Huber hits the airwaves in the 3th District

Republican congressional hopeful Paul Huber took an important step toward cementing his status as one of the GOP front-runners in the 4th Congressional District Thursday, becoming the first candidate to air a TV ad the northwest Pennsylvania district.

The 30-second spot focuses on jobs, noting that Huber is a businessman, “not a career politician.”

“As your congressman, I’ll have one priority,” Huber says in the ad. “Jobs here. Jobs now. Jobs first.”

The campaign didn’t …

April 8, 2010 at 1:47 pm | Comments (6)

Trevorrow drops out of 3rd Disrict race

Almost as suddenly as he came on the scene, Republican Tom Trevorrow withdrew from the race in the 3rd Congressional District Monday, citing a family illness.

His exit comes after he …

February 15, 2010 at 1:45 pm | Comments (2)

Kelly ready for competitive primary

To most first-time candidates for Congress, a crowded primary field can be daunting, especially when the incumbent has raised over $1 million and other candidates are willing to loan tens of thousands of dollars to their own campaigns—all in a district that boasts one of the cheapest media markets in the state.

But Mike Kelly says he’s ready.

Kelly, who announced his GOP bid in the 3rd Congressional District late last month, told pa2010.com that …

February 9, 2010 at 8:30 am | Comments (14)

Latest Dahlkemper opponent antes up $150K—before saying a word

Nothing says hello like a-hundred-fifty-grand.

An ophthalmologist from Erie is declaring his candidacy in the 3rd Congressional District Tuesday. But before even officially entering the race, Republican Tom Trevorrow has put some big money on the table. He quietly filed a statement of candidacy on Dec. 29, and on the last day of the year, he loaned his campaign a whopping $150,000, according to pThe serious down-payment indicates a serious GOP primary on the way, with Republicans feeling better about their prospects of unseating freshman Democrat Kathy Dahlkemper, who is seen as vulnerable because of her support for health care reform in a conservative district. Businessman a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/01/dahlkemper-challenger-loaned-campaign-150k/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fdahlkemper-challenger-loaned-campaign-150k%2F','Paul+Huber+has+also+loaned+his+campaign+%24150%2C000')" target="_blank"Paul Huber has also loaned his campaign $150,000/a. And car dealer Mike Kelly a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/01/butler-businessman-wants-to-challenge-dahlkemper/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fbutler-businessman-wants-to-challenge-dahlkemper%2F','recently+entered+the+race')" target="_blank">recently entered the race with a campaign team of seasoned party …

February 2, 2010 at 9:00 am | Comments (1)

Butler businessman wants to challenge Dahlkemper

Butler County businessman Mike Kelly declared his candidacy for the GOP nomination to take on Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) on Wednesday, becoming the sixth Republican to vie for the chance to challenge the freshman lawmaker.

“After much deliberation, prayer, and conversation with my family I decided that I could not sit by and watch our county move further and further away from the values and concerns of every day people,” Kelly said in a statement.…

January 27, 2010 at 5:18 pm | Comments (2)