Good morning politicos, and welcome to the Buzz. It’s PLC weekend! Conservatives from around the state will gather in Harrisburg to hear two presidential candidates and a Governor. There is lots of news this morning – including a dozen updates on state house and senate races.
State Rep. Tony Payton withdrew his name from the April 24 primary ballot, after a line-by-line challenge voided over 1,600 of his 1,854 petition signatures. He is the only incumbent Pa. lawmaker seeking re-election not to make the ballot.
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted earlier today to repeal a Medicare cost-control board called for in President Obama’s health care agenda, according to a report circulated by the Associated Press.
Citizens Against Higher Taxes endorsed Rep. Tim Murphy today over Evan Feinberg.
Rep. Mark Critz announced today that he had received the endorsement of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in his primary bid against fellow incumbent Jason Altmire in the new 12th Congressional district.
“He may look just a little different. Talk with a bit of an accent, but there’s one language Raja is quite fluent in: conservatism,” a narrator says. “When it comes to conservative values, he sounds just like us.”
Mark Critz is putting his entire bankroll on the line. The Congressman has purchased $500-600K of television airtime between now and the primary. Meanwhile, Jason Altmire is buying TV at a slower pace with just $300K slated to go up by April 24th.
Casey announced his support of a bill that would compel donor disclosure by any organization spending more than $10,000 on electioneering – the same day as Citizens United endorsed GOP Senate hopeful Tom Smith.
The Lancaster County GOP will be at the epicenter of the presidential contest in April. Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum will each speak at the party’s annual spring banquet on April 17.
Steny Hoyer, the number two Democrat in the U.S. House, will visit the Lehigh Valley on Friday on behalf of Rep. Tim Holden.
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