For Smith-Ribner, no formal announcement till later, but paperwork is ‘in the mail’

Retired state judge Doris Smith-Ribner says she doesn’t want to distract from next month’s general election, so don’t expect a formal announcement of

October 9, 2009 at 11:42 pm | Comments (0)

Smith-Ribner: This isn’t about Specter

With another Democrat

October 9, 2009 at 11:38 pm | Comments (3)

Smith-Ribner not intimidated by high-profile race

Entering Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary is about as close as one can get to a presidential run in 2010. All media and political eyes are watching. Millions of dollars are in play.

But Doris Smith-Ribner, a Democrat and a retired state judge, isn’t intimidated.

“I’m going to do what any candidate would do, whether it’s a high-profile race or a not-so-high-profile race,” Smith-Ribner,

October 9, 2009 at 11:34 pm | Comments (1)

Retired state judge to run for Senate (Updated)

A former Commonwealth Court judge has decided to seek the Democratic nomination for Senate, adding another face to one of the country’s most high-profile and contentious primaries.

Doris Smith-Ribner, who served on the Commonwealth Court for more than two decades before retiring this summer, told Democrats gathered at an NAACP gala Friday night that she would be entering the race, according to someone who was there. She had been increasingly showing up at political events…

October 9, 2009 at 10:41 pm | Comments (11)