Pennsylvania candidates up for election in 2012

February 1, 2012 - This is a directory of state and federal candidates up for election in 2012.

Important dates

Last day to register before Primary: March 26, 2012
Primary election: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Last day to register before General election: October 9, 2012
General election: Tuesday, November 6, 2012


Offices - PA Statewide:

PA ATTORNEY GENERAL - (my pick is David Freed)

David Freed (R) - Cumberland County District Attorney
Kathleen Granahan Kane (D) - Ex-Assistant District Attorney & Community Activist
Patrick Murphy (D) - Ex-Congressman, Attorney & Iraq War Veteran


PA AUDITOR GENERAL (my pick is John Maher)

John Maher (R) - State Rep. & Accountant
Frank Pinto (R) - College Professor, Ex-State Legislative Aide
Devon Cade (D) - Ex-Non-Profit Group CEO & '06 State Rep. Candidate
Eugene DePasquale (D) - State Rep., Ex-State Deputy Secretary of Community Revitalization & Attorney
Jack Stollsteimer (D) - State Treasury Dept. Official, Attorney & Ex-State Safe Schools Advocate

PA TREASURER (my pick is Diana Irey-Vaughn)

Rob McCord (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Diana Irey-Vaughn (R) - Washington County Commissioner, Ex-Pittsburgh Port Commissioner & '06 US Rep. Nominee


Statewide Federal Offices

U.S. SENATOR (Steve Welch and Tom Smith are top tier candidates who I think can beat Bob Casey)

Steve Welch (R) - Biotech Corporation CEO, Mechanical Engineer
Sam Rohrer (R) - Ex-State Rep., Businessman & '10 Gov. Candidate
Marc Scaringi (R) - Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Tom Smith (R) - Retired Coal Mining Company CEO & Tea Party Activist

other 2nd tier candidates
Brian Kelly (R) - Retired IT Consultant, Tea Party Activist & '10 US Rep. Candidate
David Christian (R) - Business Consultant, Vietnam War Veteran & '84/'86 US Rep. Nominee
John Kensinger (R) - Pharmacist & '10 Write-In Candidate
Robert Allen Mansfield (R) - Businessman, Iraq War Veteran & '10 Gov. Candidate

Bob Casey Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site) <--- Loser who votes with Obama 98% of the time


US House of Representative (Congress) - incomplete as of 2-1-2012
* Incumbent

District 16: (Lancaster & Berks counties)
Joe Pitts (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Aryanna Strader (D) - Software Consultant & Iraq War Veteran

District 17:
Tim Holden (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Matt Cartwright (D) - Attorney
Steve Urban (D) - Luzerne County Councilman, Retired Army Officer & Frequent Candidate
Laureen Cummings (R) - Home Health Care Company Owner, Nurse & Tea Party Activist


Source of candidate List: PA Department of State 2012 Primary Candidate list in ballot order. This is a list of ALL candidates in PA. To be useful, you need to know the State Senate, state assembly district, and US House District you are in.

18 states join in lawsuit challenging Obamacare

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and Attorneys General from 17 other states sued the Federal Government on March 23, 2010 over Obamacare and the individual mandate. The states suing over the unconstitutional parts of Obamacare include Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi, Nevada, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania, Alabama, South Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, Louisiana, and Indiana. The case is State of Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 10-cv-00091, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida (Pensacola) before U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson.

Update 4-5-2010 Indiana joins the legal challenge, brining the total to 14.

Update 4-7-2010 Arizona, Mississippi, Nevada, and North Dakota join the legal challenge, bringing the total to 18. This does not include Virginia, which filed separately in Virginia.

Healthcare Reform Lawsuit PDF
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