Election 2012: How They Voted in the Pine-Richland Area

How did your neighborhood vote in the race for president, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House and the Pennsylvania House?

U.S. Rep.   U.S. Rep.     PA Rep.   Barack Obama Mitt Romney Bob Casey Tom Smith Mark Critz Keith Rothfus   Mike Turzai   1       Click here for a map of Pine Township's voting districts.  Districts 1, 2 and 3 vote at Pine-Richland Stadium Districts 4 and 5 vote at Northway Christian Community District 6 and 8 vote at North Park Skating Rink District 7 votes at Salem United Methodist Church   Click here for a map of Richland Township's voting districts. District 1 votes at St. Barnabas Districts 2, 7 and 8 vote at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church District 3 votes at Richland Township Municipal Building District 4 votes at St. Thomas In-The-Fields Episcopal Church Districts 5 and 6 vote at Pine-Richland Youth Center   Like us on Facebook…

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Pennsylvania Results 2012: Obama, Casey Win

Democrats dominate statewide races for treasurer, attorney general and auditor general.

Pennsylvania Results 2012: Obama, Casey Win

Democrats dominate statewide races for treasurer, attorney general and auditor general.

LIVE 2012 ELECTION RESULTS FOR PENNSYLVANIA 2,417,029   President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected to a second term Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. As he did in 2008, Obama also carried Pennsylvania, gaining the state's 20 electoral votes. In Pennsylvania's 2012 race for U.S. Senate, incumbent Democrat Bob Casey Jr. of Scranton also won re-election, drawing 53 percent of the vote and defeating Republican coal executive and Tea Party founder Tom Smith of Shelocta.  With 99 percent of votes recorded in races for three state offices: In the congressional race in the newly redesigned 12th District, Republican …

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Election Preview: U.S. Senate

Coal executive and Tea Party founder Tom Smith is seeking the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic incumbent Bob Casey Jr.

Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey Jr. of Scranton, Lackawanna County, faces a well-funded challenge from Republican Tom Smith of Shelocta, Armstrong County, in the race for one of Pennsylvania's two U.S. Senate seats. After a relatively slow start, the race has gained momentum in recent weeks, with Smith outspending Casey by 2 1/2 times to air frequent television commercials, according to the Allentown Morning Call. Casey, in turn, has hit back in messages criticizing his opponent's tax policies, saying they would benefit only the wealthy. Smith also made news in a recent appearance before the Pennsylvania Press Club with remarks about abortion in which he likened a pregnancy resulting from rape to that of a pregnancy in which a child is born …

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Tom Smith: Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania

A profile of Tom Smith, a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania.

General Information    Name: Tom Smith Place of residence: Shelocta, PA Education: Elderton High School. Employment History: Private Coal mine owner/operator. Party affiliation: Republican Running for a: Federal office Running for position: United States Senator Chamber/district: Pennsylvania Incumbent/Seat last held by: Plumcreek Township Board of Supervisors. URLs Website : http://tomsmithforsenate.com Twitter : https://twitter.com/TomSmithforPA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomSmithForSenate

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'Who's Who' of Local Republicans to Attend Meet & Greet Dinner in Richland

The event is sponsored by the Richland Republican Committee.

A "Who's Who" list of local Republicans is invited to Thursday's meet-and-greet dinner sponsored by the Richland Republican Committee. State Rep. Mike Turzai, newly elected state Sen. Randy Vulakovich, Allegheny County Committee Chair Jim Roddey, congressional candidate Keith Rothfus and senatorial candidate Tom Smith (or his representative) are expected to attend, said committee member Bart Miller, who is organizing the event.  The $25-per-person dinner is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at the Richland Community Park's barn with food by John Marshall Catering. Miller, who also serves on the Richland Board of Supervisors along with John Marshall, said the meet-and-greet dinner is community oriented and educational. It gives the public a chance …

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Tea Party Express Kicks Off National Tour in Cranberry

Tom Smith, Pennsylvania's GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, attended Friday’s event.

Fresh from winning the Republican nod in Tuesday’s primary election, Armstrong County’s Tom Smith—who will face incumbent Sen. Bob Casey in November’s U.S. Senate race—was among the crowd gathered Friday at North Boundary Park in Cranberry for a Tea Party Express rally. “This is the grass roots and this is what’s going to get this country back on track,” said Smith, who was endorsed today by the Tea Party Express. “These are my kind of people.” Billed as the nation’s largest Tea Party political action committee, The Tea Party Express was in Cranberry to kick off its Restoring the American Dream national bus tour. Conservative talk radio host Rose Tennent, of The War Room with Quinn and Rose, emceed the event. Other speakers and …

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