NW PA Election updates

[taken from materials from PoliticsPA--both articles by Keegan Gibson]

Battle looms for Earll's seat: "When Jane Earll retires at the end of her term, the popular 14-year incumbent Republican will leave behind one of the most competitive state Senate districts in Pennsylvania. Both parties have made recruiting a top-tier candidate a priority. Several sources confirm that Republicans will tap Janet Anderson, a former staffer in Earll’s office and the Ridge administration who is currently the Executive Director of the Northwest Regional Planning and Development Commission." See a list of other candidates who may run for Earll's position (such as Sean Wiley of the Foundation for St. Vincent Health Systems) here.


Mike Kelly draws a challenger: "Democrat Missa Eaton has jumped into the race against freshman Rep. Mike Kelly. The assistant professor of psychology at Penn State Shenango has been considering a bid for a few weeks, and made it official Thursday morning."