Politics & Government
Election 2012: Your Questions For The Candidates In PA 40th Senatorial Race
Democrat Dr. Sharon Brown and Randy Vulakovich, R-Shaler will face off to replace former Sen. Jane Orie in Pennsylvania's 40th District. Here's your chance to pose questions to the candidates.
On Aug. 7, voters in the 40th Senatorial District will choose a candidate to fill the remaining term of former Sen. Jane Orie, who was to 2 ½ to 10 years in prison after her March conviction of using her legislative staff to perform political work.
Republican leaders in Allegheny and Butler counties have chosen Rep. Randy Vulakovich, R-Shaler, to face Democratic nominee Dr. Sharon Brown, of McCandless, who was the only .
Vulakovich, a former police sergeant with the Shaler department, was elected first to represent the 30th District in 2007. He replaced former Rep. Jeff Habay, who, like Orie, was convicted of using his staff to do campaign work on state time.
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Brown is currently a nursing administrator for the Allegheny County Community College, according to the Project Vote Smart web site.
She also ran her own consulting firm and was a researcher at the University of California, Irvine.
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She ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2010, losing to Mike Turzai.
No matter who wins the race to replace her, he or she may not get the chance to run again for the 40th District.
A revised legislative map approved moves the territory to the other side of the state.
Patch will be interviewing both candidates, but before we do, we want to know what questions you have for them.
Simply post your questions in the comments box below, and will make sure to add them to our list for each candidate.
