Gordon hosting late-game fundraiser for Hoeffel

It’s never too late to raise money, especially when campaign cash is running low. And so, Lower Merion Township Commissioner Brian Gordon is set to hold a fundraiser for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful on May 8—just 10 days before the party’s four-way primary is decided by voters.

“Joe is fiscally responsible and socially progressive,” Gordon wrote in an invitation e-mail which found its way to the pa2010.com inbox. “As Commissioner, he helped run Montgomery County efficiently…

April 26, 2010 at 7:00 am | Comments (0)

Gordon bows out in 6th District

Lower Merion Township Commissioner Brian Gordon dropped out of the race in the 6th Congressional District Friday, ending a campaign that never really got off the ground.

Gordon, one of three Democrats who were seeking the nomination to take on Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6), only entered the race late last year, a few months after Doug Pike and Manan Trivedi had already begun jostling in the hotly-contested primary. In a statement Friday, Gordon did not…

February 26, 2010 at 3:43 pm | Comments (2)

Brian Gordon, candidate for Congress… in 2012?

WEST CHESTER—As he waited for a chance to court Chester County Democrats here last weekend,

February 23, 2010 at 2:17 pm | Comments (2)

ChesCo Dems endorse Trivedi

WEST CHESTER—The Chester County Democratic Committee endorsed Manan Trivedi for Congress on Saturday, giving the Reading physician an important organizational boost as he seeks to overcome a significantly better-funded opponent.

At the county party’s nominating convention here, Trivedi won 99 votes, well over the 77 needed for a formal endorsement and more than double the 40 votes garnered by former Inquirer editorial writer Doug Pike. Lower Merion Township Commissioner Brian Gordon, who only entered the…

February 20, 2010 at 2:25 pm | Comments (16)

High-stakes endorsements loom for 6th District Dems

For months, the Democratic candidates in the 6th Congressional District have been

February 19, 2010 at 4:54 pm | Comments (0)

Former ChesCo Dem leader backs Pike

The former chairman of the Chester County Democratic Committee endorsed Doug Pike for Congress on Friday, as the 6th District candidates continued to jockey for position ahead of Saturday’s county endorsement meeting.

In a letter the campaign said was sent to county committee members, former chairman Wayne Burton said that “this must be the year we finally beat Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach—and Doug Pike is the only Democrat who can get the job done.”

Pike…

February 19, 2010 at 3:23 pm | Comments (1)

ChesCo commish endorses Trivedi

Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone backed Manan Trivedi for Congress on Thursday, giving the Reading physician the support of another high-level county Democrat before the local party meets to make an endorsement in the 6th District race this weekend.

“Manan was born and raised in this district, the son of factory workers,” Cozzone said. “He knows what our working families are going through in these tough times,” Cozzone said in a statement. “Southeastern Pennsylovania needs…

February 18, 2010 at 10:30 pm | Comments (4)

Trivedi nabs two more Pike supporters; rolls out finance committee

Two more Democratic insiders switched teams in the 6th Congressional District primary Monday, when Manan Trivedi’s campaign announced endorsements from Reading Mayor Tom McMahon and Berks County Commissioner Kevin Barnhardt. The campaign also unveiled a finance committee that included a big-name party fundraiser.

Both McMahon and Barnhardt had previously backed former Inquirer editorial writer Doug Pike when he was the only declared candidates in the race. But their decision to switch confirmed

February 1, 2010 at 3:08 pm | Comments (3)

Trivedi’s fundraising pace slows; about $123K on hand

After raking in some quick cash during an abbreviated third quarter last year, Democrat Manan Trivedi saw his fundraising pace slow during the last three months of 2009. Coupled with the money his 6th District primary opponent

February 1, 2010 at 12:30 pm | Comments (3)

Pike closing in on $1M donated

Democrat Doug Pike is continuing to heavily self-fund his own campaign in the 6th Congressional District, and has now given almost $1 million to the effort, according to

February 1, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (9)