Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Molchany represents part of Whitehall Borough and all of Baldwin Township.
Erin Molchany began her first term as a state representative on New Year's Day with a swearing-in ceremony at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. Molchany, a Democrat who bested Republican Chris Cratsley in November's general election, will represent Pennsylvania's 22nd House District, which includes part of Whitehall Borough and all of Baldwin Township. In a statement released on Tuesday, Molchany said that there is much to be done in her district and that the opportunity to speak for that community is humbling. "As I have done before, I again pledge tireless dedication and my deepest commitment to serving everyone in my district," she said. "There is so much to do. I'll be there with you and hope you'll be there with me." In addition to …
Monday, May 28, 2012
Brian Rampolla writes in Sunday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Brian Rampolla, a frequent public voice at Baldwin-Whitehall School Board meetings, wrote a May 27 letter to the editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that is critical of Pete Wagner, Martin Michael Schmotzer and the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. Rampolla, of Whitehall Borough and Pennsylvania's 22nd House District, has been an outspoken critic of Schmotzer's past work on the B-W School Board and now finds himself represented by Schmotzer on the state level. "I'm responding to Pete Wagner's comment that Martin Schmotzer's record is the only reason Ms. (Erin) Molchany won (the recent 22nd District election)," Rampolla writes. Rampolla continues, "Mr. Schmotzer's record of taking money from the public for his own personal use (he …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The 19 year old has been missing since saying that she was headed to Florida with a boyfriend.
Alivia Christine Kail, a 19 year old living in Pittsburgh's Mount Washington neighborhood, went to her brother's home in West Mifflin Borough on March 5, 2011, to gather some clothes. Alivia told him that she planned to move to Florida with her boyfriend, Alexander Lorenzi, of the Esplen neighborhood. When her family members were unable to contact her by phone for several days, they became concerned. Then, Alivia's phone was shut off for non-payment. When Lorenzi reappeared in Pittsburgh without Alivia and gave conflicting accounts as to her whereabouts, the family's worry deepened. Lorenzi was arrested on March 30, 2011, for unrelated drug and gun charges. While searching Lorenzi's home and vehicle, police found three spent shell …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Pennsylvania's new 22nd District representative sworn in on Tuesday.
Martin Michael Schmotzer, a former Baldwin-Whitehall School Board member who represents Pennsylvania's 22nd District in its House of Representatives for the remainder of 2012, was sworn into office today at the state Capitol building in Harrisburg. The 22nd District includes includes at least parts of Whitehall Borough, Baldwin Township and Castle Shannon Borough and the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Overbrook, Brookline, Mount Washington, Beechview, Duquesne Heights, Manchester, Sheraden and Esplen. Schmotzer, a Democrat who lives in Whitehall, defeated Republican Chris Cratsley, of Overbrook, in a special election on April 24 to fill the remainder of former Rep. Chelsa Wagner's term. Also on April 24, Cratsley and Democrat Erin Molchany …
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Court orders Lunny removed, but there is not enough time left to do so.
REMINDER: Timing Keeps Lunny on Ballot, but Votes Won't Count As if this year's primary election for Pennsylvania's 22nd House District seat wasn't confusing enough, voters will have to clear yet another hurdle on April 24 by avoiding the temptation to select Shawn Lunny's name from the ballot. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided on Friday that Lunny's name was to be removed from the ballot, but because the ballot cannot be changed so close to Election Day, Lunny's name will remain. Nevertheless, selecting Lunny's name will be a waste of a vote, as all selections of the young Democrat will not be counted. Voters can still vote for Lunny as a write-in candidate, though. Lunny's name was ordered to be removed because he did not submit, on…
Friday, April 13, 2012
It's Molchany vs. Schmotzer in April 24's Democratic primary.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided on Friday that Shawn Lunny's name is to be removed from the ballot of April 24's Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania's 22nd House District seat. Candidates for that race were required to submit 300 valid signatures of registered Democratic voters in the 22nd District, but the court found that "the Nomination Petition of Shawn Lunny contains less than the requisite 300 signatures required to be a candidate for Representative in the General Assembly." Thus, Erin Molchany and Martin Michael Schmotzer will be the only Democratic names on the ballot for the 22nd District seat on April 24. Republican Chris Cratsley is the only candidate from his party running for that seat, meaning that either …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The young Democrat responds to Patch's questions.
22nd House District Democratic Primary UPDATE: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided on April 13 that Shawn Lunny's name is to be removed from the ballot of April 24's Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania's 22nd House District seat. Story here. Democrats Erin Molchany, Shawn Lunny and Martin Michael Schmotzer will compete during an April 24 primary for the right to represent their party in November's general election for Pennsylvania's 22nd House District seat. The entirety of the 22nd District includes at least parts of Whitehall Borough, Baldwin Township and Castle Shannon Borough and the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Overbrook, Brookline, Mount Washington, Beechview, Duquesne Heights, Manchester, Sheraden and Esplen. Click here …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Molchany is one of three Democrats competing on April 24 for a spot on November's ballot.
22nd House District Democratic Primary Democrats Erin Molchany, Shawn Lunny and Martin Michael Schmotzer will compete during an April 24 primary for the right to represent their party in November's general election for Pennsylvania's 22nd House District seat. UPDATE: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided on April 13 that Shawn Lunny's name is to be removed from the ballot of April 24's Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania's 22nd House District seat. Story here. The entirety of the 22nd District includes at least parts of Whitehall Borough, Baldwin Township and Castle Shannon Borough and the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Overbrook, Brookline, Mount Washington, Beechview, Duquesne Heights, Manchester, Sheraden and Esplen. Click here …
Monday, April 2, 2012
The two men compete on April 24 to fill the eight months left in Chelsa Wagner's 22nd District term.
22nd House District Special Election Pennsylvania's 22nd House District has been without a representative since mid-January when former Rep. Chelsa Wagner resigned from her seat to focus on being the newly elected controller of Allegheny County. That will change on April 24, though, when Republican Chris Cratsley and Democrat Martin Michael Schmotzer compete in a special election to fill the remainder of Wagner's term, which expires on Dec. 31. At the same time, voters will also choose—during a primary election on April 24—who will represent the major political parties during November's general election in a race to fill that 22nd District seat for two years, starting on Jan. 1. Cratsley is the only Republican in either race, but fellow …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Because of a vacant 22nd House District seat, April 24 is more than a primary.
22nd House District Primary/Special Election Pennsylvania's 22nd House District has been without a representative since mid-January when former Rep. Chelsa Wagner resigned from her seat to focus on being the newly elected controller of Allegheny County. That will change on April 24, though, when voters will not only decide who will represent the major political parties that hope to fill the 22nd District seat after November's general election but also who will represent that district until then. Since Wagner's House of Representatives term is not yet complete, and because the 22nd District's move to the eastern part of the state due to population shifts has at least been temporarily put on hold by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, someone …
Paula Lim
9:12 am on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
It's pretty sad when our area is so lacking in diversity......but it'd even sadder yet that we're now including "white females" as "not one of us. Just Pennsylvania taking another step backwards. more ›