CITY OFFICES
Patrick Dowd for Mayor www.dowdformayor.com
The Club endorses Patrick Dowd for Mayor. We are impressed by his grasp of the issues, dedication, and genuine enthusiasm for public service. Council Member Dowd recognizes that “pay for play” is not the way to run the City and has called for campaign finance and other reforms that should make city government transparent and more effective.
Some examples are ending the practice of awarding no-bid contracts, and making campaign finance reports immediately available on the Internet in a searchable data base that compares donations with businesses who have contracts with the city.
Bill Peduto for City Council District 8
Running unopposed but it's very interesting that in this election year he's having an uncanny effect on the Mayor's race, with green initiatives, campaign finance, and anti-pay-to-play measures enacted by the current administration, initiatives Bill Peduto consistently championed as City Councilman.
Meet Sharene Shealey – 14th Ward’s Endorsed Candidate for School Board from
District 1
We are excited to introduce you to Sharene Shealey, our endorsed candidate for School Board from District 1. Sharene is a native Pittsburgher and environmental engineer who lives with her three daughters in her home in North Point Breeze. She received her Bachelors of Science degree from Howard University in 1994 and her Masters of Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1997, attending both universities on full scholarship. Her two older girls
attend Colfax Accelerated Learning Academy, a Pittsburgh Public School (“PPS”) in Squirrel Hill. Her son received special education services at Pioneer, another PPS, until his death last year.
Sharene impressed the endorsement committee with her commitment to education and her passion for improving the PPS. She was the first member of her immediate family to graduate college and credits her professional and academic success to the committed teachers and quality education she received in the District, as a student at Friendship, Rogers CAPA, and Peabody schools. As an involved parent, Sharene realizes that not every child in every PPS is
experiencing the same rich educational opportunities she enjoyed. If elected to the School Board, Sharene pledges to work with Superintendent Roosevelt and the other Board members to see that every child receives the education necessary to compete and thrive in today’s global economy. She also promises to use her training and skills as an engineer to comb the school budget for wasteful spending and ensure that academic progress does not come at the expense of raising taxes.
Please join us in supporting Sharene Shealey for School Board on May 19th.
For more information, if you would like to get involved in Sharene’s campaign, or to donate money, please visit www.shealey4schools.com.
Pittsburgh School Board District 5
No Endorsement
JUDGES
Voters will be electing a Justice of the State Supreme Court, and Judges to the State Superior Court, State Commonwealth Court and the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. It is difficult to find enough information to evaluate the various judicial candidates even though
decisions that judges make can have dramatic impacts on our lives and laws. Judges are as important as any official, perhaps more so, as recent misconduct by three Common Pleas Judges in Luzerne County shows. Club members have endorsed the following outstanding
candidates and we hope you will consider them.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice - Jack Panella (unopposed in the primary)
Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge
Anne E. Lazarus - www.lazarusforsuperiorcourt.org - a sitting Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge - also endorsed by the Steel City Stonewall Democrats - "Highly Recommended" by the PA Bar Assn.
John Younge - www.judgejohnyounge.org - "Recommended" by the PA Bar Assn. - also endorsed by the Gertrude Stein Political Club, Liberty City Stonewall Democrats, and PA NOW PAC
Kevin Francis McCarthy - www.mccarthyforsuperiorcourt.com - "Recommended" by the PA Bar Association - also endorsed by the Steel City Stonewall Democrats, "Highly Recommended" by the Allegheny County Bar Association. Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge
Linda S. Judson - www.lindajudsonforjudge.com - "Recommended" by the PA Bar Association - also endorsed by PA NOW PAC
Barbara Behrend Ernsberger - www.ernsbergerforjudge.com - also endorsed by the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Court of Common Pleas Judge
SusanEvashavik Dilucente - http://judgesusan.com - a 2-term sitting District Magistrate - "Recommended" by the Allegheny County Bar Association
Joe Williams - www.judgejoewilliams.com - a sitting judge in the Criminal Division - "Highly Recommended" by the Allegheny County Bar Association - also endorsed by the Allegheny County Labor Council and the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Alex Bicket - http://bicket4judge.com - former teacher - "Highly Recommended" by the Allegheny County Bar Association
Hugh Fitzpatrick McGough - www.mcgough4judge.com - "Highly Recommended" by the Allegheny County Bar Association - also endorsed by the SEIU/Workers United and Progress Pittsburgh
Saturday, May 2, 2009
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