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Pennsylvania: Tony Bompiani

Tue, 11/04/2008 - 13:52

In SD-39, some signs urge voters to write in Regola

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

The campaigns for Republican Kim Ward and Democrat Tony Bompiani have confirmed to PolitickerPA.com that several signs have sprung up in the 39th Senatorial District asking voters to "write in Regola."

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 20:27

Obama will receive 71 percent support from union members, George predicts

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

HARRISBURG -- Barack Obama's support in Pennsylvania, despite a double-digit lead in most polls, is relatively soft in western Pennsylvania.

AFL-CIO President Bill George is trying to change that.

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 09:32

This week's PolitickerPA.com Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

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When your line of attack agaisnt your opponent is they are neglecting their duties as an elected official, but then admit the opponent is attending all their meetings, it's time for a new line of attack. That lands Tony Bompiani on this week's Winners & Losers list.

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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 18:04

Ward neglecting duties? Depends whom you ask

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Reaction to Democratic state Senate candidate Tony Bompiani's accusation Tuesday that his opponent and Westmoreland County Commissioner Kim Ward has neglected constituents while running for a new office was split along party lines between two local politicos.

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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 16:59

In Westmoreland County, Bompiani calls for Ward to step down from McCain campaign

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

What do you get when you combine a run for state Senate, a position in John McCain's presidential campaign and a day-job as commissioner of Westmoreland County?

Too much for Kim Ward to do, according to the campaign for state Senate candidate Tony Bompiani. On Tuesday, it accused Ward, who became county commissioner 10 months ago, of neglecting her duties and constituents while seeking higher office in the 39th Senatorial District.

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Tue, 09/16/2008 - 11:56

George to campaign with Bompiani on Wednesday

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Democratic state Senate candidate Tony Bompiani will join state AFL-CIO President Bill George on Wednesday at a campaign stop in New Stanton.

Bompiani, considered by Democrats as one of their best opportunities for a pickup in the Senate, will join George at a worksite leafletting event outside a UPS Customer Center from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

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Fri, 09/12/2008 - 12:56

Senate Dems hopeful about open seats

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

State Senate Democrats, eager to narrow the Republican majority, are pegging their hopes on a few open seats.

Republicans currently hold a 29-21 advantage in the chamber, a majority Democrats hope to erase in two years. But for now, the immediate focus is on seats without incumbents.

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Mon, 08/18/2008 - 08:51

In the 39th, logistics Ward's first hurdle

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Kim Ward faces many challenges as she scrambles to make herself into a state Senate candidate.

Raise her name recognition, rein in disappointed supporters of state Sen. Bob Regola (R-Westmoreland County), tout her Republican principles.

But after two days full of campaigning following her official appointment Saturday, Ward has come across another, unexpected, difficulty -- answering the phone.

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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 12:05

Bompiani: Ward doesn't change my race

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Nov. 4 won't be the first time state Senate candidates Tony Bompiani and Kim Ward go head to head.

The Democrat Bompiani served on the Hempfield Area School District school board while the Republican Ward was a Hempfield Township supervisor.

"I know Kim Ward very very well professionally," Bompiani told PolitickerPA.com. "She's very tough ... very hard-nosed.

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Wed, 08/13/2008 - 13:26

Ward to run for state Senate

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Westmoreland County Commissioner Kim Ward officially entered[img_assist|nid=1210|title=Kim Ward|desc=Campaign Photo|link=none|align=right|width=111|height=138] the 39th state Senatorial District race Wednesday, setting the stage for what will surely be an intense, closely watched race already rocked by the sudden resignation of state Sen. Bob Regola (R-Westmoreland County).

Although Ward is not officially on the ballot until the Westmorland County Republican Committee selects her, it will almost certainly do so when it meets Saturday. 

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