”
Former Pa. state lawmaker Rick Saccone was among those who stormed the Capitol, per his Facebook page. pic.twitter.com/Taiqf7XXrp
— ByJohnLMicek (@ByJohnLMicek) January 6, 2021
Saccone was in Washington, D.C. on January 6. Apparently, when posted on Facebook that “We are storming the capitol,” he didn’t mean that he was storming the capitol.
Saccone received a Ph.D. in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh in 2002. According to Triblive.com –
Saccone, 62, of Elizabeth said he tendered his resignation as an adjunct instructor Thursday because of flak triggered by his social media posts a day earlier about participating in the pro-Trump demonstration in Washington, D.C., that spiraled into rioters invading and vandalizing the Capitol.
“I decided to resign for the betterment of the school,” Saccone told the Tribune-Review. “I’ve been there 21 years. I didn’t want all this terrible media kerfuffle to tarnish the school. I decided it would be better if I just resigned.”