Kanjorski raised another $237K

With a primary challenge looming, Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) is well on his way to building up a formidable war chest for next year’s reelection bid.

Kanjorski raised more than $237,000 during the third quarter, finishing the period with about $808,000 in cash on hand, according to …

October 14, 2009 at 9:04 pm | Comments (2)

From the Blogs

A mish-mash of campaign finance data

by Dan Hirschhorn

Tomorrow is the big campaign finance day, and we’re going to be handling it a little bit differently than we did last quarter. More on that later.

In the meantime, here’s a collection of campaign finance data that’s already been published online. It comes from races across the state, mostly the less competitive ones that we haven’t been covering as closely.

Stay tuned for more info about the big stuff. But for now, enjoy this.…

October 14, 2009 at 1:07 pm | Comments (0)

Callahan camp says it raised $345K

Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan appears to have stormed out of the gate in his bid to unseat Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15), with his campaign saying Wednesday that it had racked up about $345,000 since he entered the race in July.

Callahan is widely considered the strongest Democrat to take on Dent so far, and his early fundraising totals would seem to solidify that perception. The campaign said it had about $325,000 on hand at the …

October 14, 2009 at 11:59 am | Comments (3)

Costello downplays fundraising, calls on opponents to match endorsement pledge

Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello sought to play down the importance of early fundraising numbers this week, saying he is focused on helping local GOP candidates in next month’s election “as requested by Republican Party leaders.”

Costello, who is running for Congress in the 6th District, did say he had raised $30,000 as of the third quarter filing deadline, and that he did so without holding fundraisers or soliciting contributions from local Republican …

October 14, 2009 at 11:12 am | Comments (3)

Schroder has about $87K on hand

State Representative Curt Schroder’s (R-Chester) Congressional campaign raised just under $88,000 during the third quarter, finishing the period with almost $87,000 in cash on hand, according to new …

October 13, 2009 at 2:09 pm | Comments (8)

Welch loaned his campaign half-a-million dollars

For those wondering whether Republican Steven Welch would shell out the dough for his own Congressional campaign, the answer has emerged.

Welch, a wealthy businessman running in the 6th District, made a loan of $500,000 to his campaign last quarter, according to …

October 13, 2009 at 1:41 pm | Comments (9)

Dahlkemper opponent says he raised $100K (Updated)

Republican Congressional candidate Paul Huber said Monday that he had raised $100,000 in his bid to unseat Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3), only one month after entering the race.

His campaign said it had the same amount in campaign cash on hand, implying he had spent almost nothing during his first weeks in the race.

“There is a long way to go between now and election day,” Huber said in a statement, “but I am confident …

October 12, 2009 at 6:21 pm | Comments (3)

Two more GOPers eyeing Dem House seats

In yet another sign that pChris Paige, an attorney and hedge fund manager in Skytop, has decided to run in the 11th Congressional District, where incumbent Paul Kanjorski faces a primary challenge from Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien. And U.S. Attorney Mary Buchanan is said to be seriously considering a challenge to incumbent sophomore Jason Altmire in the 4th District./p
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pPaige, the first Republican to formally challenge Kanjorski, said the financial bailouts had spurred his candidacy./p
p“The bailouts are outrageous,” he said in an interview. “I think they’re unconstitutional and they’re bad policy.”/p
pHazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, who has lost to Kanjorski twice, including last year, is still considering a run, according to Republican insiders. But Paige said he would be a better candidate./p
p“I think the public has decided to get rid of Kanjorski, they just saw Barletta as an unacceptable alternative,” Paige said. “Had it been someone else, we would have won last year.”/p
pBuchanan, who emThe Post-Gazette/em a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09282/1004170-454.stm" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.post-gazette.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%2Fpg%2F09282%2F1004170-454.stm','reported')" target="_blank">reported was mulling a run against Altmire last week, would seem to be the first politically potent challenger to Altmire this cycle if she ultimately decides to run.

October 11, 2009 at 9:25 pm | Comments (6)

Source: Welch has half-a-million on hand (Updated)

Republican Congressional candidate Steven Welch ended the third quarter with more than $500,000 in campaign cash on hand, a campaign insider told pa2010.com.

Welch, who is running in the 6th District, did not report any fundraising last quarter, when he was still gearing up for a run in the 7th District instead. He now faces a crowded primary against Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello and state Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester).

The campaign …

October 9, 2009 at 12:07 pm | Comments (13)

Dent on GOP’s list of vulnerable incumbents

Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) is on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s list of five vulnerable incumbents who will benefit from its coming “Patriot Day” fundraiser, …

October 8, 2009 at 12:21 pm | Comments (4)