143rd Democratic Assembly Committee
143rd Democratic Assembly Committee

Statewide Endorsements

As you already know, we have a number of statewide judicial races this election cycle. Members of the state committee have been meeting via Zoom and voting remotely on statewide endorsements.

Results

  • State Supreme Court: 1 vacancy
    • Maria McLaughlin was endorsed by the State Committee on the first round by well over the 67% of votes needed.
  • State Superior Court: 2 vacancies
    • David Spurgeon was endorsed by the State Committee on the first round by well over the 67% of votes needed.
    • No other candidate was able to achieve the 67% threshold on two rounds.
    • The remaining finalists are Timika Lane and Jill Beck.
  • Commonwealth Court: 1 vacancy
    • No candidate could achieve the 67% on 2 ballots.
    • The top two finalists were Amanda Green Hawkins and Lori A. Dumas.

Bucks County Endorsements

Traditionally, our County Party has voted to accept the state endorsements. That would occur during our own endorsement meeting coming in about one week. Where no endorsement at the statewide level exists, we are free to endorse whomever we choose.

Election Calendar

Please take note of the dates in the below Election Calendar link. Our window for petitions is relatively brief and the state party has adopted a cover-safe protocol for conducting petition drives.

Vote Local

A healthy plant begins at the roots. Through the past few election cycles, many of our county Parties have used the Vote Local PA program to help with voter outreach to push and promote their Democratic slate of candidates- from the top-of-the-ticket down to the local level.

With statewide judicial seats and municipal offices on the ballot (along with potential ballot amendments) this year – now is the time to work together to build out smarter more efficient voter outreach programs so we can win more Democratic seats up and down the ballot. Look for more info about our Vote Local PA program soon, or contact Mitch (mitch@padems.com) for new, up-to-date information.

Endorsement Process for Bucks County

Below is an email message from Chairman John Cordisco serving as the official notice for the Annual Bucks County Democratic Committee endorsement meeting on February 26th, 2021.