State Senator Daylin Leach, a Democrat representing Delaware and Montgomery counties, announced late Saturday his run for Congress.

In a campaign video at www.VoteDaylin.com, Leach outlines his reasons for running. He seeks to represent Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, which covers parts of Delaware, Montgomery, Berks, Chester and Lancaster counties.

Republican Pat Meehan currently represents the 7th District.

"Today, I officially declare myself a candidate for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District," said Leach in a press release issued late Saturday. "Initially, I was reluctant to run. But since last year's election, voters, party and community leaders, representatives and leaders of advocacy and resistance groups and progressive organizations, and many others from across the congressional district have been urging me to run. After talking about it with my family, I have decided that we all have a moral obligation to do whatever we can to get America back on track. That is why I have decided to run."

He cited several reasons, including a fractured political climate and President Donald Trump.

"Frankly, I wish the circumstances of my announcement were different," continued Leach. "I am making my announcement as the President and Congress are working to enact an agenda that is aggressively anti-environment, anti-education and strangely focused on taking health care away from tens of millions of Americans. Plus, Congress is silent in the face of Donald Trump's constant assault on women, the First Amendment, the separation of powers, basic human dignity, and the rule of law."

It's not the first time Leach has taken on Trump. A tweet of his went viral earlier this year after a flap over civil asset forfeiture. You can see Leach expound on the tweet below:

And also get his view on civil asset forfeiture here :

Leach is a graduate of Temple University and the University of Houston Law School. He lives in Upper Merion with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children. He has served in the state Legislature since 2002.