Political Note #324 Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania Legislatures
Flipping the Michigan House of Representatives, the Minnesota Senate, and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Red to Blue is in reach.
Women Candidates for Whom Donations Could Make a Difference
A reader asked. Can you put together a list of 30 candidates for the House of Representatives for whom donations would make a difference? Some Senate candidates, too?
Political Note #297 Christina Finello PA CD 01
Christina Finello is a long shot to defeat Brian Fitzpatrick for PA 01. She shouldn't be.
Political Note #273 Harold (Howie) Hayes PA HD 18
Can Democrats in Pennsylvania flip the House? And what would happen if they did?
Political Note #252 Eugene DePasquale PA CD 10
Eugene DePasquale has the potential to be a sensation.
Political Note #211 Marc Friedenberg PA CD 12
Marc Friedenberg is not a politician. He is an academic. A particular kind of academic. He is a graduate of Columbia law school and an expert in cyber law and internet privacy. While in practice, he sued big banks for fraud. He saw the banks as centers of greed, corruption, and carelessness.
Political Note #131 Susan Wild PA CD 07
Susan Wild has been honored by the Governor, by the Lehigh Valley Business Council. She was named one of Pennsylvania's top 50 women attorneys. She is on several civic boards. She has had tough and interesting cases in her career. Her toughest, though, was serving as City Solicitor in Allentown during an investigation of corruption. For her work during that investigation, she earned praise from the FBI.
Political Note #127 Scott Wallace PA CD 01
Scott Wallace is conscious of a family predecessors: farmers, writers, entrepreneurs, business exeuctives, philanthropists, and a vice president under FDR. He has been a business executive and a philanthropist. Now he is seeking to expand his influence by serving in Congress.
122617 Political Note #88 Conor Lamb PA 18
Conor Lamb is the Democratic nominee for the special election on March 13. He is local -- University of Pennsylvania (where he was a Howard Dean supporter as an undergraduate) and University of Pennsylvania Law School. He comes from a successful political family. His grandfather was the Democratic Majority Leader in the Pennsylvania state Senate and a Bob Casey cabinet member. His Uncle Michael is the City Controller for Pittsburgh. Conor Lamb was in the military. He was a Captain in the Marines. as a prosecutor in Okinawa, primarily prosecuting cases of sexual assault. He remains a member of the reserves. He is a prosecutor in civilian life, as well.
Political Note #83 Chrissy Houlahan PA 06
Chrissy Houlahan was a captain in the US Air Force -- three years active duty, thirteen in the Inactive Reserve. She has been a businesswoman, working as the Chief Operating Officer and transforming a start up into a national apparel and footwear brand. She founded and served as COO of B-Lab,"a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good." For variety, she worked as a chemistry teacher in North Philadelphia with Teach for America and served as COO/CFO of an early childhood education nonprofit.