Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election features contests for attorney general and Congress
10 months, 1 week ago

Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election features contests for attorney general and Congress

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election may lack drama in the high-stakes races for president and U.S. Senate, but the fields for lower-ballot contests filled up for the state’s attorney general’s office and a handful of its 17 seats in the U.S. House. Meanwhile in southcentral Pennsylvania’s 10th District, six Democrats are seeking the nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry of York County. They include state Rep. Jared Solomon of Philadelphia, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, former state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, former federal prosecutor Joe Kahn and Keir Bradford-Grey, the former head of Philadelphia’s and Montgomery County’s public defense lawyers. On the Republican side, York County’s district attorney, Dave Sunday, and state Rep. Craig Williams of Delaware County filed to run.

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Ready for 2028? Democratic hopefuls are secretly trying to build momentum as party looks to rebound
1 month, 1 week ago

Ready for 2028? Democratic hopefuls are secretly trying to build momentum as party looks to rebound

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Several Democrats are already looking ahead to the 2028 Democratic …

Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats retained majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Friday by holding onto a Johnstown area district, giving them just enough votes to keep the speakership and determine the chamber’s voting agenda. Burns beat Republican Amy Bradley, chief executive of the Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce and a former television news anchor and reporter. Democratic …

Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, the biggest 2024 election swing state prize
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, the biggest 2024 election swing state prize

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has won the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state and one of the biggest prizes in the race for the White House. Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump captured must-win Pennsylvania Harris performed worse than expected in the commonwealth. Trump supporters were enthusiastic to hear the race called early Wednesday morning Donald Trump arrives after …

Trump wins Pennsylvania, delivering harsh blow to Harris campaign
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump wins Pennsylvania, delivering harsh blow to Harris campaign

NPR  

Trump wins Pennsylvania, delivering harsh blow to Harris campaign toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump has won the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Securing the state’s 19 electoral votes is a major victory for Trump …

Pennsylvania Voters Decide on House and State Attorney General Races
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Voters Decide on House and State Attorney General Races

Associated Press  

Pennsylvania voters will decide the fate of the state House and the state Senate in the upcoming election. Democrats need to hold all of their seats in the House and flip Republican-held districts in Harrisburg, Erie, and west of downtown Pittsburgh to secure a tie in the Senate. Republicans need to hold all of their seats in the Senate and …

Five Key Races in Pennsylvania Determine Control of the House
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Five Key Races in Pennsylvania Determine Control of the House

Associated Press  

Pennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the US House, with three of those races being in eastern Pennsylvania, where Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic Reps. Susan Wild and Matt Cartwright are defending their seats. A fourth district is in southern Pennsylvania, where Republican Rep. Scott Perry is seeking a seventh term. Another competitive contest is in …

US Election 2024: In all swing states, why Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are eyeing Pennsylvania the most?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US Election 2024: In all swing states, why Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are eyeing Pennsylvania the most?

Live Mint  

On the final day of a fiercely contested US presidential election, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris confidently predicted victory as they campaigned across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania holds the largest number of Electoral College votes among the seven battleground states expected to decide the election, making it a critical focal point in the final push for votes. The results of the …

Pennsylvania Showdown: Harris, Trump Leave Final Campaigns in Pivotal State
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Showdown: Harris, Trump Leave Final Campaigns in Pivotal State

Hindustan Times  

Pennsylvania will be the stage for a pivotal showdown in the US Presidential Election 2024 as incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump gear up for their final campaign hours in the swing state. Both candidates will hold rallies across three states, with Pennsylvania being a central focus for both campaigns. Harris will focus on connecting with …

When will Pennsylvania declare its election result?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

When will Pennsylvania declare its election result?

The Telegraph  

Pennsylvania is arguably the most important individual race in the election, offering both candidates a pathway to the 270 electoral college votes needed to secure the White House. Pennsylvania is also one of seven states – two of which are swing states – that do not allow election workers to begin processing absentee or mail ballots until after 7am on …

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
3 months, 1 week ago

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

CNN  

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania AP — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race. The Supreme Court’s reversal of that decision raises the prospect that thousands of ballots that arrive in time might …

Little Debate That Pennsylvania Is Key As Harris And Trump Prep For Philly Showdown
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Little Debate That Pennsylvania Is Key As Harris And Trump Prep For Philly Showdown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage Tuesday night in Philadelphia, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency. Democrats also say it will be critical for Harris to win big in Philadelphia — the state’s largest city, where Black residents are the largest …

Little debate that Pennsylvania is key as Harris and Trump prep for Philly showdown
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Little debate that Pennsylvania is key as Harris and Trump prep for Philly showdown

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage and analysis as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet for their first debate. HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage Tuesday night in Philadelphia, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency. Democrats also say it will be critical for Harris …

Cornel West can’t be on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot, court decides
4 months ago

Cornel West can’t be on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot, court decides

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of State’s office said West’s campaign lacked the required affidavits for 14 of West’s 19 presidential electors. Jubelirer, a Republican, agreed with the Secretary of State’s office that minor-party presidential electors …

Legal challenge seeks to prevent RFK Jr. from appearing on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Legal challenge seeks to prevent RFK Jr. from appearing on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A legal challenge filed Thursday seeks to have third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept off Pennsylvania’s fall ballot, an effort with ramifications for the hotly contested swing-state battle between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. It claims Kennedy’s paperwork includes “numerous ineligible signatures and defects” and that documents are torn, taped over and contain …

Election 2024: Biden, Trump score wins as primary season nears end
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024: Biden, Trump score wins as primary season nears end

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar. Biden won Democratic primaries in New Mexico, South Dakota, New Jersey, Montana and Washington, D.C. Trump and Biden were both expected to easily prevail in all of …

Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House
8 months ago

Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Boyle’s attorney, Andrew Montroy, has said the flawed warrant issued “in the final days before election day has caused tremendous professional damage to my client.” In an Altoona area district, Rep. Jim Gregory lost by nearly 10 percentage points to Scott Barger in the GOP primary. First-term state Rep. Mike …

Biden, Trump win their parties' presidential nominations in Pennsylvania primary
8 months ago

Biden, Trump win their parties' presidential nominations in Pennsylvania primary

NPR  

Biden, Trump win their parties' presidential nominations in Pennsylvania primary In addition to casting ballots for the presidential nominees, voters in Pennsylvania picked candidates for state races and the U.S. House and Senate. But four years before that, in 2016, after years of preferring Democratic presidential candidates, the state's voters moved to Donald Trump. Now, while the outcome of Tuesday …

Republicans’ defense of the ‘Biden 16' House districts starts with Pennsylvania’s primary election
8 months ago

Republicans’ defense of the ‘Biden 16' House districts starts with Pennsylvania’s primary election

Associated Press  

NEW HOPE, Pa. — Mark Houck makes a potent appeal to conservative Republicans in this corner of eastern Pennsylvania when he describes his arrest and subsequent acquittal on federal charges that he pushed a Planned Parenthood volunteer outside a Philadelphia abortion clinic. Houck’s campaign to unseat fourth-term Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in Tuesday’s primary could offer hints about swing-district Republican …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania’s presidential and state primaries
8 months ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania’s presidential and state primaries

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s presidential primaries, a prelude to the November general election, when the commonwealth is expected to once again play a critical role in the race for the White House. They are Philadelphia attorney Keir Bradford-Grey, former auditor general and state Rep. Eugene DePasquale, former …

In politically riven Pennsylvania, primary voters will pick candidates in presidential contest year
8 months, 1 week ago

In politically riven Pennsylvania, primary voters will pick candidates in presidential contest year

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LEGISLATIVE SHAKEUP Democratic Rep. Nick Pisciottano, of Allegheny County, is leaving the House to run, along with two other Democrats and two Republicans, for a state Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jim Brewster, D-Allegheny. Hedging their bets are Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, of Erie, and Rep. Jared Solomon, of …

Biden and Trump to face off in US election rematch
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden and Trump to face off in US election rematch

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump and Joe Biden have become the presumptive nominees for the 2024 presidential election, setting up a rematch between the two men four years after their first contest. Both candidates secured more than half of the Republican and Democratic delegates respectively needed for the nomination on Tuesday night, as primaries were held in Georgia, Mississippi, Hawaii and Washington state. …

Pennsylvania GOP endorses York County prosecutor in a three-way contest for state attorney general
11 months ago

Pennsylvania GOP endorses York County prosecutor in a three-way contest for state attorney general

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Republican Party on Monday endorsed York County’s district attorney, Dave Sunday, for state attorney general out of a three-person field. Pennsylvania’s office of attorney general played a critical role in court defending Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the presidential battleground against repeated attempts to overturn it in state and federal courts by Donald Trump’s campaign and …

Delaware County’s top prosecutor becomes fifth Democrat to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
1 year ago

Delaware County’s top prosecutor becomes fifth Democrat to run for Pennsylvania attorney general

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jack Stollsteimer, the top prosecutor in heavily populated Delaware County, will run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024, seeking an office that played a critical role in court defending Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the presidential battleground. In his campaign for attorney general, Stollsteimer will lean heavily on his experience as the twice-elected district attorney of Delaware …

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s general election
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s general election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Voters in Tuesday’s general election in Pennsylvania will fill a vacant state Supreme Court seat that could play a significant role on voting-related cases during the 2024 presidential campaign. The Associated Press will provide coverage for eight contests: state Supreme Court justice, Commonwealth Court judge, Superior Court judge, Philadelphia mayor, Philadelphia City Council Districts 3, 10 and at-large …

Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it’s too late to move 2024’s primary election date
1 year, 2 months ago

Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it’s too late to move 2024’s primary election date

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers that it is too late to move up the state’s 2024 presidential primary date if counties are to successfully administer the election. In a letter, the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania said there is no longer enough time for counties to handle the tasks associated with …

Pennsylvania's Senate wants an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to have a say on nominees
1 year, 3 months ago

Pennsylvania's Senate wants an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to have a say on nominees

The Independent  

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Pennsylvania’s Senate wants an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to have a say on nominees
1 year, 3 months ago

Pennsylvania’s Senate wants an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to have a say on nominees

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state Senate approved a bill Wednesday to move up the state’s 2024 primary election by five weeks to March 19, aiming to avoid a conflict with the Jewish holiday of Passover and give voters more of a say in deciding presidential nominees. Pennsylvania is a premier …

Pennsylvania is considering an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to avoid voting on Passover
1 year, 3 months ago

Pennsylvania is considering an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to avoid voting on Passover

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is considering changing the state’s 2024 presidential primary to an earlier day, although the proposed move may do little to give the state’s voters more say in deciding presidential nominees. State lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday through a Senate committee to change Pennsylvania’s primary from April 23 to March 19, but lawmakers warned that they are not …

Ex-federal prosecutor to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
1 year, 6 months ago

Ex-federal prosecutor to run for Pennsylvania attorney general

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former federal prosecutor who led sweeping corruption investigations in Allentown and Reading said Wednesday that he is running for Pennsylvania attorney general, becoming the second Democrat to seek the office that will become vacant after next year’s election. During his time as solicitor, he defended the county’s election administration against Republican attempts to overturn President Joe …

DePasquale to run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024
1 year, 6 months ago

DePasquale to run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania’s former two-term auditor general, said Thursday that he will run for state attorney general, an office that played a critical role in rebuffing Republican attempts to overturn President Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump in the 2020 election. But, in an interview, he pointed to his experience as auditor general as “the kind of …

Kenyatta enters 2024 race for Pennsylvania auditor general
1 year, 9 months ago

Kenyatta enters 2024 race for Pennsylvania auditor general

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Democratic state lawmaker said Thursday he is running for Pennsylvania auditor general in next year’s election, getting an early start on the campaign to lead the state’s fiscal watchdog agency. The auditor general generally serves as the state’s fiscal watchdog, auditing how money is spent and getting a say in approving general obligation bond issues and …

Constitutional amendments pose test to incoming Pa. governor
1 year, 11 months ago

Constitutional amendments pose test to incoming Pa. governor

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans who control Pennsylvania’s Senate on Wednesday kicked off the new legislative session by pushing through a trio of proposed constitutional amendments that sparked a partisan fight and poses a challenge to the incoming Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro. The proposals, if approved by the state House of Representatives, would give voters say over expanding voter-identification requirements, curtailing …

GOP sues over special elections in Pa. House majority battle
2 years ago

GOP sues over special elections in Pa. House majority battle

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The top-ranking Republican in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives asked a court late Friday to prevent voters from filling three vacant seats in February that will determine majority control of the chamber. Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster, who served as speaker until Nov. 30, asked Commonwealth Court to issue an injunction, naming the Department of State, acting …

Democrats win enough for narrow Pennsylvania House majority
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats win enough for narrow Pennsylvania House majority

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats won a suburban Philadelphia state House race Friday, giving them barely enough seats to take the chamber majority after 12 years, although two of their reelected incumbents also won higher offices and a third died in October. Mike Straub, spokesperson for current House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, said the situation may come into better focus after …

Pennsylvania Democrats retain 3 competitive US House seats
2 years, 1 month ago

Pennsylvania Democrats retain 3 competitive US House seats

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats won all three of the most competitive congressional races in Pennsylvania this election cycle, giving the state a 9-to-8 Democratic-to-Republican delegation in Washington for the coming session. U.S. Reps. Susan Wild in Allentown and Matt Cartwright in Scranton both defeated Republicans in close rematches from narrow contests two years ago, and a Democrat held onto the …

Democratic pick up in Pennsylvania boosts their hopes of holding Senate
2 years, 1 month ago

Democratic pick up in Pennsylvania boosts their hopes of holding Senate

CNN  

CNN — Democrats will pick up a GOP-held Senate seat in Pennsylvania in a huge boost to their hopes of clinging to the chamber, while the red wave that Republicans hoped for has yet to materialize in the House. The Democratic win in Pennsylvania – the rare swing state where President Joe Biden hit the trail this fall – is …

There are key primaries in New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, Illinois and Utah today
2 years, 5 months ago

There are key primaries in New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, Illinois and Utah today

NPR  

There are key primaries in New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, Illinois and Utah today Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Seth Wenig/AP June's primary calendar comes to a close on Tuesday with five states holding key contests: New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, Illinois and Utah. Rep. Lee Zeldin, former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, businessman Harry Wilson and Andrew Giuliani, a …

How Pa. GOP gov pick could turn election lies into action
2 years, 7 months ago

How Pa. GOP gov pick could turn election lies into action

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Doug Mastriano is not the only candidate who won a Republican primary on Tuesday after embracing Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen. “We have literally opened the door to a conspiracy theorist who was at the insurrection.” As the reality of Mastriano’s victory settled in on Wednesday, there were early signs that GOP officials …

10 races to watch Tuesday, led by Senate contests in Pennsylvania and North Carolina
2 years, 7 months ago

10 races to watch Tuesday, led by Senate contests in Pennsylvania and North Carolina

NPR  

10 races to watch Tuesday, led by Senate contests in Pennsylvania and North Carolina Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP May's busy primary calendar continues Tuesday, with five states holding elections. North Carolina's 11th Congressional District GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn faces a crowded field of primary challengers in a district that's likely going to remain red in …

2022 midterms: Pennsylvania, North Carolina test Trump’s pull
2 years, 7 months ago

2022 midterms: Pennsylvania, North Carolina test Trump’s pull

Al Jazeera  

Trump-favoured candidates are vying for Republican voters’ backing in key US Senate nominations. Primary elections for Republican congressional candidates in the United States on Tuesday are posing a strong test of former President Donald Trump’s continuing political influence. Trump’s choices for two US Senate seats are facing the judgment of voters in preliminary contests in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. You …

Pa. governor hopeful drops out, backs rival as primary nears
2 years, 7 months ago

Pa. governor hopeful drops out, backs rival as primary nears

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor said Thursday that he was ending his campaign and endorsing rival Lou Barletta, a move that comes as GOP leaders warn that leading candidate Doug Mastriano is too far right to win in a general election. Jake Corman, Pennsylvania’s ranking state senator, announced his endorsement of Barletta at a news conference …

Trump intervenes in Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial primary
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump intervenes in Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial primary

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump waded into Pennsylvania’s GOP gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, slamming a former acolyte over his alleged failure to investigate Trump’s false claims of widespread election fraud. McSwain, in a statement released by his campaign, did not address Trump directly but said, “I’m proud of my record as U.S. Attorney.” “I’ve prosecuted and put people …

Big GOP primary field for governor has party leaders worried
2 years, 9 months ago

Big GOP primary field for governor has party leaders worried

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A massive Republican primary field for governor in Pennsylvania is spurring growing discomfort among party leaders that a widely splintered primary vote could produce a winner who cannot beat Democrat Josh Shapiro in November’s general election. “We don’t want to allow a bad or poor candidate for the general election to potentially get through with a plurality …

Pennsylvania Democrats are angling to distinguish themselves in a key Senate contest
2 years, 10 months ago

Pennsylvania Democrats are angling to distinguish themselves in a key Senate contest

NPR  

Pennsylvania Democrats are angling to distinguish themselves in a key Senate contest Enlarge this image toggle caption Keith Srakocic/AP Keith Srakocic/AP John Fetterman was at a brewpub in Pennsylvania's Trump Country that was serving coffee to about 60 local Democrats who showed up on a Saturday morning. But Congressman Lamb is another contender, a moderate Democrat who represents a western …

Pennsylvania tries again to move up ’24 presidential primary
3 years ago

Pennsylvania tries again to move up ’24 presidential primary

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is again aiming to put its presidential primary in position to determine the winner, rather than let other states play that role. The state Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to move up Pennsylvania’s primary elections in presidential election years by five weeks to the third Tuesday in March. Critics of Pennsylvania’s current date in …

Trump looms large in Pennsylvania’s GOP primaries in 2022
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump looms large in Pennsylvania’s GOP primaries in 2022

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With Pennsylvania’s wide-open races for governor and U.S. Senate taking shape, Republican candidates with strong ties to Donald Trump are running and considered strong contenders for the party’s nominations — a powerful sign of the former president’s enduring popularity within the GOP. “Donald Trump is still the leader of the Republican Party and anybody who believes otherwise, …

Suburban Philly county commissioner launches US Senate bid
3 years, 8 months ago

Suburban Philly county commissioner launches US Senate bid

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The chairperson of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners said Monday she is seeking the 2022 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. John Fetterman and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta in planning to seek their party’s nod next year for the job now held by Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey. Toomey is retiring, opening up a seat in a …

Philly state lawmaker considering running for U.S. Senate
3 years, 9 months ago

Philly state lawmaker considering running for U.S. Senate

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Sharif Street, a Democratic state senator from Philadelphia and the vice chair of the state Democratic Party, said he is considering running for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat in next year’s election. He has spent the past couple years campaigning around Pennsylvania for Democratic candidates as the state party’s No. “We had a 67-county strategy and we …

Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral votes for Joe Biden
4 years ago

Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral votes for Joe Biden

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania on Monday cast its 20 electoral votes for Democrat Joe Biden, the native son whose win in the state last month cemented his victory over President Donald Trump. Nancy Mills, president of the state’s Electoral College and state Democratic Party chairperson, noted it was Pennsylvania that put Biden, who grew up in Scranton, over the 270-vote …

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