Stories tagged: "US Senate"

Elections FILE—Dr. Oz watches play during the women's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, in this file photo from Sept. 11, 2021, in New York. Mehmet Oz is running in the wide-open race for the Pennsylvania seat being vacated by two-term Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. The race has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and homers.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Elections Pennsylvanians Call Out the Carpetbaggers in Senate Race

A wide-open race for the seat being vacated by two-term Republican Sen. Pat Toomey has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and the homers are seizing on it.

Associated Press Associated Press January 13, 2022 11:31 am EST
Elections Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.
Elections Pennsylvania’s US Senate Seat Up for Grabs This Year and Everybody Wants It

Pennsylvania voters have the opportunity to change the balance of power in the US Senate.

Haley O'Brien Haley O'Brien January 12, 2022 4:28 pm EST
Elections Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, the chairperson of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, plans to run for the state's open US Senate seat in 2022. (Courtesy of Montgomery County)
Elections Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh to Run for US Senate in 2022

Arkoosh would be the first woman to represent Pennsylvania in the US Senate if she's elected.

The Keystone Staff The Keystone Staff April 5, 2021 4:22 pm EDT
Elections State representative Malcolm Kenyatta, a Black man, wears a gray suit and tie, and holds his right hand over his heart as he sings the National Anthem.
Elections State Rep. Kenyatta to Run for US Senate in 2022

Kenyatta, the grandson of the late civil rights activist Muhammad I. Kenyatta, is the latest candidate to join what is likely to be a crowded race.

Associated Press Associated Press February 19, 2021 5:14 pm EST
Elections John Fetterman speaks during his inauguration as lieutenant governor on Jan. 15, 2019. (Flickr/Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)
Elections Fetterman Makes It Official: He’ll Run for US Senate in 2022

The race for the US Senate seat currently occupied by Pat Toomey could be the most competitive Senate race in 2022.

Associated Press Associated Press February 8, 2021 11:21 am EST

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FILE—Dr. Oz watches play during the women's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, in this file photo from Sept. 11, 2021, in New York. Mehmet Oz is running in the wide-open race for the Pennsylvania seat being vacated by two-term Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. The race has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and homers.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) Elections Pennsylvanians Call Out the Carpetbaggers in Senate Race
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. Elections Pennsylvania’s US Senate Seat Up for Grabs This Year and Everybody Wants It
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Elections It Sure Looks Like Fetterman Is Running For Toomey’s Senate Seat

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, is taking the first steps in running for the US Senate seat currently held by Republican Pat Toomey.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla January 8, 2021 11:03 am EST
Politics US Sen. Pat Toomey announces his decision not to seek re-election or run for governor in 2022 at a press conference on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. (Screenshot)
Politics Sen. Pat Toomey Confirms He Won’t Run for Re-election or Governor

Toomey also pushed for the quick confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla October 5, 2020 12:50 pm EDT