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| Type | Biweekly political newsletter |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Neri & Associates NeriVerbanac Public Affairs (former) |
| Editor-in-chief | Albert J. Neri John Verbanac (former) |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Website | www.insiderpa.com/ |
The Insider was a subscription-based newsletter reporting on Pennsylvania politics.
It was once described as the "state’s most widely read newsletter devoted to state politics and government." [1] With an audience of both the "hard-core state political junkie and the casual political observer," The Insider featured interviews with state politicians and political analysis for activities at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. [2] [ non-primary source needed ] It has been called a "biweekly guide to the capital's back room deals" [3] and "a twice-monthly political capsule" [4] by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Insider was developed in 2002 by the late Al Neri, a veteran political commentator with over 20 years of political experience, and political operative John Verbanac, a protegee of Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. [5] [6] [7] Within a short period of time, the Insider became the largest statewide political publication. [8] Verbanac and Neri parted ways amicably in 2005 and The Insider was incorporated into the GovNetPA system. [7] [9] The editorial opinions expressed in The Insider were exclusively of Neri, unless the article carries a different by-line. [10] Other individuals occasionally publish material in The Insider, including David Buffington, who is best known as the former editor of the Pennsylvania Report, a publication similar to The Insider. [11] [ non-primary source needed ]
The 2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Rick Santorum ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democrat Bob Casey, Jr., the son of former Pennsylvania governor Bob Casey Sr. Casey was elected to serve between January 3, 2007 and January 3, 2013.
Jeffrey E. Piccola is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 15th District from 1995 to 2012 including as Republican Whip from 2001 to 2006. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 104th District from 1977 to 1995.
Dave L. Reed is a Republican former member, and former Majority Leader, of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 62nd District, made up of parts of Indiana County. In November 2014, Reed was elected House Majority Leader and assumed those duties on December 1. He was sworn into his seventh term on January 6, 2015.
John Andrew "Drew" Crompton is a Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. Previously, he served as chief of staff and counsel for Pennsylvania Senate Pro-Tempore Joe Scarnati. He served as deputy campaign manager for policy for Lynn Swann's 2006 campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania. Prior to that, he was chief counsel for Scarnati's predecessor as Pennsylvania Senate Pro-Tempore, Robert Jubelirer.
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5, 2002, with all districts being contested. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2002 ran from January 7, 2003 until November 30, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002.
Jeff Coleman is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Terry E. Van Horne was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 54th legislative district.
The 2000 United States House elections in Pennsylvania was an election for Pennsylvania's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 2000.
Albert J. "Al" Neri was a Pennsylvania political news correspondent, pundit, and political analyst.
John Verbanac is a businessman and political operative in Pennsylvania.
Peter L. DeCoursey was an American news reporter of political topics in Pennsylvania. He worked in or covered Pennsylvania politics for nearly three decades, serving most recently as bureau chief for the online news service Capitolwire.com.
Mike Long is an American lobbyist, political strategist, and former legislative aide in Pennsylvania.
Steve MacNett was an American political figure. He was a prominent legislative aide in the Pennsylvania Senate, where he was the Senate Republican General Counsel. His influence led observers to call him the "51st Senator." He was best known as the top staffer in the Senate during the tenure of David J. Brightbill.
The Politicker Network, or Politicker.com, was a national network of fifty state-based political websites operated by the New York Observer.
Stephen Richard Wojdak was an American politician who was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a prominent lobbyist in Pennsylvania, where he was the President and CEO of S. R. Wojdak & Associates.
Colleen M. Kopp is a lobbyist with Wojdak Government Relations and a former legislative staffer in Pennsylvania. Prior to that she was an aide for House Minority Whip Mike Veon and for Governor Ed Rendell. She is a former Secretary of Legislative Affairs.
Greenlee Partners, LLC is a lobbying firm in Pennsylvania, possibly best known for representing the City of Philadelphia and Allegheny County.
Thomas Jay "Tom" Ellis is a Pennsylvania public finance attorney. He served several terms as county commissioner of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, one of the largest counties in Pennsylvania, before being dropped from the ticket during an intra-party feud. An ally of controversial Republican National Committeeman Bob Asher, he is a prominent figure in the Pennsylvania Republican Party.
Richard John Santorum is an American politician, attorney, author, and political commentator who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007 and was the Senate's third-ranking Republican during the final six years of his tenure. He also ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in the 2012 Republican primaries, finishing second to Mitt Romney.
The primary election to select the Democratic and Republican candidates had been held on April 24, 2012. The 2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Pennsylvania voters chose 20 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Pennsylvania's electoral vote number was a reduction from the 2008 delegation, which had 21 electors. This change was due to reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census. Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes are allotted on a winner-take-all basis.
The Insider, a biweekly guide to the capital's back room deals.
...who authors a twice-monthly political capsule called The Insider.
The views contained in The Insider are those exclusively of its editor, Al Neri, unless an article is specifically authored by another writer.