Deuso announces run for 155th District Seat; seeks to become PA’s 1st transgender state rep
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Erica Deuso
Erica Deuso (she/they) is a progressive transgender Democrat from Downingtown, who has officially declared her candidacy for State Representative (HD-155, Chester County) in Pennsylvania on November 8th, 2023.
Erica brings a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to the political landscape. Erica is a pro-labor, pro-choice, pro-environment Democrat who believes that now, on the heels...
State House candidate Danese on front line of fight against COVID-19
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Rose Danese
UWCHLAN — Rose Danese, challenger for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania State House District 155 (Uwchlan Township) accepted an important title in the middle of her campaign: “Essential Worker.”
A medical lab technician with more than 30 years of experience, Danese now helps in testing patient samples for COVID-19. Her work tells doctors which of their patients need to be...
Corbin, Hogan to host scam prevention seminar
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WEST BRANDYWINE — State Rep. Becky Corbin (R-155) said Monday that space is still available for residents of the 155th District to attend a Scam Prevention Seminar she’s hosting with Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan this Thursday, Oct. 1. It will start at 7 p.m. and take place in the auditorium of Freedom Village, 15 West Brandywine Ave.
The seminar is free and open to any of Corbin’s...
GOP turns back Democratic tide locally
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Republicans hold all nine Chester County state house seats, Romney wins narrow victory
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Among Tuesday’s legislative winners in Chester County, from top left: State Sen. Andrew Dinniman (D-19), State Sen. Dominic Pieleggi (R-9), from middle left: State Rep. Tim Hennessey (R-26), State Rep. John Lawrence (R-13), State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160), from left left, State...
Column: My take on the area legislative races
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Is competency more important that ideology? I think so.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
We had some internal discussions about doing our first endorsements as a publication this year, something I decided was probably not the right thing to do in 2010 or 2011. And while we were split — at the end we still decided that the negatives outweighed the positives.
It is a position we will revisit in 2013,...