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State of Pennsylvania May 18, 2010 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Jack Wagner

Candidate for
Governor; State of Pennsylvania; Democratic Party

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WE BACK JACK!

NEWSPAPERS

Philadelphia Inquirer
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

LABOR

  • Amalgamated Transit Union, Pittsburgh (Pat McMahon, President)
  • American Federation of Government Employees 3rd District (Keith Hill, National Vice President; represented in Western PA by Ron Demichelli and in Southeastern PA by Jim Weyrauch)
  • Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council (Dennis Bloom, President)
  • Boilermakers Local 154 (Ray Ventrone, President)
  • Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen/Teamsters Rail Conference (Ken Kertesz, Chairman)
  • District 1199c of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Henry Nicholas, President)
  • Indiana, Armstrong, and Clarion Counties Central Labor Council (Ken Cecconi, President)
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 29 (Jeff Davis, President)
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 201 (Eric Hoover, President)
  • Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 (Mark Thomas, Business Manager)
  • Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Local No. 1 (Joseph King, President)
  • Teamsters Local 30 (Ernie Gigliotti, Principal Officer)
  • Transportation Workers Union (Willie Brown, President)
  • United Auto Workers Local 544 Retirees
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 (Wendell Young IV, President)
  • United Mine Workers District 3 (Ed Yankovich, President)

ORGANIZATIONS
  • East Pennsboro Democratic Club (Cumberland County)
  • Humane USA PA PAC
  • Mon Valley Police Association
  • Pennsylvania Business Council, PEG PAC
  • Pennsylvania League of Humane Voters
  • Pennsylvania Restaurant Association
  • Students for Wagner
  • Veterans for Wagner

ELECTED OFFICIALS
  • Lisa Bennington, former State Representative, Allegheny County
  • Joseph Brennan, State Representative
  • Judith Church, McKean County Commissioner and Chair, McKean County Democratic Committee
  • Robert Crampsie, Carbon County Controller
  • W. Michael Donovan, Vice President of Allentown City Council
  • Charles Getz, Carbon County Commissioner
  • Jim Goodman, Schuylkill County District Attorney
  • Rich Grucela, State Representative
  • Sam Hoff, Treasurer, Lycoming County Democratic Committee
  • Tim Holden, U.S. Congressman
  • Phil Jones, Cameron County Commissioner
  • Barb Kline, Cambria County Treasurer and State Committeewoman
  • Jennifer Mann, State Representative
  • Former U.S. Congressman Frank Mascara
  • Jeremy Melber, Jim Thorpe Borough Councilman, member of the Executive Board of the Carbon County Democratic Committee, and Vice President of the Jim Thorpe Democratic Club
  • Tony Melio, State Representative
  • John Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney
  • Andrea Naugle, Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records
  • William O'Gurek, Chair, Carbon County Board of Commissioners
  • John Peck, Westmoreland County District Attorney
  • Donna Schmitt, Somerset County Treasurer & State Committeewoman
  • Peggy Schnieder, Elk County Treasurer & State Committeewoman
  • Peter Schweyer, Allentown City Councilman
  • Ronald Sheehan, Carbon County Treasurer
  • John Vatavuk, Vice Chair, Somerset County Board of Commissioners; Chair, Somerset County Democratic Committee
  • Sandi Vulcano, Easton City Councilwoman (and Past-President)
  • Chelsa Wagner, State Representative, Allegheny County
  • Bob Will, former Somerset County Commissioner and Prothonotary
  • Justin Yaich, President, Jim Thorpe Borough Council

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEES
  • Armstrong County Democratic Committee
  • Beaver County Democratic Committee
  • Cambria County Democratic Committee
  • Fulton County Democratic Committee
  • Lackawanna County Democratic Committee
  • Montour County Democratic Committee
  • Schuylkill County Democratic Committee
  • Warren County Democratic Committee
  • Westmoreland County Democratic Committee

VETERANS FOR WAGNER
  • Veterans Alumni Association of Allegheny County, Jim White, Chair
  • Robert Abbott, Catholic War Vets (Allegheny County)
  • Dan Blissman, U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran (Westmoreland County)
  • Bob Boland (Lackawanna County)
  • James Bruder, U.S. Navy Club Chaplain (Allegheny County)
  • Greg Daley (Allegheny County)
  • Ron Demicheli (Allegheny County)
  • Joseph DeVito (Forest County)
  • Bill Dilla (Crawford County)
  • Hal Donahue, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force, Ret. (Lackawanna County)
  • Michael Dunn, M.D., Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Ret. and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (Cambria County)
  • Glenn Embree, U.S. Navy, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union (Westmoreland County)
  • Richard Fallon, Former spokesman POW/MIA Association (Allegheny County)
  • Jack Flaherty (Allegheny County)
  • Mike Hall, American Legion Post 358 Commander (Delaware County)
  • Floyd Johnson, Jr. (Allegheny County)
  • Frank Lopes (Allegheny County)
  • Moe Mahoney, U.S. Navy (Allegheny County)
  • Seamus Maloney (Allegheny County)
  • Dave Mankamyer, U.S. Army Sergeant, environmental consultant, and former County Commissioner (Somerset County)
  • Anthony Marceca (Dauphin County)
  • John May, U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran (Allegheny County)
  • Ed McDonald, former All-American Commander of VFW Post, Sayre (Bradford County)
  • James Mullen, U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran (Allegheny County)
  • Bob Myers, Northwest Veterans Coalition (Venango County)
  • Bernie Paisano (Allegheny County)
  • Tom Petrone, Former Pennsylvania State Representative (Allegheny County)
  • Rocco Polidoro, American Legion Post Commander, Springfield (Delaware County)
  • Richard Portis, Robert Morris University Small Business Project Director (Allegheny County)
  • William Sargent (Allegheny County)
  • Thomas Scholler, Jr., Former Adjutant, Belleview VFW Post 2454 (Allegheny County)
  • Ed Sheehan, Catholic War Vets (Allegheny County)
  • Wayne Vlasic, Monessen City Controller (Westmoreland County)
  • Ray Webb, Veterans Alumni Association (Allegheny County)

DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS
  • Carmela Anzinger (Mercer County)
  • Dennis Balbac, District Leader of Lebanon County Democratic Committee District 4, member of PennAg Democrats, and, like Jack, a Vietnam veteran
  • Chris Benson, Executive Board Member, Lycoming County Democratic Committee; Executive Board Member and Corresponding Secretary, Pennsylvania Young Democrats; Immediate Past President, Lycoming County Young Democrats
  • Cindy Blissman, Democratic State Committeewoman (Westmoreland County)
  • Jessie Bloom, Chair, Lycoming County Democratic Committee
  • Diane Bowman, Chair, Dauphin County Democratic Committee
  • Jim Boylan, Democratic State Committeeman, Northumberland County
  • Estrella Brooks (Allegheny County)
  • Ann Bursis, PA Democratic Party Treasurer (Wayne County)
  • Henry "Butch" Coira, Chair, Montour County Democratic Committee
  • Brittany Concilus, PA College Democrats Membership Director (Clarion County)
  • Mary Jane Dellafiora, Democratic State Committeewoman, Indiana County
  • Linda DiCindio, Democratic State Committeewoman, Schuylkill County
  • Germaine Donahue, Chair, Sullivan County Democratic Committee and small business owner
  • Charles M. Dries, Democratic State Committeeman, Schuylkill County
  • Harriet Ellenberger, VP of the PA Federation of Democratic Women, President of the Democratic Women of Westmoreland County, and State Committeewoman
  • Douglas Engelman, Executive Committee Member, Lycoming County Democratic Committee
  • Ron Fairman, Acting Chair, Indiana County Democratic Committee
  • Guy Ferguson, Chair, Bedford County Democratic Committee
  • Richard Gahr, Executive Committee Member, Lycoming County Democratic Committee
  • Rheon Gelvin, Chair, Fulton County Democratic Committee
  • Dianne Gregg, Chair, Centre County Democratic Committee
  • Peggy Grove, Democratic State Committeewoman, Dauphin County Democratic Committee; Chair, Democratic State Committee South Central Caucus
  • H.B. Von Hause, Vice Chair, Cameron County Democratic Committee
  • Zach Hause, Chair, Cameron County Democratic Committee; Director of Political Affairs, Pennsylvania College Democrats
  • Rob Hopkins, Democratic State Committeeman
  • Kathy Huggins, Democratic State Committeewoman (Philadelphia County)
  • Lu Inzana, Chair, Jefferson County Democratic Committee
  • Marianne Jackson (Allegheny County)
  • Frank Jacobs, Chair, Carbon County Democratic Committee
  • Chris Katella, President, Clarion University Young Democrats and Chair of Students for Wagner
  • Ed Kleha, Chair, Schuylkill County Democratic Committee
  • Monica Kline, a leader of Lebanon County Democratic Committee District 4 and daughter of the late Lt. Gov. Ernie Kline
  • Larry Kriess, Chair, Butler County Democratic Committee
  • Greg Leathers, Chair, Greene County Democratic Committee
  • Ruth Luse, Democratic State Committeewoman (Centre County)
  • Florence Matta, Democratic State Committeewoman (Allegheny County)
  • Maxine McIntyre (Philadelphia County)
  • Bill Miller, Chair, Clarion County Democratic Committee
  • Tim Nieman, a leader of Lebanon County Democratic Committee District 4
  • Paul Niglio, Chair, Northumberland County Democratic Committee
  • Linda Piso (Allegheny County)
  • Jay Purdy, Democratic State Committeeman, Dauphin County Democratic Committee; former Lower Paxton Township Supervisor
  • Courtney Robinson, 2nd Vice Chair of the Lehigh County Democratic Committee
  • Susan Rutt, PA Federation of Democratic Women President (Lehigh County)
  • Jimmy Schlener, Chair of the Bethlehem City Democratic Committee
  • Dick Schreckengost, Chair, Armstrong County Democratic Committee
  • Patricia Smith-Mendsen, Democratic State Committeewoman
  • Janet Spleen, Democratic State Committeewoman (Lancaster County)
  • Chris Tarsa, Chair, Lebanon County Democratic Committee
  • Jean Theis, Democratic State Committeewoman (Erie County)
  • Charlie Vizzini, veteran and Democratic State Committeeman, Cambria County
  • Mary Ann Weaver, Democratic State Committeewoman (Lawrence County)
  • Helen Whiteford, Chair, Cambria County Democratic Committee
  • Sandy Wolfe, Democratic State Committeewoman (Cumberland County)
  • Susan Wolpin, Democratic State Committeewoman (Bucks County)

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