Rep. Bob Brady, D – Pa., of the First Congressional District, which includes parts of Temple’s Main Campus east of Broad Street, said he would love to have President Obama visit Temple.

In a conference call, which also included Pennsylvania School Education Association President Mike Cossey, and City Councilman Bob Merski, the group spoke in support of President Obama’s plans for higher education, especially in the state of Pennsylvania.

When asked if the president had plans to visit Main Campus, Brady told The Temple News, “I would love to have to have him, we are fighting to get the president in the city of Philadelphia as many times as he’d like, and Temple would be a great place for him to go.”

Pennsylvania, a state with 20 electoral votes, is considered a swing state in the upcoming election.

Obama leads the polls in Pennsylvania with 49 percent for the president, according to the latest poll from Real Clear Politics.