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Pennsylvania: Montgomery County

June 15, 2009 - 01:34 pm
NEWS FEED: 2 Political Junkies

Rep. Wagner Gives Birth: 1st sitting PA legislator in almost 25 years to give birth

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)

Congratulations, Chelsa and Khari!

The details:
State Rep. Wagner Gives Birth to Thaddeus Wagner Mosley

First sitting legislator in almost 25 years to give birth

State Representative Chelsa Wagner and her husband Khari Mosley are proud to announce the birth of their son Thaddeus Wagner Mosley on June 14th at 9:11 p.m. Mother and child are both doing well. Rep. Wagner is only the third sitting State Representative to give birth and the first in more 20 years, along with the first Democrat.

The baby weighed 9 lbs 15 oz at birth and was delivered by Midwives at Magee. This is the first child for the couple.

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May 1, 2009 - 12:01 pm
NEWS FEED: Pawatercooler.com

Swine Flu in Pa

By AlexC

I missed the first four, but here’s #5.
A 28-year-old man in Montgomery County is the latest probable case of swine flu identified in Pennsylvania, the state Department of Health said today.
The case joins four others — three in Philadelphia County and one in Montgomery County — as probable cases of the newly emerging strain of [...]

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February 18, 2009 - 05:34 am
NEWS FEED: GrassrootsPA

Castor blasts Hoeffell, Matthews…

By Chris

Castor blasts Hoeffell, Matthews…
Hoeffel ‘has abandoned all of his promises to clean up the county government; gotten in bed with Matthews, who he spent a million dollars trying to convince voters was the cause of our problems in Montgomery County; and become a willing participant in the use of taxpayer dollars to [...]

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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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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:43

A rough night for the MontCo GOP; Dems celebrate

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

PLYMOUTH MEETING-The atmosphere at the local UFWC union hall here versus the Plymouth Country Club was a study in contrasts.

At the union hall, where Montgomery County Democrats were gathering, the mood was all celebration and exuberance. Every time the big-screen projector TV showed Barack Obama winning another state, cheers roared from the large and growing crowd.

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 22:11

Down-ballot races are a high-stakes game for MontCo GOP

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

It's been a tough couple years for the Montgomery County Republican Committee. Registration gains that were already moving in the Democrats' favor accelerated greatly with the excitement over the presidential race. Factions of the party are split, with the two Republican County Commissioners locked in a political feud that has given Democrats more control of local policy, and seats long-held by the GOP seem increasingly in danger.

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 22:06

MontCo GOP’s voter registration drive stalled early

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

In July, Montgomery County Republican Committee Chairman Bob Kerns took to the steps of the Norristown courthouse to announce an ambitious goal: the party would hire a team of professionals to bring back Republicans who had left the party to participate in the historical Democratic primary a few months earlier.

"We hope to bring the little elephants home," Kerns said at the time. "It's time to come back to the Republican Party."

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Thu, 10/16/2008 - 14:25

Dem registration has Bradford feeling confident in MontCo

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Throughout the state, down-ballot Democrats have rejoiced in their party's voter registration gains spurred by a historic presidential primary, a contested general election and overall distaste with the national GOP brand. Thursday morning, Democratic state House candidate Matt Bradford e-mailed his supporters with his own good news.

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Tue, 09/23/2008 - 11:14

More voting machines for MontCo

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

With turnout expected to be high on Election Day, Montgomery County will purchase 75 more voting machines, The Bucks County Courier Times reports.

The purchase of the 75 refurbished, electronic machines was authorized by county commissioners last week.

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Tue, 09/09/2008 - 10:12

Feds say no Hatch Act violation in Stephens campaign

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

A federal agency has told state House candidate Todd Stephens that he is not in violation of the Hatch Act, a response to questions raised by Montgomery County Democrats.

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