Mark Critz — the aide to the late Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) who was picked as the Democratic candidate to replace his boss — attended a 2005 meeting of defense contractors and lobbyists and offered the Congressman’s support for an earmark project that ended in the criminal convictions of three men last year.
Posts Tagged ‘Barbara Hafer’
Roll Call: Critz Attended Meeting on Earmark Project
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Tags: Barbara Hafer, John Murtha, Mark Critz
Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »
PoliticsPA: Hafer withdraws from race in the 12th
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Former state treasurer Barbara Hafer is officially out of the race for the 12th district seat held by John Murtha until his death in February.
Tags: Barbara Hafer, John Murtha, Mark Critz
Posted in PA Reports, PoliticsPA Reports | No Comments »
PoliticsPA: Hafer supporter says she remains best candidate
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010“I think at the end of the day, that conclusions will be reached by not only state committee people who voted today, but even the electorate,” said John Hanna, the party’s Southwest Caucus Chairman and Hafer supporter.
Tags: Barbara Hafer, Barbara Hafer for Congress, Ed Cernic Jr for congress, Mark Critz, Mark Critz for congress, Ryan Bucchianeri for congress
Posted in PA Reports, PoliticsPA Reports | No Comments »
PoliticsPA: Local backing, experience key to Critz’s selection
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Mark Critz was chosen Monday as the Democratic special election nominee to replace John Murtha’s because of support from local party officials and experience he brings as a former top aide to the congressman, more than 10 of the state party Executive Committee members told PoliticsPA in interviews after the vote was unveiled.
Tags: Barbara Hafer, Barbara Hafer for Congress, Mark Critz, Mark Critz for congress, Mark Critz John Murtha
Posted in PA Reports, PoliticsPA Reports | 1 Comment »
PoliticsPA: Executive Committee picks Critz in race to replace Murtha
Monday, March 8th, 2010The state Democratic Party’s Executive Committee on Monday selected Mark Critz to be the party’s nominee in the race to replace John Murtha, choosing the congressman’s district director over former state Treasurer Barbara Hafer, a Democratic official has told PoliticsPA.
Check back at PoliticsPA for updates on this breaking news story.
Tags: Barbara Hafer, Barbara Hafer for Congress, Mark Critz, Mark Critz for congress
Posted in PA Reports, PoliticsPA Reports | 3 Comments »
Dems back Critz
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Mark Critz, former district director of the late U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha, won the recommendation of a Democratic caucus Saturday to be the party’s nominee for a special election to fill the congressman’s seat.
Tags: Barbara Hafer, Mark Critz
Posted in Miscellaneous | 1 Comment »
Hafer goes on the offensive
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Congressional hopeful Barbara Hafer Wednesday blasted the first steps in the process to nominate a successor to the late U.S. Rep. John Murtha while raising questions about the ethics of her main rival for the nomination and, by extension, the late congressman.
Tags: Barbara Hafer, Barbara Hafer for Congress, John Murtha, Mark Critz, Mark Critz for congress
Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »
Hafer calls process to replace Murtha ‘flawed’
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Barbara Hafer, who is running in the special election to succeed late U.S. Rep. John Murtha, yesterday contended that the Democratic Party’s nomination process was “flawed” and designed to favor a Murtha aide.
Tags: Barbara Hafer, John Murtha, Mark Critz
Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »
PoliticsPA: Hafer gets backing of Allegheny Co. controller
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Barbara Hafer on Tuesday received the endorsement of Allegheny County Controller Mark Flaherty as she vies for the Democratic nomination in the 12th Congressional District.
Tags: Barbara Hafer, Barbara hafer congress, ed cernic, ed cernic for congress, Mark Critz, Mark Critz for congress
Posted in Miscellaneous, PA Reports, PoliticsPA Reports | 1 Comment »
PoliticsPA: Cernic says ‘full speed ahead’
Monday, March 1st, 2010“Our campaign is full speed ahead,” Ed Cernic Jr. told PoliticsPA during an interview Monday. “We are gaining support daily.”
Tags: Barbara Hafer, Barbara Hafer for Congress, Ed Cernic Jr for congress, Ed Cernic Jr., Ed Cernic special election Murtah, Mark Critz, Mark Critz for congress
Posted in PA Reports, PoliticsPA Reports | No Comments »



By Jim Schneller
I appeared at a debate at Cheney University for 7th District Candidates on September 3, 2010 and neither other candidate ...
By la lakers jerseys
Great advice but it all depends
By Things That Made Me Happy Today-9/2-9/3 « pinkjuniormints's Blog
[...] looks like President Obama is coming to Philadelphia. Hopefully I can get off work and drive down for [...]
By Jose
Be proud and american and what is wrong with that??? i say if the man says anything but that, then ...