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…and if you needed another reason to love her, she'll be eligible to vote in the 2024 election!

August 31, 2010

TweetDuring a long campaign, any candidate worth his salt knocks on a ton of doors. The days tend to run into one another pretty easily, but every once in a while something happens that makes one day stand out from the rest. For me, one of the most memorable of those days was four years [...]

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If you’re not one of us, you just don’t get it.

August 2, 2010
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Tweet The day we finish the state budget in Harrisburg always reminds me of the end of the school year in college. Everyone heads back home to deal with business in their respective legislative districts, shaking hands and saying goodbye for a couple of months. We’ve even had legislative sessions end by members leading the [...]

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"Investors? Possibly you!"

July 6, 2010

Tweet As I write this, we are 119 days from November 2, which also happens to be Election Day, and I am up for re-election as the State Representative in the 46th District. I am working hard to get ready for the political onslaught I have been warned awaits me over the next few months, [...]

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Hat Trick

February 16, 2010

Tweet JESSE WHITE TO SEEK THIRD TERM AS STATE REPRESENTATIVE Jesse White announced today he is seeking a third term to the State House of Representatives. White, a 31 year-old Democrat from Cecil Township, represents the 46th Legislative District, which includes portions of Washington, Allegheny and Beaver Counties. “My experience has made me a better State [...]

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Thoughts from a "Coal Patch Kid"

December 18, 2009

TweetWith all of the craziness going on in Harrisburg, I haven’t had a chance to post some of the stuff from my recent Black and Gold Bash event. We had a great crowd and a great time, even though the Steelers refused to cooperate by winning. Thanks again to all of my supporters and contributors [...]

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Want corruption exposed? This is what it looks like.

November 24, 2009

Tweet Last week, the Pennsylvania Attorney General finally issued the next round of indictments in his ongoing “Bonusgate” investigation of corruption in the Pennsylvania Legislature. Last year, twelve individuals (two representatives and ten staffers) were indicted for a variety of charges, mainly dealing with the use of public money for political campaigns in the Democratic [...]

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Jasper says "yes" again. White: 64%, Yuvan 36%.

November 5, 2008

TweetWell, in some ways it’s all over and in other ways it’s all about to begin. I was blessed to receive 64% of the vote yesterday to be elected to my second term as State Representative in the 46th district. The overwhelming show of support surpassed my expectations and left me speechless, which isn’t something [...]

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SAVE GUS THE LOTTERY GROUNDHOG, SAVE THE WORLD.

November 3, 2008

TweetIn less than 24 hours, the polls will finally be open. Good times all around. I woke up to learn that I had received a crucial last-minute endorsement from my friends at the Pensblog. I’ve been spending the past few days attending events, dropping literature with volunteers, and generally doing whatever is necessary to get [...]

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King of the Road

October 30, 2008

TweetI was looking back over this blog and I realized that there have been a TON of events going on that I haven’t mentioned here. So I’m going with the “picture’s worth a thousand words” theme and giving you a brief rundown of what I’ve been doing lately, just so you don’t think I’ve been [...]

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“Acceptance of dissent is the fundamental requirement of a free society.”

October 24, 2008

TweetI received this very nice email earlier today in response to my regular e-mail updates on constituent issues. I omitted the gentleman’s name for privacy reasons, but I thought the email was a respectful, well-intentioned message that has been all too rare during this campaign season.   To me, there is no greater compliment than [...]

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