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Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia’s electionVideo
ATLANTA — Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, tearfully telling the judge she looks back on that time with “deep remorse.” Ellis, the fourth defendant in the case to enter...
5 on ballot for 3 seats on Baldwin Borough council
Three seats are open on Baldwin Borough council, and according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, five candidates are on the ballot. All terms are four years. Patricia Boyer, Rebecca Conley, Paul Hayhurst, Denise Maiden and Elliot Rambo responded to the following questions posed by the...
Allegheny County executive, prosecutor, as well as Philly mayor race, could offer lessons for 2024 election
Local elections in Democratic strongholds at both ends of Pennsylvania next month could show how voters feel about progressive candidates and issues such as abortion and crime ahead of the 2024 election. Philadelphia will get a new mayor, and Allegheny County will see a new executive. Voters there will also...
Highlands Region 3 race decided in spring, but voters in regions 1 and 2 have multiple options
Highlands School District voters will have an array of options in the upcoming election, with eight candidates seeking five positions on the board. In Region 3, the race was all but decided in the spring when 18-year-old Democrat Eli Majocha and Democratic incumbent Kristie Babinsack won the top two nominations...
Albert, Hamacker vie for Westmoreland sheriff
Westmoreland County voters elected a Democrat in 2019 to serve as the new sheriff. Six months later, Sheriff James Albert announced he had switched his party registration to Republican, leaving Democrats with just one elected official in county government. Albert, 73, of New Alexandria will seek second term in office...
4 compete for 2 seats on Bethel Park School Board
Four candidates are in the running on Nov. 7 for two of five seats on Bethel Park School Board: a pair of incumbent Republicans, Barry Christenson and Vincent Scalzo, and two Democrats, Liz Avon and Danielle Gosnell, running together on a slate called BP4All; In the primary, incumbents Darren McGregor,...
5 candidates vying for 3 council seats in Plum
Voters in Plum will have five people to choose from to fill three council seats in November. Those seeking to vote a straight Democratic ticket will elect a Republican. Three seats on the seven-member council are up for election this year. Two incumbents, Dave Vento and Dan Hadley, are not...
Hempfield school board candidates talk safety, book policies, high school renovation
There are nine candidates for five seats on the Hempfield Area School Board in the Nov. 7 general election. A field of 15 sought the positions during the primary race in the spring. The district is rehashing a major renovation project, and there’s been lengthy discussion on topics including library...
Write-in winner Gary Hines challenges incumbent Eric Bengel for Harrison commissioner
Voters in Harrison’s 3rd Ward will get a repeat of a heated commissioners race between incumbent Eric Bengel and newcomer Gary Hines. The Democrats competed in the spring for a four-year seat, with Bengel edging Hines by seven votes. Hines won the write-in nomination on the Republican ticket for the...
Export council candidates want to continue borough’s recent upswing
Export has been on an upswing over the past few years, taking full advantage of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail passing through the center of the borough and revitalizing its downtown business district. Four candidates who will compete for three open council seats are looking to keep that going. “I think...
Cope, Felack on ballot for New Kensington-Arnold School Board seat
The only contested race in the New Kensington-Arnold School Board election this fall will pit an incumbent board member against a state representative’s legislative aide in the district’s Region 3. Incumbent board member and retired teacher John Cope and Eric Felack, a legislative aide for state Rep. Abby Major, will...
Leechburg Area School Board candidates weigh in on biggest issues facing the district
Voters in the Leechburg Area School District will select from seven candidates in the Nov. 7 election to fill five seats on the Leechburg Area School Board. An eighth name on the ballot, former school board member Karen Freilino, resigned Sept. 20. Although her name remains on the ballot, Freilino...
Leetsdale council race has 5 candidates seeking 3 seats
The race for Leetsdale Council has five candidates vying for three four-year seats in the November election, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Candidates are Democratic incumbents Roger A. Nanni; Republican incumbent Jeffrey Weatherby; Republican challenger Debra Canney; and Democratic challengers Scott Zahner and Benjimen...
U.S. Supreme Court notched big conservative wins. It’s a key issue in Pennsylvania’s fall election
HARRISBURG — The U.S. Supreme Court’s current conservative majority has delivered major victories for conservatives — and now liberal discontent over those rulings is playing a major role in Pennsylvania’s top-of-the-ballot election this fall. The Democrat running for an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has told audiences over and...
6 people running for 3 seats on Jefferson Hills council
Three seats on Jefferson Hills council are open and six people would like to fill them, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Incumbents Karen Bucy, Nicole Stoicovy-Ruscitto and Joseph Lynch will face newcomers David Bentz, Edward Manfredi and Kevin Polick. All seats are four-year terms....
4 candidates in 2 wards in race for Ross commissioner
Ross Township’s odd numbered ward seats were up for election this year, but only two wards have contested races. In Ward 1, Daniel DeMarco received both Democrat and Republican nods in the primary and is unopposed. In Ward 3, Democrat Sarah Poweska is the only candidate on the ballot. In...
2-year term only contested seat on West View council
The races for West View council’s four year seats are uncontested, with Scott V. Miller, Donald E. Mikec and M. Kimberley Steele running for three open seats. The two-year term race has Democrat Eugene Borio and Constitution Party member Jim Barr running for one spot. Borio did not return requests...
6 candidates compete for 3 seats on Bridgeville Council
Three Republicans and three Democrats are vying for three seats on Bridgeville Borough Council in the Nov. 7 election. Candidates were asked to provide general biographical information and to answer the question: What do you view as the most pertinent issue for Bridgeville, and how do you plan to address...
West Jefferson Hills school board candidates talk growth in the district
In the West Jefferson Hills school board race, six candidates are running for five four year terms, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list: incumbents Chelsea Campolongo, David M. Dominick, current first vice president Suzanne Downer, Denise Kahler and Anthony Rash, as well as newcomer Brian...
Ward 1 Etna’s only contested council race
In Etna’s council race, only the Ward 1 race is contested with incumbent Democrats Megan Tunon and Brad Iannuzzi and Republican challenger Nicholas Behr Leffakis running for two open seats. The Ward 2 race only has Democrat Ronald Trader on the ballot. In Ward 3, Democrat Jessica Semler is the...
6 candidates running for 3 open seats on Oakmont Borough council
There are three seats up for grabs on the Oakmont Borough Council. Voters in the November election will select three members from the six candidates seeking four-year term seats. The Democrats and the Republicans are equally represented, with three candidates from each party, according to the Allegheny County Office of...
Bethel Park Council seats contested in 4 wards
Eight candidates are running for four open Bethel Park Council in the Nov. 7 election, with Democrats facing Republicans in the municipality’s four even-numbered wards. Candidates were asked to submit general biographical information and answer the question: What do you view as the most pertinent issue for Bethel Park, and...
Westmoreland won’t have ballot drop boxes in November
Westmoreland County’s three-member elections board rejected a proposal to install a drop box for mail-in ballots in the courthouse lobby. Common Pleas Judges Tim Krieger and Justin Walsh declined to vote on the pitch from the elections bureau this week to place a single box near the main courthouse entrance...
10 candidates on ballot for 5 spots in North Hills School Board race
The North Hills School Board race has 10 candidates vying for five open seats. Candidates running for the four-year terms are incumbents Helen D. Spade, Phil Little, Kathryn Poniatowski and Rachael Rennebeck, and newcomers Traci Brown, April Lynn Casey, Samantha Ellwood, John Hoffman, Dana Merlino and Ashley Stephens. Here are...
4 candidates running for 3 seats on Pleasant Hills council
There are four people on the ballot for Pleasant Hills council, but only three seats are open, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Incumbent and current council president Andrew Codelka, incumbent Nicole Leckenby, newcomer Richard Raszewski and incumbent Gregory Smith each seek a four-year term....
