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Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Endorsements in November General Election

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Earlier today the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO announced the endorsements of Democrats Dan Onorato and Scott Conklin for Governor/Lt. Governor and the endorsement of Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak for U.S. Senate.

The following is the complete list of Pennsylvania AFL-CIO endorsements including for U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania State Senate and Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, which were acted upon this afternoon by the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Executive Council in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

"The endorsements are based upon the voting records and commitment of these candidates on issues that are of top concern to Pennsylvania's working families in this election: putting Pennsylvania back to work; investments in infrastructure and education; quality affordable health care; and improving the quality of life of our communities," Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Richard Bloomingdale said in announcing these endorsements.

The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is the largest labor organization in the state, representing over 900,000 union workers and their families. Endorsements are made by a 2/3rds vote of the members of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO's Executive Council representing unions affiliated with the State Labor Federation.

The following candidates are endorsed by the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO for the November General Election:

    2010 Endorsements
    Pennsylvania AFL-
     CIO

    PA Governor         Dan Onorato               D
    Lt. Governor        Scott Conklin             D

    U.S. Senate         Joe Sestak                D

    U.S. Congress
    1                   Robert Brady*             D
    2                   Chaka Fattah*             D
    3                   Kathy Dahlkemper*         D
    4                   Jason Altmire*            D
    5                   Michael Pipe              D
    6                   Manan Trivedi             D
    7                   Bryan Lentz               D
    8                   Patrick J. Murphy*        D
    9                   Tom Conners               D
    10                  Christopher Carney*       D
    11                  Paul Kanjorski*           D
    12                  Mark Critz*               D
    13                  Allyson Schwartz*         D
    14                  Mike Doyle*               D
    15                  John Callahan             D
    16                  Lois Herr                 D
    17                  Tim Holden*               D
    18                  Dan Connolly              D

    PA Senate
    2                   Christine Tartaglione*    D
    4                   Leanna Washington*        D
    6                   Robert Tomlinson*         R
    8                   Anthony Hardy Williams*D
    10                  Cynthia Philo             D
    12                  Stewart Greenleaf*        R
    14                  John Yudichak*            D
    16                  Richard Orloski           D
    18                  Lisa Boscola*             D
    20                  Lisa Baker*               R
    22                  John Blake                D
    24                  Bill Wallace              D
    26                  Edwin Erickson*           R
    32                  Richard Kasunic*          D
    38                  Jim Ferlo*                D
    40                  Dan Demarco               D
    42                  Wayne Fontana*            D
    44                  John Rafferty*            R
    46                  Tim Solobay*              D
    48                  Jo Ellen Litz             D


    PA House
    1                   Patrick Harkins*          D
    2                   Flo Fabrizio*             D
    3                   John Hornaman*            D
    5                   John R.  Evans*           R
    7                   Mark Longietti*           D
    9                   Chris Sainato*            D
    10                  Jaret Gibbons*            D
    12                  Zack Byrnes               D
    13                  Tom Houghton*             D
    15                  Frank Bovalino            D
    16                  Robert Matzie*            D
    18                  Gene Digirolamo*          R
    19                  Jake Wheatley*            D
    20                  Adam Ravenstahl           D
    21                  Dom Costa*                D
    22                  Chelsa Wagner*            D
    23                  Dan Frankel*              D
    24                  Joseph Preston Jr.*       D
    25                  Joseph Markosek*          D
    26                  Fern Kaufman              D
    27                  Daniel Deasy*             D
    28                  Sharon Brown              D
    31                  Steve Santarsiero*        D
    32                  Anthony Deluca*           D
    33                  Frank Dermody*            D
    34                  Paul Costa*               D
    35                  Marc Gergely*             D
    36                  Harry Readshaw*           D
    38                  Bill Kortz*               D
    39                  David Levdansky*          D
    41                  Gerald Policoff           D
    42                  Matt Smith*               D
    44                  Ray Uhric                 D
    45                  Nick Kotik*               D
    46                  Jesse White*              D
    47                  Eric Wolfgang             D
    48                  Brandon Neuman            D
    49                  Peter Daley III*          D
    50                  Bill Deweese*             D
    51                  Tim Mahoney*              D
    52                  Deberah Kula*             D
    53                  Robert Godshall*          R
    54                  John Pallone*             D
    55                  Joseph Petrarca*          D
    56                  James Casorio*            D
    57                  Michael Kester            D
    58                  Ted Harhai*               D
    61                  Mary Lou Readinger        D
    70                  Matt Bradford*            D
    71                  Bryan Barbin*             D
    72                  Frank Burns*              D
    73                  Gary Haluska*             D
    74                  Camille George*           D
    75                  Frank Straub              D
    76                  Mike Hanna*               D
    77                  Scott Conklin*            D
    83                  Rick Mirabito*            D
    87                  Angela West               D
    93                  Linda Small               D
    94                  Metta Barbour             D
    95                  Eugene Depasquale*        D
    96                  Mike Sturla*              D
    97                  Patrick O'Keeffe          D
    103                 Ron Buxton*               D
    107                 George Zalar              D
    111                 Jim Knapp                 D
    112                 Ken Smith*                D
    113                 Kevin Murphy*             D
    114                 Sid Michaels Kavulich     D
    115                 Edward Staback*           D
    116                 Todd Eachus*              D
    118                 Mike Carroll*             D
    120                 Phyllis Mundy*            D
    121                 Eddie Day Pashinski*      D
    123                 Neal Goodman*             D
    124                 Jeffrey Faust             D
    125                 Tim Seip*                 D
    126                 Dante Santoni*            D
    127                 Thomas Caltagirone*       D
    128                 Bryan Boughter            D
    130                 David Kessler*            D
    131                 Mike Horton               D
    132                 Jennifer Mann*            D
    133                 Joseph Brennan*           D
    134                 Patrick Slattery          D
    135                 Steve Samuelson*          D
    136                 Robert Freeman*           D
    137                 Charles Dertinger         D
    140                 John Galloway*            D
    141                 Tina Davis                D
    142                 Frank Farry*              R
    144                 Katharine Watson*         R
    145                 Mary Whitesell            D
    146                 Mark Painter              D
    148                 Mike Gerber*              D
    149                 Tim Briggs*               D
    150                 Mike Vereb*               R
    151                 Rick Taylor*              D
    152                 Thomas Murt*              R
    153                 Josh Shapiro*             D
    154                 Lawrence Curry*           D
    155                 Barbara Bergeron          D
    156                 Barbara McIlvaine Smith*  D
    157                 Paul Drucker*             D
    158                 Susan Rzucidlo            D
    159                 Thaddeus Kirkland*        D
    162                 Nick Miccarelli*          R
    163                 Nicholas Micozzie*        R
    164                 Margo Davidson            D
    165                 William Adolph Jr.*       R
    166                 Greg Vitali*              D
    167                 Bill Holmes               D
    168                 Thomas Killion*           R
    169                 Dennis O'Brien*           R
    170                 Brendan Boyle*            D
    172                 John Perzel*              R
    173                 Mike McGeehan*            D
    174                 John Sabatina Jr.*        D
    175                 Michale O'Brien*          D
    177                 John Taylor*              R
    178                 Scott Petri*              R
    179                 Tony Payton Jr.*          D
    180                 Angel Cruz*               D
    181                 Curtis Thomas*            D
    182                 Babette Josephs*          D
    184                 William Keller*           D
    185                 Robert Donatucci*         D
    186                 Kenyatta Johnson*         D
    188                 James Roebuck*            D
    189                 John Siptroth*            D
    190                 Vanessa Brown*            D
    191                 Ronald Waters*            D
    192                 Louise Bishop*            D
    193                 Mike Strausbaugh          D
    194                 Pamela Delissio           D
    195                 Michelle Brownlee         D
    196                 Curtis Kann               D
    197                 Jewell Williams*          D
    198                 Rosita Youngblood*        D
    200                 Cherelle Parker*          D
    201                 John Myers*               D
    202                 Mark Cohen*               D
    203                 Dwight Evans*             D

    *denotes incumbant

SOURCE Pennsylvania AFL-CIO