CHRIS DOHERTY ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN TEAM AS HE PREPARES FOR 2010 PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR’S RACE

By CHRIS DOHERTY FOR PENNSYLVANIA

Scranton, PA – Today Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty unveiled his campaign team as he prepares to run
for governor in 2010. The Doherty team is comprised of seasoned Pennsylvania and Washington, DC
campaign veterans, each with a proven track record of winning big elections.

“This is a winning team,” declared Doherty. “They’ve elected presidents, governors, senators, and
Members of Congress. They know Pennsylvania and they know what it takes to get the job done here.
I want to put Pennsylvanians back to work and this is the campaign team that will help me do it.”

The Doherty campaign team includes:

Corey Platt, Campaign Manager. Corey comes to the Doherty Team after two cycles in Missouri. In
2008 he managed Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes’s race in MO-06 and in 2006 he was the political
director for the Missouri Democratic Party where he helped elect Claire McCaskill to the United
States Senate. He has worked for numerous other campaigns and organizations in California, Arizona,
and the Midwest.

Julian Mulvey and Tad Devine, Media. Devine Mulvey is a strategic communications firm with
extensive experience helping clients win campaigns in the U.S. and around the world. Their approach
is centered on crafting clear messages, producing compelling media, and executing a disciplined
communications strategy. They have helped elect dozens of statewide candidates and crafted the
media strategy that helped elect Chris Carney (PA-10) to Congress in 2006, Bob Casey, Jr auditor
general in 1996 and 2000, and Lynne Abraham district attorney in 1997 and 2001. Tad Devine served
as a senior advisor and strategist to Senator John Kerry’s campaign for president in 2004 and to
Vice President Al Gore’s campaign for president in 2000.

Margie Omero, Polling. Margie Omero is President and founder of Momentum Analysis, a public opinion
research firm. Omero’s clients include the DNC, the DCCC, labor unions, and campaigns around the
country from City Council to US Senate. She worked on both the campaigns of Congressman Chris
Carney (PA-10) and Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3). Omero is a blogger at pollster.com, and
was named one of “50 Politicos To Watch” by The Politico online journal.

Steve Stenberg, Mail. A partner at the Strategy Group, Steve combines years of campaign experience
with localized direct mail strategies to help Democrats win in both blue and red states. In 2008,
Steve produced direct mail for the Obama for America campaign while also serving as a lead
consultant to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s independent expenditure efforts.

Mark Nevins, Communications. Based in Philadelphia, Mark is a founding partner of the Dover Group,
a full-service campaign strategy firm. Mark has extensive experience in Pennsylvania politics
having served as communications director for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Pennsylvania primary campaign,
as Pennsylvania communications director for Kerry/Edwards 2004, and as an advisor to congressional
candidates all over the state. The Dover Group is also assisting the Doherty campaign with its
fundraising and finance programs.

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