In this diary I outlined a method for finding vulnerable Republican representatives.
Now, it's time for more research. Twitter handles. Positions. Dumbass statements. A start on this is below the fold; since this involves a lot of work and a lot of text, I'm dividing it up by state. Previously California and Colorado and Florida; Iowa and Illinois. Michigan. . Minnesota and Nebraska. Nevada and New JerseyNew YorkOhio
Today: Pennsylvania!
Oh, and if YOU have information on these people, PLEASE share it.
This list will be targeted by me on Twitter (I am @peterflom) with the hashtag #StopGOP. You can help by spreading the word, using the hashtag and exposing these Republicans!
In PA-06 Obama got 48.1% while Jim Gerlach got 57.1%. PA-06 is a bizarrely shaped district stretching from the NW suburbs of Philadelphia north and then west
Gerlach was first elected in 2002. He has been endorsed by the NRA and the Chamber of Commerce. He tweets as @JimGerlach.
In 2012 Gerlach's biggest donors were the insurance, health professionals and pharmaceutical industries. He out-raised Manan Trivedi by $2.2 million to $1.3 million. I know of no opponents in 2014.
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In PA-07 Obama got 48.5% while Pat Meehan got 59.4%. PA-07 is in the southeastern part of PA, running south from Pottstown almost to the border with MD.
Meehan was first elected in 2010. He has been endorsed by the NRA and the Chamber of Commerce. He tweets as @RepMeehan.
In 2012 his biggest donors were law firms and the real estate and insurance industries. He outraised his opponent, George Badey, $2.6 million to $550,000. I know of no opponents in 2014.
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In PA-15 Obama got 47.9% while Charlie Dent got 56.8%. PA-15 is more or less rectangular, in the northeast it includes Allentown and in the southwest it includes Hershey.
Dent was first elected in 2004. He has been endorsed by the NRA and the Chamber of Commerce. The only twitter account I found for him is @DentForCongress.
In 2012 Dent's biggest contributors were the retirement and health professionals industries. He outraised his opponent, Rick Daughtery by $1.7 million to essentially 0. I know of no opponents in 2014.
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and in PA-16 Obama got 46.4% while while Joe Pitts got 54.8%. PA-16 is also in southeastern PA, centering on Lancaster and including the MD border.
Pitts was first elected in 1996. He has been endorsed by the NRA and the Chamber of Commerce. He tweets as @RepJoePitts.
In 2012, Pitts biggest donors were the health professionals and pharma industries. He outraised his opponent, Aryanna Strader, $2 million to essentially nothing. I know of no opponents in 2014.
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Chabot had no really large donors in 2012, probably because he also had no Democratic opposition. Although Chabot had no opposition in 2012, this seat has been competitive. I do not know of any opponent.
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Sources:
Wikipedia, DKE, Open Secrets, Twitter, Organizing for America, Vote Smart, CREW, Ballotopedia, Act Blue
Here is a map of Ohio.
Still to come:
VA-02 Rigell, Scott 50.1
VA-04 Forbes, Randy 48.8
VA-05 Hurt, Robert 45.9
VA-10 Wolf, Frank 48.8
WA-03 Herrera Beutler, Jaime 47.9
WI-01 Ryan, Paul 47.4
WI-06 Petri, Tom 45.8
WI-07 Duffy, Sean 47.8
WI-08 Ribble, Reid 47.6