| Katie McGinty on the campaign trail in Pittsburgh. (Tribune Review) |
Now that Pennsylvania’s former Environmental
Protection Secretary John Hanger has quit the Democratic primary race to challenge Republican Gov. Tom
Corbett’s re-election, it looks
like the candidate with the strongest environmental credentials is Kathleen McGinty.
Protection Secretary John Hanger has quit the Democratic primary race to challenge Republican Gov. Tom
Corbett’s re-election, it looks
like the candidate with the strongest environmental credentials is Kathleen McGinty.
The question is whether she can raise enough cash to get her message before state voters in hopes of beating out four other better-funded candidates on the May 20 primary ballot.
As Melissa Daniels reported yesterday in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
McGinty’s candidacy follow a decades-long
career in environmental and energy policy, including years as a senior adviser in the Clinton administration.
McGinty’s candidacy follow a decades-long
career in environmental and energy policy, including years as a senior adviser in the Clinton administration.
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She preceded Hangar as Pennsylvania’s DEP
Secretary under former Gov. Ed Rendell who describes McGinty as “a strict moderate,” socially
progressive and fiscally conservative. Under her direction, Rendell’s
administration worked to lure renewable energy companies, such as Gamesa and Iberdrola to Pennsylvania.
To learn more about McGinty’s childhood (daughter
of a Philadelphia cop), campaign funds, and support for a severance
tax on natural gas drilling, read:
Gubernatorial
candidate McGinty builds name recognition, support.
of a Philadelphia cop), campaign funds, and support for a severance
tax on natural gas drilling, read:
Gubernatorial
candidate McGinty builds name recognition, support.
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