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Specter keeps piling on the insider support

The Democratic insiders continue to line up behind Arlen Specter.

Almost five months after the longtime Senator switched parties, more than 200 party leaders and elected officials have joined Specter’s advisory committee, the campaign announced Tuesday. The latest 63 additions include former state Senator Connie Williams, a fixture in Montgomery County Democratic politics.

“Last Tuesday, I was proud to see President Obama come out strongly for Senator Specter,” Williams said in a statement from the campaign. “Like the President, I will put forth my best efforts to ensure Sen. Specter’s victory next year. He is the partner that Pennsylvania needs in the U.S. Senate.”

See the Specter campaign’s full release below:

Specter Advisory Committee Tops 200 Members

Harrisburg — Senator Arlen Specter today announced 63 new members of his Statewide Advisory Committee, formed to assist in his campaign for the 2010 Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate.

The Specter Advisory Committee now boasts 215 Democratic leaders from across the State.

Referring to his successful fundraising reception with the President last week, Specter said, “Although it’s great to have President Obama on my side, I’m equally as excited to have the support of these excellent rank and file Democratic leaders. They have worked hard for our Party and I am pleased they will be working hard on my behalf.”

Former State Senator Connie Williams, a new addition to the Advisory Committee, stated, “Last Tuesday, I was proud to see President Obama come out strongly for Senator Specter.  Like the President, I will put forth my best efforts to ensure Sen. Specter’s victory next year.  He is the partner that Pennsylvania needs in the U.S. Senate.”

A list of the new Advisory Committee members is attached.

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Paid for by Citizens for Arlen Specter            Specter2010.com

New Additions to Specter Advisory Committee        9/22/09

1.    State Representative Vanessa Brown – Philadelphia County
2.    State Representative Lawrence Curry – Montgomery County
3.    Clarion County Commissioner Donna Hartle
4.    Greene County Commissioner and State Committeewoman Pam Blaker
5.    Montour County Commissioner Trevor Finn
6.    Somerset County Commissioner Pamela Tokar-Ickes
7.    Somerset County Commissioner and County Chair John Vatavuk
8.    Susquehanna County Commissioner Leon Allen
9.    Wyoming County Auditor Sharon Davis
10.    Wyoming County Jury Commissioner Thelma Shebby
11.    Lewisburg Councilwoman Susan Mahon – Union County
12.    Lower Merion Township Commissioner Brian Gordon – Montgomery County
13.    Fmr St. Senator & State Committeewoman Connie Williams – Montgomery County
14.    Former Pittsburgh Mayor, Democratic National Committeewoman and State Committeewoman Sophie Masloff  — Allegheny County
15.    Democratic National Committeewoman & State Committeewoman Evelyn Richardson – Allegheny County
16.    Pennsylvania State Democratic Party Vice Chair Jean A. Milko – Allegheny County
17.    Dauphin County Chairman Diane Bowman
18.    Greene County Chairman Greg Leathers
19.    Susquehanna County Chairman John Hoffman
20.    State Committeewoman Jennifer Buchanan Rapach – Allegheny County
21.    State Committeeman Marvin Leibowitz – Allegheny County
22.    State Committeewoman Florence Matta – Allegheny County
23.    State Committeewoman Ruth Pastore – Allegheny County
24.    State Committeewoman Jeanne Englert – Armstrong County
25.    State Committeeman Rocco Giammaria – Beaver County
26.    State Committeewoman Lynn Millar – Berks County
27.    State Committeeman John Beiler – Butler County
28.    State Committeewoman Karen Ann Cochran – Bucks County
29.    State Committeewoman Rosemarie Mignoni-Szczucki – Bucks County
30.    State Committeeman Michael Slipp – Bucks County
31.    State Committeewoman Dean Reynolds – Clinton County
32.    State Committeewoman Judith Buxton – Dauphin County
33.    State Committeewoman Jennifer Anderson – Elk County
34.    State Committeewoman Karen Moski – Erie County
35.    State Committeewoman Jean Theis – Erie County
36.    State Committeeman  James Spang – Lehigh County
37.    State Committeewoman Michelle Mahovich – Luzerne County
38.    State Committeewoman Patrick Costello – Montgomery County
39.    State Committeeman Scott Freda – Montgomery County
40.    State Committeewoman Catherine Dewald – Montour County
41.    State Committeewoman Cindy Bass – Philadelphia County
42.    State Committeeman Rondal Couser – Philadelphia County
43.    State Committeeman William Durham – Philadelphia County
44.    State Committeeman David Focer – Philadelphia County
45.    State Committeewoman Mary Hazel – Philadelphia County
46.    State Committeeman Willie Jordan – Philadelphia County
47.    State Committeeman Albert Littlepage – Philadelphia County
48.    State Committeewoman Joyce Martinez – Philadelphia County
49.    State Committeewoman Arlene Petroff – Philadelphia County
50.    State Committeewoman Mary Ross – Philadelphia County
51.    State Committeewoman Donna Schmidt – Somerset County
52.    State Committeewoman Nancy Hurley – Susquehanna County
53.    State Committeewoman Harriett Ellenberger – Westmoreland County
54.    PA Young Democrats Eastern Vice President Angela Wood – Philadelphia County
55.    PA Young Democrats Eastern Regional Director Tim Burdis – Schuylkill County
56.    Wyoming County Democratic Women’s Society President Ann Morgan
57.    Former Susquehanna County Chair Joseph Plonski
58.    Democratic Nominee for Greene County Jury Commissioner Lynn Leathers
59.    Philadelphia City Ward Leader Shirley Gregory
60.    Philadelphia City Ward Leader Joseph Hoffman
61.    Philadelphia City Ward Leader Patrick Parkinson
62.    Philadelphia City Ward Leader Ralph Wynder
63.    Susquehanna County Committeewoman Katherine Shelly

September 22, 2009 at 5:44 pm

--Dan Hirschhorn

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