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PENNSYLVANIA
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CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Filing Deadline (D/R): March 9, 2010
Filing Deadline (Third Parties): August 2, 2010
Primary: May 18, 2010
This
page was last updated on August 7, 2010

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STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
Next
Gubernatorial Election in 2010:
GOVERNOR
& LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Ed Rendell (D)*
- Term-Limited in 2010. ]
& [ Joe
Scarnati (R)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Dan Onorato (D) - Allegheny
County Executive, Ex-Allegheny County Controller & Ex-Pittsburgh
City Councilman
& Scott Conklin (D)
- State Rep., Ex-Centre County Commissioner, Businessman, Carpenter
& '01 US Rep. Nominee
Tom Corbett (R)
- Attorney General & Ex-US Attorney
& Jim Cawley (R)
- Bucks County Commissioner, Attorney & Ex-State College Republicans
Chair
John Krupa (Constitution) - Ex-Pine Creek Township Supervisor,
Businessman & Ex-Clinton County GOP Chair
& Ed Roberson (Constitution) - Teacher & High School Football
Coach
Marakay Rogers (Libertarian)
- Attorney & Frequent Candidate
& Kat Valleley
(Libertarian) - Realtor, Ron Paul Campaign Activist &
'06 State Rep. Nominee
Robert Allen Mansfield
(Independent) - Businessman, National Guard Veteran &
Ex-Republican
& Runningmate Not Yet Named
Brian
Nevins (Socialist Workers/Write-In)
& Runningmate Not Yet Named

The
Following Three Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2012:
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Tom
Corbett (R)*

STATE
AUDITOR GENERAL:
Jack
Wagner (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
TREASURER:
Rob
McCord (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

PENNSYLVANIA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
STATE HOUSE
- ( Republican Caucus
- Democratic Caucus )
STATE SENATE
- ( Republican Caucus
- Democratic Caucus )
U.S.
SENATOR:
[
Arlen Specter (D)* -
Defeated for Renomination in Primary. ]
Joe Sestak (D) - Congressman
& Retired Navy Admiral
Pat Toomey (R) -
Ex-Congressman, Club for Growth President, Businessman & '04
Candidate
Donald John (Constitution)
Mel Packer (Green)
- Physician Assistant, Writer, Ex-Labor Union Organizer &
Peace Activist
Doug Jamison (Libertarian)
- Engineer
Mike Yilit (Independent
American) - Pastoral Degree Student & Construction Worker
Osborne Hart (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Political
Organizer & Frequent Candidate

Bob
Casey Jr. (D)* - (Campaign
Site)- Next Election in 2012.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Bob
Brady (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Pia Varma (R/Write-In) -
Businesswoman & Libertarian Activist
District
2:
Chaka Fattah (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Rick Hellberg
(R) - Financial Planner

District
3:
Kathy
Dahlkemper (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Mike Kelly (R)
- Ex-Butler City Councilman & Auto Dealer
Ebert "Bill" Beeman (Libertarian) - Erie County Councilman,
Businessman, Ex-Welder & Ex-Republican
District
4:
Jason
Altmire (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Keith Rothfus (R) - Attorney
& Ex-US Homeland Security Official
John Vinsick
(Independent) - Sales Manager & Ex-Republican
District
5:
Glenn
Thompson (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Michael Pipe (D)
- Recent College Graduate & Democratic Activist
Vernon Etzel (Libertarian) - Salesman
District
6:
Jim
Gerlach (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Manan Trivedi (D)
- Iraq War Veteran & Physician

District
7:
[
Joe Sestak (D)* - Candidate
for US Senate in 2010. ]
Bryan Lentz (D) - State
Rep., Attorney & Iraq War Veteran
Pat Meehan (R)
- Ex-US Attorney, Ex-Delaware County District Attorney & Ex-Congressional
Aide
Jim Schneller (Independent)
- Marketing Executive
District
8:
Patrick
Murphy (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Mike Fitzpatrick
(R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Bucks County Commissioner & Attorney
Eric Wisener (Libertarian)
- Businessman
District
9:
Bill Shuster (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Chad Clopper (Independent)
- Civil Engineer
District
10:
Chris
Carney (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Tom Marino (R) -
Ex-US Attorney & Ex-Lycoming County District Attorney
Dan Smeriglio (Constitution) - Tea Party Activist

District
11:
Paul Kanjorski (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Lou Barletta (R) - Hazleton
Mayor, Businessman & '08/'02 Nominee
District
12:
Mark Critz (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Tim Burns (R)
- Businessman
Terry Ronzio (Constitution)
- Nutrition Store Manager
Demo Agoris (Libertarian)
- Ex-Houston Borough Councilman, Businessman, Air National Guard
Veteran & Frequent Candidate
District
13:
Allyson Schwartz (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Dee Adcock (R) - Businessman
& Community Activist

District
14:
Mike Doyle (D)*
-
(Campaign Site)
Melissa Haluszczak
(R) - Paralegal & Tea Party Activist
Ed Bortz (Green)
- Poet & Peace Activist
District
15:
Charlie Dent (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
John Callahan (D)
- Bethlehem Mayor
Jake Towne (Libertarian)
- Semiconductor Process Engineer
District
16:
Joe Pitts (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Lois Herr (D) - College
Professor, Author & '04/'06 Nominee
Dan Frank (Constitution)
- IT Consultant

District
17:
Tim Holden (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Dave Argall (R)
- State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & College Instructor
District
18:
Tim Murphy (R)*-
(Campaign Site)
Dan Connolly (D) -
Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
James Stillwagon
(Constitution) - IT Consultant & Army Veteran
Scott Pigeon (Libertarian)
- Contractor & Iraq War Veteran
District
19:
Todd Platts (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Ryan Sanders (D) - Businessman

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
America
First Party of Pennsylvania
Communist Party of Pennsylvania
Constitution Party
of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Green Party of Pennsylvania
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
Reform Party of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republican Party
Socialist
Party of Pennsylvania

STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary of State's Office
VotesPA.com

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Allentown
Morning Call
Allentown Times
Altoona.com
Beaver County Times
Bridgeville Area News
Star
Bucks County Courier Times
Carlisle Sentinel
Carnegie Signal Item
Star
Centre Daily Times (State
College)
Coraopolis Record Star
Cranberry Journal
Star
Daily Pennsylvanian
(University of Pennsylvania)
Delaware County Daily Times
Easton Express-Times
Erie Times News
Gettysburg Times
GrassrootsPA (Conservative)

Harrisburg Patriot-News
Hazleton Standard-Speaker
The Insider (Politics)
IssuesPA.net
Keystone Politics
KYW AM-1060 (Pittsburgh)
Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal
/ Lancaster New Era
Lehighton
Times News
Lock Haven Express
McKeesport Daily
News
Meadville Tribune
Monroeville Times Express
Star
Moon Record Star
Murraysville Star
North Journal Star
(Pine/Richland)
Norwin Star (Irwin/North
Irwin)
Oakmont-Verona Advance
Leader Star
PA Ballot
Penn Hills Star
PennLive.com
Pennsylvania Cable Network
PA for Democracy (Liberal)
PA2010.com

Pennsylvania Report
Philadelphia City Paper (Alternative)
Philadelphia Gay News
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia
Daily News
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Philadelphia New Observer (African-American)
Philadelphia Northeast News
Gleaner
Philadelphia Tribune (African-American)
Philadelphia Weekly (Alternative)
Pittsburgh City Paper (Alternative)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Plum Advance Leader Star
Pocono Record
PoliticsPA.com
PoliticsPhilly.com
Pottstown Mercury
Progressive PA
Politics
Reading Eagle
Scranton Times-Tribune
Sweickley Herald Star
Sharon Herald
South Hills Record Star
(Brentwood)
Sunbury Daily Item
Uniontown Herald-Standard
West Chester Daily Local
News
Wilkes Barre Citizens' Voice
Wilkes Barre Times Leader
Woodland Hills Star
(Wilkins Township)
York Daily Record

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