Carbon Dem leaders back jack

By WAGNER FOR GOVERNOR

JIM THORPE (Jan. 25, 2010) – Seven elected and party leaders of the Democratic Party in Carbon County today announced their endorsement of Auditor General Jack Wagner for Governor.

“We back Jack because he’s been a great friend to northeastern Pennsylvania for years, and he’ll be a Governor we can count on,” said William O’Gurek, Chairman of the Carbon County Board of Commissioners.

O’Gurek was joined by:

§   Charles Getz, Carbon County Commissioner;
§   Frank Jacobs, Chair of the Carbon County Democratic Committee;
§   Robert Crampsie, Carbon County Controller;
§   Ronald Sheehan, Carbon County Treasurer;
§   Justin Yainch, a Jim Thorpe Borough Councilman; and
§ Jeremy Melber, a Jim Thorpe Borough Councilman, member of the Executive Board of the Carbon County Democratic Committee, and Vice President of the Jim Thorpe Democratic Club.

“I am proud to have a united Democratic team in Carbon County,” Jacobs said. “Jack has done an excellent job as Auditor General. I look forward to working hard to get him elected as Pennsylvania’s next Governor.”

Wagner said that he was honored by the endorsement and excited about the momentum that his campaign was gaining. “I look forward to working with these and other local leaders on the important issues facing Pennsylvania in the months and years ahead.”

As Governor, Wagner’s top priorities for Pennsylvania will include: providing a HOPE Scholarship Program to help families afford the cost of higher education, maintaining vital government services without raising taxes, maximizing the state’s new Marcellus Shale energy resources in an environmentally responsible way, and creating high quality jobs to grow our economy.

Wagner, twice elected with bipartisan support as the state’s independent fiscal watchdog, received record-breaking vote totals in his re-election in 2008. He has been adding more supporters and endorsements every week to his campaign for Governor, including the chairs of Democratic party committees in Bedford, Cameron, Clarion, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lebanon, Lycoming, Northumberland, and Somerset counties, as well as the affiliated political action committee of the Pennsylvania Business Council and Henry Nicholas, President of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, and President of District 1199c of the national union.

Jack Wagner is a decorated Vietnam War combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, former member and president of the Pittsburgh City Council, and former state senator representing Allegheny County. Between the time of his military service and his service as an elected public official, Wagner worked his way through college on the GI Bill and as a paramedic, followed by ten years working as a Certified Safety Professional helping to ensure that businesses provide safe work environments for their employees. He was chosen by Pennsylvania families and taxpayers to serve as Pennsylvania’s 50th elected Auditor General in 2004, and then he was re-elected in 2008 with 3.3 million votes and 59% of the vote.

More information about Jack Wagner, his record of reform, and his campaign for Governor can be found at www.jackwagner.org.

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