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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Ex-Mitos boss Welch wants GOP nod for Sestak seat in Congress

Steven Welch, a 1999 Penn State engineering grad who sold biotech developer Mitos Group to Parker Hannifin in 2007 and has been busy fathering a family and mentoring DreamIt Ventures would-be entrepreneurs since then, has thrown his hat in the campaign ring as a Republican challenger for the Delaware County seat held by U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., who's mulling a challenge to U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, now D-Pa. Welch's slick campaign site here.

Posted by Joseph N. DiStefano @ 12:41 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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Posted 08:16 AM, 07/10/2009
yegg
I wholeheartedly welcome this run as we desperately need more entrepreneural thinking in Congress. (It wouldn't hurt to have more in PA or Philly either!)
Posted 10:54 AM, 07/10/2009
Dave Speers
By definition an Entrepreneur is someone who takes responsibility. I can't think of a better kind of person to enter the world of politics where most are focused on avoiding responsibility. More specifically I think Steve Welch has a great oppurtunity to fill the vacuum of identity and original ideas that's pervaded the Republican party since the 2008 general election. Hopefully Steve is the first of a New Republican Party that has to eventually emerge in our two party system.
Posted 03:42 PM, 07/10/2009
mikecoyle
Steve Welch will provide a great counterpoint to the embrace of bigger government by both sides of the aisle. We need folks like Steve in Congress to advocate responsible limited government and represent the interests of the Pennsylvania entrepreneur, both present and future.
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About Joseph N. DiStefano
Joseph N. DiStefano writes this blog to feed his PhillyDeals column, which is printed in the business pages of The Philadelphia Inquirer every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Joe has worked at the Inquirer, mostly, since 1988. He has also written for Bloomberg and Gannett, authored the book Comcasted, majored in economics at Penn, and fathered six children. Reach Joe at 215-854-5194 and JoeD@phillynews.com

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