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Center City: Michael Meehan Approaches The One Year Anniversary As Chairman Of The Philly GOP

April 6, 2018Jon Dowding and

Michael Meehan’s first experience with the Philadelphia GOP was riding along with his father as they drove to various political events. His father served for 30 years as the general council for the Republican City

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Politics: Young Politicians and the Republican Reformation

April 23, 2015

As the primary election draws closer, the races are beginning to heat up. The local Republican Party is focusing not on the mayoral race, however, but on the contest for two at-large seats on City

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City Hall: Al Schmidt Says, “You Don’t Have an Excuse Not to Vote.”

February 9, 2015Paul Klein

  Elections are the foundation of a democratic society. While it might seem as though elections just come together, in reality a tremendous amount of work is required to make them happen. City Commissioner Al

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