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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jul 02, 2007 05:04pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Monday, July 2, 2007 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Philadelphia Inquirer article.
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"Montgomery County venture capitalist Rob McCord says he has raised $1.5 million to seek the Democratic nomination for state treasurer in 2008, a whopping amount for a relatively obscure race.
McCord, a party activist from Bryn Mawr, sought to send a message last week by preparing a state campaign-finance report, even though it is not required for a primary still 10 months away.
His tally raised eyebrows in state politics but did not scare likely rival John Cordisco, the Bucks County Democratic chairman who is busy lining up party support for his own campaign.
"I seem to have a mental illness that makes me love fund-raising. It's shaping up very nicely," joked McCord, 48, a first-time candidate who is director of PA Early Stage, a group of venture-capital funds.
"You just can't parachute into a statewide race," said Cordisco, 52, who served in the state House from 1981 through 1986, and has been county chairman for five years. "Somebody coming in with no base and no core message doesn't concern me."
State row offices - treasurer, auditor general and attorney general - are often launching pads for future races for governor and senator.
And there's a bonus next year: No incumbent. Democrat Bob Casey resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate in November, and current Treasurer Robin Wiessmann was appointed on the condition she not run for election.
If no other candidates emerge, the Democratic primary would be an all-Southeast affair, an oddity in Pennsylvania politics. For at least a generation, nobody from Philadelphia or its suburbs has held a state row office." |
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