Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey seeks a fourth term, while former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick, a Republican, makes his second consecutive bid for a Senate seat.
Republican David McCormick, left, and Democrat Bob Casey are the candidates for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat. Photos courtesy of their campaignsis an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania.
Abortion, energy, and the economy — particularly the candidates’ approaches to relations with China — are among the issues that have gotten the most attention from the campaigns. Senators confirm or reject the president’s picks to head agencies and sit on the U.S. Supreme Court; approve treaties that the executive branch negotiates with other countries; and try impeachment cases if the U.S. House votes to send them.Before being elected governor, the elder Casey served in the state Senate and as auditor general. He was a popular leader: In 1990, he won reelection by a whopping 35 percentage points.
Casey and his wife’s assets include an education savings plans, checking and savings accounts — the largest, according to the disclosure, contains between $50,001 and $100,000 — an IRA, his wife’s retirement fund from Drexel University, and a small collection of mutual funds, managed accounts, and money market accounts. The largest, a Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund, is reportedly worth between $100,001 and $250,000.
He writes that he was inspired to get involved in politics in 2020, and says the Constitution Party’s rejection of super PACs and large corporate donors appealed to him. He ran a successful write-in campaignThomas, 46, lives in Armstrong County and spent his career working in education. On his campaign website, he says he has worked in public, private, and charter schools.
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