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The candidate: State Sen. Daylin Leach, a Democrat.
The other candidates: State Rep. Brendan Boyle and Valerie A. Arkoosh, a medical professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, former Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, who represented part of that district two decades ago, is also considering a campaign.
The member: Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, a Democrat running for governor.
The district: Solidly Democratic 13th District in southeastern Pennsylvania.
The candidate’s team: Senior Adviser Aren Platt, Vanessa Gervasi DeRose (fundraising), Dan Fee of The Echo Group (mail), Devine Mulvey Longabaugh (media) and Marc Silverman of Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies (polling).

1. You live in a part of Upper Merion that is just outside the 13th District’s boundaries. Will you move into the district?

Leach: We’re discussing that. This is the issue: I told you I went to eight elementary schools and I lived in 14 residences. I always wanted my children to have a house that they grew up in. We live like six houses from the district. I have to consult with my family about this.

2. If you win, will you blog about Congress like you have about the state legislature?
(h/t @ScottDetrow)

Leach: Absolutely. I haven’t written for a while because I’ve been so busy.

3. Would you continue to pursue the legalization of marijuana at the federal level? Have you talked to any members about this?

Leach: I haven’t actually, but I will. I’m meeting with a couple members of Congress this week, and I’ll talk to them. … I know there will be more and more people sort of coming out of the marijuana closet as time goes by. It’s not the only thing I would pursue [at the federal level] obviously. But I do think that, for example, getting marijuana relisted so it’s not a Schedule 1 narcotic would at least bring some rationality to the discussion. We could study whether it’s beneficial medically. We could stop treating people who do this, who use marijuana — which is far less harmful and dangerous than alcohol – as criminal.

4. Have any top Democrats — including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — tried to convince you to run for a nearby competitive district instead?
(h/t @BrianRos1)
Leach: There are no competitive ones — so no, at least currently. … No one has contacted me about running in a different district of any kind.

5. What does the 13th District look like to you?

Leach: It looks like the cover of a progressive rock album: The Daylin Leach Experience.