Lingenfelter’s off the ballot in the 8th

Tom Lingenfelter’s latest campaign to represent the 8th Congressional District has ended before it really even began.

Lingenfelter, who was running as an independent, called it quits Thursday in the face of a ballot challenge. Lawyers involved in the case said his withdrawal came after a marathon, all-day court hearing in Harrisburg.

“It was very close, but the progression of numbers didn’t go our way,” said Larry Otter, Lingenfelter’s lawyer. Otter said an early-morning ruling…

August 19, 2010 at 9:30 pm | Comments (16)

Lingenfelter hires prominent attorney for ballot challenge

When Tom Lingenfelter goes to Harrisburg Thursday to defend his right to be on the 8th Congressional District ballot, he’ll have the help of veteran election lawyer Larry Otter.

Otter, a Bucks County attorney who has been involved in a plethora of ballot cases, is representing Lingenfelter.

“I know we should win,” Linenfelter told pa2010.com. “If the law is based on fairness and logic, we should win.”

Otter declined to comment on the case in…

August 19, 2010 at 8:54 am | Comments (2)

Fitzpatrick supports Lingenfelter ballot challenge

Republican Mike Fitzpatrick’s campaign says it’s supporting an effort to keep independent candidate Tom Lingenfelter off the ballot in the 8th Congressional District. But the campaign won’t disclose the extent of any involvement it has had with pFitzpatrick campaign manager Kyle Whatley called the effort “bipartisan” and said his candidate “shares the concerns” of the four people who brought the challenge. Such challenges are almost always filed at…

August 11, 2010 at 11:16 am | Comments (12)

Former Murphy aides help Lingenfelter

In his rush to get on the 8th District ballot at the last minute, Tom Lingenfelter got some help from a Democratic duo who used to work for one of his opponents.

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August 6, 2010 at 12:55 pm | Comments (13)

Ballot challenge looms for Lingenfelter

After making a late push to run in the 8th Congressional District, it looks like independent Tom Lingenfelter will have to prove in court that he deserves to be on the ballot.

A Bucks County lawyer is preparing to file a ballot challenge against Lingenfelter, a perennial candidate who has mounted underdog runs for the seat twice before, in addition to previous statewide runs. The lawyer, Jordan Yeager, confirmed that the challenge is coming, but…

August 4, 2010 at 9:45 am | Comments (5)

3rd-party hopefuls file for House races

Third-party candidates filed nominating petitions to get on the ballot in a trio of competitive House races Monday, setting up potentially troublesome dynamics for Republican nominees who could lose votes in close contests to conservative alternatives.

Jim Schneller filed nominating petitions to run on the American Congress Party Ticket in the 7th District. Tom Lingenfelter filed signatures to run as an independent in the 8th District, but also sought to get on the ballot in…

August 2, 2010 at 10:32 pm | Comments (16)

Libertarian candidate in the 8th drops out

An actor who was hoping to run as a libertarian in the 8th Congressional District has decided to call it quits.

Eric Wisener told pa2010.com this week that he doesn’t have the grassroots support he needs to run against incumbent Democrat Patrick Murphy and Republican challenger Mike Fitzpatrick. Wisener insisted he has gathered enough signatures to get on the general election ballot, but said he doesn’t have enough of a political organization to mount a…

July 28, 2010 at 3:39 pm | Comments (2)

Perennial candidate Lingenfelter making late 8th District push

Despite capturing less than two percent of the vote last time, Tom Lingenfelter is once again trying to represent the 8th Congressional District.

Lingenfelter, a political activist and former intelligence agent, is hoping to run as an independent in the Bucks County district, where incumbent Democrat Patrick Murphy is facing off against Republican Mike Fitzpatrick. But with the Aug. 2 deadline to file nominating petitions only days away, Lingenfelter acknowledges he may not be able…

July 28, 2010 at 3:17 pm | Comments (8)

A crowded 8th District primary comes to Philly

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PHILADELPHIA—A crowded field of Republican candidates in the 8th Congressional District took on issues of economic and foreign policy here Tuesday, taking turns courting a group of conservative activists at a forum hosted by a coalition of Tea Party groups.

On an evening when candidates from half-a-dozen districts took a stage, the appearance of five candidates underscored again that the primary to take on Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) remains packed, even…

February 9, 2010 at 10:49 pm | Comments (22)