Kate McGinty seeking DEM Nomination for US Senate next year

[misterhighwasted]

ANOTHER STRONG WOMAN JOINS THE DEM PACK
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Here's her very impressive bio:

http://ballotpedia.org/Kathleen_McGinty

Kathleen McGinty is a former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and a 2014 Democraticcandidate for Pennsylvania Governor.[1]Biography

After graduating from law school, McGinty became a judicial clerk for the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. She won the Congressional Fellowship of the American Chemical Society, which led her to a position working for then-Senator Al Gore (D).

In 1993, President Bill Clinton (D) asked her to serve as his deputy assistant and then as chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. She served as an adviser to Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign before joining Natsource, where she served as vice president for asset management. She remained in this role until 2003, when she was named head of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection by Gov. Ed Rendell (D).[2]

EducationBachelor's, St. Joseph's University, 1985J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1988

[Iliyah]

1. K & R

[misterhighwasted]

3. McGinty will challenge Sen Toomey should she defeat Sestak in the Primary

The former top aide to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says she is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate next year.

Katie McGinty said Tuesday that she hopes to challenge Republican incumbent Pat Toomey in a state that national Democratic leaders see as crucial to helping them regain a Senate majority.

She faces opposition in the primary from former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who narrowly lost to Toomey in the 2010 election.
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This would be a crucial win for Dems to regain balance in the senate and PLEASE GET RID OF TOOMEY!!!

Think I'll ask EMILY'S LIST if they would please give her their support against Sestak & then defeat Toomey.

[livetohike]

2. Goodbye Toomey! Go Katie! n/t

[misterhighwasted]

4. Sestak better get out of her way. She is needed in the Senate.

I am not from Penn so if anyone can give some info as to how tough this run would be for her, please post.
Thanks

[blue neen]

5. I don't really think it's fair to say Sestak better get out of her way.

Joe Sestak came very, very close to beating Toomey in 2010, an extremely Republican year.

At this point, both candidates look good and would make great Senators for PA. We'll see what happens from here...