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Joe Sestak
209,955 votes
59.6%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: U.S. Congressman
- Former 3-Star Admiral, 31-year distinquished military career
- Commanded the George Washington carrier battle group (30 ships,15,000 Sailors/Marines/SEALs) that conducted combat operations in Afghanistan & Iraq
- After 9/11, first Director of "Deep Blue" - the Navy's anti-terrorism unit
- Earned a PhD in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University
- Graduated from the US Naval Academy (2nd in his class)
- Grew up in Delaware County and attended Cardinal O'Hara High School with his brother and 6 sisters (and where his Mom taught math)
Priorities:
- Economic Security
- Health Security
- National Security
Craig Williams
142,362 votes
40.4%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Attorney
- Served as Assistant U.S. Attorney (federal prosecutor)
- Col. U.S Marine Reserves, former Top Gun Instructor
- Flew 56 combat missions in the F-18 in Operation Desert Storm, decorated 7 times
- Served as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the Marines
- Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Columbia University School of Law, Masters in Legal Philosophy;
Priorities:
- Energy policy and reducing our dependency on foreign nations for oil
- Extending the 2001 and 2003 middle class tax cuts
- Reducing the size of the federal budget and implementing cost cutting measures such as the elimination of earmarks and the line item veto
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