Ramaley Won't Discuss Bonusgate or Senate Race

July 18th, 2008, posted by Greg Palmer

Sean Ramaley’s path to becoming the youngest member of the state Senate once seemed like it had already been paved.

Bright and well-spoken, the lawyer and two-term state representative from Beaver County won the Democratic nomination to run for the 47th Senate district after securing key endorsements from party officials and labor unions.

But the 33-year-old Ramaley’s political career sustained a potentially fatal blow last week when he became ensnared with former Rep. Michael Veon and 10 current and former House Democratic aides in the state’s biggest political corruption scandal in years.

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What’s there to

On July 19th, 2008 Anonymous said:

What’s there to discuss… it’s over.

Marshall-in-the-Making

On July 21st, 2008 thegentlemanfro... said:

Does anyone know anything about Edgar Vogel, the Republican in the race? While he may not have stood much of a chance prior to last week, he would have to be labeled at least a slight favorite now, no? If Ramaley remains on the ballot, I can’t see how he is elected in November (even in predominantly Dem Beaver County). It would be nothing but sheer ego at work if Ramaley sticks around. In 2006, Mike Veon tempted political fate and managed to produce arguably the biggest legislative upset of that cycle (for his opponent, Jim Marshall, of course – perhaps a bigger upset would have seen Veon re-elected). Maybe Vogel is another Marshall-in-the-Making.