O’Brien: Kanjorski’s vote against stimulus was ‘insulting’

A possible Democratic challenger to Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) says Kanjorski’s vote against President Obama’s stimulus package in January was an affront to the voters who elected him.

Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien, who is mulling a primary fight against the 24-year incumbent, said that Kanjorski’s vote—he was only one of p“He voted against it because he felt there a id="s2re" title="wasn't enough Republican input" href="http://www.citizensvoice.com/articles/2009/01/30/news/wb_voice.20090130.t.pg2.cv30cdkanjorski_s1.2269276_loc.txt" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.citizensvoice.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizensvoice.com%2Farticles%2F2009%2F01%2F30%2Fnews%2Fwb_voice.20090130.t.pg2.cv30cdkanjorski_s1.2269276_loc.txt','wasn')">wasn’t enough Republican input, and that’s offensive,” O’Brien told pa2010.com Friday “We voted for the Congressman so he could represent our interests in …

April 25, 2009 at 7:00 pm | Comments (0)

A Dem challenger for Kanjorski?

Gort42 has the speculation that Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien might challenge Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11).

Kanjorski, assuming he runs again, is typically seen as more vulnerable in the general election. He was considered the most vulnerable Democrat in Congress last year, but squeaked out a victory against Republican Lou Barletta.

Should be interesting to see what happens on the Democratic side.

This past week a few people have told me that Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien is gearing up for a primary challenge to Kanjo in 2010 fo

April 20, 2009 at 9:13 am | Comments (0)