Boehner headlining state GOP dinner

House Minority Leader John Boehner is coming back to Pennsylvania next week and will be the keynote speaker at the state Republican Party’s fall dinner in Harrisburg.

Boehner’s visit nest Friday comes after he made a summer fundraising swing through the state to benefit congressional candidates.

The would-be Speaker of the House if the GOP makes enough gains in November, Boehner’s continued attention to Pennsylvania reflects the state’s role as a battleground in the fight…

September 17, 2010 at 10:23 am | Comments (1)

LEFTOVERS: Clinton on Jobgate, labor endorses, Dems on Boehner

Republicans are once again in a tizzy over the so-called Jobgate scandal.

The latest reason? While he was full story

August 12, 2010 at 5:27 pm | Comments (4)

LEFTOVERS: Debates galore, Boehner for Argall, a poll in the 3rd

There was no shortage of news on the debate front this week. First of all, we know that there will now be at least one debate in the two statewide races, thanks to the friendly folks at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. When the organization has its annual dinner Sept. 27, the business lobby will also host two debates.

A face-off for Senate rivals Joe Sestak and Pat Toomey will come before the…

August 8, 2010 at 12:55 pm | Comments (6)

Marino also getting some Boehner help

Add Republican Tom Marino to the list of House candidates getting a fundraising boost this month from House Minority Leader John Boehner.

Boehner is raising cash for at least six House challengers and incumbents while he’s in the area in a couple weeks. Marino, who’s running against incumbent Democrat Chris Carney in the 10th Congressional District, probably needs Boehner’s help more than anyone, having full story

August 3, 2010 at 11:15 am | Comments (4)

LEFTOVERS: Chamber’s new ad, cross-party support, another Boehner event

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is escalating its air war against Democrat Joe Sestak with a second TV ad that ties the Senate candidate to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Chamber formally unveiled the 30-second spot Monday.

You’ll recall that Sestak’s campaign briefly pThat…

August 2, 2010 at 11:05 pm | Comments (1)

Meehan, Fitzpatrick get breakfast with Boehner

House Minority John Boehner is set for a busy two-day stretch in Pennsylvania this month, with a breakfast fundraiser for two of the state’s top GOP congressional candidates added to the schedule.

Boehner will headline the morning event at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown on Aug. 13 for Pat Meehan and Mike Fitzpatrick, according to a Republican familiar with the event. Meehan, who is running in the 7th District, and Fitzpatrick, who is running…

August 2, 2010 at 12:37 pm | Comments (3)

Boehner coming to raise cash for Burns

House Minority Leader John Boehner will make a trip to Johnstown next month to headline a fundraiser for Republican Tim Burns.

Boehner is scheduled to be in town on Aug. 12, a visit that comes after the wealthy businessman’s fundraising has slowed in the wake of his special election loss to Democrat Mark Critz. Boehner is also raising money for Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) that week.

“John’s visit shows there is still a lot of…

July 29, 2010 at 1:45 pm | Comments (1)

Boehner set to pitch in for Dent

House Minority Leader John Boehner will be helping Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) raise some campaign cash next month.

Boehner is scheduled to appear at a fundraiser for Dent on Aug. 13. That’s just three days after pThe Lehigh Valley race is currently No. 5 on the empa2010.com/em a href="http://www.pa2010.com/congressional-power-rankings/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fcongressional-power-rankings%2F','Congressional+Power+Rankings')" target="_blank"Congressional Power Rankings/a./p
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July 27, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (5)

Leach: If elected, Meehan will get a ‘reflected-contact-tan’ from John Boehner (Video)

WAYNE—When he introduced congressional hopeful Bryan Lentz during

December 29, 2009 at 9:58 pm | Comments (33)