Archive for January, 2010
Wagner earns Montour Dems endorsement
By WAGNER FOR GOVERNOR
DANVILLE (Jan. 26, 2010) – The leader of the Montour County Democratic Party today announced his endorsement of Auditor General Jack Wagner for Governor.
“We back Jack because he’s been a great friend to northcentral Pennsylvania for years, and he’ll be a Governor we can truly count on,” said Henry “Butch” Coira, who emphasized that he was speaking for both himself and his committee.
Wagner said that he was honored by…
Full StorySestak has harsh words for Dem leaders
Well, this won’t exactly endear Joe Sestak to the colleagues he hopes to join.
Sestak, the 7th District Democratic congressman who’s running for Senate, apparently went off on the party’s leadership during
Full StoryDems bring in the ‘Game-Changer’
With the recent victories in Virginia, New Jersey and now Massachusetts, you can rest assured that the Obama administration is not taking this quietly. No, the Democrats are not going gently in to that good night. They are working at renewing the luster, passion and deliberate planning that gave Barack Obama his victory just over one year ago.
To that end, the architect of the Obama campaign, David Plouffe, has been called back in to…
Full StoryCarbon 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…
Full StoryO’Brien is on the air
Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien is up with his first campaign commercial of the 11th District Democratic primary, a 30-second spot in which he vows to bring jobs to the region.
“We need work,” O’Brien says in the ad, embedded above. “I have a six-year-old, a four-year-old and one on the way. And they’re going to have jobs when they get older, right here in Pennsylvania.”
The campaign said the ad was running on cable…
Full StoryTrivedi rolls out jobs plan
Democrat Manan Trivedi unveiled a job creation plan Monday, seeking to bring the issue front-and-center in his 6th District primary against Doug Pike and Brian Gordon.
The plan, which his campaign noted was the first released on the subject by a candidate in the race, the Reading physician and Iraq War veteran calls for investments in small business, infrastructure and, most of all, schools and education. The campaign said Trivedi also outlined the plan in…
Full StoryWith deep local support, Saidel enters Lt. Gov. race
PHILADELPHIA—After more than a year of fundraising and building party support, former Philadelphia City Controller Jonathan Saidel formally entered the race for Lieutenant Governor on Monday, saying he was eager to return to public service and expand the role of an office usually seen as mostly ceremonial figurehead.
“I’m running because I miss helping people,” Saidel said before a cadre of elected officials and party leaders at City Hall here. “I really miss helping people.…
Full StoryA Trivedi aide decides to run for state House
Why work on someone else’s campaign when you can just run for office yourself?
Gregg Kravitz, who had been serving as Democrat Manan Trivedi’s day-to-day campaign coordinator in the 6th Congressional District, opted for the latter. In an e-mail to friends and supporters Monday, Kravitz announced that he was running against state Representative Babette Josephs (D-Philadelphia) for her seat in downtown Philadelphia. He is taking on a steep uphill battle against one of the most…
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