Senate hopeful Tom Smith’s campaign announced a whopping $4.4 million cash on hand at the end of the fourth quarter. The total, largely as a result of a $4.25 million self-loan from Smith himself, puts him within striking distance of Bob Casey.

GOP Senate hopeful Steve Welch, an entrepreneur from Chester County, has $1 million cash on hand his campaign announced today. Welch himself contributed $1 mil of the roughly $1.125 mil he will report.

Tom Smith of Armstrong County is leading the field of Republicans hoping to take on Senator Bob Casey, according to an polling memo released by Smith’s campaign Tuesday.

This morning, the United States Congress unanimously passed an extension of the payroll tax cut for another 2 months. Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Montgomery) will be two of the conferees charged with making up the difference.

Several candidates hoping to face Senator Bob Casey next year say the payroll tax cut compromise he supported isn’t good enough. They told PoliticsPA that Republicans in the U.S. House are right to hold out on the deal.

Seven of the nine Republicans vying to face off against Bob Casey met in New York City this weekend, and here’s how they did.

Army Colonel Ret. John Vernon, of Tioga County, announced that he will suspend his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Monday evening.

Tom Smith, the coal industry veteran and former Tea Party leader, is working to broaden his appeal in southeastern Pa. The Armstrong County native today announced that his campaign is opening a new office in Montgomery County, and bringing on Tom Stoner as SEPA Director.

Tom Smith, the businessman and coal industry veteran from Armstrong County, will launch the first television ads of the first Republican primary for U.S. Senate, PoliticsPA has learned. According to multiple GOP media consultants, the buy will total about $160,000 and comprise both broadcast and cable.