Register Of Wills Pick Gets Delco Council Blasted — Delaware County (Pa) Council was blasted, last night, Feb. 21, for its Jan. 2 appointment of Vincent A. Rongione as Register of Wills.
Rongione was sworn in Jan. 26 for a term which will end December 2025.
He replaces Rachel Ezzell Berry who won election in November for judge on county Common Pleas Court.
Joy Schwartz, of Upper Darby, who ran for County Council in November, pointed out to council that Rongione copped a plea deal in 2015 for violations of the election code relating to his unsuccessful 2014 bid to represent the 163rd District in the State House.
Rongione did not live in the district despite claiming otherwise. He pleaded guilty to unlawful voting, and making false statements and signatures on nominating petitions.
Rongione became Upper Darby’s chief administrative office in 2020 but quit in January 2023 in the midst of a firestorm that occurred when the township treasurer told township council that the balance of some bank accounts were lower than they should have been. One of these housed the funds the township received from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA.
No charges were filed this time but one can’t call the controversy a resume enhancer.
So why was Rongione picked?
Democrats do get rewarded for loyalty it seems regardless as to how that translates to good governance.
Wonder what Rongione thinks about all the election “conspiracy theories” relating to Delaware County.
Register Of Wills Pick Gets Delco Council Blasted
Hey, at least he’s a US citizen. They could have put forward an illegal alien for the post.