Young Democrats Endorse Candidates

I received a press release sent out by the Young Democrats of Allegheny County last night announcing their endorsements. The group made mostly safe incumbent choices in their endorsements. I'm surprised they didn't go with the youngest candidates in some of the races such as County Controller and City Council 1, 3, and 7. I'm pretty sure there is at least one candidate under 40 running in all of those races.

The following is a press release from the Young Democrats of Allegheny County:


N E W S R E L E A S E
Young Democrats of Allegheny County

CONTACT: Michael Phillips
President, YDAC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Young Democrats of Allegheny County Endorse Candidates for 2011

Allegheny County, Pa. –The members of the Young Democrats of Allegheny County (YDAC) are pleased to announce their endorsement of candidates for the 2011 election.

“As Democrats we should all be very excited at the numerous intelligent, qualified, and dedicated people who are willing to serve the public for the greater good of Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh,” stated President Michael Phillips

Below are the candidates who won YDAC Endorsement based on a vote the YDAC membership:

County Executive Rich Fitzgerald

County Controller Valerie McDonald Roberts

County Council 6 Steven Hvozdovich

County Council 10 Bill Robinson

County Council 11 Barbara Daly Danko

City Controller Michael Lamb

City Council 1 Darlene M. Harris

City Council 3 Bruce A. Kraus

City Council 5 Corey O’Connor

City Council 7 Patrick Dowd

City Council 9 Lucille Prater-Holliday

Court of Common Pleas*
(For the Court of Common Pleas there was a tie for second, therefore we have endorsed three candidates)

Choice 1 Michael Marmo

Choice 2 Leah Williams-Duncan*, Alex Bicket*

District Magistrate 05-2-35 Hugh McGough

School Board District 2 Dara Ware Allen