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Essential Public Radio Stories on Election 2012

Critz Campaign Challenges Validity of Altmire’s Petition Signatures
February 22, 2012
By Deanna Garcia

The campaign for Congressman Mark Critz has filed objections to Congressman Jason Altmire’s nominating petition, challenging the validity of more than half of the signatures on the petition that would place him in the April Democratic Primary. A spokesman for Critz said there are numerous irregularities found on the petition, including 385 signatures they said came from a circulator from outside the congressional district, which goes against state law.
David Freed Unopposed as GOP State Attorney General Candidate
February 20, 2012
By Jenelle Pifer

Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed is the only Republican in the race to become Pennsylvania’s next state attorney general. His candidacy was made official last week when he filed more than 7,000 signatures, seven times what he needed to be on the ballot. The deadline to submit nominating petitions passed February 15.
Republican Race for Nomination Kept Close by Super PACs
February 17, 2012
By Mary Wilson & Essential Public Radio Staff

Former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum’s underfunded campaign is posing a challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney and a Pennsylvania political analyst thinks super PACs are proving to be a big benefit for less-resourced candidates.
Would-Be Candidates Plead for District Lines
January 31, 2012
By Mary Wilson & Essential Public Radio Staff

Don O’Shell is currently the York County Clerk of Courts, but he planned to run as a Republican for the Senate seat being vacated by Dauphin County Republican Jeff Piccola. Now that the state Supreme Court has struck down the new legislative boundaries without issuing comment, O’Shell and others are in a holding pattern.
Pennsylvania House Speaker Files Federal Suit Over Old District Maps
January 31, 2012
By Deanna Garcia

Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Sam Smith has asked a federal judge to rule that district maps from a decade ago no longer be used for elections.
Pennsylvania GOP Makes Predictable Endorsements
January 30, 2012
By Mary Wilson and Essential Public Radio Staff

All four of Governor Tom Corbett's picks for state and federal offices received the endorsement of the commonwealth's Republican committee over the weekend. Not all of the votes were easy.
Conference Readies Women to Run for Political Office
January 21, 2012
By Deanna Garcia

Women outnumber men in the U.S. according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but their numbers are few when it comes to elected office be it on the local, state or federal level. A national movement is trying to change that by teaching women about the political process. One such event was held in Pittsburgh over the weekend.
Rematch in Store for East End House District
January 18, 2012
By Noah Brode & Jared Adkins

In the East End, one Pittsburgh Democrat is making another primary run against a political veteran who’s held his state House office for more than 18 years.
Purcell Takes On A Ravenstahl
January 16, 2012
By Nick Jovonovich & Tim Camerato

Mark Purcell is challenging State Representative Adam Ravenstahl (D-Allegheny County) in the April Democratic Primary for his seat in the Pennsylvania legislature. Purcell is a former Ross Township Commissioner and current chief of staff for State Representative Bill Kortz (D-Allegheny County).
Santorum’s Near-Win “Redemption”
January 4, 2012
By Mary Wilson & Essential Public Radio Staff

After being tossed out of the U.S. Senate by Pennsylvania’s voters in 2006 and then suffering a false start at a presidential campaign in 2008, Rick Santorum’s near-win at the Iowa Republican Caucus plays like a story of redemption — at least for the next week, according to Muhlenberg College political science professor Christopher Borick.