Marino in hospital after car crash

Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino was in the hospital Wednesday after a car crash on Tuesday night.

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June 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm | Comments (0)

Carney, Marino agree on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

It looks like at least one issue won’t amount to much politically in the 10th Congressional District.

Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) and Republican opponent Tom Marino have both voiced opposition to the recent efforts to repeal the military’s policy of barring gays from serving openly. Carney, a sophomore, voted against, and like others who did, he cited the fact that the Pentagon is still in the midst of its own review on the matter.

“I…

June 2, 2010 at 8:55 am | Comments (1)

Marino tops GOP rivals, will face Carney

Former U.S. Attorney came out on top in a three-man Republican primary for Congress in the 10th District, setting up a competitive general election contest with incumbent Democrat Chris Carney.

Marino won 41 percent of the vote, besting Luzerne County chiropractor David Madeira’s 31 percent and Snyder County Commissioner Malcolm Derk’s 28 percent. It was a primary that the party had largely allowed to play out unfettered, and while no candidate significantly separated himself from…

May 19, 2010 at 4:35 am | Comments (1)

Derk takes 10th District campaign to radio

Radio is the advertising medium of choice in the low-dollar 10th District GOP primary, and Malcolm Derk is getting in on the action.

Derk, a Snyder County Commissioner, started airing a radio ad in the northeast Pennsylvania district last week. In the 60-second spot, Derk says incumbent Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) “has let Pennsylvanians down,” citing Carney’s votes for health care reform and the stimulus package.

“As a county commissioner, I balanced multimillion-dollar government budgets…

May 10, 2010 at 10:39 am | Comments (0)

Marino leads a low-money affair in the 10th

The Republican primary to take on Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) has emerged as a decidedly small-dollar game.

Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino led his two primary opponents in campaign cash at the end of last month, raising about $37,000 in April and finishing the pre-primary reporting period with less than $56,000 in the bank, according to full story

May 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm | Comments (1)

Santorum backs Marino in the 10th

Former Senator Rick Santorum endorsed Republican Tom Marino for Congress on Thursday, saying the former U.S. Attorney “shares the common-sense values of the hard working people of northeastern Pennsylvania.”

Marino is one of three candidates vying for the GOP nomination in the 10th Congressional District, along with Snyder County Commissioner Malcolm Derk and Luzerne County chiropractor David Madeira. Party leadership has allowed the primary to play out mostly unfettered, and much of the high-level GOP…

May 6, 2010 at 10:46 am | Comments (9)

Marino: DeNaples ‘is my friend and he has never done anything wrong’

From the moment Republican Tom Marino got into the race for Congress in the 10th District this year, p“I challenge anyone that has information on anything that Mr. Denaples has done illegally to call me and we will go to the FBI together,” Marino said Monday, a href="http://dailyitem.com/0100_news/x993515343/STREET-TALK-Tom-Marino-visits-Sunbury-streets" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://dailyitem.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fdailyitem.com%2F0100_news%2Fx993515343%2FSTREET-TALK-Tom-Marino-visits-Sunbury-streets','The+Daily+Item+reports')" target="_blank"emThe Daily Item/em reports/a. “He is my friend and he has never done anything wrong, and I won’t throw him under the bus just to get a vote.”/p
pIt appeared to be Marino’s most direct comments on DeNaples since declaring his candidacy in the GOP primary to take on Congressman Chris Carney (D-10)./p
pDeNaples was accused of lying to state gaming regulators about ties to organized crime when he applied for a slots license, charges that were eventually dropped in a legal saga that ended with DeNaples ceding control of the Mount Airy Casino to his daughter. Marino resigned as U.S. Attorney in 2007, a couple months after emThe Morning Call/em reported that he had offered up a reference DeNaples’ casino gaming application while Marino’s office was also investigating the businessman. After resigning, he was hired to represent DeNaples./p
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April 28, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (3)

Marino gets boost from Scarnati in the 10th

A top elected Republican in state government endorsed former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino for Congress on Tuesday, saying the 10th District hopeful “has put child molesters, rapists, murderers, drug dealers, and organized crime figures behind bars.”

State Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, who also serves as Lieutenant Governor, said Marino was the best candidate in the field to take on incumbent Congressman Chris Carney (D-10). Snyder County Commissioner Malcolm Derk and Luzerne County chiropractor…

April 20, 2010 at 2:08 pm | Comments (7)

For Republicans, a ‘baggage’ argument in the 10th

When Republican Tom Marino pNow with that primary just a month away,…

April 20, 2010 at 11:00 am | Comments (4)

Marino leads 10th District GOP hopefuls in cash; more endorsements for Derk

Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino has gotten off to a quick fundraising start in the 10th Congressional District, besting his Republican primary rivals in the first quarter of the year.

Marino, seen by many as the GOP front-runner to take on Congressman Chris Carney (D-10), raised about $110,00 since getting into the race in late January, according to full story

April 16, 2010 at 1:58 pm | Comments (1)