Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
Democratic state Rep. Madeleine Dean, of Montgomery County, on Wednesday endorsed Marjorie Margolies in her bid to represent Pennsylvania's 13th District in the U.S. House.
"I have followed Marjorie's career for many years and I am inspired by her," Dean said in a statement. She praised Margolies' "courageous and correct" vote in the House in1993 that saved President Bill Clinton's economic plan. Margolies was representing the 13th at the time; she lost the seat in the 1994 election and is now attempting a comeback.
The district, in Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia, has an opening for representative because incumbent U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D) is running for governor in 2014 and is not seeking reelection to the House. The endorsement was announced by Margolies' campaign.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
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State Sen. Daylin Leach, a.k.a. “The Kid from Montco,” has a thing for Rocky references.
He’s hosting a big fundraiser Wednesday night for his campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 13th congressional district, and all the contribution levels are named for Rocky opponents. There’s the Apollo Creed Level, at $2,600 a ticket; the Ivan Drago Level, which will cost you $1,000; the Clubber Lang level at $500 a ticket; and then the Tommy Gunn Level, $250.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
Dear Congress: We hate you. Yours truly, America.
Just about 8 in 10 Americans told Gallup pollsters this month that they disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job. Or rather, the way it is not handling it. Fifty-nine percent of those polled said their negative rating of Congress was because of its ineffectiveness and gridlock; the voters are fed up with the endless partisan posturing and lack of legislation that seems relevant to their lives.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
Most of the attention in Pennsylvania Democratic politics lately has shone on the candidates jockeying in the early going of the 2014 primary for governor.
But there’s also a contest for lieutenant governor brewing, and Brad Koplinski, a Harrisburg city councilman, just landed a big prize in the race – endorsements from 118 elected officials and party leaders.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz called herself the “highest-ranking” elected woman in Pennsylvania in a recent interview with the Philadelphia Daily News.
Umm…
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
State Sen. LeAnna Washington (D.,Phila.) on Wednesday endorsed former Rep. Marjorie Margolies in her attempt to win back the U.S. House seat from Pennsylvania’s 13th District that she held two decades ago.
Then known as Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky, she lost a reelection campaign one year after providing the decisive vote for President Bill Clinton’s economic plan, including a tax increase, in summer 1993. Margolies now uses her birth name after a divorce.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2014, packed the room in the Radisson Warwick Hotel Monday night for a major fundraising reception.
The Women in Politics fundraiser has been a fixture on the political calendar in southeastern Pennsylvania for years, since back when Schwartz was a state senator, but attendees said there was a new energy this year since she has launched her campaign to become the first woman elected governor of the state.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord has created a new political committee that just might give away a pretty big clue about his plans.
“McCord for Governor” is now open for business, according to paperwork filed with the Secretary of State, and obtained by The Inquirer. On the form establishing the committee, McCord states that he is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2014. It was signed on Monday.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
Republicans plan to drop a Welcome Wagon-style gift basket at Tuesday’s fundraiser for Kevin Strouse, the handpicked Democratic challenger for U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s Eight District who recently moved from Washington to the district for the first time.
The barbed gift is courtesy of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
Maggie Hassan is lonely.
Hassan, who was elected governor of New Hampshire last year, is the only female Democratic chief executive in the nation, “a distinction I wish I didn’t hold,” she says in a new email soliciting contributions to Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz.
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