Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Running unopposed, State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, has an easy victory Tuesday. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly defeats Democratic contender Missa Eaton by a wide margin in the 3rd Congressional District.
The results are in. As expected, State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, sailed to an easy victory Tuesday to represent the 12th District in the state House of Representatives. The incumbent, who will enter his eighth term, ran unopposed on the Republican ballot. The 12th District covers Cranberry, Adams, Clinton, Forward, Jefferson, Middlesex and Penn townships and the boroughs of Callery, Connoquenessing, Evans City, Mars, Saxonburg, Seven Fields and Valencia. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Butler, easily defeated Democratic contender Missa Eaton and Steven Porter, an unaffiliated Independent candidate, for Pennsylvania’s Third Congressional District Tuesday, according to unofficial results. In a statement, Kelly, who owns a family-…
The Republican legislator is seeking his eighth term in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives.
State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, is expected to sail into his eighth term representing the 12th District in the state House of Representatives in Tuesday's election. The incumbent is running unopposed on the Republican ballot. After launching a last-minute write-in campaign to take on Metcalfe, Steve Smith, principal of Haine Middle School in the Seneca Valley School District, pulled out of the race after the April primary election. First elected in 1998, Metcalfe is the Republican majority chair on the House State Government committee, which—among other things—is responsible for legislative redistricting, lobbyist disclosure and campaign financing. He is an advocate of protecting taxpayers, reforming education, ending immigration …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The vote to sue was strictly along party lines.
By a 2-1 vote, Allegheny County’s election board has decided to file a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s new Voter Identification law. The two Democrats, board chairman John DeFazio and county Executive Rich Fitzgerald, voted to sue, while Republican Heather Heidelbaugh voted against the measure. The results of the vote were hardly surprising. Friday, Fitzgerald and several other key county Democrats announced their intention to challenge the law. Sponsored by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, the law requires voters to show photo identification before they vote at the polls. After a dry run in the April primary, it is scheduled to take effect for the Nov. 6 general election. “I’ve made no secret of the fact that I am absolutely …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. today on efforts to block the law.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and county controller Chelsa Wagner are among the officials planning a challenge to the Voter ID law, which was signed by Gov. Tom Corbett in March. Sponsored by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, the law requires voters to show photo identification before they vote at the polls. After a dry run in the April primary, it is scheduled to take effect for the Nov. 6 general election. Allegheny County Board of Elections Chair John DeFazio scheduled a special meeting of the Board of Elections for 3 p.m. Tuesday to consider a call by Fitzgerald for the board to authorize a legal challenge to Act 18, the Voter ID Law. The meeting at the Allegheny County Courthouse will include a vote to authorize a lawsuit…
The candidates and issues most important to Cranberry area voters in 2012.
As we look ahead to the Nov. 6 election, Cranberry Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as the general election draws near. Bookmark this page for updates. History Pennsylvania has delivered its 20 electoral votes to the Democratic nominee for President in the last five elections and, if current polls hold steady, Barack Obama will make it six in a row in November. The president has not taken Pennsylvania’s support for granted. He has made several trips to Western Pennsylvania in the past several years, even going as far as choosing Pittsburgh to host the G-20 summit in fall 2009. In his most recent visit in October of 2011, the …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Learn more about the candidates and find your polling location with Patch.
If you woke with a sense of purpose this morning, that’s a good thing. Today is the primary election, and we at Cranberry Patch are reminding you to get out to the polls. Your vote will determine who advances to the general election in the fall. More voters are likely to turn out when it’s a presidential election year, but there are plenty of local reasons to exercise your right to vote, namely the state House race. Review the Cranberry Patch 2012 Election coverage to get the scoop on incumbent Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, and write-in candidate Steve Smith, principal at Haine Middle School in the Seneca Valley School District. Both are running to represent the 12th District. Rep. Dick Stevenson, R-Grove City, who—at least until the …
Friday, April 20, 2012
The Cranberry resident was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1998.
Pennsylvania’s primary election is April 24 and state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, is seeking his eighth term as representative of the 12th District, which covers Cranberry, Adams, Clinton, Forward, Jefferson, Middlesex and Penn townships and the boroughs of Callery, Connoquenessing, Evans City, Mars, Saxonburg, Seven Fields and Valencia. First elected in 1998, Metcalfe is the Republican majority chair on the House’s State Government committee, which—among other things—is responsible for legislative redistricting, lobbyist disclosure and campaign financing. Originally running unopposed, Metcalfe will face recent write-in candidate Steve Smith, principal at Haine Middle School, in the primary. To appear on the ballot in the November …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Steve Smith is running for the state House of Representatives
Veteran Seneca Valley educator Steve Smith, principal at Haine Middle School, is staging a write-in campaign to take on incumbent state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, in the April 24 primary election. Smith launched a Facebook page a few days ago to announce his candidacy for the state House of Representatives. To be on the ballot in the November general election, Smith will need more than 300 votes in the spring primary. “Over the years, I have been honored to have your support as a friend, a colleague, a neighbor, or in some other way,” he wrote on the site. “Today, I turn to you once again for your support as I embark upon a new endeavor: running for State Representative in Pennsylvania’s 12th District.” Smith said his campaign will …
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The governor is expected to sign the measure, which Rep. Daryl Metcalfe sponsored.
The state House of Representatives has given the green light to legislation that Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, sponsored, which will require voters to show photo identification before they vote at the polls. The measure will next hit the desk of Gov. Tom Corbett, who has indicated he plans to sign the bill into law, the Patriot-News reports. “Pennsylvania is now one signature away from implementing a proven, fraud-preventing mechanism to ensure that voters are who they claim to be when exercising their inalienable right to privately cast their vote,” Metcalfe said in a statement. “Authenticating one citizen-one vote ownership by requiring the display of valid photo ID at the polling place is essential to replacing the centuries-old …
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Plus, Seneca Valley reacts to the governor's plan for state education funding.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
State Rep Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, is calling the 2012-13 state budget that Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled today about “$1 billion short in overdue welfare spending cuts.” “The governor needs to exchange his butter knife for a meat cleaver and cut even more wasteful and excessive welfare spending,” Metcalfe said in a statement regarding the budget. The $27.14 billion budget, which features .1 percent less spending than this year, holds the line on overall state spending and taxes but cuts funding for social services and state-connected universities. State funding for community colleges and publics schools will remain at about the same levels as this year. The Patriot–News, however, reports state-related universities such as Penn State, …
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3:09 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
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