04/24/2012
April 24th 2012 Midterm Primary (especially State College, PA Voters)
This primary election has great national, state, and local significance for all State College residents, especially college students. We will have our say in naming the party candidates for next US President, US Senator, and more!
Here is local voter information, including how to register, how to apply for an absentee ballot , and how to vote:
Centre County Election Office: http://www.co.centre.pa.us/elections/elect.asp
In order to make your own decisions, you can view the official campaign websites for each candidate below:
President of the United States:
NEWT GINGRICH (R)
MITT ROMNEY (R)
RON PAUL (R)
BARACK OBAMA (D)
United States Senator:
DAVID ALAN CHRISTIAN (R)
MARC A SCARINGI (R)
STEVEN D WELCH (R)
TOM SMITH (R)
SAM ROHRER (R)
JOSEPH JOHN VODVARKA (D)
BOB CASEY, JR. (D)
Attorney General:
DAVID J FREED (R)
KATHLEEN G KANE (D)
PATRICK MURPHY (D)
Auditor General:
FRANK A PINTO (R)
JOHN MAHER (R)
EUGENE A DEPASQUALE (D)
State Treasurer:
DIANA IREY VAUGHAN (R)
ROBERT M MCCORD (D)
Representative in Congress – 5th Congressional:
GLENN THOMPSON (R)
CHARLES DUMAS (D)
Representative in the General Assembly – 171st Legislative:
KERRY A BENNINGHOFF (R)
CHRISTOPHER G LEE (D)
Delegate National Party Convention:
MARY E STYN (R)
TOM MARTIN (R)
JOYCE C HAAS (R)
JACOB D CORMAN, III (R)
THOMAS G BROWN (R)
LEE A MITCHELL (R)
CHRISTINE MITCHELL (D)
SEAN MATTHEW MILLER (D)
WILLIAM ROBERT VAN SAUN (D)
Alternate Delegate National Party Convention:
VEREL R SALMON (R)
SHEILA FITZGERALD STERRETT (R)
SAMUEL SETTLE (R)
DEBORAH C FLAVIN (R)
KRISTINE L ENG (R)
MARK R BRADY (R)
EDWARD L SCURRY (D)
You can also check out these independent sources about the candidates:
Project Vote Smart: http://www.votesmart.org/
OnTheIssues: http://ontheissues.org/default.htm
Smart Voter (League of Women Voters): http://www.smartvoter.org/
Centre County Election Office Sample Ballots: http://www.co.centre.pa.us/elections/elect.asp
These candidate quizzes can help you pick your favorites as well:
OnTheIssues: http://www.ontheissues.org/quiz.htm
VoteEasy: http://votesmart.org/voteeasy/
http://www.selectsmart.com/president/
http://2012election.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004491
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/candidate-match-game
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fullpage/match-matic-presidential-candidate-2012-match-15177995
http://glassbooth.org/
The official website of Centre County, Pennsylvania Government.
