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…

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

More on the 6th and 7th

A couple of follow-ups to

October 1, 2009 at 2:30 am | Comments (0)

Ladies and gentlemen, the sixth and seventh districts

While Washington continues to work on health care, the entertainment in the 6th and 7th Congressional districts keeps getting better.

First Ryan Costello, a GOP candidate in the 6th, suggests that he’s a better candidate than Steven Welch because he’s

September 27, 2009 at 7:24 pm | Comments (7)

Costello: I’ve ‘lived, worked and played’ in PA-6

PHILADELPHIA—As he campaigns to succeed Jim Gerlach in the 6th Congressional District, Republican Ryan Costello is looking to present himself as something of an uber-native, intricately familiar with a district where he has spent his whole life. And indeed, Costello’s personal and professional experiences have taken him to most every corner of the gerrymandered district.

He grew up outside of Pottstown and went to school at Ursinus College in Collegeville. Law school in Villanova sat…

September 23, 2009 at 8:30 am | Comments (7)

Costello vows a positive campaign; says he won’t run against party endorsement (Updated)

PHILADELPHIA—Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello said he won’t be attacking his opponents as he seeks the 6th District House seat, promising to run a positive, issue-based campaign.

“I’m going to try not to talk about my two opponents, because I don’t have anything bad to say about them,” Costello said recently.

And he said he would not end up running for the seat if he’s not the candidate endorsed by the county parties…

September 22, 2009 at 8:06 am | Comments (4)

Welch stays mum on the money question

It’s no secret that Republican Steven Welch is wealthy, and everyone expects him to spend from his own wallet in his attempt to win a Congressional seat. That perception has only heightened since he

September 16, 2009 at 11:00 am | Comments (5)

Schroder gets a campaign manager

State Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester) has hired a campaign chief for his 6th District Congressional run.

Schroder announced Tuesday that he had hired Kyle Whatley as his campaign manager. The Texas native has worked for Congressional and mayoral campaigns in the Lone Star State. He moved to Pennsylvania to manage Schroder’s campaign.

“My wife and I would not have moved almost two thousand miles if I was not absolutely certain Curt Schroder was going to…

September 15, 2009 at 1:32 pm | Comments (3)

Welch: ‘I won’t be moving’

As he gears up to run for Congress in the 6th District, Republican Steven Welch faces the prospect of an inevitable attack: He doesn’t live there.

Welch, a wealthy businessman and entrepreneur, lives in Phoenixville. And while most of the town resides in the 6th, the sliver where he and his family resides is in the 7th.

But don’t expect Welch, who had

September 14, 2009 at 3:03 pm | Comments (21)

Schroder camp notes Welch’s residency, but doesn’t criticize

State Representative Curt Schroder’s (R-Chester) campaign made sure to point out that its newest opponent doesn’t actually live in the 6th District Saturday, but stopped short of an outright attack on that front.

In a statement following Republican Steven Welch’s announcement that

September 12, 2009 at 5:40 pm | Comments (0)

Costello passes on attacking Welch

Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello was quick to respond to Steven Welch’s decision to run against him in the 6th District Saturday. But he opted against attacking Welch for

September 12, 2009 at 3:20 pm | Comments (0)