Posts Tagged ‘Patrick Murphy’

Bucks GOP: Murphy should return money from Rangel

Friday, March 5th, 2010

“Patrick Murphy should give back the $19,000 he took from the disgraced and now resigned former Democrat chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Charles Rangel or else he is being a hypocrite.”  Said Pat Poprik, Vice-chair of the Bucks County Republican Committee.
“Patrick Murphy called on Rep. Charles Rangel [...]

Democrats campaign from the middle at midterm

Monday, March 1st, 2010

In this midterm election of discontent, many Democrats in competitive House districts are finding that the middle of the road is a good place to be. They can cite their votes against President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) as proof that they are independent thinkers, backed up by two nonpartisan studies of important 2009 roll calls.

Carney, Dahlkemper, Murphy vie for approps seat

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

One of the massive losses from Rep. John Murtha’s death is a coveted seat for Pennsylvania on the House Appropriations Committee. Philadelphia Democrat Chaka Fattah is now the lone representative from Pennsylvania on the panel, but the delegation is ramping up its efforts to keep the seat. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest [...]

Bucks Dems hit Fitzpatrick in new ad (VIDEO)

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

“I have no interest in becoming a career politician.”
That’s what former Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick said last week, and in a new web ad, the Bucks County Democratic Committee is blasting him for it.  The video has no narration, and features a timeline of Fitzpatrick’s political history, which began in 1990 when Fitzpatrick ran for state [...]

Murphy, Maddow talk DADT repeal

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Iraq Veteran (Murphy) Leads ‘Don’t Ask’ Push

Monday, February 1st, 2010

The Obama administration’s staunchest ally in the uphill fight to allow gays to openly serve in the nation’s military is a little-known Democratic congressman named Patrick Murphy, an Iraq war veteran who has written the only legislation that would repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” restrictions.

PoliticsPA: Patrick Murphy has $848,000 on hand

Monday, February 1st, 2010

After learning just weeks ago that he would face a tough challenge from the man he unseated by only 1500 votes in 2006, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-8) reported $847,753.64 ash on hand to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), boosted by $326,499.21 raised last quarter.

Fitzpatrick will announce re-match with Murphy tomorrow

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

“I’m going to do it,” said Fitzpatrick, who fell to Murphy by 1 percent of the vote. He has scheduled a news conference for tomorrow in Langhorne, where he plans a formal announcement.

Fitzpatrick: all signs “go” in 8th CD

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

It looks as if former U .S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R.,Pa.) wants to attempt a comeback in the Bucks County-centered 8th congressional district.
Republican sources say that Fitzpatrick has scheduled a Saturday “announcement about his political future” for Saturday at 1 p.m. at a school in Langhorne, Pa.
He would take on U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D.,Pa.), an army veteran [...]

New York Times profiles Tea Party momentum in Murphy’s 8th District

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Here, in a perennial battleground district outside Philadelphia, Tea Party activists are trying to strip the local committee of its influence in choosing the Republican nominee to run against Representative Patrick J. Murphy, a Democrat who won the seat in 2006 by about 1,500 votes.