Pennsylvania 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2015 General Election

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Pennsylvania
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	12,734,905	(4.11% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	20	(3.72% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	18	(4.14% of 435)
Capital:	Harrisburg

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Pennsylvania State and Local Government

Pennsylvania 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
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HB 1318, introduced by state Representative Keith Greiner (Republican) on 10 June 2015, would move the presidential and partisan primaries from the 4th Tuesday in April to the 3rd Tuesday in March.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr. • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*		*Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.* • FEC S6PA00217

Class 3		Republican	Senator Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Braddock Mayor John Kart Fetterman • FEC S6PA00274; 30 Sep 15; Tot $168,840; Dsb $24,916
		Democratic		Kathleen Alana "Katie" McGinty • FEC S6PA00266; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,015,626; Dsb $123,267
		Democratic		Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski • 6 July 2015: Suspending his campaign after Federal Agents searched his offices re: contracting practices. • FEC S6PA00258; 30 Sep 15; Tot $423,618; Dsb $317,361
		Democratic		former Congressman Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak, Jr. • 14 May 2013: Announced his candidacy. Prior Congressional Service: First elected,: 2006; re-elected: 2008; unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate: 2010 • FEC S0PA00434; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,591,366; Dsb $735,751
		Democratic		Joseph John "Joe" Vodvarka • FEC S4PA00196; 30 Sep 15; Tot $45,398; Dsb $41,495

		Republican		Everett Alexander Stern • FEC S6PA00241
		*Republican*		*Senator Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey* • FEC S4PA00121; 30 Sep 15; Tot $6,263,060; Dsb $3,489,592

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Tom Wolf • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately by partisan primary from) the Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Michael J. "Mike" Stack, III • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (5 Undetermined); 13 Republican (11 Undetermined, 2 Open)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Robert A. "Bob" Brady • First elected in a special election(re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Thomas Foglietta): 19 May 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Robert A. "Bob" Brady* • FEC H8PA01153; 30 Sep 15; Tot $254,354; Dsb $182,526
		Democratic		Bryan E.K. Leib • FEC H6PA01165

		Independent		Nick Gibson

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Chaka Fattah, Sr. • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		state Representative Dwight Evans • FEC H6PA02171
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Chaka Fattah, Sr.* • FEC H2PA02055; 30 Sep 15; Tot $154,615; Dsb $155,938
		Democratic		Lower Merion Township Commissioner Brian Anthony Gordon • FEC H0PA06118; 30 Sep 15; Tot $9,150; Dsb $3,499
		Democratic		Daniel "Dan" Muroff • FEC H6PA02155; 30 Sep 15; Tot $174,236; Dsb $9,920
		Democratic		state Representative Brian Kendall Sims • FEC H6PA02163
	29 July 2015: Congressman Chaka Fattah, Sr. is charged, in a 29 count indictment, with participating in racketeering; bribery; conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and honest services fraud; mail fraud; falsification of records; bank fraud; making false statements to a financial institution; and money laundering.

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr.* • FEC H0PA03271; 30 Sep 15; Tot $672,505; Dsb $286,065

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Scott Perry • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Scott Perry* • FEC H2PA04135; 30 Sep 15; Tot $203,058; Dsb $161,225

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Glenn W. "G.T." Thompson • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Kerith Strano Taylor • FEC H4PA05062; 30 Sep 15; Tot $48,013; Dsb $27,281

		Republican		Glenn "GT" Thompson • FEC H8PA05071; 30 Sep 15; Tot $457,355; Dsb $386,463

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Ryan A. Costello • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		~~Democratic~~		~~Joe Denham - apparently not a candidate~~ • 1 October 2015: Filed a termination report with the FEC. • FEC H6PA06115; 30 Sep 15; Tot $63,243; Dsb $62,917
		Democratic		Michael D. "Mike" Parrish • FEC H4PA06052; 30 Sep 15; Tot $74,518; Dsb $49,020

		*Republican*		*Congressman Ryan A. Costello* • FEC H0PA06076; 30 Sep 15; Tot $892,420; Dsb $275,336

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Patrick L. "Pat" Meehan, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Mary Ellen Balchunis • FEC H4PA07092; 30 Sep 15; Tot $27,831; Dsb $19,395
		Democratic		Bill Golderer • FEC H6PA07121
		Democratic		Lindy Li • FEC H6PA07113; 30 Sep 15; Tot $263,871; Dsb $13,727
		Democratic		Dave Naples

		*Republican*		*Congressman Patrick L. "Pat" Meehan, Jr.* • FEC H0PA07082; 30 Sep 15; Tot $839,940; Dsb $433,568

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Michael G. "Mike" Fitzpatrick • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 6 November 2014: Announced he would retire at the end of his newly elected term-(that is, circa January 2017).
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Shaughnessy Naughton • FEC H4PA08116; 30 Sep 15; Tot $603,133; Dsb $162,769
		Democratic		state Representative Steven J. "Steve" Santarsiero • FEC H6PA08228; 30 Sep 15; Tot $538,428; Dsb $207,085

		Republican		Tom Manion
		Republican		state Representative Scott A. Petri • FEC H6PA08244
		Republican		former Bucks County Commissioner Andrew L. "Andy" Warren • FEC H6PA08210; 30 Sep 15; Tot $12,810; Dsb $1,178

		Socialist Party USA		Eli David Sadoff • FEC H6PA08236

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman William Franklin "Bill" Shuster • First elected 15 May 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Bud Shuster. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Republican		Arthur L. "Art" Halvorson
		*Republican*		*Congressman William Franklin "Bill" Shuster* • FEC H2PA09035; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,502,002; Dsb $604,956

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino* • FEC H0PA10078; 30 Sep 15; Tot $449,987; Dsb $256,308

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Louis J. "Lou" Barletta • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Michael Paul Marsicano • FEC H6PA11073; 30 Sep 15; Tot $116,000; Dsb $15,410

		*Republican*		*Congressman Louis J. "Lou" Barletta* • FEC H2PA11098; 30 Sep 15; Tot $364,684; Dsb $227,925

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Keith J. Rothfus • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Steven B. "Steve" Larchuk • FEC H6PA12089; 30 Sep 15; Tot $141,548; Dsb $115,690
		Democratic		Erin Rochele McClelland • FEC H4PA12043; 30 Sep 15; Tot $45,185; Dsb $23,410

		*Republican*		*Congressman Keith J. Rothfus* • FEC H0PA04220; 30 Sep 15; Tot $563,336; Dsb $236,111

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman Brendan F. Boyle • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Brendan F. Boyle* • FEC H4PA13199; 30 Sep 15; Tot $394,163; Dsb $202,833

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 14		Democratic	Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Janis C. Brooks • FEC H2PA14092
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle* • FEC H4PA18131; 30 Sep 15; Tot $169,776; Dsb $194,468

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Congressman Charles W. "Charlie" Dent • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Archie Follweiler • FEC H6PA15165

		*Republican*		*Congressman Charles W. "Charlie" Dent* • FEC H4PA15087; 30 Sep 15; Tot $539,412; Dsb $347,152

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Congressman Joseph R. "Joe" Pitts • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 6 November 2015: Announced retirement.
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Christina Marie Hartman • FEC H6PA16296; 30 Sep 15; Tot $45,467; Dsb $9,319

		~~Republican~~		~~Congressman Joseph R. "Joe" Pitts - apparently not a candidate~~ • 6 November 2015: Announced retirement. • FEC H6PA16197; 30 Sep 15; Tot $361,820; Dsb $316,053
		Republican		state Senator Lloyd K. Smucker

		No Party Affiliation		Edward F. "Ed" Haggerty • FEC H6PA16304

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 17		Democratic	Congressman Matthew A. "Matt" Cartwright • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Matthew A. "Matt" Cartwright* • FEC H2PA17079; 30 Sep 15; Tot $336,176; Dsb $172,214

		Republican		Glenn A. Geissinger • FEC H6PA17161; 30 Sep 15; Tot $49,578; Dsb $1,190

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 18		Republican	Congressman Timothy "Tim" Murphy • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Timothy "Tim" Murphy* • FEC H2PA18143; 30 Sep 15; Tot $609,483; Dsb $326,263

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Kathleen Granahan Kane • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • 21 September 2015: Attorney General Kathleen Kane's law license is suspended by the state Supreme Court on a vote of 5-0.
	Candidate list

		~~Democratic~~		~~Attorney General Kathleen Granahan Kane - apparently not a candidate~~ • 21 September 2015: Attorney General Kathleen Kane's law license is suspended by the state Supreme Court on a vote of 5-0.
		Democratic		Delaware County Prosecutor Jack Stollsteimer

		Republican		state Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr.
		Republican		state Representative Todd Stephens
	January 2015: A Pennsylvania grand jury has advised that Attorney General Kane be charged with perjury, false swearing, official oppression, and obstruction in connection with disclosing details of an investigation. 6 August 2015: So charged.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 terms

		Independent	Treasurer Timothy A. Reese • Appointed 26 June 2015 (re: resignation of Treasurer Robert M. "Rob" McCord [Democratic]) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list

		Democratic		former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Joseph M. "Joe" Torsella
	29 January 2015: State Treasurer Robert M. "Rob" McCord (Democratic), who was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, submitted his resignation effective 12 February 2015. He is being investigated for corruption and theft of funds. "I have designated Christopher B. Craig, current Chief Counsel to the department and former acting Chief of Staff, to assume the duties and responsibilities of the Office of State Treasurer until such time as a successor is nominated, confirmed and duly qualified pursuant to the state Constitution." 30 January 2015: Treasurer Robert M. "Rob" McCord (Democratic), who was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, resigned. Governor Tom Wolf (Democratic) will appoint a successor, who will must be confirmed by the state Senate. The Treasury's chief counsel, Christopher Craig, is sworn in as acting Treasurer upon Mr. McCord's resignation. 2 February 2015: Mr. McCord is charged with extortion. 7 April 2015: Governor Tom Wolf (Democratic) nominates Timothy A. Reese (Independent) for Treasurer. 26 June 2015: The Pennsylvania Senate votes to confirm Timothy A. Reese (Independent) as Treasurer.

Auditor General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Republican		Northampton County Executive John A. Brown

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 10 incumbents, 32 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 22 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• America First
	• Conservative USA
	• Right to Life
	• Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
	• No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Election Authority
	• Pennsylvania Department of State
	• Pennsylvania Department of State - Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
	• VotesPA.com - The Pennsylvania Department of State's online voting information center
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Pennsylvania General Assembly
	• Pennsylvania House of Representatives
	• Pennsylvania Senate
Democratic
	• Pennsylvania Democratic Party
	• Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
	• Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus
Republican
	• Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus
	• Pennsylvania Senate Republican News
	• Republican Party of Pennsylvania
Third Party
	• America First Party of Pennsylvania
	• Conservative Party USA Pennsylvania
	• Green Party of Pennsylvania
	• Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
	• Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
	• The Constitution Party of Pennsylvania
	• The Unity Party of Pennsylvania
Media & others
	• Altoona.com - State College
	• City & State Pennsylvania
	• Gettysburg Times
	• Jewish Exponent - Philadelphia
	• Keystone Report - Pennslyvania
	• LancasterOnline.com
	• PennLive.com - Harrisburg
	• Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition
	• Philadelphia Daily News
	• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
	• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
	• Pocono Record - Stroudsburg
	• Politics1.com - Pennsylvania
	• PoliticsPA.com
	• Reading Eagle
	• The Beaver County Times
	• The Citizens Voice - Wilkes-Barre
	• The Daily Item - Sunbury
	• The Daily Local News - West Chester
	• The Daily Pennsylvanian - University of Pennsylvania
	• The Herald - Sharon
	• The Herald Standard -Uniontown
	• The Meadville Tribune - Meadville
	• The Mercury - Pottstown
	• The Morning Call - Allentown
	• The Sentinel - Carlisle - Shippensburg
	• The Times-Tribune - Scranton
	• Times Leader - Wilkes-Barre
	• Times News - Lehighton
	• York Daily Record