Posts Tagged ‘Dan Onorato’

PSEA to endorse Onorato

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

The announcement will be made at 3:30 Wednesday in Philadelphia.

Candidates running against the state?

Friday, March 5th, 2010

The six men running to be the state’s next governor took equal aim last night at the government that they hope to lead, painting Pennsylvania as a state where it is tough to find a job and run a business.

Slow start to Pa. gubernatorial primary races

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Berwood Yost, director of the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin and Marshall College, said the quiet was almost eerie. “I guess it’s kind of the silent phase of the campaign,” he said.

PoliticsPA’s Weekly Primer: 3/1 Edition

Monday, March 1st, 2010

We’re just about 10 weeks from the state’s May 18 primary — amazing, huh? It’s hard to believe some of the campaigns we’ve discussed for almost a year suddenly are reaching their ends. This week, we preview the fight for the late John Murtha’s congressional seat, the start of campaign ads on the airwaves, a new Qpac poll, and the National Journal’s ratings of House members.

PoliticsPA: Onorato receives union backing

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato was endorsed by three local SEIU unions this week, including
SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, 32BJ and Workers United Pennsylvania Joint Board.

PoliticsPA: Wagner wins majority but not endorsement from state Dems

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

LANCASTER — None of the five candidates seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination received enough support Saturday for the state Democratic Party’s endorsement, but at least four of them claimed afterward the vote totals were victories for their campaigns.

The vote, taken at the party’s winter meeting, means the candidates will compete in an open primary for the nomination. Members took two ballots, with the candidate receiving the fewest votes on the first, in this case Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel, being removed for the second.

PoliticsPA: Onorato backs away from lt. gov rumors

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Rumors that Chris Doherty might pair with Dan Onorato as the lieutenant governor on the Allegheny County executive’s gubernatorial ticket apparently picked up enough steam Monday to prompt an official response from Onorato’s campaign.

PoliticsPA: Finance reports show Onorato clear front-runner

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Campaign finance reports released Monday seem to definitively separate Dan Onorato from the four-man Democratic gubernatorial field while raising significant questions if the other three candidates can raise enough money to even be competitive.

Combined, Jack Wagner, Joe Hoeffel and Chris Doherty have only about $1 million on hand, six-and-a-half times less than the Allegheny County executive. Onorato has a nearly $6 million cash-on-hand advantage over his closet rival, Wagner.

PoliticsPA: Onorato has $6.5 million on hand

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Dan Onorato said Monday he had about $6.5 million on hand to end 2009 after raising nearly $3.7 million last year, by far the most of any of his rivals for the party’s nomination.

PoliticsPA: Morganelli says Onorato supported Corbett in 2008; others disagree

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Former Democratic Attorney General candidate John Morganelli said Thursday that Dan Onorato, the party’s gubernatorial front-runner, secretly supported a Republican during the 2008 attorney general’s race.