By Lou Peck Contributing Editor, Cecil Times and CongressDaily New filings with the Federal Election Commission have shed some light on who’s behind “Concerned Taxpayers of America” – a recently formed political action committee that, as of Friday, reported spending nearly $150,000 on “independent expenditure” ads opposing the re-election of Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil...
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By Lou Peck Contributing Editor, Cecil Times and CongressDaily Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil outraised his Republican challenger, state Sen. Andy Harris, in September but the two candidates entered the homestretch of the campaign fairly evenly matched in cash on hand, according to the latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. During the latest...
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(By Guest Blogger Lou Peck, Contributing Editor, Congress Daily) A newly formed committee, with the vaguely worded name of “Concerned Taxpayers of America,” late last week reported that it is putting nearly $47,000 into TV ads opposing the re-election of Maryland 1st District Democrat Frank Kratovil. But, thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling,...
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Like the old Abbott and Costello comedy routine (” Who’s on First?”) or the vintage comic strip of Alphonse and Gaston (“After you,sir” and “No, After You”), the candidates forum for Cecil County’s District 36 Senate and House of Delegates seats Tuesday night was an entertaining sideshow in an otherwise routine evening of multiple...
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The Cecil County Chamber of Commerce hosted a softball candidates’ forum Tuesday night, with candidates for County Commissioner getting a chance to pitch their biographies and platforms without questions on issues. If pictures are worth a thousand words (or the four minutes of talk alloted to each speaker), then incumbent Commissioner Brian Lockhart (D-3)...
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