Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Smith represents all of Whitehall Borough.
Matthew H. Smith's 2013 celebration got off to a good start on Tuesday afternoon when he was sworn-in as a new state senator. Smith, previously a three-term state representative, was at the state Capitol in Harrisburg with friends and family on Tuesday for the ceremony. The Democrat takes over Pennsylvania's 37th Senate District seat, which was vacated by John Pippy, who resigned on July 1. Smith defeated Republican D. Raja in November's general election. "It has been an amazing and humbling journey to arrive at this moment," Smith said in a statement. "I am thankful to reach this milestone and look forward to returning home and getting back to work to serve the constituents of the 37th Senatorial District." Smith's district runs from the …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Brush up on local candidates in time for Nov. 6.
UPDATE: Libertarian Party Will Appear on PA Ballots (as will a Green Party entry for President/Vice President) UPDATE: Read here for a list of polling places and times in Baldwin-Whitehall. UPDATE: Here are the results of races in the Pennsylvania Legislature that affect Baldwin-Whitehall residents. And here are results from federal/statewide races. As we look ahead again to November's elections, the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch remains devoted to bringing you the information that you need about every race in town. Here's a rundown of some of the candidates and issues that we'll be covering as November draws near. One of the biggest races in Baldwin-Whitehall in November will be between Democrat Erin Molchany and Republican Chris Cratsley, who …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Mt. Lebanon-area man will compete for the district seat that oversees Whitehall Borough.
State Rep. Matthew H. Smith (D-Mt. Lebanon) has announced that he will challenge Republican D. Raja for Pennsylvania's 37th Senatorial District seat in November's general election. Smith, who currently serves the state's 42nd House District, will run as a write-in candidate. The winner of the election will fill the seat vacated by former Sen. John Pippy, who resigned on July 1. No Democrat officially sought Pippy's seat during a spring primary. Former Democratic candidate Greg Parks, who was also running as a write-in, dropped out of the race in June. Raja won the district's Republican primary for the nomination earlier this year. The software company CEO lost his 2011 bid to become Allegheny County Executive to Democrat Rich Fitzgerald…
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Pennsylvania's 37th Senatorial District seat will remain vacant for now.
Pennsylvania's Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley has decided that there will not be a special election to fill the state's 37th Senatorial District seat, which was left vacant by the recent resignation of Republican John Pippy. The 37th District includes all of Whitehall Borough. Consistent with state law governing special elections, Cawley decided that such an election would not be in the best interest of the public given that the regularly scheduled election for the full four-year term of Pippy's old seat will take place on Nov. 6. Questions remain regarding which Democrat will face Republican D. Raja in that November election to fill Pippy's seat. Greg Parks was expected to run against Raja, but Parks has dropped out of the race. --- Follow the …
Monday, July 9, 2012
The former state senator resigned on July 1.
Republican John Pippy, a former Pennsylvania state senator whose 37th District included all of Whitehall Borough, is the new chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The PA Coal Alliance represents the political interests of multiple coal companies. It was formed after a merger of The Pennsylvania Coal Association and Families Organized to Represent the Coal Economy (FORCE). Pippy resigned from his Senate seat on July 1 after voting on this year's state budget. However, his district and its capital staff members are expected to remain intact to assist constituents. Questions remain regarding which Democrat will face Republican D. Raja in November's general election to fill Pippy's seat…
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley will decide whether or not to hold a special election to fill the last few months of John Pippy's term.
The resignation of Pennsylvania Sen. John Pippy, (R-Pennsylvania's 37th Senatorial District) could leave his constituents without a senator for the next six months. According to state law, if a Senate vacancy happens fewer than seven months before the expiration of that seat's term, Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley will have 10 days to decide if there should be a special election or if the seat should remain empty. Pippy (R-Moon Township), whose 37th District included all of Whitehall Borough, resigned from his Senate seat on July 1 after voting on this year's state budget. However, his district and its capital staff members are expected to remain intact to assist constituents. With fewer than six months until Pippy's term expires, Cawley will have to …
Monday, July 2, 2012
State Sen. John Pippy left his seat in the state Senate at midnight on July 1.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Pippy, (R-Pennsylvania's 37th Senatorial District), formally resigned from his seat in the Senate at midnight on Sunday, July 1, after casting his 2012-13 state budget vote. Pippy announced in January that he would not seek re-election to the state Legislature. He has served in the state Senate since 2003. He called his work as a state senator "the most meaningful experience I have had in my professional career," according to a resignation letter obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pippy served in the state House of Representatives for six years prior to being elected to the state Senate. The 37th District includes all of Whitehall Borough. Fellow Republican D. Raja, a business owner from Mt. Lebanon, is vying …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
State Rep. Mark Mustio, of Moon Township, has conceded the election after a bruising weekend battle over campaign literature aimed at his primary opponent.
Mt. Lebanon business owner D. Raja on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for the Pennsylvania 37th Senatorial District seat being vacated by Sen. John Pippy, according to unofficial results. The district includes Whitehall Borough. Raja defeated two other candidates—Sue Ann Means and Mark Mustio—to win his party's nomination with more than 40 percent of the vote. Raja is now officially an unchallenged nominee for November's general election ballot, as no candidates from opposing parties, including no Democrats, ran in April 24's primary. Raja and his supporters gathered at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South hotel in Bethel Park on Tuesday night to celebrate. "Tomorrow is when the real work begins," Raja said when speaking about a …
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
D. Raja, Sue Means and Rep. Mark Mustio discussed property reassessments, health care, education, Marcellus Shale and more on Tuesday night.
The three Republicans vying for the 37th Senatorial District seat being vacated by state Sen. John Pippy convened at Peters Township Middle School on Tuesday night for a debate moderated by Peters Councilman David Ball. Sue Ann Means, a Republican state committeewoman from Bethel Park; Mark Mustio, a state 44th House District representative from Moon Township; and D. Raja, a former Mt. Lebanon commissioner and recent candidate for Allegheny County executive, answered questions—both broad and specific—concerning their role if they took office and their stance on issues concerning residents of the 37th Senatorial District. Besides Whitehall Borough, the 37th District includes includes part of Washington County, namely, all of Peters Township…
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Sue Means, D. Raja and Mark Mustio will discuss issues at Peters Township Middle School.
As part of a state Senate race that impacts Whitehall Borough residents and others who reside largely in parts of Allegheny County, Republican challengers for April 24's 37th Senatorial District primary will discuss hot topics on April 10 at a 7 p.m. debate at Peters Township Middle School. The winner of April's primary will be an unchallenged nominee on November's general election ballot, as there are no candidates from opposing parties, including no Democrats, competing for that district's state Senate seat. The Republican candidates are Sue Ann Means, a Republican state committeewoman from Bethel Park; Mark Mustio, a state 44th House District representative from Moon Township; and D. Raja, a former Mt. Lebanon commissioner and recent …
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Paula Lim
8:49 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013
Congratulations, Matt!!! Hopefully, not too far into the future, we will be seeing "Mr. Smith goes to Washington"!!!! more ›