Category Archives: Pittsburgh / SW Region

The Hill: Critz “Leaning Strongly” Toward Rothfus Rematch

Posted on June 12, 2013 by | 1 Comment |

If Democrats want to take back the House of Representatives in 2014, the path to a majority runs through Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. In 2012, incumbent Congressman Mark Critz lost to Tea Party Express-backed GOPer Keith Rothfus by a narrow … More after the jump →

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J.D. Prose: Give Erin McClelland a Chance

Posted on June 10, 2013 by | 2 Comments |

My friend J.D. Prose over at the Beaver County Times wrote an article last weekend describing a sit-down interview he had with Erin McClelland, the first Democratic candidate in the 12th District to challenge incumbent GOP Congressman Keith “Hurricane” Rothfus. … More after the jump →

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Green Party of Pennsylvania Stages Earth Day Protests Around the State

Posted on April 23, 2013 by | Comments Off |

Yesterday was Earth Day, and to mark the occasion the Green Party of Pennsylvania – in partnership with over 60 other environmental organizations – held protest rallies at all six regional offices of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection across … More after the jump →

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Alternative Medicine Guru to Challenge Keith Rothfus

Posted on March 26, 2013 by | 16 Comments |

Only 3 months into his first term and a full 19 months away from Election Day, Freshman GOP Congressman Keith Rothfus has already drawn a Democratic challenger. The Tribune-Review is reporting that New Kensington resident Erin McClelland, the director of … More after the jump →

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Rothfus Refuses to Expand Violence Against Women Act

Posted on March 1, 2013 by | 3 Comments |

If you read the press release from Congressman Keith Rothfus’s office, you would believe that he thinks it is “important to prevent and prosecute violence against women.” This is true–unless you’re a women who is a lesbian, immigrant, or Native … More after the jump →

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Planes, Wine, and PA GOP Chairman Rob Gleason–Something Stinks in Cambria County

Posted on February 19, 2013 by | 15 Comments |

Something stinks in Cambria County politics. For Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Rob Gleason, that stink is the smell of money. Since Republicans took back the majority on the County Board of Commissioners, three county insurance contracts have gone to Chairman … More after the jump →

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Year-End FEC Filings Show Energy PACs Pumped Money into Rothfus after Election

Posted on February 2, 2013 by | 3 Comments |

Federal Election Commission reports covering the post-election period of November 27 through December 31 show that Big Energy was quick to back Congressman Keith Rothfus after his defeat of Congressman Mark Critz in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. According to Politico, … More after the jump →

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Roundup of Rothfus Reax Letters to “No” Vote on Sandy Relief

Posted on January 11, 2013 by | 3 Comments |

A look within the pages of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette provides a good sampling of the various letters to the editor that have appeared across the 12th Congressional District in angry opposition to Congressman Keith Rothfus’s vote against funding flood insurance … More after the jump →

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Rothfus Q & A with Johnstown Chamber of Commerce

Posted on December 5, 2012 by | Comments Off |

At a breakfast this morning hosted by the Greater Johnstown/Cambria City Chamber of Commerce, Republican Congressman-Elect Keith Rothfus gave a short speech and participated in a Question and Answer session. Naturally the event took place in the splendor of the … More after the jump →

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FreedomWorks Fails in 12th District

Posted on October 29, 2012 by | 1 Comment |

Nobody has ever accused FreedomWorks of performing quality research. Now, FreedomWorks, a special interest group advocating extreme privatization and unlimited free trade, has accidentally admitted that the candidate they have been attacking in the 12th District wants to preserve Social … More after the jump →

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