MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEMOCRATS ENDORSE 2018 CANDIDATES
Party presents its strongest-ever slate for May 15 Primary Election
Summary: candidates endorsed for Horsham:
151st District (Horsham Township, Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery Township, Upper Dublin Township) -- Sara Johnson Rothman. A mother of two, Sara is vice president of the Upper Dublin School Board and has served as a Special Victims Deputy District Attorney.
12th District (parts of Montgomery County and Bucks County) -- Maria Collett... The mother of a 5-year-old, Maria worked as an attorney fighting for the needs of children victimized by abuse and neglect before transitioning to a career in nursing.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Anticipating a great opportunity for party gains in 2018, the Montgomery County Democratic Committee on Thursday night endorsed a distinguished slate of candidates for the May 15 primary election.
County Democratic Chairman Joe Foster, speaking to hundreds of Democratic committee members, candidates and volunteers inside the packed auditorium of Colonial Elementary School, Plymouth Meeting, said that Republican irresponsibility and irrationality in both Washington and Harrisburg make this an election that is crucial for the future of American democracy.
"This is the year that the Democratic Party is going to step forward," Foster said. "We are going to have the opportunity to inform voters what is important to us. I believe in the Democratic Party because I know we are right. We are right on student debt. We are right on the right to equal pay. We are right on ensuring that everyone has access to healthcare. We are right on a fair and just tax system."
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee met last weekend and endorsed Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Senator Bob Casey for re-election. Montco Democrats made endorsements for State Senate, State House, and representatives to the Democratic State Committee.
Any effort to make endorsements in the five Congressional districts that currently include parts of Montgomery County was complicated by uncertainty over district boundaries for the 2018 election. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered the redrawing of congressional districts to eliminate the politically-motivated gerrymandering that a Republican-controlled Legislature foisted on Pennsylvania after the 2010 Census. Foster said the party would meet again at a later date for U.S. House endorsements.
The party, which heard from several well-qualified and strong Democrats running for lieutenant governor, chose not to make an endorsement for that office. The committee voted for an open primary.
Foster said the party's State Senate and State House candidates represent the strongest slate that Democrats have ever had in Montgomery County.
The Montgomery County Democratic Committee endorsements are as follows:
Pennsylvania Senate:
4th District (parts of Montgomery County and Philadelphia) -- Sen. Art Haywood, incumbent
12th District (parts of Montgomery County and Bucks County) -- Maria Collett... The mother of a 5-year-old, Maria worked as an attorney fighting for the needs of children victimized by abuse and neglect before transitioning to a career in nursing.
24th District (parts of Montgomery County, Bucks County and Berks County) -- Linda Fields... For 27 years, Linda has worked as a national organizer/ business agent with the National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees, District 1199C. She is a mother and grandmother.
44th District (parts of Montgomery County, Chester County and Berks County) -- Katie Muth... Shortly after the 2016 presidential election, Katie met with local community members to organize a grassroots effort, Indivisible Mid Montco, that advocates for positive social change. She is chair of the group She is an adjunct professor in the Department of Kinesiology at a local university.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives:
26th District (Pottstown, parts of Chester County) -- Pam Hacker... A member of IBEW Local 98N, Pam is in her 33rd year as a construction electrician. She has two sons and a daughter.
61st District (North Wales, Upper Gwynedd Township, Lower Gwynedd Township, Whitpain Township, Towamencin Township) -- Liz Hanbidge... An attorney, Liz spends the majority of her professional time as a child advocate and court appointed guardian for children, working with the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project.
70th District (Norristown, East Norriton Township, Plymouth Township, Worcester Township) --Rep. Matt Bradford, incumbent
131st District (East Greenville, Pennsburg, Red Hill and Upper Hanover Township, and parts of Lehigh and Northampton counties) -- Andy Lee
-- Andy has built successful businesses; he has three children.
146th District (Pottstown, Royersford, Trappe, Lower Pottsgrove Township, Limerick Township, Perkiomen Township) -- Joe Ciresi... The director of sales and promotion for the Kimmel Performing Arts Center, Joe was on the Spring-Ford Area School Board for 12 years and has been board president of Petra Community Housing. He has a son in college.
147th District (Green Lane, Douglass Township, New Hanover Township, Upper Pottsgrove Township, West Pottsgrove Township, Upper Frederick Township, Lower Frederick Township, Marlborough Township, Upper Salford Township, Lower Salford Township) --Josh Camson... A small business owner and trial attorney, Josh dedicates a significant portion of his law practice to indigent criminal defense, representing those who cannot afford legal services.
148th District (Ambler, Conshohocken, Lower Merion Township, Narberth, Plymouth Township, Whitemarsh, Whitpain Township) --
Rep. Mary Jo Daley, incumbent
149th District (Bridgeport, West Conshohocken, Upper Merion Township, Lower Merion Township) -- Rep. Tim Briggs, incumbent
150th District (Collegeville, Skippack Township, Upper Providence Township, Lower Providence Township, West Norriton Township) --
Joe Webster. A senior executive, Joe is a retired Air Force colonel with a doctorate in public policy. He has three "mostly grown" children.
151st District (Horsham Township, Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery Township, Upper Dublin Township) -- Sara Johnson Rothman. A mother of two, Sara is vice president of the Upper Dublin School Board and has served as a Special Victims Deputy District Attorney.
152nd District (Bryn Athyn, Hatboro, Upper Moreland Township, Lower Moreland Township, Upper Dublin Township, and part of Philadelphia) -- Daryl Boling. A father of three, Daryl has worked for more than 20 years to provide financial leadership for arts organizations and for several years managed the Bucks County Playhouse.
153rd District (Abington Township, Upper Dublin Township) -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, incumbent
154th District (Jenkintown, Cheltenham Township, Springfield Township) -- Rep. Steve McCarter, incumbent
157th District (Upper Providence Township, parts of Chester County) -- Melissa Shusterman. A business owner who raised her son as a single-mother, Melissa is founder of the Women's Caucus of the Chester County Democratic Committee.
166th District (Lower Merion, parts of Delaware County) -- Rep. Greg Vitali, incumbent
172nd District (Rockledge, parts of Philadelphia) -- Rep. Kevin Boyle, incumbent
194th District (Lower Merion Township, parts of Philadelphia) -- Rep. Pam DeLissio, incumbent
Montgomery County Democratic Committee
21 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19401
Contact Julie Kollar, Executive Director, at [email protected] or 610-272-2000
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