Delaware County Democratic Officials and Party Leaders Rally Around Lentz for Congress

By LENTZ FOR CONGRESS

SWARTHMORE, PA—Democratic elected officials and Democratic Party leaders from around Delaware County today endorsed Bryan Lentz for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District. The majority of Delaware County municipalities in the 7th District are represented in the endorsements, giving Lentz a huge boost in anticipation of his formal announcement as a candidate for Congress.

“It is truly an honor to receive the endorsement of so many of our great elected officials and local leaders in the Democratic Party,” Lentz stated. “They form the backbone of our party, and I thank them all for their service to their communities and for this tremendous show of early support.”

Included on the list are elected officials from large Democratic municipalities such as Marple, Radnor and Nether Providence Townships as well as prominent officials like Media Mayor Bob McMahon, Media Council President Frank Daly and Lansdowne Mayor Jayne Young.

“Whether it was in uniform or in the halls of the state capitol, Lentz has proven himself to be an effective leader and a person of great integrity,” Mike Hess, Mayor of Brookhaven Borough, stated. “I have no doubt that if we send Bryan Lentz to Washington that he will continue to stand up and be a voice for middle-class Americans, fight for what is right and always put the needs of his constituents before his own.”

Since defeating a 28-year incumbent to win a seat in the state legislature, Lentz has taken his role as a leader in the local Democratic Party very seriously. He works hard for local candidates, raising money and campaigning door-to-door with them. Lentz is a former U.S. Army Ranger and Iraq war veteran who also served overseas in the Sinai Peninsula and Bosnia. He was awarded both the Bronze Star for Service and the War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. In civilian life, Lentz served for six years as a prosecutor with the District Attorney’s office, where he prosecuted violent crime. He is currently serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and he lives in Swarthmore with his wife Jennifer and their son Thomas.

With Congressman Sestak’s announcement that he will vacant his Congressional seat and challenge Senator Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary, Lentz is poised to carry the Democratic banner into the general election to hold onto the 7th Congressional District. Lentz began raising money and building a campaign organization and is planning to formally announce his candidacy in the near future.

The Democrats endorsing Lentz include:

Mike Hess……………………………………………………………Brookhaven Borough Mayor
John Wilwert……………………………………………..Brookhaven Borough Council President
Michael Ruggieri……………………………………………………Brookhaven Borough Council
Harry L. Seth……………………………………………………….Brookhaven Borough Council
Janice Sawicki………………………………………………………Brookhaven Borough Council
Sande Walton……………………………………..Brookhaven Democratic Committee, Co-Chair
Peter Jesson…………………………………………..Chadds Ford Democratic Committee, Chair
Phil Fabrizio……………………………Clifton Heights Democratic Executive Committee, Chair
Lee Taliaferro……………………………………Darby Township Democratic Committee, Chair
Marius Russo……………………………………..East Lansdowne Democratic Committee, Chair
Sharon Coleman………………………………………….Lansdowne Borough Council, President
Jayne Young………………………………………………………….Lansdowne Borough Mayor
Ellen Lustgarten……………………………………………………..Lansdowne Borough Council
Billy Smith…………………………………………………………..Lansdowne Borough Council
Tony Campuzano………………………………………Lansdowne Democratic Committee, Chair
James Balk…………………………………Marple Township Board of Commissioners, President
Charles Sammartino…………………Marple Township Board of Commissioners, Vice President
John Butler……………………………………………Marple Township Board of Commissioners
Robert A. McMahon……………………………………………………….Media Borough Mayor
Frank Daly……………………………………………………..Media Borough Council, President
Donald Dix……………………………………………Mid-County Democratic Committee, Chair
Mario Cimino……………………………………………………………Morton Borough Council
Lin A. Floyd…………………..Nether Providence Township Board of Commissioners, President
Frank Noyes……………..Nether Providence Township Board of Commissioners, Vice President
Sallie Anderson…………………………..Nether Providence Township Board of Commissioners
Matt Sullivan……………………………..Nether Providence Township Board of Commissioners
David Landau…………………………………..Nether Providence Democratic Committee, Chair
John DiPompeo………………………………………..Newtown Township Board of Supervisors
John Fisher………………………………………Radnor Board of Commissioners, Vice President
William Spingler…………………………………………………Radnor Board of Commissioners
Brucie Rapoport……………………………………………………………..Radnor School Board
Eric Zajac……………………………………………………………………Radnor School Board
Bruce Bikin…………………………………………………Radnor Democratic Committee, Chair
James Donahue……………………………………………..Ridley Democratic Committee, Chair
Joe Yorke…………………………………………………………..Ridley Park Council, President
Jeanne Frantz………………………………………..Ridley Park Council, President Pro Tempore
Linda Smith…………………………………………………..Ridley Park Council, Vice President
Doris Lamb……………………………………………………………………Ridley Park Council
Nina Walls…………………………………………….Ridley Park Democratic Committee, Chair
Sally Morbeck……………………………………………Rutledge Democratic Committee, Chair
Steve Travers………………………………………………………..Sharon Hill Borough Council
Scott MacNeil……………………………………………………….Sharon Hill Borough Council
Michael Finnegan……………………………………………………Sharon Hill Borough Council
Edward Kelly…………………………………………..Springfield Democratic Committee, Chair
Elisabeth Knapp…………………………………………………….Swarthmore Borough Council
Tom Huestis……………………………………………..Swarthmore Borough Council, President
Susan Smythe………………………………………Swarthmore Borough Council, Vice President
Ralph Jacobs………………………………………………………..Swarthmore Borough Council
Melissa Lewicki…………………………………………………….Swarthmore Borough Council
Rick Stabinski…………………………………………Swarthmore Democratic Committee, Chair
Colleen Guiney……………………………………Swarthmore Democratic Committee, Treasurer
Michael Power………………………………………….Thornbury Democratic Committee, Chair
Angela D’Alessandro…………………….Upper Darby Democratic Executive Committee, Chair
Marge Dugan………………………..Upper Darby Democratic Executive Committee, Vice Chair
Joe Hawkins……………………Upper Darby Democratic Executive Committee, 2nd Vice Chair
Lisa Belgrove…………………………Upper Darby Democratic Executive Committee, Treasurer
Edward Bradley………………………………….Upper Darby Democratic Executive Committee
Cynthia Jackson………………………………….Upper Darby Democratic Executive Committee
Bill Clinton………………………………………………….Upper Providence Township Council
Mary Gay Scanlon………………………………………..Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board
Rick Sonntag………………………………………………Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board
Mark Kuperberg………………………………………….Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board

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