Schenker drops out of Lt. Gov. race

Former Erie County Executive Rick Schenker has withdrawn from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor, narrowing a field that remains crowded a month before GOP leaders meet to make a formal endorsement next month.

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January 15, 2010 at 1:09 pm | Comments (1)

Red in a Sea of Blue chats with Rick Schenker

I had the opportunity last week to interview Rick Schenker, the former Erie County Executive and a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. I’ve condensed it down to some of the key points he made.

Enjoy!

On why he’s running:

“I looked at the Lt. Gov. position as one of two things—a public relations position for somebody who is looking to enhance their political future, or, from my perspective, a position of media influence…

October 5, 2009 at 12:45 pm | Comments (1)

Schenker says he’d step aside for Meehan in Lt. Gov. race

Republican Lieutanant Governor candidate Rick Schenker said Friday that he would drop out of the GOP primary if gubernatorial candidate Pat Meehan opts for a run for Lt. Gov. instead.

In a brief interview with pa2010.com, Schenker, the former Erie County Executive, said he wanted to be Lt. Gov. and push important policy issues onto the public agenda. But he said he was under no illusions that a race against someone like Meehan would be…

June 12, 2009 at 2:40 pm | Comments (5)

Wanted: Democrats for Lt. Gov.

The list of Republicans mulling a run for Lieutenant Governor reads like a GOP variety show, with more than a dozen candidates of every stripe lining up to play second fiddle to their party’s gubernatorial nominee. They include party mainstays, rising stars, political unknowns and everything in between.

But at this still-early stage, the Republicans are mostly alone in the field. Only one Democrat has said he is likely to run, and while others have been mentioned as viable, a deluge of Democratic candidates in to the race seems unlikely anytime soon.

So why are Democrats lukewarm to the contest?

April 19, 2009 at 6:10 pm | Comments (1)