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4 in the Race for the 4th Council District

January 30, 2009

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The race for City Council in Pittsburgh’s 4th district is the buzz today. 4 candidates have announced they are in the race. The PG reports the Tony Mosesso has entered the race. 2 Political Junkies and Matt H both reference Natalia Rudiak’s campaign kick-off this evening. Yesterday, The Huddler reported that Anthony Coghill has entered the race and gives some interesting background on who could win the democratic committee endorsement. Other than some brief mentions, there doesn’t seem to be much out there about Patrick Reilly in the blogs.

Here is what we know about the candidates.

Natalia Rudiak, 29, from Carrick, runs her own consulting business, catering to nonprofits and community groups
Tony Mosesso, 61, from Bon Air, works in the employee records department of the Carpenters Combined Funds, the administrative office for the Greater Pennsylvania Regional Council of Carpenters. He is also a Democratic Committee member and vice president of the Bon Air Civic Association.
Patrick Reilly, 26, from Brookline, outreach coordinator for state Rep. Chelsa Wagner
Anthony Coghill, 42, from Beechview, owns Coghill Roofing Co. and works part-time as a constituent liaison for state Sen. Wayne Fontana, a Beechview Democrat.

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Consol Energy donates to Romney-affiliated Super Pac
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The Pittsburgh-based natural gas and coal extractor contributed $150,000 to a Romney-affiliated Super PAC in July. Consol executives also gave $22,000 to the Republican front-runner’s campaign during the most recent Federal Elections Commission filing period, which covered October, November and December 2011.

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Ironically, those elements in the GOP want to run things more like Pa. Democrats.
Dem state committee endorsements are not binding despite requiring a higher, two-thirds threshold (the PAGOP only requires 50 percent plus 1). Democratic county committees can – and often do – endorse primary opponents of candidates that have been endorsed by the state committee.

And efforts by reformers who want the party to emulate the GOP – by tightening up the bylaws or to committing noteworthy financial resources to back up endorsements – are the subject of intense scrutiny by progressives and activists.

So who’s right? GOP party leaders point to the most important statistic of all: win rate. Since 2001, the GOP has won 54 percent of contested statewide elections.

Related articles
- Corbett’s slate exposes GOP rift (philly.com)
- Let voters determine primaries, not political parties, groups say (pennlive.com)
- Gov. Corbett takes risks with Republican Party, pressures endorsement for his candidates (pennlive.com)
02/08/12
@PoliticsPA looks at the PAGOP Endorsement Policies - PAGOP to County Chairs: Non-Endorsed Candidates Need Not Apply

Ironically, those elements in the GOP want to run things more like Pa. Democrats.
Dem state committee endorsements are not binding despite requiring a higher, two-thirds threshold (the PAGOP only requires 50 percent plus 1). Democratic county committees can – and often do – endorse primary opponents of candidates that have been endorsed by the state committee.

And efforts by reformers who want the party to emulate the GOP – by tightening up the bylaws or to committing noteworthy financial resources to back up endorsements – are the subject of intense scrutiny by progressives and activists.

So who’s right? GOP party leaders point to the most important statistic of all: win rate. Since 2001, the GOP has won 54 percent of contested statewide elections.

Related articles
- Corbett’s slate exposes GOP rift (philly.com)
- Let voters determine primaries, not political parties, groups say (pennlive.com)
- Gov. Corbett takes risks with Republican Party, pressures endorsement for his candidates (pennlive.com)
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