Friday, October 12, 2012
A candidate profile of D. Raja, who is running against Matt Smith for Pennsylvania state senate.
Name: D. Raja Place of residence: Mt. Lebanon Attended college: Yes College: Raja graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989 and received an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003. Job titles held: CEO and founder Employers: Computer Enterprises Inc., a company that provides IT services Party affiliation: Republican Running for: Pennsylvania State Senate Running for position: Pennsylvania State Senator District: 37th Incumbent/Seat last held by: Former Sen. John Pippy Previous elective offices: Served as a Mt. Lebanon commissioner and later as president of the commission Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: Previously lost his bid for Allegheny County Executive to Rich Fitzgerald. 1910 Cochran Road Manor Oak Two, Suite…
A candidate profile of Matt Smith, who is running against Raja for Pennsylvania state senate.
Name: Matt Smith Place of residence: Mt. Lebanon Attended college: Yes College: Smith graduted from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., and later from University of Duquesne Law School Job titles held: Attorney, Pennsylvania state representative Party affiliation: Democrat Running for: Pennsylvania State Senate Running for position: Pennsylvania Senator District: 37th Incumbent/Seat last held by: Former Sen. John Pippy Previous elective offices: Currently serves in the state house for the 42nd legislative district. Was first elected in 2006. P.O. Box 13445 Pittsburgh, PA 15243 Name: Jake Pawlak Website : http://www.votemattsmith.com Twitter : @VoteMattSmith Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VoteMattSmith?fref=ts
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Both candidates promise to keep taxes at bay, while improving the economic climate and retaining current social services. Where they differ is on how to accomplish those goals.
They’ve debated many times, slung a fair amount of mud at each other, and now, after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on advertising, signs and staff, Allegheny County voters get the final say Tuesday on who will be their next County Executive, the Republican nominee, D. Raja, or Democrat Rich Fitzgerald. Raja, like any Republican in Allegheny County faces an uphill battle where Democrats outnumber the GOP by a roughly 3-1 margin. In an apparent attempt to counter the disparity, Raja outspent Fitzgerald by a 2-to-1 margin from June through late October, according to the last major campaign finance reports before the Nov. 8 election. Both promise to keep taxes at bay, while improving the economic climate and retaining current …
Friday, October 28, 2011
D. Raja and Rich Fitzgerald each try to impress voters one last time before the Nov. 8 election.
With the general election looming, Allegheny County Executive candidates D. Raja and Rich Fitzgerald sparred over the future of the county's drink tax, job creation and other issues Thursday night in a debate at Robert Morris University. Raja, a Republican from Mt. Lebanon, and Fitzgerald, a Democrat from Squirrel Hill, also discussed their views on property taxes, Port Authority transit and Marcellus Shale drilling, hoping to make an impact on voters by the election Nov. 8. Although the event was billed as a debate and began at 8 p.m., Raja answered questions alone for 30 minutes because Fitzgerald was tied up at another event and had not arrived. Before Fitzgerald walked into the university's Academic Media Center, moderator Justin Downs…
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Friday, October 21, 2011
County executive candidates address business leaders on economic development.
Allegheny County Executive candidates D. Raja and Rich Fitzgerald today spoke before Moon-area business leaders, fielding questions on future development in the Pittsburgh International Airport region. Both candidates touted the benefits of Marcellus shale drilling on land surrounding the airport during the breakfast forum at the Pittsburgh Airport Holiday Inn. With little more than two weeks remaining before November's general election, they also took advantage of the forum to criticize each another's platforms and performance. “I was hoping when I entered the race that it would be about policy,” said Raja, a Republican business owner from Mt. Lebanon. “Unfortunately, [the election] turned out to be a non-discussion of policy.” …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Michelle and Alan Veeck will host a fundraiser Thursday evening for D. Raja, a Republican running for County Executive of Allegheny County.
Election day is now less than two months away and D. Raja is making the rounds to meet as many people in Allegheny County as he can. His next stop will be at the home of Michelle and Alan Veeck in Bell Acres from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday. The Veecks are involved in local politics and also have supported Sewickley resident Keith Rothfus, who ran for Congress in 2010. Raja, a former Mt. Lebanon commissioner, is the Republican candidate for county executive. His opponent is Democrat Rich Fitzgerald, former president of Allegheny County Council. "This is a great opportunity for community members to get to meet Raja in a small setting and learn what he's all about," said Michelle Veeck. Veeck said that the suggested donation for the …
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Candidates from across the state gathered at the Improv to raise funds for local youth.
Candidates’ Comedy Night 2011 took place on Thursday night at the Pittsburgh Improv. Candidates who performed a stand-up comedy act included Rich Fitzgerald and Raja, Allegheny County executive candidates; Rep. Chelsa Wagner, county controlller candidate; Vic Stabile and Judge David Wecht, candidates for Pennsylvania Superior Court judge; Kathryn Boockvar and Anne Covey, candidates for Commonwealth Court judge; and Alex Bicket, candidate for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge. Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato also took to the microphone. Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist, stand-up comic, corporate speaker and playwright, served as emcee for the event. Funds raised on Thursday night will benefit the Allegheny …
Friday, August 19, 2011
During a news conference Thursday morning at the Allegheny County Courthouse, D. Raja, the Republican candidate for county chief executive, highlighted key components of his six-point plan.
D. Raja, Republican candidate for Allegheny County chief executive, held a news conference Thursday at the Allegheny County Courthouse to announce the second initiative in his political campaign. The initiative is a six-point plan for modernizing county government which, in large part, addresses budget shortfalls and inflated revenues. Raja will discuss more of his visions for Allegheny County as part of his Town Hall Tour on Saturday at Sewickley Speakeasy. The Republican candidate introduced his job creation initiative earlier this summer, greeted the media before beginning his address with a solemn remark: “Allegheny County is essentially living on borrowed time, with regard to both budget and financial situation.” Citing that …
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12:06 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012
A MAN IF HIS WORD? PA State Senate Race - Matt Smith not only believes in higher business taxes (his words) BUT deceived the voters. In order to best his competitor in the last election, he pledged not to take the State Pension. Now He's asked to retroactively include that first term -It is his right-but voters must wonder about his word. He claims that the pledge was just for the first term -… more ›