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Pennsylvania: Joe Hoeffel

June 8, 2009 - 06:42 am
NEWS FEED: 2 Political Junkies

Keeping on Arlen's @ss

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)

There are a few:

  • Labor

On Saturday, PA's newly Democratic Senator, Arlen Specter, was in town to address the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee but first he had to face Labor.

SEIU, PA AFL-CIO, the Allegheny County Labor Council, the Communication Workers of America, Local 13000 and others rallied for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) before the committee meeting and Specter spoke to the union members. There's video of his speech below courtesy of a Daily Kos diary.

Specter said that he is "'committed to finding an answer' on legislation making it easier to organize unions" and "If you want to become elected in this state, you have to come to labor, and I know that.

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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 15:21

MontCo GOP censures its renegade commissioner

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Continuing a bitter feud that has hampered the party for almost a year, the Montgomery County Republican Committee on Tuesday formally censured County Commissioner Jim Matthews for his alliance with Democratic County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel.

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Fri, 08/29/2008 - 14:11

MontCo GOP chief blasts Hoeffel for ‘partisan’ comments

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER-The chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Committee lashed out at County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel today for comments he made during the Democratic convention here this week, calling them a "partisan rant" that necessitated his resignation from the county election board.

In an address to the state delegation Wednesday, reported by PolitickerPa.com, Hoeffel, a former Congressman, celebrated the county's new Democratic majority.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 11:17

Hoeffel rejoices in MontCo majority

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER--Joe Hoeffel had a wide smile on his face this morning as he addressed Pennsylvania delegates during breakfast here. He was, he said, a bearer of good news.

"For the first time in history, Montgomery County has a Democratic majority," Hoeffel, the county commissioner and former Congressman, said to applause.

He credited county party chairman Marcel Groen for the new edge in voter registration, which echoes demographic patterns across the Philadelphia suburbs and the rest of the state.

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 11:13

Hoeffel offers advice for potential Specter opponents

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER-Joe Hoeffel knows a thing or two about taking on U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.). Hoeffel, the Montgomery County Commissioner and former Congressman, tried to unseat Specter in 2004, but came up short by about 10 points.

In an interview with PolitickerPa.com this morning, Hoeffel served up some words of wisdom for whatever Democrat eventually takes on the formidable task of challenging Specter in 2010.

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Thu, 08/14/2008 - 22:32

Hoeffel introduces Bradford as 'our next state representative'

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

CONSHOHOCKEN -- At a fundraiser here Thursday evening, Democratic state House candidate Matt Bradford got a nice introduction from one of the biggest names in Montgomery County politics.

Joe Hoeffel, a County Commissioner and former Congressman, said that Bradford "brings a kind of rare combination of youthful enthusiasm that you would expect ... but he matches that with an extraordinary amount of experience."

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Thu, 08/14/2008 - 19:42

Bradford fundraiser highlights candidate’s support in local governments

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1226|title=Joe Hoeffel, right, Matt Bradford, center, and Rob Zolitor, left, at a Bradford fundraiser Thursday|desc=Hoeffel, the Montgomery County Commissioner and former Congressman, introduced Bradford, the Democratic state House candidate for the 70th District, at a fundraiser in Conshohocken.

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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 13:35

MontCo GOP chief: ‘Door is open’ for Matthews

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

NORRISTOWN - While announcing a voter registration drive he hopes will bring recently departed Republicans back to the GOP, Montgomery County Republican Committee Chairman Robert Kerns took an opportunity to again invite back the party's most high-profile defector: County Commissioner Jim Matthews.

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Wed, 07/09/2008 - 14:07

Locked out of power, MontCo commissioner keeps pushing

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

It's been a frustrating six months for Republican Bruce Castor. The former Montgomery County District Attorney was elected to a county commissioner's seat last year, but he had barely taken office when he found himself cut off from political power, the victim of a bipartisan power-sharing agreement between his two colleagues.

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