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July 14, 2013
Mooney war chest $100,000 for W.Va. congressional campaign Alex Mooney, a former chairman of the Maryland Republican Party who is now running for Congress in West Virginia's Second Congressional District, has about $100,000 “cash in hand” for his campaign, according to his office. “He stated his second quarter campaign filing will show over $100,000 cash on hand,” according to an email from his office. “With one liberal Democrat candidate, Nick Casey, already reporting over $400,000 cash on hand, I am the only Republican candidate raising the money to hold this seat for the Republican Party and our conservative beliefs,” Mooney said, according to the news release.
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By ANDREW SCHOTZ | andrews@herald-mail.com | November 7, 2012
The House of Representatives moves fast, said Lisa Wright, U.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett's press secretary for about 18 of his 20 years in Congress. Members who lost in Tuesday's election - Bartlett was one - will have two weeks to pack up their Capitol Hill offices. Complicating the departure will be a “lame-duck” session of Congress that starts Tuesday, Nov. 13. When Bartlett, a Republican, leaves office in a few months, Democrat John Delaney, who was elected on Tuesday, will step in. Delaney will be in the freshman class of representatives sworn in when the 113th Congress convenes in early January.
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By ANDREW SCHOTZ | andrews@herald-mail.com | October 30, 2012
The storm that blasted the East Coast this week has slightly altered the election process in Maryland. Two of Maryland's six days of early voting were canceled because of the bad weather. An extra day will be added on Friday, giving the public five days to vote early before the Nov. 6 general election. Also, early-voting centers will stay open three extra hours each day. In West Virginia, early voting was suspended, only for Tuesday, in six counties - including Jefferson and Morgan - because of the storm.
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By ANDREW SCHOTZ | andrews@herald-mail.com | September 5, 2012
A recent Republican campaign piece in a congressional race focuses on a connection between Democrat John Delaney and a formerly illegal landfill. National Waste Services operated the Battle Creek Landfill in Page County, Va., until 2004, when the landfill was shut down after taking in more trash than the state allowed. Republicans are linking Delaney - who is challenging Republican incumbent Roscoe G. Bartlett in the 6th District - and National Waste Services. The front of a Maryland Republican Party mailing says: “John Delaney financed a landfill that regulators shut down for damaging the environment.
NEWS
June 12, 2012
Franklin County Democrats to host annual summer picnic SCOTLAND, Pa. - Area Democrats are invited to the annual Franklin County Democratic Picnic on Saturday, June 23, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Scotland Community Park, 3735 Scotland Road. Two bands, Grand Point Station and Stack O' Blues, will perform and there will be barbecue and other food available, along with beverages from Chambersburg's Roy Pitz Brewery and soda. The Franklin County Democratic Women will offer homemade desserts.
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By ANDREW SCHOTZ | andrews@herald-mail.com | April 4, 2012
The three state legislators who lost in Tuesday's 6th Congressional District primaries were back at work in Annapolis on Wednesday, as their parties tried to coalesce and focus on winning the Nov. 6 general election. State Sen.Robert J. Garagiola, an early Democratic favorite, lost to John Delaney, 54 percent to 29 percent. State Sen.David R. Brinkleyhad 20 percent in the Republican primary, losing to 10-term incumbent Roscoe G. Bartlett, who had 43 percent. Del. Kathryn L. Afzali, with 10 percent, was third in the GOP race.
NEWS
March 26, 2012
Ethics complaint targets Garagiola A Potomac, Md., lawyer has filed an ethics complaint against state Sen. Robert J. Garagiola for failing to list past earnings on a state financial disclosure form. Randa Fahmy Hudome said she heard a radio ad on the topic about a week ago. She filed a complaint with the Maryland General Assembly's Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics on Monday and emailed copies to reporters. John Delaney, one of Garagiola's Democratic opponents in the 6th District Congressional race, attacked Garagiola about a month ago for not reporting more than $200,000 in earnings as a lobbyist with Greenberg Traurig from 2001 to 2003.
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By MADELINE MARSHALL | Capital News Service | March 8, 2012
Endorsements are hot commodities in the very competitive 6th Congressional District, but none is bigger than the one just snagged by Democrat John Delaney: former President Bill Clinton. In a statement released Monday, the former president called Delaney “a lifelong Democrat who has real life job creation experience .... His commitment to equality, economic growth and fairness will make him an effective advocate for the middle class, a strong advocate for job creation, and a trusted ally for reform.” The “lifelong Democrat” backing from Clinton might help deflect criticism of Delaney's contributions to Republican Rep. Andy Harris, who knocked off Democratic incumbent Rep. Frank Kratovil in the last election.