Jake Towne confirmed today with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania that no challenges to the signatures has been submitted prior to the August 9 deadline. Towne, an independent, will be on the November 2nd ballot for United States Congress in Pennsylvania’s 15th district. With a mantra to “Stop the Endless Debt and Endless Wars!” Towne [...]
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“Who Is Jake Towne?” Top Story on WFMZ-TV
Last night I was quite happy to be the top news story on WFMZ, Channel 69 TV. Check out the video and article below, and feel free to leave any comments!! Also below is just a few of the letters to the editor concerning the incumbent’s efforts to avoid debating me. We should be so [...]
It’s Official, Towne is on the Ballot!
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has accepted the signatures submitted, and Jake Towne is now an official candidate for United States Congress in Pennsylvania’s 15th district which covers Northampton, most of Lehigh, and parts of Berks and Montgomery counties. Towne, an independent, will square off against two Establishment-backed career politicians in the November 2nd election. While [...]
Freedom Concert Friday!!
The campaign will be holding a Freedom Concert on Friday, July 30th to celebrate the campaign’s progress so far!! You won’t want to miss this event!! We will be celebrating filing for ballot access! The band Poker Face has been removed from the concert and will not play, see here for details. See the below [...]
Running Under the Ticket of ‘Awesome’
Today a local blog, Lehigh Valley with Love, published an exclusive interview with myself by asking some very non-traditional political questions. The blogger described the campaign as running under “the ticket of awesome, or something.” Pardon any sarcasm in my responses, and I encourage everyone to check it out the interview here. Also, this Sunday [...]
Upcoming July Events!!
The campaign had a successful week, collecting plenty of signatures for ballot access at campaign events. The photos in the post were taken this Sunday at Easton’s Heritage Day, where at times the booth was overwhelmed by people signing the petition and speaking with me or other volunteers. This Saturday, the campaign will have a [...]
One Last Push!!
Great news — after a lot of work the campaign is getting close to finishing the petition process – both the required number of valid signatures and the safety margin of 7,000. With good results this week, we should have the process completed, although more help is certainly needed to verify the signatures. If you [...]
Signatures, Signatures, Signatures
In order to appear on the November general election ballot, Towne for Congress must file 3,629 validated signatures by August 2nd under Pennsylvania law. Currently, the campaign has collected over 3,100 valid signatures so we are close to the required total. However, the campaign fully expects ballot access challenges from the Republocrats who are required [...]
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