Kerns Overwhelmingly Endorsed By Montco Area Leaders

A letter was received today, signed by 10 of the 15 area leaders, overwhelmingly endorsing candidate Bob Kerns for MCRC chairman.

Kerns, who had the support of but 5 area leaders (Mark Marino, Marilyn Vacarello, Bob Stokley, John Fichter and Marie Cavanaugh) two years ago, has doubled his support among the area leaders and has the solid support of 2 municipal chairs, Abington's Robert Griffith and, quite notably, Pottstown Municipal Chair, Gail Yoder.

Of particular note, Yoder happens to be the chair of the largest municipality in Vlahos' area.

Surprisingly, none of the area leaders who did not sign the letter have come out in support of Vlahos, with the exception of Vlahos himself.

Kerns has the area leaders in Springfield and Cheltenham, the home base of former commissioner and state treasurer candidate Tom Ellis (Cheltenham) and former Republican commisioner King James III (Springfield).

The leadership who signed this letter represent 612 of the 824 committee spots, amounting to 74.2% of the full committee.

Kerns and Vlahos are the only two candidates running for MCRC Chairman, as Renee Amoore, State Republican Committee Vice-Chair, has decided she will not run.

Click here to doenload the letter.