The Blooming Grove Republican Club

Requests your presence at the

Annual Christmas Dinner

Sunday, December 4^th, 2011

Lords Valley Country Club – Hemlock Farms Read more »

Tom Marino, United States Congressman for the 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, has offered his, “enthusiastic endorsement of the campaign of Rich Caridi and Matthew Osterberg for Pike County Commissioners.”

Vote for Caridi-Osterberg and the rest of the 2011 Republican Ticket on November 8th!

David Christian, Vietnam War hero, veteran’s advocate, and Philadelphia businessman, is officially announcing his candidacy for the United States Senate in Pennsylvania. Christian will be challenging Senator Bob Casey Jr. in 2012.

“America is hurting and it is directly due to the failures of President Obama and Senator Bob Casey. We need leaders who have been tested to make courageous decisions and who will take America back in the right direction” said Christian. “I’m running for U.S. Senate to rock the boat in Washington and put America back on the right course.” Read more »

PoliticsPA: John Rafferty will throw his hat in the ring for PA Attorney General, the Montgomery County State Senator confirmed to PoliticsPA this afternoon.

“I most definitely will, yes,” he said.

Rafferty’s name has been in the discussion for several months, and he recently sent a letter to Republican State Committee members indicating his interest in running.

He won’t face a question of experience: Rafferty served as Deputy Attorney General from 1988 to 1991. In the PA Senate, he has built a reputation as a good legislator respected on both sides of the aisle. He chairs the Transportation Committee and serves on Appropriations, Judiciary, Law & Justice, Banking and Insurance and Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. Read more »

PoliticsPA: Colonel John Vernon officially announced his candidacy for the 2012 U.S. Senate election this morning at Liberties Restaurant & Bar, a historic Philadelphia establishment.  It was a fitting place for Vernon, a former Colonel, to kick off his official campaign announcement.

PoliticsPA got to sit down with Colonel Vernon and his wife, Diana as they had breakfast at a nearby restaurant just before his speech. They were both clearly excited about their Announcement Plan scheduled for today and tomorrow which includes six locations around the Commonwealth: Philadelphia, Carlisle, Williamsport, Wellsboro, Erie and Murrysville.

Vernon reported that he is very pleased with the progress of his campaign. He described his campaign as “organized and decisive.”

Overall his sentiment was optimistic and hopeful.

“We see solutions, not issues. We see opportunities.”

After serving in the military for over 30 years, this is Vernon’s first go at a political career. He has virtually no name recognition and his financial base remains unclear and many of his staffers have little campaign experience. Read more »

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) released the following statement regarding Republican Bob Turner’s victory in the special election in New York’s 9th Congressional District:

“This clear rebuke of President Obama’s policies delivers a blow to Democrats’ goal of making Nancy Pelosi the Speaker again. New Yorkers put Washington Democrats on notice that voters are losing confidence in a President whose policies assault job-creators and affront Israel. An unpopular President Obama is now a liability for Democrats nationwide in a 2012 election that is a referendum on his economic policies.

“I congratulate Bob Turner on his election victory based on a strong campaign of listening to voters and standing up for job creation, economic opportunity, and one of America’s strongest allies, Israel. Bob Turner understands what it takes to create jobs, and I am confident that New Yorkers will value his work in Congress for free enterprise and liberty at home and abroad.”

Join the Pike County Republican Committee and the Pike County Council of Republican Women as they co-host the

2011 Annual Fall Dinner

The Inn at Hunt’s Landing
Matamoras, Pennsylvania

with

Senator Pat Toomey

and

Congressman Thomas Marino

Friday, September 30, 2011

Reception: 6:00pm
Dinner: 7:00pm

Advanced Tickets: $30.00
At the Door: $40.00

Please make checks payable to the Pike County Republican Committee.

Mail to:
Dorothy Dexter, Dinner Chair
126 Tanager Road
Lackawaxen, PA 18435

Also include choice of entree: Roasted Top Round of Beef or Bourbon Glazed Salmon.

Please e-mail info@PikeRepublican.com with any questions.

Post-Gazette: A new proposal is pushing the often-forgotten Electoral College into the spotlight as Pennsylvania officials ponder the state’s role in next year’s presidential race.

Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi is trying to gather support to change the state’s “winner-takes-all” approach for awarding electoral votes. Instead, he’s suggesting that Pennsylvania dole them out based on which candidate wins each of the 18 congressional districts, with the final two going to the contender with the most votes statewide.

So far, the idea has received support from colleagues of the Delaware County Republican in the state House and from Republican Gov. Tom Corbett. But Democrats, who have carried the state in presidential contests since 1992, said the shift would erode Pennsylvania’s clout. Read more »