Chester County Democratic Committee

from Keystone Progress, 4/26/10 Lately there have been so many concerns being raised about Tom Corbett’s actions that it puts the integrity of the Office of Attorney General in serious question. The Attorney General’s judgment and actions cannot be doubted. His performance must be beyond reproach. That is why so many attorneys general, including Virginia [...]

email from Democracy Rising PA, 4/7/10 Senate Republican Whip Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, and her sister Janine Orie, an aide to another sister Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, have been arraigned on charges of orchestrating illegal campaign work using tax-funded resources in the senator’s district office. The accusation covers election campaigns from 2001 through 2009, [...]

from pa2010.com, 2/6/10 LANCASTER—The Senate candidates tussled. The gubernatorial candidates laid down familiar talking points. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to party with her fellow Democrats. All of it happened as mounds of snow were piling up outside, leaving Democratic insiders who hadn’t booked a room at the Lancaster Host Resort here wondering if they [...]

Press release from AG Corbett, November 12, 2009 [go to the source to download the 3 parts of the lengthy indictment presentment] HARRISBURG – As part of an ongoing public corruption investigation into the Pennsylvania Legislature, agents from the Attorney General’s Public Corruption Unit today filed criminal charges against Representative John Perzel and former Republican [...]

By The Patriot-News staff and wire reports November 12, 2009, 1:04PM Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has charged 10 people in a second round of criminal charges in the “Bonusgate” investigation. Those charged Thursday include: former House Speaker John Perzel, R-Philadelphia, former Republican Rep. Brett Feese and eight current or former aides to Perzel and [...]

email from T. J. Rooney, 10/23/09 On November 3rd, a lot is at stake in the statewide judicial elections, particularly the balance of power in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. What voters should ask themselves is this: will the election of our legislators after the 2010 Census reflect the will of Pennsylvania voters? This year’s election [...]

“‘Tired of Barack Obama, Ed Rendell, Arlen Specter and big government Democrats ruining our nation?’ the advertisement asks in yellow block capitals set against a bright-red background. And in case the message wasn’t subtle enough, there’s a Soviet-era hammer-and-sickle inside the “O” in Obama’s last name.” – crazed right wing talk show host?  No. – [...]

Daily Local News, October 21, 2009 By DAN KRISTIE, Staff Writer WEST GOSHEN A campaign mailer distributed by the four Republican candidates for the West Chester Area School Board has led to conflict between the candidates and the sitting school board members. The mailer, “School Board News,” states the current board’s policies have led to [...]

Daily Local News, 8/18/09 By Kathi Cozzone, Guest Columnist It is time for our leaders in Harrisburg to roll up their sleeves and pass a budget. The recent “bridge” budget signed by the governor served mostly to pay state employees and did nothing to help county governments, including our own Chester County government, to continue [...]

email from CCDC, 7/7/09 HARRISBURG, July 7 – State Reps. Paul Drucker, Richard Mirabito, Barbara McIlvaine Smith and Steven Santarsiero today introduced a package of legislative and campaign reform proposals at a news conference in the state Capitol. Drucker has authored legislation that would reform the redistricting process to make it more uniform and less [...]