King announces bid for 16th Congressional seat
Jess King
LANCASTER — Jess King, the current Executive Director of ASSETS – a business training and lending nonprofit in Lancaster – is taking a leave of absence to run for US Congress in PA’s 16th district. She will begin her leave on September 1st.
King argues that she has been fighting for working families and communities for her entire 20-year career in Lancaster & Pittsburgh....
Houghton announces bid to take on Pitts
London Grove Democrat cites his record on agriculture, bi-partisanship
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Former State Representative Tom Houghton makes a point about his record of working across the aisle, in announcing Monday that he would take on veteran U.S. Rep Joe Pitts in the race for the 16th District Congressional seat.
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By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
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