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  • All candidates for Pennsylvania State Senate District 14 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 14 — Nick Miller (D) and Dean Browning (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.  Eighty-eight of the country’s 99…

  • These are the most expensive contested elections in the Pennsylvania Senate

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    Elections for 26 of 50 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. This article details the five most expensive contested general elections in the State Senate. This information comes from candidate reports to the Pennsylvania Department of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Sept. 19, 2022.…

  • These are the most expensive contested elections in the Pennsylvania House

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    Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans hold a 113-89 majority heading into the election. This article details the five most expensive contested general elections in the House of Representatives. This information comes from candidate reports to the Pennsylvania Department of State covering…

  • Incumbent Cartwright, Bognet face off in Pennsylvania’s 8th District in rematch of 2020 race

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    Incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) and Jim Bognet (R) are running in the general election in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. Emily Wilkins wrote in Bloomberg Government that Cartwright’s “district not only supported [Donald] Trump in 2016 and 2020, but Cartwright won it in 2016, 2018 and 2020 — the only Democratic lawmaker running this…

  • Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf raises $55,402, with PA Opportunity and Jobs PAC as top donor

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    According to campaign finance reports made to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf received $76,791 in contributions to his campaign account and spent $216,627 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 10, 2022. Wolf’s current term ends in 2023. Gov. Wolf is a member of the Democratic Party and first assumed office in…

  • The top 10 Pennsylvania candidates raised 52 percent of all donations

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    In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and officeholders raised $188.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Sept. 19, 2022. More than $98.3 million, or 52 percent, of all donations reported by candidate committees were raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list. Top 10 Pennsylvania candidates (1/1/2021 – 9/19/2022) Here are the 10…

  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer dies

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    Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer (D) died on Sept. 30, 2022.  Baer was elected to the state supreme court in 2003. He was retained with 71% of the vote on Nov. 5, 2013. Prior to joining the court, he was an administrative judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. He also…

  • Campaign finance deadline today in Pennsylvania

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    Candidates and organizations involved in Pennsylvania’s statewide elections must file campaign finance information by September 27, 2022. The general election will take place in Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in Pennsylvania? Twenty-five of the 50 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate All 203 seats in the…

  • All candidates for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 87 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 87 —Kristal Markle (D) and Thomas Kutz (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99…

  • All candidates for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    All three of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 29 —Tim Brennan (D), Diane Smith (R), and Rob Ronky (I) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight…