Hennessey announces reelection bid in 26th District
State Rep. Tim Hennessey (R-26)
Tim Hennessey (R-26) has announced his candidacy for re-election as State Representative in Pennsylvania House District 26.
First elected in 1992, Hennessey has served as Representative for 27 years. After serving as Chairman of the House Aging & Older Adult Services Committee for twelve years, Hennessey was appointed one year ago to Chair the powerful and very...
Coatesville area new state house district upheld by courts
New state house, state Senate districts for many — new district, the 74th in Coatesville area
The new State House districts for Chester County, including the new 74th District, centered around Coatesville.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court has upheld a new legislative redistricting plan, Wednesday, meaning the proposed district changes — including...
GOP turns back Democratic tide locally
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...
Letter: Hennessey against women’s health
To The Editor,
If you are a woman or care about women’s rights, regardless of your party affiliation, consider what Rep. Tim Hennessey has done to eliminate those rights.
He voted IN FAVOR of Senate Bill 732 and House Bill 574 which could cause the closure of all freestanding abortion clinics in PA.
He co-sponsored House Bill 1077 a.k.a the mandatory ultrasound bill.
He voted IN FAVOR of House Bill...
Column: My take on the area legislative races
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,...
Op/Ed: Hays talks background, positions
By Mike Hays, Guest Columnist, The Times
My name is Mike Hays, and I am running to be your next state representative in Harrisburg.
I decided to run against 20-year Republican incumbent Tim Hennessey because Mr. Hennessey’s values and record no longer represent Coatesville, or the other communities within the 26th District.
But first, a little bit about me: Raised by blue-collar parents, I was...
