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PENNSYLVANIA
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CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Filing Deadline (D/R): February 14, 2012
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): August 1,
2012
Primary: April 24, 2012
This
page was last updated on May 5, 2012

STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
Next
Gubernatorial Election in 2014:
GOVERNOR:
Tom Corbett (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Tom Knox (D) - Businessman & Frequent Candidate

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Jim Cawley
(R)*
The
Following Three Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2012:
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
[ Linda
Kelly (R)* - Not a Candidate in 2012. ]
David Freed (R) - Cumberland
County District Attorney
Kathleen Kane (D)
- Ex-Assistant District Attorney & Community Activist
Don Bailey (Independent)
- Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Auditor General, Attorney, Vietnam
War Veteran & Frequent Candidate

STATE
AUDITOR GENERAL:
[ Jack
Wagner (D)* - Term-Limited in 2012. ]
Eugene DePasquale (D) - State
Rep., Ex-State Deputy Secretary of Community Revitalization &
Attorney
John Maher (R) - State Rep. &
Accountant
STATE
TREASURER:
Rob
McCord (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Diana Irey-Vaughn (R) - Washington
County Commissioner, Ex-Pittsburgh Port Commissioner & '06
US Rep. Nominee

PENNSYLVANIA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
STATE HOUSE
- ( Republican Caucus
- Democratic Caucus )
STATE SENATE
- ( Republican Caucus
- Democratic Caucus )
U.S.
SENATOR:
Bob
Casey Jr. (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Tom Smith (R) - Retired
Coal Mining Company CEO & Tea Party Activist
Pat
Toomey (R)* - (Campaign
Site) - Next Election in 2016.
U.S. CONGRESS:
**
New 2012 Districts Used Below **
District
1:
Bob Brady (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
John Featherman (R)
- Realtor, Ex-Libertarian & Frequent Candidate
District
2:
Chaka Fattah (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Robert Allen Mansfield
(R) - Businessman, Iraq War Veteran & '10 Gov. Candidate

District
3:
Mike
Kelly (R)*- (Campaign
Site)
Missa Eaton (D)
- College Professor & Psychologist
Stacey Gray (Independent)
- Farmer & Non-Profit Group Executive
District
4:
[ Todd Platts (R)*
- Retiring in 2012. ]
Scott Perry (R)
- State Rep., Mechanical Contractor & Iraq War Veteran
Harry Perkinson (D)
- Mechanical Engineer
Mike Koffenberger (Libertarian)
- Police Officer
Robert Marcoccio (Independent) - Writer, Retired Demolition Contractor & Tea Party Activist
District
5:
Glenn "GT" Thompson
(R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Charles Dumas
(D) - College Professor, Attorney & Democratic Activist
District
6:
Jim
Gerlach (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Manan Trivedi (D)
- Iraq War Veteran, Physician & '10 Nominee

District
7:
Pat
Meehan (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
George Badey (D) - Attorney
Jim Schneller (Constitution)
- Web Retailer & '10 Nominee
District
8:
Mike
Fitzpatrick (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Kathy Boockvar (D) - Attorney,
Community Activist & '10 Commonwealth Court Nominee
Steve Davidson (Independent)
District
9:
Bill Shuster (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Karen Ramsburg (D)
- Nurse & Progressive Activist
District
10:
Tom
Marino (R)*- (Campaign
Site)
Phil Scollo (D) - Management
Consultant & Ex-Insurance Executive

District
11:
Lou Barletta (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Gene Stilp (D) - Political
Activist, Retired Attorney & '10 State Rep. Nominee
District
12:
[
Jason Altmire (D)* - Current
CD-4 Incumbent - Defeated for renomination in 2012 primary. ]
Mark Critz (D)* - Current
CD-12 Incumbent - (Campaign
Site)
Keith Rothfus (R)
- Attorney, Ex-US Homeland Security Official & '10 Nominee
District
13:
Allyson Schwartz (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Joe Rooney (R)
- Airline Pilot & Retired USMC Officer

District
14:
Mike Doyle (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Hans Lessmann (R)
- Optometrist & Tea Party Activist
Scott Grimes (Independent)
- College Student & Service Industry Worker
District
15:
Charlie Dent (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Rick
Daugherty (D) - Lehigh County Democratic Chair & Senior Citizens
Center Executive Director
Jake Towne (Independent)
- Chemical Engineer & '10 Candidate
District
16:
Joe Pitts (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Aryanna Strader (D)
- Software Consultant & Iraq War Veteran
John Murphy (Independent)
- Management Consultant, Ex-Teacher, Progressive Activist &
'06/'08 Candidate

District
17:
[
Tim Holden (D)* - Defeated for renomination in 2012 primary. ]
Matt Cartwright (D)
- Attorney
Laureen Cummings (R)
- Home Health Care Company Owner, Nurse & Tea Party Activist
District
18:
Tim Murphy (R)*-
(Campaign Site)
Larry Maggi (D) - Washington
County Commissioner, Ex-Washington County Sheriff & Retired
Police Officer

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
America
First Party of Pennsylvania
Communist Party of Pennsylvania
Constitution Party
of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Green Party of Pennsylvania
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
Reform Party of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republican Party
Socialist
Party of Pennsylvania

STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary of State's Office
VotesPA.com

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Allentown
Morning Call
Allentown Times
Altoona.com
Beaver County Times
Bridgeville Area News
Star
Bucks County Courier Times
Carlisle Sentinel
Carnegie Signal Item
Star
Centre Daily Times (State
College)
Coraopolis Record Star
Cranberry Journal
Star
Daily Pennsylvanian
(University of Pennsylvania)
Delaware County Daily Times
Easton Express-Times
Erie Times News
Gettysburg Times
GrassrootsPA (Conservative)

Harrisburg Patriot-News
Hazleton Standard-Speaker
The Insider (Politics)
IssuesPA.net
Keystone Politics
KYW AM-1060 (Pittsburgh)
Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal
/ Lancaster New Era
Lehighton
Times News
Lock Haven Express
McKeesport Daily
News
Meadville Tribune
Monroeville Times Express
Star
Moon Record Star
Murraysville Star
North Journal Star
(Pine/Richland)
Norwin Star (Irwin/North
Irwin)
Oakmont-Verona Advance
Leader Star
Penn Hills Star
PennLive.com
Pennsylvania Cable Network

Pennsylvania Report
Philadelphia City Paper (Alternative)
Philadelphia Gay News
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia
Daily News
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Philadelphia New Observer (African-American)
Philadelphia Northeast News
Gleaner
Philadelphia Tribune (African-American)
Philadelphia Weekly (Alternative)
Pittsburgh City Paper (Alternative)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Plum Advance Leader Star
Pocono Record
PoliticsPA.com
PoliticsPhilly.com
Pottstown Mercury
Reading Eagle
Scranton Times-Tribune
Sweickley Herald Star
Sharon Herald
South Hills Record Star
(Brentwood)
Sunbury Daily Item
Uniontown Herald-Standard
West Chester Daily Local
News
Wilkes Barre Citizens' Voice
Wilkes Barre Times Leader
Woodland Hills Star
(Wilkins Township)
York Daily Record

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