Republican gubernatorial candidate Jason Richey was in Slippery Rock Saturday.

SLIPPERY ROCK — There's no secret why Republican gubernatorial candidate Jason Richey was in Slippery Rock Saturday.

“I'm running for governor and I'm looking for the support of Butler County. I need it,” said Richey.

It was part of a number of rallies and visits the an Aliquippa native and a partner at Pittsburgh's K&L Gates, law firm, has made across the state since he announced his candidacy May 20.

He estimated he's visited about three-quarters of the state's 67 counties and mounted an intense social media effort since his announcement.

This is an excerpt from a story that appears in Monday's Butler Eagle.