Crowley kicks off race against Milne in 167th

Ready for rematch against Rep. Milne; backed by Dinniman State Sen. Andy Dinniman is backing Easttown’s Anne Crowley in her rematch with State Rep. Duane Milne for the 167th State House District race. She formally kicked off her campaign, Sunday. MALVERN — Anne Crowley says she is more than ready for a rematch with State Rep. Duane Milne for the 167th State Representative seat, and kicked off...

Letter: Howard is misinformed on horse fund

To the Editor, It is apparent, after reading Mr. Howard’s letter on the Race Horse Development Fund, that he should not be running for Representative.  His research and information could not be further from the truth and lack any comprehension of the importance of the horse breeding industry and its impact on Chester County’s economy and the preservation of open space. First of all, the RHDF...

Letter: Howard misled on race horse development fund

To the Editor: It is a sad reflection on the values of politicians in these times that Roger Howard has chosen to open his campaign for the Republican nomination in the 158th State House District with a negative and deceptive letter to this publication.  I am writing to set the record straight on Mr. Howard’s unfounded and deceitful personal attack on his opponent, Cuyler Walker. In 1961, when...

Dinniman says he will back Wolf

St. Sen. says Chester County needs a friend in Gov.’s office By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times State Sen. Andy Dinniman announced Saturday that he will support Tom Wolf in the Democratic primary for governor. EAST BRADFORD — While there are four Democratic candidates for governor, Chester County’s top elected Democrat made his choice plain Saturday, with state Sen. Andy Dinniman announcing...

Democrats step up in legislative races

GOP faces opposition in all but two races in Nov. elections By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Petition season is over, and unless there are some write-in candidates, we know who will appear on the May primary ballots. And, although I took the Democrats to task for seeming to have a shortage of candidates, they’ve managed to challenge all but two legislative races in Chester County. Yes, there shouldn’t...

Parrish withdraws from 6th race

Trivedi is spared primary fight, will take on Costello in Nov. By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Mike Parrish, who had been a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 6th Congressional District, announced he would suspend his campaign and support rival Mana Trivedi against Republican Ryan Costello. Mike Parrish, who had been challenging Manan Trivedi for the Democratic nomination for the 6th Congressional...

Do petition numbers really matter?

As campaigns trumpet numbers, do they tell us anything? By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Well, they’re everywhere. Media announcements about the number of signatures a given candidate has gotten to get on the ballot as if it means something. For those who don’t know, political candidates must collect signatures from registered voters in their district — they must be of the same political...

Leisenring withdraws from 167th race

Milne will face Democrat Crowley in fall election Ted Lesienring By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times It looks like the number of primary races for state legislative seats in the county is down to one, after Ted Leisenring opted to end his challenge to State Rep. Duane Milne in the 167th District, last week. Milne, first elected in 2006, will take on Democrat Anne Crowley — who lost narrowly to Milne...

County conventions leave May questions

Few primary battles were settled at either county convention By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times There was a little high drama at the two county party conventions, and in many ways the status quo was largely maintained. There were just a handful of endorsement battles at the meetings — and maybe only one vote there changes the landscape for May. We’ll  get to the Democratic endorsements, which amount...

Lewis issues call for state improvement zone for city

Harry Lewis, Republican candidate for the 74th State House District. COATESVILLE – It looks like the future of the city’s economic redevelopment is going to be a major issue in this year’s state legislative races. On the heels of state Sen. Andy Dinniman’s move last week to champion economic redevelopment in the city, Harry Lewis, the Republican candidate for the 74th State House...