I Wednesday, No\. 3, 2010
Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., speaks with his supporters at the
Republican victory party held Tuesday night at the Ramada
Conference Center. Thompson claimed victory by more than 7,000
votes.
Thompson keeps
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Incumbent wins decisively
By Mike Hricik
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Thompson's victory coincides
with the Republican Party
regaining majority control ot the
House.
Thompson is a member oi the
House Education and Labor and
Small Business and A:'"' uiiure
committees, rhiei >'oiitieal
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said.
Thompson servs as both vice
co-chairman ot the
Congressional Rural Caucus and
Students, locals turn out for 2010 midterm elections
Despite a surge in student voter registration ,
Tuesday's turnout was relatively on par
with past midteim elections .
Kelsey Moms/Collegian
A bike stands outside the HUB-Robeson Center to remind people to vote Tuesday.
"I think tonight
belongs to the
American people
This is their
evening.”
Glenn Thompson
sth District representative
vice chairman of the
Congressional Healthcare
Caucus. Pasquinelli said.
He also led a successful cam
paign against tolling on
Interstate 80. Pasquinelli said.
Opposing Democratic candi
date Michael Pipe engaged in his
first political campaign as a 25-
year-old. He graduated from
Penn State in 2009 and ran on a
platiorm of responsible taxation
and job creation.
Though he lost by 7.840 votes.
Pipe said his first political cam
paign taught him valuable les
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"It changed my view of this
country and of the American
people. It’s been an extraordi
naiy process. I've been really
humbled," Pipe said.
He said he has no immediate
political plans but will spend
time with his fiancee. Ashley,
during his newfound downtime.
"We re just going to push and
move forward." he said. "I wish
i Thompson 1 the best and that he
works for common sense solu
tions in the district."
To e mad reporter: mjhsso7@psu.edu
STATE & NATION
Toomey edges past Sestak
In a race that was neck-and
neck late into the night,
Republican Pat Toomey was
announced by multiple major
media outlets as the winner of
Arlen Specter’s Senate seat
Tuesday in what amounted to one
of the tightest races in the country.
The race was closer than many
predicted early in the election sea
son, with Toomey taking a narrow
margin late in the night for the vic
tory over Democrat Joe Sestak
51 percent to 49 percent.
‘This is a victory for the people
of Pennsylvania. We’re sending a
message that we’re tired and
we’re going to chart a new
course,” Toomey said, who went
on to thank his family and those
who worked and contributed to his
campaign.
Toomey, a former Wall Street
investment banker, spoke strongly
for financial deregulation in gov
ernment policy. Toomey’s support
of free trade became a major
sticking point between the two
candidates. Sestak accused
Toomey of advocating the out
sourcing of jobs to China in a tele
vision advertisement during elec
tion season.
Early in the day Toomey’s cam
paign manager Mark Harris was
confident in the Republican's
chances.
"We're seeing a phenomenal
outpouring for Pat Toomey all
across the state," he said. “All indi
cations are that our voters are
Local incumbents win races
Incumbents swept Centre
County’s midterm elections.
Republican State Senator Jake
Corman and Democratic State
House Representative Scott
Conklin were re-elected in the
34th Senatorial District and the
77th Legislative District, respec
tively. They defeated challengers
Jon Eich and Joyce Haas.
Kerry Benninghoff, the
Republican state representative
for the 171st district, ran unop
posed for his seat. He also ran
unopposed in the 2006 midterm
election, when he won with 97 per
cent of the vote.
Conklin said he wanted to stress
that no one who ran should be dis
couraged by the results.
"Regardless of the outcome, no
one should hang their head at the
end of the night,” he siad.
Corman spent Hiesday at the
polls in Centre County and said
he was "very excited with the
win.”
Corman said he will focus on
pressing issues like unemploy
ment, and as a Penn State alum
nus, he will be dedicated to offer
ing students at his alma mater the
TATE AT T
By Nick Manella
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
By Vince D’lmperio
and Matt Morgan
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press
Pat Toomey, left, talks with the media with his daughter, Bridget, 10, cen
ter, and his wife, Kris, after voting at Upper Milford Township.
energized and coming out to
vote."
A former Navy admiral and sec
ond term member of the House of
Representatives, Joe Sestak was
a moderate liberal candidate.
Though Toomey attacked him for
calling the economic stimulus
package too small. Sestak contin
ued to call for a "public option" in
the health care overhaul, further
ing his push for more government
involvement in social and financial
affairs.
The race was a quintessential
division of left and right ideologies.
Both parties attempted to portray
the other's candidate as an out of
control extremist, hoping to win
the votes of a traditionally prag
matic state.
As the race heated up with
Sestak defeating Specter, who had
switched parties after a long
best education at an affordab!
cost.
He proposed and helped in
passing legislation that enabled
college students to stay on their
parents' health insurance unlii
age 30 in Pennsylvania. 1 io said h.
is in favor of loweiing the cost oi
healthcare premiums.
One of Conklin's main priorities
is to give the citizens of the stale
access to quality, affordable
healthcare, he said, and he is also
eager to work on tackling the
multi-billion dollar deficit the state
faces.
"Either way. I'm anxious to got
to work," he said.
Conklin said he was pleased to
have the chance to campaign tor
this seat as the incumbent in (he
race.
"It's been an opportunity that
has been given to very tew peo
ple," he said.
Eieh was a proponent ot unis er
sal healthcare and ensuring the
Marcellas Shale industry develops
in an effective way.
Today, he will return to work as
a Centre County commissioner, he
said.
Haas, a Penn State alumna, said
she was in favor of lowering taxes
to create more jobs.
"Lowering taxes creates a bet
A student casts a ballot at the HUB-Robeson Center.
Katie Silvis/Collegian
Glenn Thompson observes his opponent, Michael Pipe.
The Daily Collegian
career as a Republican,
Democrats were not optimistic
about winning the seat.
However. Sestak made a strong
push in mid season polls and led
for much of the early portion of
Tuesday night before Toomey took
the lead and ultimately won the
highly contested title.
Jeremey Knout (sophomore
political science), who said he
voted for Republican candidates
Tuesday, said he's happy with
Toomey's success.
It s already been shown that
more government regulation is
not the- answer." he said. “The
stimulus didn't work. It's time to
tiy something new."
The Associated Press contributed to
this report.
ui reporter: nwmso7o@psu.edu
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Scott Conklin, D-Pa., greets friends
u-r business atmosphere,” she
said "Covernment can’t create
jobs, so the businesses have to.”
Haas also stood for lowering
ihe price of college tuition and
cutting spending. She continues
to support the Tuition Challenge
(bant that would reward col
leges for keeping their tuition
low.
iff ..r ter Casey McDermott
itiiCutfMj to tliis report.
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