Bethel Park native | @penn_state Grad | Democrat | YIMBY | Fmr @AllCnty_Council Councilman | Fmr campaign staffer for @ConorLambPA, @pamforpa & @ChrisForPA
Bethel Park, PA
Joined May 2019
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Now let’s get a Democratic trifecta and watch us cook statewide with many of these same initiatives!
Pennsylvania can and should be a leader in housing production so everyone, everywhere in our state can afford a place to call home!
While it will get very little fan fair, this is easily one of the most extensive and robust pro-housing packages passed by any major city in the past 5 years.
Just outstanding work by the @CoreyOConnorPA admin working to tear down red tape and make it easier to build housing!
Mayor O'Connor Signs Two New Zoning Reform Packages That Modernize Zoning, Encourage Growth and New Housing nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1mxPaZvVj…
Appreciate Julia Zenkevich with @905wesa for taking time to write up a very detailed account of the ballot question appearing on the ballot here in Allegheny County this year and for giving me a chance to talk about it.
wesanews.org/politics-govern…
Absolutely insane we’re getting a public poll of this race at all, let alone a live one. @ChazNuttycombe and the folks at @StateNavigate continue to do some of the most interesting and detailed state level work in politics. Just tremendous stuff.
PA SD-46 (Trump +28) LIVE POLL first topline results just went up...
🟣Jodi Borello 44.8%
🔴Camera Bartolotta 43.8%
⚪️Undecided 11.7%
projects.statenavigate.com/i…
I am ‘strongly’ in favor of this, as the current staffing limits in place currently inhibit Council Member’s ability to be a more effective check on the administration and also to be more active in their communities, helping to connect constituents with County services.
ANN SELZER IS NEVER WRONG - JUST EARLY. IOWA TRUTH NUKE BABBYYYY
Marist poll | 9/17-9/20 RV
Iowa statewide races 2026
US Senate
🟦Josh Turek 50%
🟥Ashley Hinson 42%
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Iowa Governor
🟦Rob Sand 54%
🟥Zach Lahn 42%
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Generic congressional ballot 2026 (IA)
🟦Democratic 50%
🟥Republican 45%
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President Trump approval
❌Disapprove 58%
✅Approve 41%
Link to poll: maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-con…
Since leaving County Council, I have pretty much tuned out from the legislation passing through that body for my own sanity’s sake.
But for the past few months I reentered the fray to pester @ACDistrict5 / @Dan_Grzybek and Councilman Alex Rose incessantly to get something (1/2)
The best thing we can do right now to John Fetterman is make him irrelevant.
We have congressional seats and a state senate to flip in PA. US Senate seats to flip around the country. Win enough of them and he truly won’t matter.
And in 2028, we’ll replace him for good.
New Fetterman WSJ story is deeply disturbing and no one with the ability seems willing to address it. My take: those of us who can’t do anything about John’s behavior — criticizing him ain’t gonna do it — should ignore him. All else is going right for PA Dems to win power in Harrisburg and DC. Let’s focus on winning and not giving him what he wants.
Dread it.
Run from it.
#Blueberry arrives all the same.
Our office (@RepInglis) has been working on statewide TOD legislation this year to accomplish this. It’s easily the most robust legislation I’ve ever worked on so it’s taking a bit to finish but we’re hoping to have it introduced by the end of the year.
This BS is why we can’t leave this up to individual communities to do this. This type of TOD should be allowed BY RIGHT at the state level.
Local NIMBYs can’t bully local electeds into blocking dense housing development if they have no power to block it in the first place.
Dormont, a small suburb bordering Pittsburgh, has planned for increased density near transit for over 5 years, and now is considering a 180-unit housing project, but a new NIMBY group is spreading lies using AI. No amount of prep can head off NIMBYism publicsource.org/dormont-hou…
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The Pennsylvania @StateNavigate forecast is LIVE.
Josh Shapiro is virtually certain to win re-election. DEMs are expected to retain the House.
The Senate is the question. Will Shapiro get a trifecta? Find out:
projects.statenavigate.com/2…
Somehow, the Butler County GOP found and are running one of the thumb people from Spy Kids.
Anyway, vote Brandon Dukes in PA HD12!
#Blueberry
This is Scott Timko.
He’s the @PAGOP’s nominee in Tuesday’s special election for PA House.
He owes thousands in unpaid taxes to his local community and the state for his business “GotGumbo LLC”
americanjournalnews.com/scot…
Having worked in Pittsburgh politics since 2016, these complaints against Mr. Moraff were well known and made him the most hated staffer in the region by the time he left - or rather was chased out. He should have never gotten another campaign job again after this
Scoop by @MikeElk: Rep. Summer Lee barred Platner recruiter Daniel Moraff “from her 2022 congressional campaign after receiving at least three complaints of sexual misconduct.”
paydayreport.com/platners-da…
Fellow Allegheny County Democratic Committee members - tomorrow we vote for our new Chair & Vice Chair! If you want to continue to have a committee that actually gets results and puts grassroots, volunteer driven politics first-head out and support Kate Garfinkel and John Ukenye!
Thank you to our outgoing executive board for all their hard work this past term and congratulations to our new leadership team with the @BPDemocrats!
Looking forward to working with yinz over the next four years to get even more Democrats elected in Bethel Park!
