Schroder inches toward Congressional run

State Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester) has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that will allow him to begin organizing a potential run for Congress next year, CQ Politics reports.

Schroder has been planning for months to seek Congressman Jim Gerlach’s (R-6) House seat if Gerlach pursues statewide office. Whether Schroder’s

May 28, 2009 at 7:09 pm | Comments (3)

Gerlach and Sestak work together to protect residents during natural gas construction drive

In a speech at a recent GOP dinner, potential gubernatorial candidate and Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) laid out a five-point plan for Pennsylvania. The plan, according to news reports, touched on the elimination of double taxation on businesses, the state’s need to break reliance on foreign oil, transparency in government, aid for Pennsylvania’s schools and students, and the preservation of the Pennsylvania’s parks.

Gerlach’s mention of energy independence and transparency in government comes more than…

May 21, 2009 at 12:27 pm | Comments (0)

Gerlach not on NRCC’s new protect-list

Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6), who is seen as increasingly likely to vacate his seat and run for statewide office, is not included in a new National Republican Congressional Committee program to protect vulnerable House incumbents, Politico pTen incumbents so far are part of the NRCC’s Patriot Program, through which the Washington campaign committee will help fund Republicans trying to hold increasingly Democratic districts. Gerlach, whose 6th District seat has been…

May 19, 2009 at 10:01 am | Comments (0)

Gerlach: My opponents have no voting record to judge

Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) says voters should view the fact that his likely gubernatorial opponents have no voting record as evidence of their inexperience for the state’s executive office.

In an

May 19, 2009 at 9:49 am | Comments (0)

The Gleason and Gerlach show

Pa2010.com reported yesterday that state GOP Chair Rob Gleason gets “

May 12, 2009 at 8:55 am | Comments (1)

Prospect of losing Gerlach’s seat gives Gleason ‘indigestion’

State GOP chairman Rob Gleason isn’t crazy about the prospect of Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) running for Governor or Senate.

Not that he thinks Gerlach wouldn’t be a good candidate. But without Gerlach, defending the 6th Congressional District seat could prove supremely difficult for the Republican Party.

“I get a little indigestion when Gerlach wants to move up, and I don’t want to stop him from moving up, but I want to hold that seat,”…

May 11, 2009 at 9:24 am | Comments (5)

Ridge out; who’s in?

Well we certainly picked a good month to start a new Web site didn’t we? Just as the Specter-is-hot-Specter-is cold-Specter-is-hot-again story was beginning to peter out Tom Ridge decides to run . . . and then not to. What will be next, a replay of Casey-Scranton, with one of the original Casey’s granddaughters standing in? What is Richard Thornburgh doing these days, anyway?

The most entertaining aspect of all this is that—for a party that…

May 8, 2009 at 9:49 am | Comments (0)

Ridge ‘opens the door.’ Who will go through it?

By deciding

May 7, 2009 at 1:34 pm | Comments (2)

Gerlach aide says Ridge decision doesn’t change much

A political adviser to Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-7) had no immediate reaction this afternoon to former Gov. Tom Ridge’s

May 7, 2009 at 1:19 pm | Comments (0)

Report: Ridge considering Senate run

Former Governor Tom Ridge is considering a GOP run for Senate next year, Roll Call

May 2, 2009 at 12:17 pm | Comments (8)