Dinniman endorses Specter

State Senator Andrew Dinniman (D-Chester) endorsed Senator Arlen Specter’s reelection bid on Tuesday, giving the longtime incumbent the support of Chester County’s most powerful Democrat.

“It is my privilege to endorse Senator Specter,” Dinniman said in a campaign statement. “His knowledge and experience make him best suited to continue representing the citizens of Chester and Montgomery counties, and of Pennsylvania.

“And having the Senator at the top of the Democratic ticket this fall puts us…

January 26, 2010 at 7:41 pm | Comments (4)

Dinniman: Trivedi ‘appeals to that middle ground’ (Video)

MALVERN—State Senator Andrew Dinniman (D-Chester) formally endorsed Manan Trivedi for Congress Sunday, calling him a candidate who could win the support of independent and Republican voters as the party attempts to win the 6th District for the first time since it was redrawn earlier this decade.

“In order to win we have to get our Republican and independent friends to vote for us,” Dinniman said during an endorsement party here. “The majority and Republicans and…

November 15, 2009 at 10:00 pm | Comments (5)

Dinniman to endorse Trivedi in PA-6

State Senator Andrew Dinniman (D-Chester) is set to back Manan Trivedi for Congress in the 6th District, giving Trivedi a powerful local ally in his insurgent bid against early primary front-runner Doug Pike.

Dinniman will throw his support to the Reading physician during an endorsement party later this month at the home of Bob Roggio, the Democratic candidate who lost in the district last year and is also backing Trivedi, according…

November 5, 2009 at 6:00 am | Comments (11)

Roggio hasn’t ruled out another run for Gerlach’s seat

Nine months after narrowly losing to Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6), Democrat Bob Roggio says he still hasn’t tossed aside the prospect of making another bid for the 6th District seat that the incumbent is now vacating.

“I haven’t ruled it out,” Roggio, the businessman and former Bob Casey staffer, told pa2010.com Tuesday.

Democrat Doug Pike has been building an early advantage in fundraising and endorsements, while Gerlach is running for governor. But Roggio said that…

August 11, 2009 at 12:49 pm | Comments (14)

Democrats once again eyeing PA-6

Regardless of whether Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-Chester County) decides forgo reelection in favor of a run at the Governor’s Mansion, several Democrats seem well positioned to once again fight for the 6th District seat that the GOP and Gerlach struggled to win since its creation six years ago.

Doug Pike, a former editorial board member at The Philadelphia Inquirer, is the only Democrat to officially declare his candidacy for the seat, which includes areas of Chester, Montgomery and Berks counties. But at least three others are considering the race, including two have challenged Gerlach before. The district has consistently been one of the most competitive in the state. And while Democrats think they can win even if Gerlach stays put, most analysts consider the seat a lock to switch parties if he pursues the governorship instead.

“He’s had a tenuous hold on it,” said G. Terry Madonna, a pollster and political science professor at Franklin & Marshall College. “Somehow, he’s found a way to win. I think it gives the Democrats a huge opening should he actually run [for governor].”

April 19, 2009 at 6:15 pm | Comments (0)