UPMC selects a new leader, a Chester County Republican gets a second term as National Chairman of the Young Republicans, plus a former state Rep. is sentenced to three years of probation for a credit card case. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.
Written by John Cole, Managing Editor and PoliticsPA Staff
Rep. Conor Lamb is expected to launch his campaign for U.S. Senate next week according to reports, while state Sen. Dan Laughlin speaks out against the push for a forensic audit of the 2020 election in PA. Here is the Playbook.
The GOP state Senator and potential gubernatorial candidate penned an op-ed on Thursday stating his opposition to a “forensic audit” of the 2020 election in Pennsylvania.
Roll Call first reported on Wednesday that Rep. Conor Lamb is expected to launch his campaign on Aug. 6 at an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union hall in Pittsburgh.
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President Joe Biden delivered an address in the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, while Craig Snyder announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate. Here is the Playbook.
The former chief of staff to Sen. Arlen Specter says that “common-sense conservatism” is the best path forward for the state, while he calls out “Trumpism” and “socialism.”
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President Joe Biden will be visiting the Lehigh Valley today, while a professor at Penn announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Here is the Playbook.
Eric Orts, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, describes himself as the only candidate that is making combating climate change “the centerpiece of his campaign.”
The recently elected Auditor General said that the 2020 election has been certified and his office was moving on to other matters, while calling for an increase in funds to his office.