Former Fox29 anchor Dawn Stensland considering a run for Congress in the 7th District

More than two years after she and her husband Larry Mendte became the center of a local media firestorm, former news TV news anchor Dawn Stensland is considering a GOP run for Congress in the 7th District, a move that could significantly shake up what has been a clear primary field for Pat Meehan.

If she ultimately got into the race—and a decision doesn’t seem imminent—Stensland would likely benefit from a raft of early, free…

December 10, 2009 at 6:00 am | Comments (49)

Lentz or Vitali? The question exposes a DelCo divide (Updated)

Ever since Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) began signaling that he’d leave his House seat open in favor of a Senate run, Delaware County Democrats have been determined to hold onto a district it took them almost 20 years to win back. To that end, many have rallied around state Representative Bryan Lentz as the best candidate. But it seems that just as many have been prodding state Representative Greg Vitali to enter the race. And…

October 1, 2009 at 7:00 am | Comments (10)

Are they doing something wrong?

Last Friday’s edition of The Delaware County Daily Times reported that, at June’s meeting of Democratic Party leaders at the Marple Library where the big attraction was newly-Democratic Senator Arlen Specter, two Republican commissioners from Aston Township also announced their defection to the Democratic Party. With Third Ward Commissioner Joseph Possenti and Second Ward Commissioner Jeffrey M. Pilla leaving, the article also quotes county GOP leader Tom Judge wondering “[i]f we’re…

July 8, 2009 at 2:10 pm | Comments (0)

Sestak Senate run would mean big opening for GOP in PA-7

If Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) decides to run for Senate, it will create a huge opportunity for the GOP to recapture his Delaware County seat in what would likely be one of the most competitive House races in the country, analysts and party insiders widely agree.

Sestak, the former Navy admiral, won the historically conservative 7th District in 2006, unseating Curt Weldon and becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in two decades. With…

June 2, 2009 at 9:11 am | Comments (2)

EXCLUSIVE: Meehan mulling a run for Sestak’s Congressional seat

UPDATES APPENDED (see bottom)

Former U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan is seriously considering a run for Congress, eyeing the 7th District seat that Joe Sestak seems increasingly likely to vacate in favor of a Senate bid, according to a Republican operative familiar with Meehan’s thinking.

“He’s talked with high-ranking Republican officials and is strongly considering a potential run,” said the Republican, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “He’s definitely interested and I know there’s a lot…

May 28, 2009 at 5:34 pm | Comments (5)