Here's a look at the candidates and issues most important to Pine-Richland voters in 2012.
As we look ahead to Tuesday’s elections, Pine-Richland Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Here are the people and issues you will find on your ballot. President Barack Obama vs. former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney History Pennsylvania has delivered its 20 electoral votes to the Democratic nominee for president in the last five elections. If current polls hold steady, Obama will make it six in a row in November. The president has not taken Pennsylvania’s support for granted and 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 the fall of 2009. In his October 2011 visit, the president lobbied for …
The incumbent was first elected in 2001 to represent the 28th House District.
Rep. Mike Turzai is sitting in the catbird seat when it comes to the 2012 election. The ballot for April's primary told it succinctly: No one challenged the incumbent for the Republican spot on the ballot for the 28th Legislative District seat and the Democrats ran no one for the seat either. Unless something extraordinary happens, Turzai (R-Bradford Woods) will be re-elected in November to the seat he has held since 2001. He currently represents the citizens of Pine, Richland, Marshall, McCandless, Bradford Woods and Franklin Park. A proposed redistricting plan would drop Richland from his district in the future. The House Republican Caucus elected Turzai to serve as the majority leader for the 2011-12 session. In that role, he speaks …
Richland Township would be included in District 30, currently represented by Rep. Randy Vulakovich.
Rep. Mike Turzai might be saying goodbye to Richland Township under a preliminary redistricting plan that changes the borders of the 28th District that he represents. The Legislative Reapportionment Committee gave preliminary approval last week to a map that defines the 28th Legislative District as Pine, McCandless, Marshall, Bradford Woods and Franklin Park. Currently, Richland is included in the district, but only a part of Franklin Park is. Every 10 years, following the federal decennial census, Pennsylvania redistricts to ensure its senatorial and representative districts are as equal in population as possible. Under the preliminary redistricting proposal, Richland moves to the 30th Legislative District, which is represented by …
