Candidates court DelCo Dems

MEDIA—Candidates for Governor, Senate and Congress took turns addressing Delaware County Democrats here Sunday night, appearing in a crowded forum that brought Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) back to his home turf.

A day after he and Senator Arlen Specter both made their cases to liberal activists in Harrisburg, Sestak was back in his district talking up his anti-establishment message.

“We’re not Rendell-ites or Biden-ites,” Sestak said, referring to Specter’s support from the governor and the…

February 1, 2010 at 2:25 pm | Comments (3)

From leaders to rank-and-file, Dems pitch in for Lentz

Whether it’s House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, freshman state Representative Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery) or recently-defeated judicial candidate Nancy Rhoads Koons, Democrats from the top of the party hierarchy to the bottom are giving money to Bryan Lentz.

Lentz, the second-term state Representative from Delaware County, is running to replace Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7), in a conservative-leaning district that will be tough for the party to hold. But even with Lentz likely to be outspent by presumptive…

February 1, 2010 at 8:30 am | Comments (2)

A Teresa Touey-Radio Times surprise (delayed reaction)

So I was driving from Philly to Harrisburg Wednesday, catching up on old podcasts of Radio Times on my iPhone. The subject of an epsiode from a couple weeks ago (yes, I’m that far behind) was “What will it take for a woman to be president?”

Imagine my surprise when the venerable host Marty Moss-Coane took a call from a “Teresa from Glenolden,” who said she’s running for Congress in the 7th District. I quickly…

January 27, 2010 at 11:06 pm | Comments (1)

DelCo leader endorses Lentz

A top official in the Delaware County Democratic Party endorsed state Representative Bryan Lentz for Congress Wednesday, effectively giving Lentz the vast majority of the local party organization’s support.

The backing of the party’s first vice-chair, Tony Campisi, was also the surest indication yet that state Representative Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) is not going to run in the 7th District primary. Vitali has yet to publicly make a decision, but Campisi, who is gunning for the…

January 27, 2010 at 5:44 pm | Comments (4)

This time we must get Marcellus Shale right

At a public forum held at Delaware County Community College on Jan. 19, a panel of eight experts brought together by state Representative Greg Vitali held a question-and-answer session regarding Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling and they agreed on one thing: The decisions about the present and future extraction of the large reserves of natural gas located under our water reserves, or aquifer, will shape an important path over the next decade in the Commonwealth.…

January 25, 2010 at 4:12 pm | Comments (4)

The not-so-secret is out: Dems don’t see a primary in PA-7

There are three Democrats running for the party’s nomination in the 7th Congressional District, and one who’s still considering a run, but Thursday quietly brought confirmation of what we had long assumed: Democrats already see state Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) as their candidate.

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January 14, 2010 at 11:30 pm | Comments (5)

Courting supporters, Lentz says ‘you won’t regret it’ (Video)

WAYNE—State Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) said Tuesday that his time in Harrisburg had taught him that individual lawmakers can have an impact, and he promised to “do what I believe is right” if elected to Congress next year.

Speaking to supporters during an evening fundraiser at the home of state Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery) here, Lentz reflected upon the one-vote margin Democrats had in the state House when he first came to Harrisburg in 2006.…

December 29, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Comments (4)

Conner: ‘I am not an insider’

Gail Conner is playing catch up. As she seeks the Democratic nomination in the 7th Congressional District, she faces a front-runner opponent, state Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware), who has a three-month head start, significant party support and more than $250,000 in the bank.

But Conner, an environmental lawyer who unexpectedly

November 16, 2009 at 2:09 pm | Comments (3)

Long lost campaign videos (Sestak and Touey)

For a while pa2010.com was having some technical difficulties with uploading videos to our

November 16, 2009 at 2:00 pm | Comments (1)

Lentz: ‘I will always put your interests ahead of the special interests’ (Video)

State Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) formally declared his candidacy for Congress in the 7th District Thursday, as the Democratic front-runner to succeed incumbent Joe Sestak said that people are “legitimately frustrated” by the federal government and promised to fight for job creation on Main Street.

At an American Legion post in Upper Darby, Lentz—who has been gearing up his campaign for a few months—reflected on his upbringing in southeastern Pennsylvania, his military service, his time…

November 12, 2009 at 1:30 pm | Comments (18)