More political analysis from Ryan Costello

We’re beginning to really enjoy Ryan Costello’s punditry on the 6th Congressional District. You’ll recall that Costello, the Chester County Recorder of Deeds, full story

January 11, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (4)

Costello calls the primary he exited a ‘free-for-all’

NEW YORK—Now that he’s no longer running for the Republican nomination in the 6th Congressional District, Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello is free to pontificate on the political landscape unfettered.

Asked by pa2010.com to offer his analysis, Costello said he sees state Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester) and businessman Steven Welch as the two favorites. And the contrast between them, he said, shows a sort of double-edged sword in electoral politics. Candidates in Montgomery…

December 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm | Comments (2)

Costello bows out of 6th District primary

The crowded GOP primary in the 6th Congressional District just got one candidate smaller.

Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello said Monday afternoon that he was dropping out of the race, saying in a statement that “it is not in the cards” for him to run this year. Costello, who had

December 8, 2009 at 5:45 am | Comments (8)

Cohen officially gets into PA-6 GOP primary

Former Thornburgh administration Revenue Secretary Howard Cohen formally entered the race for Congress in the 6th District Thursday, promising to campaign in a “civil manner and with an adherence to authentic, conservative Republican principles.”

Cohen’s candidacy makes the GOP primary to replace incumbent Jim Gerlach a four-way race, and undoubtedly one of the most interesting House primaries in the state. As a longtime worker in state and federal government who has never sought elected office,

November 12, 2009 at 12:54 pm | Comments (4)

Former Thornburgh aide poised to enter PA-6 race

A former Revenue Secretary in the Thornburgh administration with a resume deep on government service and academia is set to formally declare his candidacy in the 6th Congressional District, adding another Republican to what has quickly become one of the most crowded, competitive primaries in the state.

Howard Cohen, who runs a business consulting firm in Bala Cynwyd, told pa2010.com that he is likely to make an official announcement next week. But he has already…

November 2, 2009 at 3:05 pm | Comments (9)

$20K on hand for Costello

Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello has raised just north of $30,000 toward his 6th District Congressional bid, finishing the third quarter with about $20,000 on hand, according to

October 15, 2009 at 1:57 pm | Comments (1)

Costello downplays fundraising, calls on opponents to match endorsement pledge

Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello sought to play down the importance of early fundraising numbers this week, saying he is focused on helping local GOP candidates in next month’s election “as requested by Republican Party leaders.”

Costello, who is running for Congress in the 6th District, did say he had raised $30,000 as of the third quarter filing deadline, and that he did so without holding fundraisers or soliciting contributions from local Republican…

October 14, 2009 at 11:12 am | Comments (3)

Schroder has about $87K on hand

State Representative Curt Schroder’s (R-Chester) Congressional campaign raised just under $88,000 during the third quarter, finishing the period with almost $87,000 in cash on hand, according to new

October 13, 2009 at 2:09 pm | Comments (8)

Welch loaned his campaign half-a-million dollars

For those wondering whether Republican Steven Welch would shell out the dough for his own Congressional campaign, the answer has emerged.

Welch, a wealthy businessman running in the 6th District, made a loan of $500,000 to his campaign last quarter, according to

October 13, 2009 at 1:41 pm | Comments (9)

Source: Welch has half-a-million on hand (Updated)

Republican Congressional candidate Steven Welch ended the third quarter with more than $500,000 in campaign cash on hand, a campaign insider told pa2010.com.

Welch, who is running in the 6th District, did not report any fundraising last quarter, when he was still gearing up for a run in the 7th District instead. He now faces a crowded primary against Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello and state Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester).

The campaign was…

October 9, 2009 at 12:07 pm | Comments (13)