Elect to the Republican State Committee from
Dauphin County
- Deborah Etzweiler
- Doug Gellatly
- Lowman Henry
"Your ticket to reform"
Joe the Plumber Endorsed Frank Ryan in PA-17
by News Release
Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher, has endorsed Retired Marine Colonel Frank Ryan in the PA-17 Republican Primary election.
"I am looking nationwide for candidates who reflect conservative values and whose personal record of service shows they can be trusted to serve us -- and not themselves -- when elected. Frank Ryan embodies all these qualities and more."
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TEA for Two?
Should the TEA Party movement be co-opted by the GOP?
by Lowman S. Henry
The TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party movement over the past year has developed into a major force in American politics. So much so it lifted a little known state senator in Massachusetts into the U.S. Senate seat once held by Ted Kennedy, and last month held a national convention that attracted Sarah Palin and other big names as speakers.
But where does the TEA Party movement go to from here?
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'Ultimate Insider' Specter Strikes Again
by News Release
Contact""Nachama Soloveichik " 484.809.7994 " 646.528.1029
Tim Kelly " 484.809.7994
For immediate release""February 25, 2010
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Frank Ryan Announces 17th Congressional District Candidacy
by News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jerry Shenk - 717-460-5014
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Frank Ryan: Let the People Decide
Praises Dauphin County GOP's 'Open Primary'
by News Release
PRESS RELEASE - DAUPHIN COUNTY ENDORSEMENTS
For immediate release
Contact: Jerry Shenk, 717-460-5014
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Two Roads Diverged in Penn's Woods
Will PA-12 be NY-23 or Massachusetts?
by Lowman S. Henry
Will the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Congressman John P. Murtha be a re-run of New York 23, or a Republican coup like the election of U.S. Senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts?
The direction of the race now lies in the hands of the nine county Republican committees who will select conferees to a convention that will choose the GOP nominee in the special election likely to be held in conjunction with the upcoming May Primary.
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Dauphin County Government Most Overstaffed in State
Haste, DiFrancesco bloat payroll
by News Article
Dauphin County's annual budget skyrocketed by 25% this year -- and overstaffing is one of the key reasons.
According to the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader Dauphin County has the most county employees per 1,000 population of any Third Class county in the state.
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Frank Ryan to Announce Candidacy for Congress
Rally set for Saturday, February 20th at Linglestown Legion
by News Release
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Mercy Killing
DiFrancesco ends Lt. Governor bid after humiliating RSC vote
by Lowman S. Henry
Dauphin County Commissioner Nick DiFrancesco officially ended his bid for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor today after receiving an embarrassing 24 votes out of 360 votes cast on the first ballot in the endorsement process which was ultimately won by Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley.
When the floor vote came, DiFrancesco actually got fewer votes than he did during the straw poll process when he accumulated a paltry 38 votes. The handwriting for the DiFrancesco campaign was on the all this morning when his support in the central caucus -- which he once touted as his base -- fell to just 15 votes (he had received 27 votes in the January straw poll vote.)
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Allegheny Institute: City of Harrisburg Considers Bankruptcy
by Policy Brief
Could a $288 million debt, most of which is related to a publicly owned trash
incinerator, turn Harrisburg's finances to ashes?
That's a question officials in Pennsylvania's state capital are now grappling with.
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