Tag: pennsylvania
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The top fundraisers in the Pennsylvania House
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
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Democrats win Feb. 7 Pennsylvania House special elections
On Feb. 7, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives held elections to fill vacancies in Districts 32, 34, and 35. The districts opened up following the Nov. 8, 2022, elections when one incumbent died and the other two were elected to different offices. In District 32, Joe McAndrew (D) defeated Clay Walker (R). McAndrew is…
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Pennsylvania House adjourns, package of constitutional amendments won’t appear on the May ballot
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives adjourned on January 24, 2023, affecting a package of three constitutional amendments that could have appeared on ballot for May 16, 2023. According to the Department of State, the Pennsylvania General Assembly needed to have the amendments passed by Friday, January 27, to appear on the May ballot. The deadline…
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Special elections to fill three vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives scheduled for February 7
Special elections to fill vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts 32, 34, and 35 are scheduled for February 7, 2023. The Allegheny County Democratic Party voted to nominate the District 32 candidate on December 11 and the District 34 and 35 candidates on December 17. The Republican Committee of Allegheny County nominated the…
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These Pennsylvania State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost
Elections for 26 of 49 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 27-22 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 22 of 26 general elections were contested. The losing…
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These Pennsylvania State House candidates raised the most money and lost
Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 101-99 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 136 of 203 general elections were contested. The losing…
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Thirty-four of 37 Pennsylvania State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for 26 of 49 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 27-22 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $1,536,878. The…
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Forty-three of 54 Pennsylvania House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Pennsylvania Senate elections
General elections for 26 of 50 districts in the Pennsylvania State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 26 districts up for election in 2022, 22 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $22.4 million. Incumbents raised an average of $575,475 per candidate and…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Pennsylvania State House elections
General elections for all 203 districts in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 203 districts up for election in 2022, 136 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $38.4 million. Incumbents raised an average of $227,118 per candidate and…