Jane Interviewed by Newstex

Last June the nice people at Newstex, who syndicate this blog through their Blogs on Demand service, asked if I would do a phone interview with them. I had kind of forgotten about it as time passed but it was posted on their site last weekend. Here is the link if you want to have a read:

http://newstex.com/category/blogger-in-the-spotlight/

Yes, I really do say "well" that often. It is a family trait and one that Mr. J has commented on a few times over the years. Clearly something I need to work on.

Some Notes on a Philadelphia Velodrome and Major Taylor

Once upon a time, a little over 100 years ago, Philadelphia was a big bicycling town. The bike racing track at Willow Grove Park, now the site of the Willow Grove Mall, hosted national events.

It could be again if David Chauner of Velodrome Management Group L.L.C in Montgomery County is successful. He wants to build an indoor velodrome in Chester County. Plans for a site in Montco a few years ago fell through. I hope he can find the financing and make the project a reality. For more info see "Bike-race promoter seeks Pennsylvania velodrome site," by Christopher K. Hepp (Inquirer 2/04)

Wikipedia has an entry with a description of a modern velodrome and links to some existing velodromes. Pennsylvania is already home to the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, and outdoor velodrome.

One of the more fascinating people in the 1890s cycling craze was Major Taylor, an African American. He won national races and in 1898 set record speeds in Philadelphia. Before Tiger Woods, Jackie Robinson, and Jesse Owens, Major Taylor broke barriers. Taylor wrote an autobiography, published around 1928. I had an opportunity to browse an old crumbling copy a few years ago. Very interesting. There has been a resurgence of interest in Taylor in recent years, with a handful of new books published. The latest is Major by Todd Balf, currently in bookstores. Taylor's daughter Sidney (named for the Australian city where the family lived when she was born), lived in Pittsburgh for much of her adult life, and died there.

PennDems Endorse Seth Williams

The University of Pennsylvania Democratic organization, the PennDems have endorsed Seth Williams for Philadelphia District Attorney. Press release on the PennDems site.

Schwartz and Health IT

Interesting article in yesterday's Inquirer -- see Joseph DiStefano's "Stimulus has billions for health technology." Here's an excerpt:

There's $2 billion in loans and grants, and $17 billion in Medicare reimbursement for health-related information-technology spending, says U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (D., Phila.), who represents Northeast Philadelphia and part of Montgomery County. Plus, $10 billion in tech-spending incentives that also could be used for health-care IT.

If online records were such a great idea, why didn't doctors shred manila files long ago? "The savings would have accrued to the insurance companies or the government," Schwartz says. "We had to change the financial incentives" so it helped the doctors and hospitals who have to pay for the tech, too.

[Charlie] Jarvis credits Schwartz, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, with finding a path for medical IT subsidies with a law she wrote last year that provided similar incentives for doctors who wrote online "e-prescriptions."

What's the bill give away? Incentives and financing for doctors ready to "share data by October 2010" will range from around $50,000 for a small practice to "a couple of million, depending on the practice," Jarvis says.

The accompanying photo is a rare shot of Schwartz laughing.

Sorry this is a day late. My e-Inquirer was not [ahem] delivered to my email inbox yesterday and it took this long for me to find the time to read the print.

Robots Invade Bucks County

Not really but the headline was too tempting to pass up.

A fledgling company is shifting from Philadelphia to Bucks County, and has been awarded a $2 million Dept. of Defense grant. Humanistic Robotics wants to produce remote controlled minesweepers that can detonate any landmines found.

Landmines are, to put it mildly, a problem. If you were unaware of this, review the websites at The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Unicef’s page on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children, but be forewarned that some of the photos are graphic. Landmines, leftover from previous wars, can also be an issue for American troops serving overseas. Countries don’t clear or remove their landmines when a war or conflict is over. They are left for others to find, usually when they explode.

Current de-mining devices are heavy and expensive, essentially very heavy machines roll over a suspected minefield and explode any mines found. Poorer countries couldn’t afford them even if the infrastructure (bridges, roads) could support their weight; in many cases it cannot. At present, in poorer areas, mine removal consists of a person with a metal detector and a screwdriver. He or she scans an area with the metal detector and uses the screwdriver to remove whatever is detected, including mines. It is not very effective or efficient. (Description taken from Brook; see source list below.)

Enter Samuel Reeves and Josh Koplin, the founders of Humanistic Robotics. They have developed a (relatively) lightweight, robotic device, that does essentially what the heavier machines do, only at considerably less expense. It looks like a series of rollers driven by a remote controlled lawnmower, minus the lawnmower handle. You can see a drawing of the device on a patent site; the Inquirer article referenced below has a photograph of an actual device.

Reeves is a Wharton grad; he and Koplin (an industrial designer from Massachusetts), developed the idea while Reeves was still in college. The idea won first place in the 2005 PennVention contest, a competition supported by the Weiss Tech House:

The Weiss Tech House is a student-run hub of technological innovation at the University of Pennsylvania that encourages and supports students in the creation, development and commercialization of innovative technologies. Students with a range of technological interest and skill can learn about technology, collaborate with peers, and take advantage of our in-house Innovation Fund, PennVention inventors’ competition, educational workshops, speaker series, and business mentoring programs.

This is the kind of homegrown company that would be a real asset to the region. It combines new technology (robotics), with a manufacturing aspect, which solves a real, existing, international problem. Reeves, originally from Ft. Worth, and Koplin, have kept their company here and some of Reeves’ Wharton professors are on the corporate board. Originally located in Philadelphia the company is shifting across borders into Bucks County. As noted in a press release today from a Congressman Patrick Murphy:

Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8th District) welcomed a company with a life-saving mission and brand new jobs to Bristol, Bucks County. Rep. Murphy fought for and secured $2 million for this project over the last two years. Thanks to the federal funding secured by Murphy, Humanistic Robotics moved their operation from Philadelphia to Bristol and will be creating more than a dozen jobs at their new facility. Humanistic Robotics is working on developing a versatile and cost-effective landmine clearing device that is easy to transport, safer to use than current devices and could save the lives of soldiers and civilians across the world. Current mine-clearing techniques are slow, labor-intensive, dangerous, expensive and difficult to transport to remote areas where mines exist. Humanistic Robotics Specialized Compact Automated Mechanical Clearance Platform is a new method that is smaller, lighter, more affordable and more effective. It will reduce the risk of debilitating injuries and clear access to blocked agriculture and infrastructure opportunities in over 60 countries. Today’s event featured prototypes and demonstrations of their products

Reeves and Koplin sound like interesting people. Reeves set up a plant watering / pet sitting business when he was five and as a sophomore in high school regularly read the Wall Street Journal. They are the kind of people we want to stay in the region, to build not only this company but the others they are surely going to start. For more information on them see the sources listed below:

SOURCES

Photo / intellectual property info http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2007027217

Undated interview with Reeves on Wharton website

The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America, by Daniel Brook. Macmillan, 2007. some pages available in Google book search. The section pertains more to Josh Koplin than Samuel Reeves.

Fall 2004 Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs Newsletter, “Inspired by Tragedy”

Kramer, Melody Joy, “Minesweeper,” thirtyfourthstreet magazine, Sept. 15, 2005

Hepp, Christopher K, “Bucks-born minesweeper gets $2M DOD grant," Inquirer2/17/09

Schwartz Honors Military Families

From the inbox:

Tomorrow, February 18th, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz will host her third annual “Unsung Heroines Ceremony” in Northeast Philadelphia and North Wales, Montgomery County to thank World War II and Korean War veterans’ wives for their own service and dedication to America. Schwartz is hosting these ceremonies in appreciation of the tremendous sacrifices that military families make while their loved ones are defending our nation.

Murphy Statement on Stimulus

From the inbox, statement from Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-08) on the stimulus package:

After a year where we witnessed more than 3.6 million jobs lost, Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8th District) voted today to take urgent action and help our ailing economy recover. Rep. Murphy voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which is estimated to create or save 143,000 jobs in Pennsylvania and 7,800 jobs right here in the Eighth District. The measure will create these important jobs, cut taxes for businesses and home buyers, improve education, health care and encourage growth in the green technology sector. This legislation comes at a time when our country faces dire economic straits. The plan lays out swift and bold steps to save or create 3.5 million jobs nationally, and provide hundreds of dollars in tax relief to 95 percent of American workers. This bill will strengthen schools, modernize our health care system, make it easier for students to go to college and update our ailing infrastructure for the 21st century and make it easier for families to buy a home. In the last year, the United States has lost millions of jobs, hundreds of thousands of families have lost their homes and the savings and retirements of millions are at great risk. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide immediate and direct tax relief to working families, help create jobs and modernize the Pennsylvania infrastructure through roads, bridges, schools and broadband. The plan will also invest in 21st century energy, health care and local law enforcement.

“We need to put Bucks County back to work. This vote ensures that we create or save almost 8,000 jobs in the Eighth District as well as providing help to thousands of ailing homeowners right in our community,” said Congressman Patrick Murphy. “We have lost millions of jobs in the last year and the road to recovery may not be easy or brief – but we have to act. If we continue to make the tough choices and work together, we will emerge with an even stronger economy.”

“Economists agree – something must be done. That’s why I voted to act swiftly and boldly on behalf of hard-working families who want to get or keep their job, stay in their home and send their kids to good schools,” added Murphy.

Job Creation: The recovery package is the first crucial step in a concerted effort to create and save 3.5 million jobs, jumpstart our economy, and transform it for the 21st century.

Tax Cuts to Make Work Pay and Create Jobs: We will provide direct tax relief to 95 percent of American workers and spur investment and job growth for American businesses.

Help Workers Hurt by the Economy: High unemployment and rising costs have outpaced Americans’ paychecks. We will help workers train and find jobs, and help struggling families make ends meet. Every dollar in unemployment or food stamp creates at least $1.63 in economic activity, as these funds are spent quickly.

Unprecedented Accountability: An historic level of transparency, oversight and accountability will help guarantee taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and ensure that Americans can see the results of their investment.

* No earmarks.

§ In many cases, funds are distributed to existing initiatives with proven track records and with tough accountability measures already in place.

§ Website to track how funds are spent, all announcements of contract and grant competitions and awards, and formula grant allocations.

Clean, Efficient, American Energy: To put people back to work today and reduce our dependence on foreign oil tomorrow, we will increase renewable energy production and renovate public buildings to make them more energy efficient.

* More than $20 billion in tax cuts for clean, renewable energy, including a new enhanced tax credit for research and development focusing on smart energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy, and a multi-year extension of the production tax credit for wind, hydro, geothermal, and bioenergy.

Education for the 21st Century: We will enable students of all ages to learn in 21st century classrooms, labs, and libraries to help our students compete with any worker in the world.

* Prevents teacher layoffs and other cutbacks in education and other key services, by establishing a $53.6 billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, including $39.5 billion to local school districts using existing funding formulas, which can be used for preventing cutbacks, preventing layoffs, school modernization, or other purposes; $5 billion to states as bonus grants for meeting key performance measures in education; and $8.8 billion to states for high priority needs such as public safety and other critical services, which may include education and for modernization, renovation, and repairs of public school facilities and institutions of higher education facilities.

* Making college more affordable through tax credits for college tuition for up to $2,500 per year of school and increasing the Pell Grant by $500.

Lower Health Care Costs: To save not only jobs, but money and lives, we will update and computerize our health care system to cut red tape, prevent medical mistakes, and help reduce health care costs by billions of dollars each year.

* Provides $19 billion to accelerate adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT) systems by doctors and hospitals, in order to modernize the health care system, save billions of dollars, reduce medical errors and improve quality. Creates hundreds of thousands of jobs – many in high-tech sectors – by promoting the adoption of HIT.

Transform our Economy with Science and Technology: To secure America ’s role as a world leader in a competitive global economy, we are renewing America ’s investments in basic research and development, in training students for an innovation economy, and in deploying new technologies into the marketplace. This will help businesses in every community succeed in a global economy.

§ $10 billion for science facilities, research, and instrumentation – to focus American brainpower on solving the energy and climate challenges and finding cures and treatments for diseases.

§ $6 billion to expand broadband internet access.

Modernize Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways: To build a 21st century economy, we must create jobs rebuilding our crumbling roads, and bridges, modernize public buildings, and put people to work cleaning our air, water and land. These provisions in total would create nearly 1.8 million American jobs

§ Provides $27.5 billion for modernizing roads and bridges. This investment creates jobs in the short term while saving commuters time and money in the long term.

§ $19 billion to create jobs on clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration initiatives, which will create more hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Schwartz Statement on Stimulus

From the inbox, concerning Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-13):

Schwartz’s statement concerning the recovery act follows below.

“The economy is in crisis – my constituents in Southeastern Pennsylvania and I see it every day.

“Our families are struggling with lost income and lost health insurance – even as the demands on household budgets grow. Our businesses are struggling with lost consumers, increased costs, and difficulties in accessing capital. Our state, cities and towns are struggling with shrinking revenues in the face of increased demand for services, aging infrastructure and other obligations.

“It was essential that we took action today. That is why we passed a bold, innovative recovery plan that will provide relief to families and business; create jobs; and lay the groundwork for future economic growth.

“Today we voted to:

· Cut taxes for 95% of American workers;

· Reduce the cost of COBRA health coverage for the unemployed;

· Improve access to capital and stimulate growth;

· Repair infrastructure;

· Invest in new energy sources and energy efficiencies; and

· Drive the innovation that will keep America competitive in the global market place.

“I am particularly proud of the major new investment in health information technology that will lead to near universal use of electronic medical records within 10 years – improving the quality and coordination of care, saving lives, and saving costs for patients, employers, and taxpayers.

“This recovery package is a smart, timely investment to meet today's challenges and fulfill America's promise.”

Economic Impact of Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia was commissioned by Ben Franklin Technology Partners to conduct an independent, objective evaluation of the economic impact of their program. The report, "A Continuing Record of Achievement: The Economic Impact of Ben Franklin Technology Partners 2002 - 2006," has been released. Among the findings:

* BFTP boosted the Pennsylvania economy (Gross State Product) by $9.3 billion from 2002 through 2006, or $8.7 billion after adjusting for inflation.
* Since 1989, BFTP has boosted the state’s economy by more than $17 billion.
* From 2002 though 2006, the Commonwealth received more than $517 million in additional state tax revenues as a direct result of BFTP. That represents a 3½-to-1 payback to the state on its $140 million investment during the same period.
* From 2002 through 2006, BFTP generated 10,165 additional job-years* in client firms.
* Client impacts ripple throughout the Pennsylvania economy, contributing to higher Gross State Product and additional employment across the state. From 2002 through 2006, BFTP generated an additional 22,667 job-years in the state beyond those in client firms.
* BFTP produced a total of 32,832 job-years in the Commonwealth between 2002 and 2006 that otherwise would not have existed.
* Since 1989, BFTP has generated 45,667 additional job-years in client firms.
* Since 1989, BFTP generated 80,160 additional job-years beyond those in client firms, for a total of 125,827 additional job-years.

* Job-years are equivalent to the number of years of full-time work created by the program. For example, if a BFTP client firm employed three more workers for five years as a direct result of the program, that is expressed as 15 additional job-years

The full report and a 3 page executive summary are available on the Economy League's webpage.

Delco Resolution

Tomorrow night at the Delaware County Democratic Convention's annual meeting Bill Thomas intends to introduce a resolution in support of HR 676 the Conyers bill on single payer health insurance.

Stimulus Resources

For those who want to get a better view of the stimulus and what it means for Pennsylvania, these two resources might prove interesting:

Center for American Progress; provides information on how much of the stimulus money will be coming to Pennsylvania and in what general categories

Stimulus Watch; a list of shovel ready projects, searchable by state. Note what cities are listed -- there are only about half a dozen. I was also surprised by the number of projects for the Free Library of Philadelphia, including expansion of some branches. What is that about?

PA's connection to the Speaker's office

From today's Mark Allen's Politico Playbook:

SPOTTED: Tom Manatos of the Speaker's office and his bride, Dana Edwards, rushing home to help her family in their Pittsburgh chocolate store on one of the business's biggest days. They drive this morning and will be in the store by 11 a.m. Still time to sign up for the indulgence-of-the-month program. http://www.edwardmarc.com/

Penn Dems Philly DA Debate

This Monday, Feb. 16th, the University of Pennsylvania Democrats are hosting a debate among the five candidates for Philadelphia District Attorney. See the PennDems site for details. These folks host great political events

White House Outreach

Jared Bernstein, Executive Director of the Middle Class Task Force, and Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, has started posting to the White House Blog. His initial post is a discussion of the task force, and a thanks for the 34,700 messages left so far on www.astrongmiddleclass.gov, providing input and suggestions.

Bernstein also hosted a conference call for media and bloggers this week, talking about the economy and the stimulus package. The technicalities were beyond me, but I did catch that details of the package, when signed, will be available at www.recovery.gov. The inclusion of bloggers, especially state level bloggers (John Morgan of the Pennsylvania Progressive was also on the call), in contacts with higher level officials, is new, at least to me. The direct outreach to the public is also welcome.

Economic Downturn and Congressional Redistricting

One interesting aspect of the economic downturn is that people aren't moving as much. June Kronholz took a political look at this in "When people stop moving, so do Congressional seats," in the 2/06 Wall Street Journal. Since people will often move to follow jobs, if there are no jobs to follow they stay put. After the 2010 census congressional districts will shift to reflect population shifts. Conventional wisdom is saying that Pennsylvania will lose a seat. Texas is slated to gain four. There are other states assume to gain or lose as well. Existing demographic changes will probably still result in the loss of a PA congressional district but may affect other shifts.

Budget Summit

From the inbox, open to the public:

DATE: Thursday, February 26
TIME: 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Lunch is included)
PLACE: Harrisburg Hilton, 1 N. Second Street, Harrisburg

Agenda

President Obama’s Budget
Kris Cox, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania 2009-10 Budget: The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly
Michael Wood, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center

Lunch Program

Protecting Our Investments: Building a Winning Budget Strategy

Concurrent Workshops

Taking on Poverty: State Efforts to Reduce the Number of Families and Children in Poverty

Tax Loopholes, Credits, and Rebates: The Impact on Tax Revenue and Tax Fairness

Responding to Pennsylvania’s Budget Crisis: A Plan of Action

Details and registration info (by Monday, February 23, please)at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center.

PA on President's Faith-Based Council

In looking at the list of people on the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, you will find two Philadelphia names:

Judith N. Vredenburgh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Big Brothers / Big Sisters of America Philadelphia, PA

Dr. William J. Shaw, President, National Baptist Convention, USA Philadelphia, PA

The full list of the 15 people on the committee is available on the White House blog.

Budget Resources

The nice folks at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center have put together a 52 page guide to the state budget, with a lot of a simple explanatory graphs and easy to read text. If you don't want to slog through 52 pages they have also designed a 3 page summary. It is interesting reading.

The Pa Budget and Policy Center is a project of the Keystone Research Center. You can follow both on twitter: http://twitter.com/PBPC and http://twitter.com/KRC_PA.

Shapiro News

If State Rep Josh Shapiro misses a few meetings this week he has an excellent reason. Shapiro and his wife welcomed a new baby this weekend. Mazel Tov to the entire Shapiro family.

Political Consultant's Scorecard: PA Version

Politics Magazine, formerly Campaigns & Elections, publishes an annual “Who won, who lost” consultant scorecard. It is my understanding that consultants can submit a list of their clients early in the electoral cycle and the magazine tabulates winners and losers. Some consultants chose not to play, so it is not, by any means, a complete list. I went through the scorecard in the December issue, and the additions in the January issue, and pulled out the Pennsylvania candidates listed. Next year maybe we will see those new kids over at 3-D on the boards.

Links to firms are added on a whim. I started out looking for the URL of all the consultants but that got very old very quickly. If the firm had an ad among the scorecard pages with a URL listed, or if I knew someone at the firm or just felt like looking it up I did. Otherwise I didn’t. That’s a difference between blogging and journalism. I can get away with that kind of laziness, a paid reporter couldn’t.

The firm name is followed by their party affiliation (B for bipartisan?, N for neutral?), if any, and their primary service offered. Candidates Won or Lost; two letters separated by a slash indicate primary and general elections. In indicates an incumbent; I-E indicates independent expenditure or issue advocacy effort, which may or may not be affiliated with a candidate

At the end of the list is another list, taken from the ads in the scorecard pages. Why these folks didn’t sign up to be part of the official scorecard is beyond me.

Advocacy Inc. / D – Internet
Rob McCord, PA State Treasurer -- W

Anzalone Liszt Research / D – polling
Bob Brady (in), PA, H01 – W
Mike Doyle (in), PA, H14 – W
Patrick Murphy (in), PA H08 – W
Steve O’Donnell, PA, H18 – L
Rob McCord, PA Treasurer – W

Arena Communications / B – direct mail
Phil English (in), PA, H03 – L

Avenet’s CampaignOffice / N – Web Development
Denny O’Brien (in), PA, state Rep. – W

Bennett, Petts & Normington / D – polling
Joe Sestak (in), PA H07 – W
Eugene Depasquale (in), PA, state Rep. -- W

Bluestocking Consulting / D – campaign management
Kathy Dahlkemper, PA H03

BrabenderCox / R – general
Jim Gerlach (in), PA, H06 – W
Melissa Hart, PA, H04 – L
Tom Manion, PA, H08 – L
Tom Corbett (in), PA, Att. Gen. – W
Tim Murphy (in), PA, state Rep. – W

Braynard Group, Inc. / R – voter targeting, walk list development
William Russell, PA, H12 – L

The Campaign Group / D – media
Kathy Dahlkemper, PA, H03 – W/W
Jose Sestak (in), PA, H07 – W
Rob McCord, PA, state Treasurer – W/W

Campaign Spark / D – general
Bill DeWeese (in), PA, state Rep. – W

Campbell Holste / R – general, media, direct mail, Internet
Phil English (in), PA, H03 – L
Jim Gerlach (in), PA, H06 – W
Tim Murphy (in), PA, H18 – W
Bill Shuster (in), PA, H09 – W
Glenn Thompson, PA, H05 – W
Lance Rogers, PA, state Sen. – W/L
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania

Compass Media Group / D – direct mail, general, media
SEIU COPE Pennsylvania for Barack Obama – I-E, W
Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, for Paul Kanjorski, PA, H11 – I-E, W

Connell Donatelli, Inc. / R – online advertising, search marketing, email marketing
Republican Party of Pennsylvania

David Millner Group / R – media, strategy
Lou Barletta, PA, H11 – L

DiSantis-Runge Consulting / D – research and general
Jason Altmire (in), PA, H04 – W

The Dover Group / D – fundraising, communications, earned media, field organizing, general
Bob Roggio, PA H06 – L
Rob McCord, PA, state Treasurer – W

Edward Mitchell Communications / D – media
Paul Kanjorski (in), PA, H11 – W
John Murtha (in), PA, H12 – W
Keith McCall (in), PA, State Rep. – W


Engage, LLC / R – general, Internet
Lou Barletta, PA, H11 – L
Chris Hackett, PA, H10 – L

Fundraising Management Group / D –fundraising
Bob Roggio, PA, H06 – L

Global Strategy Group / D – polling
Patrick Murphy (in), PA, H08 – W
Jack Wagner, PA, Auditor General – W
America Votes PA
PA Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee, PA
PA House Democratic Campaign Committee, PA

Grove Insight, D – polling
DCCC for:
Sam Bennett, PA, H15 – L
Paul Kanjorski (in), PA, H11 – W
Bob Roggio, PA, H06 – L
SEIU for -- I-E
Barack Obama, U.S. Pres, PA -- W

Kennedy Communications / D – direct mail
Joe Sestak (in), PA, H07 – W
Brendan Boyle, PA, state Rep – W
John DeFrancisco, PA, state Rep – L
Mike Gerber (in), PA, state Rep – W
Jaret Gibbons (in), PA, state Rep – W
Tom Houghton, PA, state Rep – W
Chris King (in), PA, state Rep – L
Bryan Lentz (in), PA, state Rep – W
Steve Rovner, PA, state Rep – L
John Siproth (in), state Rep – W
Matt Smith (in), PA state Rep – W
Rick Taylor (in), PA, state Rep – W
John Woodward, PA, state Rep – L

Kennedy Communications / D – research
Bryan Barbin, PA, state Rep – W
Vince Biancucci (in), PA, state Rep – L
Brendan Boyle, PA, state Rep -- W
John Boyle, PA, state Rep -- L
Matt Bradford, PA, state Rep -- W
Frank Burns, PA, state Rep -- W
Rich Costello, PA, state Rep -- L
John DeFrancisco, PA, state Rep -- L
Eugene DePasquale (in), PA, state Rep -- W
Jaret Gibbons (in), PA, state Rep -- W
Tom Houghton, PA, state Rep -- W
Fern Kaufman, PA, state Rep -- L
Chris King (in), PA, state Rep -- L
Ayanna Lee, PA, state Rep -- L
Kevin Lee, PA, state Rep -- L
Bryan Lentz (in), state Rep -- W
Carol Palmaccio, PA, state Rep -- L
Lisa Romaniello, PA, state Rep -- L
Dennis Rousseau, PA, state Rep -- L
Steve Rovner, PA, state Rep -- L
Barbara McIlvaine Smith (in), PA, state Rep -- W
Matt Smith (in), PA, state Rep -- W
John Siptroth (in), PA, state Rep -- W
Rick Taylor (in), PA, state Rep -- W
Jessie White (in), PA, state Rep -- W

Kimberly A. Morewood Consulting / R – strategy, outreach, fundraising, media & public relations
Bill Cornell, PA, state Rep – Lp
Jason Owen, PA, state Rep – Wp/L

Liberty Concepts / D – web
Jason Altmire (in), PA, H04 – W
Allyson Schwartz (in), PA, H13 – W

Mack/Crounse, D – direct mail
Paul Kanjorski (in), PA, H11 – W
John Murtha (in), PA, H12 -- W
PA Democratic House Caucus Committee for – I-E
Vince Biancucci, state Rep – L
John Boyle, state Rep – L
Tim Briggs, state Rep – W
Frank Burns, state Rep – W
Paul Drucker, state Rep – W
Dave Kessler, state Rep – W
Barb McIlvaine Smith, state Rep – W
PA Democratic Senate Caucus Committee for – IE
Dr. Tony Bompiani, state Sen – L
Andy Dinniman, state Sen – W
Daylin Leach, state Sen – W
Mike O’Pake, state Sen – W
Jason Petrella, state Sen – L

Mad Dog Mail / D – direct mail
Chris Carney (in), PA, H10 – W

McLaughlin & Associates / R – polling
Richard Cutler, PA, Whitemarsh Town Supervisor – L

Message & Media, Inc / D – strategy, media, direct mail
Mike Doyle (in), PA, H14 W

Mission Control / D – direct mail
Allyson Schwartz, PA, H13 -- W
Rob McCord, PA, state Treasurer – W/W
John Murtha, PA, H12 – W
NEA for – IE
Jason Altmire (in), PA, H04 – W
Chris Carney (in), PA, H10 – W
Paul Kanjorski (in), PA, H11 – W

Momentum Analysis / D – polling
Sam Bennett, PA, H15 – L
Chris Carney (in), PA, H10
Kathy Dahlkemper, PA, H03 – W

Northeast Tele-Services Inc / R – grassroots
Lou Barletta, PA, H11 – L

Petel & Company / D – direct mail
Jason Altmire (in), PA, H04 – W
Pennsylvania Democratic Party

Political Ink, R – direct mail
John Stroup, PA, H05 – Lp

Premiere Political Communications, LLC / D -- telephone contact services
Carol Palmaccio, PA, state Rep -- L

Public Opinion Strategies / R – polling
Phil English, PA, H03 – L
Jim Gerlach, PA, H06 – W
Melissa Hart, PA, H04 – L
Tom Manion, PA, H08 – L
Tim Murphy, PA, H18 – W
Glenn Thompson, PA, H05 – W
Dominic Pileggi, PA, state Sen – W

Richard Norman Company / R – direct mail fundraising
Melissa Hart, PA, H04 – L

Saler Republican Strategies LLC / R – general
Chris Hackett, PA, H10 – L

Stones’ Phones / D – telephone contact services
Jason Altmire (in), PA, H04 – W
Sam Bennett, PA, H15 – L
Patrick Murphy (in), PA, H08 – W
Allyson Schwartz (in), PA, H13 – W
PA House Democratic Campaign Committee for (I-E)
Vince Biancucci (in), PA, state Rep – L
John Boyle, PA, state Rep – L
Fern Kaufman, PA, state Rep – L
Barb McIlvaine Smith (in), PA, state Rep – W

The Strategy Group for Media / R -- media
Rich Alloway, PA, state Sen -- W/W
Jeff Piccola (in), PA, State Sen -- W
Dominic Pileggi (in), PA, state Sen -- W
Elder Vogel, PA, state Sen – W/W
Kim Ward, PA, state Sen – W
Gene Yaw, PA, state Sen – W/W
Michele Brooks (in), PA, state Rep – W
Kate Harper (in), PA, state Rep – W

Sutter’s Mill Fundraising & Strategy / D – PAC fundraising
Jason Altmire (in), PA, H04 – W
Patrick Murphy (in), PA, H08 – W

TenCAPITOL / R – advertising and public affairs
Phil English (in), PA, H03 – L

Trippi Multimedia / D – media and Internet
Tim Holden, PA, H17 – W

Voter Survey Service division of Susquehanna Polling & Research / R – polling and research
Lou Barletta, PA, H11 – L
Derek Walker, PA, H05 – L
Steven Cappelli, PA, state Sen – L
Jane Earll (in), PA, state Sen – W
Jeff Piccola (in), PA, state Sen – W
Lloyd Smucker, PA, state Sen. – W
David Argall (in), PA, state Rep – W
Gene DiGirolamo (in), PA, state Rep – W
Dave Hickernell (in), PA, state Rep – W
John M. Perzel (in), PA, state Rep – W
Scott Petri (in), PA, state Rep – W
Mike Turzai (in), PA, state Rep – W
Lancaster Co. Home Rule Ballot Referendum, PA – L

Wilson Research Strategies / R – general
Lou Barletta, PA, H11 – L
Ron Francis, PA, H04 – Lp
Paul Thibault, PA, state Sen – Lp
Gene Yaw, PA, state Sen – W/W
Frank Farry, PA, state Rep – W
Mauree Gingrich, PA, state Rep – W/W
Richard Gokey, PA, state Rep – W
Nick Miccarelli, PA, state Rep – W
John Perzel (in), PA, state Rep – W
Matt Taubenberger, PA, state Rep – L
Pennsylvania Leadership PAC, PA

Winning Connections / D – telephone contact services
Barack Obama, PA, U.S. Pres – W
Kathy Dahlkenper, PA, H03 – W
AFL-CIO for (I-E)
Tony Bompiani, PA, state Sen. – L
Jaston Petrella, PA, state Sen – L
Bryan Barbin, PA, state Rep – W
John Boyle, PA, state Rep – L
John DeFrancisco, state Rep – L
Paul Drucker, PA, state Rep – W
Sam Hirsch, PA, state Rep – L
Chris King, PA, state Rep – L
John Olesnevich, PA, state Rep – L
Dennis Rousseau, PA, state Rep – L
Jim Siproth, PA, state Rep -- L

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Jackson Group / D – strategic communication, media consulting
Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign (Eachus, Kessler, Gerber, R Taylor, Lentz, Dermody, J Gibbons, DeWeese, Houghton, Drucker, Santarsiero, F Burns, Barbin, Bradford, Morabito, J Shafer, N Williams)

Mentzer Media
Bill Shuster (in), PA, H09
Glenn Thompson, PA, H05
State Senator Elect Lloyd Smucker PA/13
State Rep. Elect Matt Gabler, PA/75

National Research, Inc.
Club for Growth in PA’a 10th GOP Primary

Gallagher Hollenbeck / R
Pennsylvania Senate Republican Campaign Committee