MORE NEWS RELEASES -- OCTOBER 2002

 

STATE DEMOCRATS: GET OUT THE VOTE

Posted: Oct. 31, 2002

Wilmington -- Democratic candidates, elected officials, Party leaders and rank-and-file activists kicked off their final week of campaigning for Election Day 2002 with a “Get-Out-The- Vote” Rally on Thursday evening in Wilmington.

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STATE GOP: GORDON RETALIATION BLATANT

Posted: Oct. 31, 2002

WILMINGTON -- Republican Party Chairman Everett Moore expressed disgust over recent revelations that New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon and Chief Administrative Officer Sherry Freebery “reassigned” their executive assistants to the Bear Library when they agreed to testified before a federal grand jury investigating the county. 

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POLIQUIN: TWO FOR TWO

Posted: Oct. 30, 2002

Wilmington, DEL. --- Republican State Treasurer candidate Ron Poliquin defeated incumbent Jack Markell in two debates broadcast Tuesday on WDEL and WILM radio stations.

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CASTLE: ELECTION LAW SIGNED

Posted: Oct. 29, 2002

Almost two years after the infamous 2000 election was settled by the U.S. Supreme Court, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle praised President Bush for signing "The Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002," into law to reform the nation’s election process in order to restore Americans’ confidence in the voting system.

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CARPER: STATEMENT ON WELLSTONE

Posted: Oct. 28, 2002

Wilmington - Senator Tom Carper  will attend the memorial service for United States Senator Paul Wellstone tomorrow, October 29, in Minnesota. Carper issued a   statement after learning of the death of Senator Paul Wellstone.

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MARKELL: "LAWYERS FOR JACK MARKELL" ANNOUNCED

NEWPORT – Citing Jack Markell’s enduring commitment to the well-being of the citizens of Delaware, nearly seventy lawyers today declared their support for the State Treasurer’s re-election campaign. Markell’s opponent in November’s election, Ronald Poliquin, is currently a third-year law student at Widener University and studying to become a lawyer.

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STATE GOP: COUNTY LEGAL BILLS IMPROPER

Posted: Oct. 22, 2002

WILMINGTON -- Republican Party Chairman Everett Moore called on New Castle County Council to stop allowing taxpayer money to be used for illegitimate legal fees.

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STATE GOP: POLL SHOWS BRADY AHEAD

Posted: Oct. 21, 2002

 WILMINGTON, DEL. --- The Delaware Republican Party today released a poll of likely Delaware voters showing an overwhelming lead for Attorney General Jane Brady in her bid for re-election. The poll, performed by McLaughlin & Associates, one of the leading polling firms in the country, showed strong support for Attorney General Jane Brady.

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Brady:  Campaign Launches TV SPOT

Posted: Oct. 17, 2002

Attorney General Jane Brady’s campaign today launched the first television ads in the race for Attorney General. The statewide television buy focuses on Attorney General Jane Brady’s accomplishments and progress in making Delaware’s schools safer, including her “bully proofing” program, which was initiated 4 months before the Columbine tragedy.

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CASTLE: RESPONSE TO IRAQ RESOLUTION

Posted: Oct. 16, 2002

U.S. Rep. Michael N. Castle, R-Del., released this statement on the signing of the Iraq resolution by President Bush.

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STATE GOP: SCHNEE’S TENURE AS U.S. ATTORNEY DISMAL 

Posted: Oct. 15, 2002

WILMINGTON, DEL. --- The Delaware Republican Party launched another ad today regarding Carl Schnee, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, and his dismal record as U.S. Attorney. 

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MINNER: CABINET SECRETARIES CONFIRMED

Posted: Oct. 10, 2002

Dover – The Delaware State Senate confirmed three new cabinet members Thursday, John A. Hughes for Secretary of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Judy McKinney-Cherry for director of the Delaware Economic Development Office and Jennifer Wagner Davis for budget director.

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STATE DEMOCRATS: DEMAND THE TRUTH FROM JANE BRADY      

Posted: Oct. 9, 2002

The Delaware Democratic Party called on the Delaware State Republican Committee and Jane Brady to reveal the truth about how they are paying for their recent radio ads attacking Attorney General candidate Carl Schnee. 

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BIDEN: JUDICIAL NOMINEE APPROVED BY KEY SENATE COMMITTEE

FOR RELEASE: October 8, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Filling an important vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved the nomination of Kent Jordan.

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BIDEN: INCREASE NATION’S BANKRUPTCY COURT JUDGES

FOR RELEASE: October 8, 2002

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to address the severe shortage of federal bankruptcy court judges across the nation, United States Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today introduced legislation that would authorize new judgeships for the nation’s busiest bankruptcy court districts including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, among others.

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