Lynn Swann considers run for Congress

Swann, a Republican who lost Pennsylvania?s gubernatorial race last fall, said he has been approached to run for the Pittsburgh-area seat held by Democratic Rep. Jason Altmire.

?I?m still collecting information,? Swann, of Sewickley Heights, Pa., told The Associated Press in a phone interview. ?People are still talking to me about it.?

Swann would not say who has talked to him or when he plans to make up his mind.

?It?s a process. It?s not a matter at this point about whether it?s something I thought about doing in the past or would think about doing in the future,? Swann said. ?It?s a matter of getting information and keeping an open mind.?

Swann, a Hall of Fame receiver for the Steelers, made his political debut in a run against Gov. Ed Rendell in November.