Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Matt Smith was at the state Capitol in Harrisburg for the unusual New Year’s Day swearing-in ceremony to become the new state senator of the 37th District.
Matt Smith’s New Year's Day celebration got off to a good start Tuesday afternoon when he was sworn in as the area’s new state senator. Smith, who previously was a three-term state representative for most of the South Hills, was at the state Capitol in Harrisburg with friends and family for the unusual New Year’s Day swearing-in ceremony. The Mt. Lebanon Democrat takes over the 37th state Senate seat vacated by the retirement of John Pippy, a Republican from Moon Township. Smith defeated D. Raja, a Republican from Mt. Lebanon, in the November election to win the senate seat. The territory includes Sewickley-area communities. “It has been an amazing and humbling journey to arrive at this moment,” Smith said in a statement. “I am thankful to…
Thursday, November 1, 2012
A look at which organizations have endorsed candidates for the Pennsylvania 37th senate district.
Which local and national organizations have thrown their support behind candidates for the Pennsylvania's 37th senate district? Before casting your vote on Nov. 6, check out our list of candidate endorsements, as provided by both the D. Raja and Matt Smith campaigns. Candidate: Matt Smith, visit his Patch candidate profile. Who is he: Mt. Lebanon-area state representative seeking election for the state's 37th senate district. Endorsements include: The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 91 Humane PA The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Friends of South Fayette Conservation Voters of PA Clean Water Action PennEnvironment The Sierra Club Candidate: D. Raja, visit his Patch candidate profile. Who is he: The Mt. …
Friday, October 12, 2012
A "meet-the-candidates" breakfast is slated for candidates Smith and Raja.
Candidates for the state's 37th senatorial district will face off in a meet-the-candidates event sponsored by the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce. Mt. Lebanon Republican D. Raja and Democratic state Rep. Matt Smith will take part in a morning discussion Oct. 19 at the Cornerstone in Oakdale. The talk will be moderated by Frank Polito, a regional director of government affairs for Comcast. Tickets for the event, which is scheduled to take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., are $30 for chamber members and $45 for non-members. The event is billed as an opportunity to meet the candidates and "exchange ideas about the latest issues impacting our region," according to a statement from the chamber. To attend call 412.264.6270 or visit …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Mt. Lebanon-area state representative will challenge D. Raja for Pennsylvania's 37th senatorial district, which includes Moon Township.
State Rep. Matt Smith, D-Mt. Lebanon, has announced he will challenge Republican D. Raja for Pennsylvania's 37th senatorial district in November's general election. Smith, who now serves the state's 42nd legislative district, will run as a write-in candidate. The winner of the election will fill the seat vacated by the former Sen. John Pippy, of Moon. No Democrat sought the seat during the spring primary. Former Democratic candidate Greg Parks, who was also running as a write-in, dropped out of the race in June. Former Mt. Lebanon commissioner D. Raja won the district's Republican primary for the nomination earlier this year. The software company CEO lost his 2011 bid to become Allegheny County Executive to Democrat Rich Fitzgerald. …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The candidate for the 37th State Senatorial District said voters are tired of negative campaigning.
One of the three candidate vying for the Republican nomination for the Pennsylvania’s 37th Senatorial District is pulling all of his negative advertising, and is asking his opponents to do the same. “After thoughtful consideration, I have decided to unilaterally pull any political advertisement that mentions either of my opponents names or their records,” said Mark Mustio in a statement issued Friday morning. “While I still believe that the records of public officials and candidates for public office should be subject to a certain degree of scrutiny during a campaign, that scrutiny should be balanced with an equal degree of decorum and respect. I believe the campaign for this seat has become imbalanced and for that reason I have decided…
Jon Vernon
9:37 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
WOW. Matt Smith has the SAME EXACT ENDORSEMENTS AS BARACK OBAMA. WOW. more ›