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131st House District

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Tally Shows Simmons Defeats Deely in 131st House Race by Slim Margin

Incumbent state Rep. Justin Simmons defeats teacher Kevin Deely, a Democrat, by a few hundred votes Tuesday to keep the 131st House seat under GOP control. Deely could choose to challenge results.

  • ELECTIONS
  • Wednesday, November 7, 2012

The 131st House seat will remain under GOP control thanks to state Rep. Justin Simmons' win over Democrat Kevin Deely Tuesday, according to unofficial results. Simmons received 14,226 votes compared to 13,664 for Deely with only 562 votes separating the two. Vote tallies are unofficial until certified by county election officials. At a watch party at Oliver Shakewell's in Allentown, Simmons thanked all his constituents for voting. "I am extremely humbled to be re-elected as representative for the 131st district," he said. "I will continue to do my best for all 65,000 constituents in my district regardless of whether or not they voted for me. I will always listen to them." Simmons' win helps Republicans maintain control of the state House, …

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Crestor Januvia

10:48 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012

But what can you expect from a district that voted in that moron Karen Beyer.   more ›

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Deely/Simmons Race 'One to Watch' Says Politics PA

In a list compiled by Politics PA, the Simmons/Deely race is named as one of the top races in this year's election cycle.

The race for the 131st state House seat is a "race to watch" according to political website Politics PA, which ranked the top 10 state representative races by likeliness to switch party control.  The race for state Rep. Justin Simmons' 131st seat was eighth out of the 10 races.  In a recent phone interview, state Rep. Simmons (R-131) seemed unphased by the list: "It's just the Harrisburg chattering heads talking," said Rep. Simmons. "What I care about is here, I care about helping people and we will win with the voters in the end. It's a completely different thing to be on the ground talking to the voters than it is to be in Harrisburg." Challenger Kevin Deely felt the list was confirmation that the race for the 131st district seat is far …

optimist

9:45 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

You guys may be right. The 131 has some vert conservative areas. However I think this is a good chance to get Simmons to answer to the following: 1) His co-sponsoring of Corbett's transvaginal ultrasound bill 2) His continued lies about the education cuts he was a part of 3) His protection of Corbett who should be investigated for the Sandusky affair 4) PA is now behind the nation in unemployment…   more ›

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