Months of recruiting efforts by a small, dedicated group of conservative activists has yielded challenger Evan Feinberg, a 27 year-old native of Washington County who spent the past five years working for various conservative causes in Washington, DC.

Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan has been fined by the Federal Elections Commission for using $9,932 of funds from his mayoral campaign for his congressional campaign, Colby Itkowitz of the Morning Call reports.

The only thing the Legislature “absolutely must” do this fall is approve redrawn lines for the state’s 18 congressional districts and the 253 state House and Senate districts, Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati said today.

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick is used to running against rival Patrick Murphy to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th district, but he may have competition in the primary this time. Jennifer Stefano, of Pennsylvania Americans For Prosperity, has fired a warning shot over a recent labor-related vote.

The conservative Beaver County lawmaker, who turns 28 next week, confirmed to PoliticsPA that he is considering a bid against Rep. Jason Altmire.

A few dozen Republicans bucked their leadership and voted against a funding bill because they wanted deeper spending cuts. Local area Republican Lou Barletta voted against it for the opposite reason.

Pa. Republican Representatives, Mike Kelly and Lou Barletta, are among the most buzz-worthy House Freshmen of the 112th Congress.

Former Congressman and Admiral Joe Sestak has come out very publicly against PA Senator Dominic Pileggi’s plan to change the way Pennsylvania allocates its electoral votes.

“I am not going to run against Tim Murphy in any primary, period. There’s alot of chattering back and forth but, no. I am running to knock a Democrat out of the House of Representatives because we need a new vision going forward,” former Congressional candidate Keith Rothfus said.

Add two more names to the list of congressmen likely to challenge Tom Corbett at Tuesday’s DC meeting. Reps. Tim Murphy (R-Allegheny) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-Centre) aren’t sold on the controversial plan to split Pennsylvania’s Electoral College votes.