Archive for July, 2009
Pike receives key endorsement in 6th Congressional District
Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) has endorsed Doug Pike’s efforts to succeed Congressman Jim Gerlach in the 6th Congressional District.
Murphy, who heads the Red to Blue effort of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has been impressed with Doug’s qualifications and his work ethic thus far.
Pike, who has more than $630,000 in the bank, will be a tremendous force to reckon with in 2010. Thus far, he has outraised state Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester) by…
Full StoryWhy is everyone trying to run Pat Meehan out of the governor’s race?
On the issue of Pat Meehan and why everyone seems to be trying to squeeze him out of the Republican gubernatorial primary: Why?
Ever since Arlen Specter switched parties, putting U.S. Senate candidate Pat Toomey at the top of the GOP ticket,
Full StoryCongressman Sestak Votes to Support Funding for Expanded Oversight of Financial Services
By THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN JOE SESTAK (D-7)
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-07) supported House passage of the Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, which was approved by a margin of 219-208. The bill is a key part of efforts to restore the stability of, and the public confidence in, America’s financial institutions. It makes needed investments in strengthening the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to enforce rules…
Full StoryThe Sestak Report: another flip flop
By ARLEN SPECTER FOR SENATE
The Sestak Report — July 16
In the Erie Times News on July 3 Cong. Joe Sestak said he didn’t want to run for Senate until Sen. Specter switched and ‘they’ said he couldn’t.
“I didn’t have the fire in the belly when they first asked me,” he said. “The fire came when they said ‘sit down.’”
But in today’s Williamsport Sun Gazette it says: “Sestak said he decided on…
Full StorySchwartz has $2.5M on hand; opponent less than $10K
Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-13) continues to raise money at a steady clip, collecting about $464,000 over the last three months and ending the quarter with more than $2.5 million on hand, according to campaign finance data.
The only Republican who has said he may oppose her, Damian Dachowski, has less than $10,000 on hand.
Schwartz has raised more than $800,000 since easily winning reelection last year. Dachowski has raised more than $13,000 to date.
The First Read — July 16, 2009
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ChesCo official considering PA-6 run
Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello said Wednesday that he is considering a GOP run to replace departing Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6).
The Sestak Report: Joe Sestak – AWOL
By ARLEN SPECTER FOR SENATE
Dear [Xxx],
Q. In the 19-member Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation, who’s missed the most votes this year?
A. Congressman Joe Sestak. Sestak has missed 78 votes in Congress so far this year, or nearly 15%, while campaigning for his theoretical Senate run.
Q. Who has the 13th worst attendance record this year in the entire Congress?
A. Joe Sestak. That’s right. Only twelve other Members of Congress have missed…
Ryan Costello Exploring Run for 6th Congressional District
By RYAN COSTELLO FOR CONGRESS
PHOENIXVILLE, PA – Ryan Costello, Chester County Recorder of Deeds, announced today that he is exploring a run for the United States Congress, 6th Congressional District to fill the seat currently held by Congressman Jim Gerlach. Costello, also an attorney in Phoenixville, and former Chairman of the East Vincent Township Board of Supervisors, served for 6 years advocating for farmland preservation efforts in northern Chester County and on the County’s…
Full StoryChesCo official considering PA-6 run
Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello said Wednesday that he is considering a GOP run to replace departing Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6).
In a statement, Costello, also a Phoenixville attorney and former East Vincent Township Supervisor, said that his time as a volunteer for Gerlach’s campaign means he knows “what it will take to keep this a Republican district.”
It was the first indication that state Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester) could be challenged for…
Full StorySchroder has $15K on hand
Fresh off his entrance into the 6th District Congressional race, state Representative Curt Schroder’s campaign has about $15,000 in cash on hand, an early indication of the financial hill he’ll have to climb against Democrat Doug Pike.
Schroder only declared his candidacy this week, though he had been organizing a campaign and collecting donations since May. Pike’s report had not been published online as of mid-afternoon Wednesday, though he was expected to report more than…
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