http://www.ourcongress.org/story/2006/3/10/193251/448The 8th District in PA. is a key race that deserves our support. It is one of the few districts in PA. where there is great potential to throw a right wing nut out of office. John Kerry won the district in 2004. (Although the boundaries changed slightly, Clinton won the area twice and Gore also won it.) The district includes Bucks County in the suburbs north of Philadelphia.
The key Dem. candidate is Patrick Murphy. He was not only an officer in the 82nd Airborne in Iraq, but also was a prosecutor in Philadelphia. He previously taught at West Point and now lectures at Widener's Law School. In addition, he served in a legal clinic for the poor. While in Iraq, he earned the Bronze Star and worked to reform Iraq's legal system. He also served in the Army in Bosnia. He comes from a family full of persons who served in the military and as police officers.
Here is Murphy's website:
http://www.murphy06.com/groups.htmlHis Democratic opponent is Andy Warren. Up until last year, Warren was a life-long Republican. He tried to run for this seat as a Republican in 2004, but the local GOP boss picked Fitzpatrick instead. Suddenly, Warren decided is now a Democrat.
An attorney is now challenging Murphy's right to be on the ballot based on extreme technicalities. The challenge was filed under the name of a former Republican who was convicted of forging signatures in her election petition.
The Republican, Fitzpatrick, is a freshman incumbent from the Tom Delay wing of the party. He is a staunch anti-abortionist.
(I live in a different district that is non-competitive. I've chosen this district as one where I can help influence the result.)
More in the PA forum at:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=175x9531#9599
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