Pennsylvania

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• Pennsylvania Senate Race.
• Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race.
• Pennsylvania, House: District 4, District 6, District 7, District 10.
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Key Voting Dates in Pennsylvania

		Primary Voter Registration Deadline:		Apr 17
		Primary Election:		May 16
		General Voter Registration Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 10
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 31

2006 Candidates

Senate Race

Incumbent:	Senator Rick Santorum (R)
	Rick Santorum has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 88 percent of the time.
Challenger(s):	Bob Casey (D)
	Go to Bob Casey’s campaign website.
	Learn more about the Senate race in Pennsylvania.

Gubernatorial Race

Incumbent:	Ed Rendell (D)
	Go to Ed Rendell’s campaign website.
Challenger(s):	Lynn Swann (R)
	Learn more about the gubernatorial race in Pennsylvania.

House Races

PA-1	Incumbent:	Bob Brady  (D)
		Bob Brady has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 100 percent of the time.
		Go to Bob Brady’s campaign website.
PA-2	Incumbent:	Chaka Fattah (D)
		Chaka Fattah has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
		Go to Chaka Fattah’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Michael Gessner (R)
PA-3	Incumbent:	Phil English (R)
		Phil English has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 69 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Steven Porter  (D)
		Go to Steven Porter’s campaign website.
PA-4	Incumbent:	Melissa Hart (R)
		Melissa Hart has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 85 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Jason Altmire (D)
		Go to Jason Altmire’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the PA-4 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
PA-5	Incumbent:	John Peterson (R)
		John Peterson has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Donald L. Hilliard (D)
		Go to Donald L. Hilliard’s campaign website.
PA-6	Incumbent:	James Gerlach (R)
		James Gerlach has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 79 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Lois Murphy   (D)
		Go to Lois Murphy’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the PA-6 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
PA-7	Incumbent:	Curt Weldon (R)
		Curt Weldon has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 58 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Joe Sestak (D)
		Go to Joe Sestak’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the PA-7 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
PA-8	Incumbent:	Michael Fitzpatrick (R)
		Michael Fitzpatrick has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 53 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Patrick Murphy (D)
PA-9	Incumbent:	William Shuster (R)
		William Shuster has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 81 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Tony Barr (D)
		Go to Tony Barr’s campaign website.
PA-10	Incumbent:	Don Sherwood (R)
		Don Sherwood has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 84 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Christopher Carney (D)
		Go to Christopher Carney’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the PA-10 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
PA-11	Incumbent:	Paul Kanjorski  (D)
		Paul Kanjorski has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 94 percent of the time.
		Go to Paul Kanjorski’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Joseph F. Leonardi (R)
PA-12	Incumbent:	John Murtha (D)
		John Murtha has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 90 percent of the time.
		Go to John Murtha’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Diana Irey (R)
PA-13	Incumbent:	Allyson Schwartz  (D)
		Allyson Schwartz has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Allyson Schwartz’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Raj Peter Bhakta (R)
PA-14	Incumbent:	Mike Doyle (D)
		Mike Doyle has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 96 percent of the time.
		Go to Mike Doyle’s campaign website.
PA-15	Incumbent:	Charles Dent (R)
		Charles Dent has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 73 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Charles Dertinger (D)
		Go to Charles Dertinger’s campaign website.
PA-16	Incumbent:	Joe Pitts (R)
		Joe Pitts has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 96 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Lois Herr (D)
		Go to Lois Herr’s campaign website.
PA-17	Incumbent:	Tim Holden  (D)
		Tim Holden has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 92 percent of the time.
		Go to Tim Holden’s House of Representatives website.
	Challenger(s):	Matthew A. Wertz (R)
PA-18	Incumbent:	Tim Murphy (R)
		Tim Murphy has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 72 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Chad Kluko (D)
PA-19	Incumbent:	Todd Platts  (R)
		Todd Platts has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 74 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Philip J. Avillo Fr.  (D)
		Go to Philip J. Avillo Jr.’s campaign website.

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