What’s going on in the 13th?

All three Republican candidates in the 13th Congressional District—Josh Quinter, Brian Haughton and Dee Adcock—have found their nominating petitions subjected to legal challenge.

And interestingly, all three challenges come from the same three people, according to public records: Sharon Boddy and Charles Gramlich of Abington Township, along with former Bryn Athyn Mayor Hyland Johns.

I realize that nominating petitions are challenged all the time, but here’s the skinny: If you check back in the Congressional…

A seniority boost for Specter

Senator Arlen Specter on Thursday got back a little bit of the seniority he lost when he switched parties last year.

The Post-Gazette

Dems keep pounding Toomey on jobs bill

Democrats think Pat Toomey doesn’t care about jobs.

And they really, really, really want you to know.

The state Democratic Party has sent so many e-mails and press releases about Toomey over the last week or so that we’re starting to lose track of them all. It started with the party’s insistence that Toomey, the GOP Senate hopeful, take a stance on the jobs bill that recently passed the Senate. When Toomey said he’d oppose…

Johnson’s the big winner in ballot position

Ballot position doesn’t matter much in high-profile races where voters are deluged with advertising and apt to pay attention.

But in the below-the-radar contest for Lieutenant Governor, being the first name people see in the voting booth could prove a bit more useful. If it does, Republican Steve Johnson will be the beneficiary.

Johnson, a York County businessman, is one of nine Republicans running for Lt. Gov., and when ballot positions were determined by lottery…

LEFTOVERS: Vodvarka gets to debate, coffee with Roher & Scranton, PA-6 is competitive

The little guy in the Senate race will get to share a stage with the big guns.

Democrat Joe Vodvarka was invited Wednesday night to join the May 1 debate between Senator Arlen Specter and Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7), The Morning Call

Lentz supporter: Forging her signature was ‘appalling’

A supporter of Democrat Bryan Lentz said Thursday that she was outraged when she learned her signature had been forged on a nominating petition for Republican Pat Meehan, calling it “disgraceful.”

“Part of what’s appalling to me and that I find disgraceful is I happen to be a neighbor of Patrick Meehan,” Terry Bradley said. “We go to the same church, I see his family when I’m with my family. I don’t know who did this. But it’s appaling to me that someone, in furtherance of Patrick Meehan’s cause, helped themselves to my identity.”

Meehan’s motion to dismiss ballot challenge is quickly made moot

Former U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan on Thursday sought the dismissal of a pA lawyer for Meehan filed a a href="http://www.pa2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/PHILADELPHIA-5510999-v1-Motion_to_Dismiss_Petition_for_Lack_of_Personal_Service.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F03%2FPHILADELPHIA-5510999-v1-Motion_to_Dismiss_Petition_for_Lack_of_Personal_Service.pdf','motion+for+dismissal')" target="_blank"motion for dismissal/a on the grounds that Meehan had not yet been personally served with a href="http://www.pa2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Meehan-2-01098334.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F03%2FMeehan-2-01098334.pdf','the+15-page+complaint')"…

Johnstown Building and Construction Trades Endorse Dan Onorato for Governor

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

JOHNSTOWN:  Today, the Johnstown Building and Construction Trades announced their support for Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato for Governor, further bolstering the Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s support from workers throughout Pennsylvania.  The endorsement is the latest in a string of several major labor endorsements for Onorato, including the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the Pittsburgh Building Trades, the United Steelworkers of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters and three Service Employees International Union…

Seeing a tight race, GOP poll forecasts a tough 12th District special for Democrats

Democrat Mark Critz has a statistically insignificant five-point lead over Republican Tim Burns in the looming special election in the 12th Congressional District, but nearly a third of likely voters are undecided and a tough road lies ahead for Democrats in the nationally-watched race, according to a new poll.

The survey, commissioned by The Tribune-Review and conducted by the GOP firm Susquehanna Polling & Research, found Critz winning 36 percent of the vote, compared to…

Dent vs. Callahan heats up

The race in the 15th Congressional District has intensified dramatically this week, with the Democrat John Callahan and incumbent Republican Charlie Dent trading blows over Callahan’s performance as mayor of Bethlehem, Dent’s stance on women’s rights and charges of hypocrisy flying from the state Democratic Party on Callahan’s behalf.

The race is being heavily targeted by Democrats in Washington, and with neither candidate facing a serious primary challenge, the attacks underscore that the general election…