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Incumbent Republocrat Charlie Dent likes to bill himself as an “independent leader,” when the reality is anything but. A hard look at the record reveals that 6 years in federal Congress and over $1 million in salary later, Dent has achieved little besides renaming a few post offices and helping plunge the nation into [...]
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In July, I interviewed with Reading Eagle reporter Mary Young on the wars and also on my campaign. In August, this article was featured in their Sunday paper, the main newspaper for the Berks county region of the 15th congressional district. Ms. Young struck me as solid journalist, taking notes a mile-a-minute in shorthand (which [...]
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The campaign debate and events schedule is listed below. It is time to take on the Republocrats!
College Hill Neighborhood Association Candidates’ Forum, Monday, September 13, 7-9 PM at Lafayette College. Oechsle Hall, Room 224 (#62 on this map, Parsons and Hamilton on College Hill in Easton). Open Q&A. Press Release HERE.
Delta Kappa Gamma/League of Women [...]
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Jake Towne, independent congressional candidate in PA-15, has joined the Coalition Against War Spending and refuses to provide a single dollar to continue unconstitutional, nation-building wars abroad at a time when Congress remains unaccountable for record levels of government spending and debt. CAWS consists of 95 federal candidates and 34 organizations.
“The annual $1+ [...]
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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 3,629 [...]
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Independent congressional candidate Jake Towne issued this statement today against the Coke/Pepsi Republocrat Party:
“Incumbent Charlie Dent no longer has any excuse to avoid debates and being taken to task for his poor performance over his past twenty years in office. Dent has misrepresented the district during the most severe economic downturn in modern history [...]
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“The few who understand the system, will either be so interested in its profits, or so dependent on its favors, that there will be no opposition from that class. The great body of people, mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantages, will bear its burden without complaint.”
- Lord Rothschild, European central banker
The below slides [...]
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The district’s largest newspaper, the Morning Call, has invited Jake to debate with the “two-headed, one-party” candidates, incumbent Republican Charles Dent and Democrat John Callahan. The campaign immediately accepted the invitation. The event will be held in October prior to the November 2nd election day at a date, time, and venue to be announced later.
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John Callahan, the Democrat challenger in my race, recently targeted the incumbent Republican, Charlie Dent, for his vote to pass the TARP Banker Bailout in 2008. Amusingly, Callahan – along with the rest of the Establishment’s career politicians at the time – stated he would have voted FOR the Banker Bailout himself per this [...]
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The campaign’s #1 priority at present is gathering signatures for ballot access. If you are a registered voter in Pennsylvania, you can help either by collecting signatures in the district or signing a petition. Visit here for more details.
Friday, June 11 Antiwar Protest in Allentown
Time: Noon-1 PM
Location: In front of Allentown Courthouse, Hamilton and [...]
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HERE, my writings HERE, or my platform and principles HERE.
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Please bear with us as the site is still under construction. We expect the site to be ready by July 15th. In the meantime, please visit our interim campaign site on Facebook HERE, my writings HERE, or my platform and principles HERE.
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