The only candidate on the ballot in the 159th District State House race is Democrat incumbent Carol Kazeem but that doesn’t mean she lacks an opponent.
Michael Bannon Jr. is running a write-in campaign.
Those voting for him must exactly write Michael Bannon Jr on the ballot for it to count.
The 159th District is the City of Chester, Lower Chichester and Upper Chichester townshipps; and the boroughs of Eddystone, Marcus Hook, Parkside, Trainer and Upland.
Bannon stated he was stepping forward “due to the lack of candidates selected in the primary”
Bannon main issues are economic. He says he knows what it’s like to have to chose between paying an electric bill or putting food on the table.
“I know what it means to stand in line and have the card declined,” he said.
For a vote for Bannon to count
Ms. Kazeem is serving her first term, having supplanted 30 years of Kirkland rule. She has worked as a health care worker.
Trump Bus Treks To Broomall — The Trump Bus Tour trekked to Broomall, Pa., today, Nov. 2, namely to Zebby Sulecki, Inc., a highly regarded construction specialist at 1107 Sussex Blvd in the industrial track.
Speakers again included former California lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado; Matt Whitaker, who had been acting attorney general under President Trump; and Kash Patel, a key advisor and confidant of the President.
Joining them were congressmen Byron Donalds of Florida, Ronny Jackson of Texas, who had been Physician to the President for Barack Obama and Donald Trump, and Mark Green of Tennessee.
Also speaking were noted civil rights attorney Leo Terrell, prominent Pennsylvania political leader Jeff Bartos, activist David Bossie, and Hogan Gidley, who served as Trump’s deputy press secretary.
One special guest was economist and Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who was sentenced to a prison stint in March due to a Biden lawfare attack.
Pennsylvania’s 5th District congressional candidate Alfe Goodwin was also on the scene.
One of the speakers, probably Navarro, said that the Philly Shipyard had fewer than 100 workers when Trump became president. Trump, however, made shipyards a priority and the facility has boomed.
A speaker also pointed out that the long lines in early voting are purposeful election interference and recommended that voters take snacks and water with them to the polling places, Tuesday.
A greeting is prepared for the busThe crowd was large and happyPeter Navarro was among the speakersLeo Terrell makes a point Jeff Bartos is backing AlfeWith Alfe Goodwin and Luna is Zebby Sulecki who generously hosted the event.Kash Patel and Luna
There are three alternative candidates on the ballot.
The American Solidarity Party has selected its state coordinatorm Eric Anton, of Dauphin County. He is their only candidate on the PA state-wide ballot.
The Constitution Party is putting forward Alan (Bob) Goodrich a frequent candidate.
He is the principal of Wesley Academy in the Knoxville, Pa. A graduate of West Point, he has twice been elected as a supervisor in Osceola Township. He has a wife and seven children.
One of his main philosophies is “We need to get back to the way the Constitution was written, and follow it.” He stated that the Auditor General’s office would be better served, considering that most of the government is run by one of the two major parties, if a third party person should fill the job.
Then there’s the Libertarian candidate, Reese Smith who has the radical idea to “actually audit the state!”
“only .17 percent of the audits look at the State Government,” he says.”that equates to roughly 20 since the start of 2020.”
Reece has a 2024 Bachelor’s Degree from Allegheny College this year.
One solution, he has to the problem of the high cost of college is “we need to stop subsidizing college, as it just leads to colleges raising their prices even higher.”
Reese Smith will be 21 on Election day.
“I started attending my local school board meetings in the 10th grade, and I quickly began to inform my fellow students about actions taken by the board and school administrators,” he says.
There are six appearing on this year’s ballot for Pennsylvania Attorney General, but the incumbent, Michelle Henry, isn’t among them.
The Democrat candidate is Eugene De Pasquale and the Republican is Dave Sunday.
There are, however, four alternative party candidates.
The Constitution Party candidate is Justin L. McGill. He received his Juris Doctorate from Roger Williams School of Law (RI). He is an Armyveteran. In his interview with the Committee of Seventy Justin Magill, he said the Attorney General has a responsibilityin “ Having the proper understanding of the role of government is critical to advising other officials on their roles” and to protect them from both state and us government overreach.
He believes in the right to bear arms. On abortion, he says “To terminate an innocent human being without due process of law is to commit murder and should be punished accordingly by government. “ For his many other positions, see the above article.
The Forward Pary is putting forward Eric Settle. He was a founder of Republicans for Josh Shapiro and is a governing board member of the Early Head Start Program of CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia).. He received his J. D. ( with Honors) from George Washington Law School. He has been married for almost 40 years to his wife, Robin and they have two adult sons. See also The Forward Party’s Eric Settle.
The Green Party Candidate is Richard L Weiss. His J. D. is from the University of Denver. He was a Ford Foundation fellow in Public International Law at Washington D.C.’s American University. His MBA is from the University of Chicago. Among his many opinions are this one on policing: All training and equipment should be devoted to taking suspects alive, and a death considered a failure’
Answer to yesterday’s puzzle:God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners. Soren Kierkegaard
Candidates Appeal Judge On Pennsylvania County’s Dubious Mail-ins — An emergency appeal to the Third Circuit has been filed regarding yesterday’s (Oct. 31) denial by Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to require Delaware County to address claims that mail-in ballots have been given to unqualified electors
This is explicitly prohibited by federal law.
Goldberg ruled that the plaintiffs didn’t have standing despite two of them — Alfeia Goodwin who is running for congress in the 5th District and Kathyrn Buckley who is running for Pennsylvania House in the 168th District — being candidates.
The others — John P. Child, Joy Schwartz, Paul Rumley and Greg Stenstrom — are either authorized representatives of candidates or certified election monitors.
The plaintiffs also note that the judge erred in failing to grant declaratory relief as they are only seeking to clarify the county’s obligation under federal election law and misapplied the “Purcell Principle” which holds that procedural changes too close to an election could confuse voters. The plaintiffs point out that they aren’t seeking procedural changes.
Considering what has been revealed in Lancaster, York and other Pennsylvania counties regarding mail-in ballot abuse and that Delaware County’s prosecutor is a activist partisan, Judge Goldberg’s decision is extraordinarily unwise.
Candidates Appeal Judge On Pennsylvania County’s Dubious Mail-ins
Pennsylvania House District 165 is Springfield; Upper Providence; the 5th, 6th, 7th wards and the 2nd Division of the 4th Ward of Marple; and the boroughs of Media, Morton and Swarthmore.
Incumbent representative is Democrat Jennifer O’Mara of Springfield. She has Master’s Degrees in English and History from the University of Pennsylvania and degrees from West Chester University.
Before joining the State Legislature, she worked for seven years at the University of Pennsylvania as the assistant director of University Stewardship. She is on numerous House Caucus group and co-chairs the Taiwan Caucus.
She is married to Bradford and they have a rescue dog Ladybug.
Liz Piazza is CEO of Piazza Property Pros, Inc. She has been a committeeperson for Media and Upper Providence.
“I want to be a representative like our region had before, such as Reps. Bill Adolph, Chris Quinn and Alex Charlton, and bring back bipartisan problem solving to help fix the gridlock in Harrisburg,”she says.
After graduating from high school, she worked in the insurance sector, while being a single mom raising three children in Upper Providence.
She earned a Widener University bachelor degree in paralegal studies. This led to her two decade career with the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Family Law Division. She also has been an adjunct professor for seven years, at Delaware County Community College.
On the thorny issue of abortion, Ms. Piazza is a moderate.
” In 2022, there were over 34,000 abortions performed in Pennsylvania, practical compassionate people, whether pro-life or pro-choice should be able to agree we should be doing more to help women grappling with this decision,” she said. “We should be looking for ways to reduce the number of abortions through increased preventative care.”
Ms. O’Mara apparently believes abortion should be allowed for any reason at any time, and tax-funded as well.
Ms. Piazza says the best piece of Legislation passed in the last four years was Act 1 of 2023 which eliminated all costs associated with breast MRIs, ultrasounds, genetic testing and counseling for high-risk individuals insured in Pennsylvania.
Lastly, we should mention her dachshund puppy, Baxter.
Liz Piazza with congressional candidate Alfe Goodwin
