Category: Politics

Philadelphia Judicial Candidate Forum

Open Wards Philly-Meet the Judicial Candidates: April 20, 21, 22

Tonight I co-moderate the first of three Meet the Judicial Candidates, sponsored by Open Wards Philly. For purposes of disclosure, I am on the group’s Steering Committee and a member of their Communications Subcommittee.

The candidates forum will take place across three evenings on April 20, 21, and 22 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm. The candidates running for Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, which deals with a variety of consequential civil and criminal matters, will each speak for 15-minute segments to introduce themselves and field questions.

To register for the forums go to: bit.ly/OWPevent.

April 20, 2021
Judicial Races in Philadelphia: A Panel Discussion
The following information is based on an email issued by the group, Open Wards Philly. Note, I am a member of the group.

With local judicial elections coming up, Open Wards Philly invites you to attend their next meeting on March 9 for a special panel discussion on how judicial races really work and the importance of Bar Association ratings when choosing a candidate to support.
- Judicial Election Panelist include:
  Steph Davis, member of the Philadelphia Bar Association Judicial Commission
- Tianna Kalogerakis, Vice Chair of the Campaign for Qualified Judges, former president of The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia and member of Judicial Commission
- Matt Monroe, former Common Pleas Court candidate
Meetings of Open Wards Philly are open to any and all committee people, or aspiring committee people, who are motivated to make the party ward system fairer and more democratic.

To attend, complete the Register to Attend link on the Open Wards Philly website.
March 6, 2021

147 House and Senate Enablers Voted to Overturn Electors

Congress affirmed early Thursday, the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, following the siege of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of domestic terrorists.

The following list are Representatives and Senators who objected to the vote by Presidential Electors in Arizona and/or Pennsylvania. Objections were submitted by Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Representative Scott Perry (R-PA), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO).

Last, First Name	Party	State	District
House of Representatives
Aderholt, Robet	R	AL	4
Allen, Rick	R	GA	12
Arrington, Jodey	R	TX	19
Babin, Brian	R	TX	36
Baird, James	R	IN	4
Banks, Jim	R	IN	3
Bentz, Cliff	R	OR	2
Bergman, Jack	R	MI	1
Bice, Stephanie	R	OK	5
Biggs, Andy	R	AZ	5
Bishop, Dan	R	NC	9
Boebert, Lauren	R	CO	3
Bost, Mike	R	IL	12
Brooks, Mo	R	AL	5
Budd, Ted	R	NC	13
Burchett, Tim	R	TX	26
Burgess, Michael	R	TX	26
Calvert, Ken	R	CA	42
Cammack, Kat	R	FL	3
Carl, Jerry	R	AL	1
Carter, Earl	R	GA	1
Carter, John	R	TX	31
Cawthorn, Madison	R	NC	11
Chabot, Steve	R	OH	1
Cline, Ben	R	VA	6
Cloud, Michael	R	TX	27
Clyde, Andrew	R	GA	9
Cole, Tom	R	OK	4
Crawford, Eric	R	AR	1
Davidson, Warren	R	OH	8
DesJarlais, Scott	R	TN	4
Diaz-Balart, Mario	R	FL	25
Donalds, Byron	R	FL	19
Duncan, Jeff	R	SC	3
Dunn, Neal	R	FL	2
Estes, Ron	R	KS	4
Fallon, Pat	R	TX	4
Fischbach, Michelle	R	MN	7
Fitzgerald, Scott	R	WI	5
Fleischmann, Charles	R	TN	3
Foxx, Virginia	R	NC	5
Franklin, C. Scott	R	FL	15
Fulcher, Russ	R	ID	1
Gaetz, Matt	R	FL	1
Garcia, Mike	R	CA	25
Gibbs, Bob	R	OH	7
Gimenez, Carlos	R	FL	26
Gohmert, Louie	R	TX	1
Good, Bob	R	VA	5
Gooden, Lance	R	TX	5
Gosar, Paul	R	AZ	4
Graves, Garret	R	LA	6
Graves, Sam	R	MO	6
Green, Mark	R	TN	7
Greene, Marjorie	R	GA	14
Griffith, Morgan	R	VA	9
Guest, Michael	R	MS	3
Hagedorn, Jim	R	MN	1
Harris, Andy	R	MD	1
Harshbarger, Diana	R	TN	1
Hartzler, Vicky	R	MO	4
Hern, Kevin	R	OK	1
Herrell, Yvette	R	NM	2
Hice, Jody	R	GA	10
Higgins, Clay	R	LA	3
Hudson, Richard	R	NC	8
Issa, Darrell	R	CA	50
Jackson, Ronny	R	TX	13
Jacobs, Chris	R	NY	27
Johnson, Bill	R	OH	6
Johnson, Mike	R	LA	4
Jordan, Jim	R	OH	4
Joyce, John	R	PA	13
Keller, Fred	R	PA	12
Kelly, Mike	R	PA	16
Kelly, Trent	R	MS	1
Kustoff, David	R	TN	8
LaMalfa, Doug	R	CA	1
Lamborn, Doug	R	CO	5
Lesko, Debbie	R	AZ	8
Long, Billy	R	MO	7
Loudermilk, Barry	R	GA	11
Lucas, Frank	R	OK	3
Luetkemeyer, Blaine	R	MO	3
Malliotakis, Nicole	R	NY	11
Mann, Tracey	R	KS	1
Mast, Brian	R	FL	18
McCarthy, Kevin	R	CA	23
McClain, Lisa	R	MI	10
Meuser, Daniel	R	PA	9
Miller, Carol	R	WV	3
Miller, Mary	R	IL	15
Mooney, Alexander	R	WV	2
Moore, Barry	R	AL	2
Mullin, Markwayne	R	OK	2
Murphy, Gregory	R	NC	3
Nehls, Troy	R	TX	22
Norman, Ralph	R	SC	5
Nunes, Devin	R	CA	22
Obernolte, Jay	R	CA	8
Owens, Burgess	R	UT	4
Palazzo, Steven	R	MS	4
Palmer, Gary	R	AL	6
Pence, Greg	R	IN	6
Perry, Scott	R	PA	10
Pfluger, August	R	TX	11
Posey, Bill	R	FL	8
Reschenthaler, Guy	R	PA	14
Rice, Tom	R	SC	7
Rogers, Harold	R	KY	5
Rogers, Mike	R	AL	3
Rose, John	R	TN	6
Rosendale, Matthew	R	MT	At Large
Rouzer, David	R	NC	7
Rutherford, John	R	FL	4
Scalise, Steve	R	LA	1
Schweikert, David	R	AZ	6
Sessions, Pete	R	TX	17
Smith, Adrian	R	NE	3
Smith, Jason	R	MO	8
Smucker, Lloyd	R	PA	11
Stefanik, Elise	R	NY	21
Steube, W. Gregory	R	FL	17
Stewart, Chris	R	UT	2
Thompson, Glenn	R	PA	15
Tiffany, Thomas	R	WI	7
Timmons, William	R	SC	4
Van Drew, Jefferson	R	NJ	2
Van Duyne, Beth	R	TX	24
Walberg, Tim	R	MI	7
Walorski, Jackie	R	IN	2
Weber, Randy	R	TX	14
Webster, Daniel	R	FL	11
Williams, Roger	R	TX	25
Wilson, Joe	R	SC	2
Wittman, Robert	R	VA	1
Wright, Ron (died 02/07/2021)	R	TX	6
Zeldin, Lee	R	NY	1

Senate
Cruz, Ted	R	TX
Hawley, Josh	R	MO
Hyde-Smith, Cindy	R	MS
Kennedy, John	R	LA
Lummis, Cynthia	R	WY
Marshall, Roger	R	KS
Scott, Rick	R	FL
Tuberville, Tommy	R	AL

Source: Congress.gov, Clerk of the House, U.S. Senate

January 8, 2021

Category: Politics

Philadelphia Judicial Candidate Forum

Judicial Races in Philadelphia: A Panel Discussion

147 House and Senate Enablers Voted to Overturn Electors