Meet The Candidates...PATRICIA E. COONAHAN For Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Pat is the most qualified candidate for this position. She is the only candidate who prosecutes criminals and keeps them off the streets. Pat has been a Prosecutor for over 22 years and is Chief of the Appeals Division in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Pat has a 99% success rate in winning cases in our Court of Common Pleas, including appeals to the Pennsylvania Superior and Supreme Courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Pat was recommended by the Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association in 2009 and 2003. Pat is tough on crime, but with the qualities of good judgment, intellect, fairness and temperament necessary in a judge. This is why Pat has been endorsed by the Norristown Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 31, Lower Merion Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 28 and the Pennsylvania State Police Pioneer Lodge 37. Pat has always been a public servant and Prosecutor. She is the only candidate who has put the criminals in prison and kept them in prison. Your support and hard work to elect Patricia E. Coonahan, on November 3, 2009 is critical so Pat will be on the bench to insure our streets are safe for the residents of Montgomery County. COMMITTEE-ENDORSED CANDIDATE FOR MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE 38-1-20:
Cathleen Kelly Rebar (rebarfordistrictjudge.com)
Biography: I am married to Michael Rebar, Jr, and live with my husband and my son in the house where my husband grew up, located at 21 Ashwood Lane, Eagleville, Pennsylvania 19403. We have a four year old son named Michael. We have close ties to our neighbors and are devoted members in good standing at Visitation B.V.M. Church. My husband, a Corporal with the Pennsylvania State Police, was born and raised in Lower Providence and together we have made Lower Providence our community and the place where we will raise our family. My mother-in-law, Patricia Mager Rebar, is a fixture at the rectory at Visitation B.V.M., as she has been for the past 38 years. She is also a long-time member of the Women's Guild. My father-in-law, Michael Rebar, now deceased, was also a Pennsylvania State Trooper and a member of the Optimist Club. My four year old son attends the Audubon YMCA day care. Our family is dedicated to the Lower Providence community. I graduated magna cum laude from C.W. Post College, with a bachelor's degree in English and Psychology in 1995, and then graduated from Villanova University School of Law in 1998. While in law school, I interned with the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, in New York; the Delaware County District Attorney's Office, in Media, Pennsylvania; and, the United States Attorney's Office in Wilmington Delaware. Moreover, under the student practice rule, I represented the Commonwealth at preliminary hearings before every Magisterial District Judge in Delaware County. During the two years I served in that capacity, I conducted over 500 preliminary hearings on behalf of the Commonwealth. After graduation from law school, I served the Commonwealth as an Assistant District Attorney under Patrick Meehan, the former District Attorney for Delaware County and the former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where I tried multiple misdemeanor and felony cases before Judges and juries. I was also assigned to the Drug Court and appeared every week before the Magisterial District Judge assigned to preside over narcotic cases under the Drug Task Force. In addition, I continued to handle preliminary hearings involving sensitive and higher exposure cases throughout the county. In 2000, I transitioned to the State Attorney General's Office where I continued to serve the Commonwealth, under Attorney General Mike Fisher, by prosecuting white-collar fraud and neglect cases in the southeastern region of the Commonwealth, including Montgomery County. Since 2002, I have been in private practice in Montgomery County, practicing in both the civil and the criminal defense arenas in every jurisdiction in southeastern Pennsylvania and many jurisdictions across the state. Currently, I am a shareholder and partner in my firm, McCumber, Daniels, Buntz, Hartig & Puig, P.A. located at 1400 S. Trooper Road, Suite 102, Eagleville, Pennsylvania 19403. In my professional endeavors, I have had the experience of appearing before Magisterial District Judges in Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, Berks, Delaware and Northampton Counties. In those appearances, I have represented plaintiffs and defendants in civil cases. Further, I have conducted hearings as a prosecutor and defended them on behalf of criminal defendants. I do not believe there will be any candidate running in this election that is more qualified than I to serve as a successor to Judge Benjamin Crahalla. COMMITTEE-ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR LOWER PROVIDENCE SUPERVISOR:
DON THOMAS Republican for the office of Lower Providence Township Supervisor. He is a dedicated businessman who is very involved in the community.
Don has 25+ years of professional business experience. He operated and expanded the local heating and fuel oil business that his father, Earl Thomas, started 42 years ago. Running a small business, dependant on service to individual homeowners, for the past 25 years has given him a keen understanding of the relationship between business, local government, and community. He hopes to leverage that knowledge and experience to help the township. Don grew up here in Lower Providence, graduated from Methacton H. S, went on to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree and returned home to Lower Providence, married and raised his family here. He is cares deeply about our community and has been involved in several community youth programs including youth and community theater productions through both Arcola Scholl and his church. He has also organized other programs hikes and outings for youth.
Don is running for Supervisor on a 5 point platform: · Intelligent Traffic Solutions · Fiscal Conservative · Resident Advocate · Attract Jobs & opportunities · Preserve Open Space Through these uncertain economic times, how we manage the competing demands of land development, traffic congestion, open space and fiscal responsibility will determine the quality of life not only for us, but our children and grandchildren. A lifetime of experience in L.P. has convinced me of the importance of giving back. It is my hope that you will help me to do just that by supporting me in this campaign.
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Colleen Eckman For Lower Providence Supervisor
Colleen Eckman is running as an endorsed Republican for the office of Lower Providence Township Supervisor. She is a dedicated Landscape Architect who is very involved in the community. Colleen is a licensed Landscape Architect who has 13 years of experience in land planning and the landscape architecture field. Working in land planning and landscape architecture, she brings with her a unique perspective to many of the issues currently facing our community like; development, storm water management, and open space. She hopes to use that knowledge and experience to the benefit of the residents of Lower Providence and wants to be your voice on the Board of Supervisors. Colleen grew up here in Lower Providence and after graduating from Temple University with a degree in Landscape Architecture, returned home to raise her family. Colleen has dedicated 20+ years of her life to community service in Lower Providence. She began her volunteer work with the Lower Providence Volunteer Fire Company and the Lower Providence Community Center Ambulance and is still an active volunteer with several other organizations in the township. She hopes to leverage her professional experience and in depth knowledge of township emergency services to benefit the community Colleen is running for Supervisor on a 5 point platform: · Sensible Economic Development · Improving Township Services · Smart Traffic Solutions · Fiscal Responsibility Most importantly she wants to promote and continue to develop an overall superior quality of life in Lower Providence. For more information, please go to; www.LPVictory09.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Howard Jones a retired corporate manager who has served the
Christian Nascimento is a corporate manager with Comcast. He has a strong background in Finance and has worked in the Accounting function at Comcast. A graduate of
Jim Phillips has been active in Real estate Investments and Development. He has also been a small airlines Commercial pilot. Jim resides with his wife and two young children in
Herb Rothe is a small businessman, operating a fourth generation family florist business in
Our four endorsed republican School Board candidates bring strong commitment to the
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Timothy O’Connell For Auditor
Tim is a long time resident of
With his education and experience Tim is an extremely qualified candidate for Auditor. Please vote for him .
For Constable
Cornelius J. (John) Dotts
Cornelius is a long time resident of
Cornelius has done an outstanding job as Constable and deserves to be re-elected. Please vote for him on May 19, 2009
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