Dahlkemper opponent says he raised $100K (Updated)

Republican Congressional candidate Paul Huber said Monday that he had raised $100,000 in his bid to unseat Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3), only one month after entering the race.

His campaign said it had the same amount in campaign cash on hand, implying he had spent almost nothing during his first weeks in the race.

“There is a long way to go between now and election day,” Huber said in a statement, “but I am confident …

October 12, 2009 at 6:21 pm | Comments (3)

Not so suddenly, Pa. becomes ground zero for competitive House races

First, Joe Sestak left his seat open to take on Arlen Specter. Then, Jim Gerlach said goodbye to his hard-to-defend seat to pOh, and there’s still those a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2009/08/for-dems-in-conservative-districts-2010-could-be-a-rough-ride/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2009%2F08%2Ffor-dems-in-conservative-districts-2010-could-be-a-rough-ride%2F','freshman+and+sophomore+Democrats+who+have+to+defend+conservative+districts')" target="_blank">freshman and sophomore Democrats who have to defend conservative districts.

Day after day, the Keystone State has become the to place watch for fiercely competitive House races, a microcosm of national political trends that could very well serve as the loudest amplification of whatever does—or does not—happen on Election Day 2010.

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October 6, 2009 at 9:33 am | Comments (1)

Meadville businessman to run against Dahlkemper

Congressman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) has an opponent.

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September 9, 2009 at 10:00 pm | Comments (2)

For Dems in conservative districts, 2010 could be a rough ride

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If you’re a member of Congress, the first couple reelection fights are always the toughest. You have only the most minute record on which to run, and your fortunes often twist in the wind with the fate of your party on the national level.

But for freshmen and sophomore Democrats who represent some of the state’s historically conservative districts, the 2010 elections could shake up as some of the most politically …

August 10, 2009 at 2:33 pm | Comments (6)

DNC group looks to back Dahlkemper on health care

With freshman lawmakers from conservative districts in particular political peril as they return home to talk health care reform with their constituents, Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) will get a boost from President Obama’s Organizing for America.

The group, an arm of the Democratic National Committee is running radio ads in support of 23 Democrats for their work in helping pass Obama’s health care reform agenda. One of the ads, titled “Standing Up” and thanking members …

August 4, 2009 at 2:08 pm | Comments (0)

Republicans targeting 6 Pa. House members

A list of 70 Congressional incumbents being targeted next year by the National Republican Congressional Committee includes six from the Keystone State.

The list, first reported by …

August 3, 2009 at 12:41 pm | Comments (4)

Dahlkemper has $456K on hand

Approaching the always challenging freshman reelection test, Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) has almost half-a-million dollars in campaign cash.

Dahlkemper raised about $265,000 over the last three months, according to campaign finance data. She has spent lightly, and entered the third quarter with about $456,000 in campaign cash on hand.

As a freshman representing a historically conservatice district, Dahlkemper is expected to be heavily challenged by Republicans next year, though exactly who will emerge to run …

July 17, 2009 at 11:28 am | Comments (0)

State GOP to bring on full-time coordinator for 2010 House races

Faced with their smallest Congressional delegation in decades, state Republicans are preparing an aggressive push to win back House seats in 2010. With the goal of being competitive in at least seven districts, the party will for the first time bring on a full-time liaison to Congressional campaigns, state GOP Chairman Rob Gleason said.

“We’re going to have a full-time, experienced person whose only job is going to be recruiting for and managing Congressional races,” Gleason told pa2010.com. “We’ve never had that before. We’ve left it up to whoever shows up to see what kind of campaign they want to run.”
Republicans have lost five Congressional seats in the Keystone State in the last two elections, four of them in 2006. The party’s best hope for picking up a Democratic seat last year was scuttled when a wave of voters for Barack Obama helped longtime Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) win what late-campaign polling had depicted as a losing campaign. The GOP now controls only seven of the state’s 19 Congressional districts, a low-point even some Democrats think can’t get any worse for the GOP.

April 19, 2009 at 6:02 pm | Comments (0)