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Onorato Campaign Announces It Has Raised Over $9 Million

“We are very excited about the financial support the campaign has received from across Pennsylvania,” said Campaign Manager Kevin Kinross. “We’ve raised over $9 million dollars since we began the campaign and have more than $6.7 million cash-on-hand at the end of March. These resources have allowed the campaign to develop an extensive field effort that, combined with our tremendous grassroots support, led to the collection of more than 20,000 signatures, roughly as many as were collected by the other three candidates combined. The campaign has also collected more than $900,000 since the beginning of January, and with continued donations from throughout the state, we are confident we will be successful in our campaign to elect Dan Onorato as the next Governor of Pennsylvania.”

“Reading Area Community College exemplifies the collaboration with local and regional businesses that my plan implements statewide,” Onorato said, “We need to ensure that we are developing a workforce that suits the new economy. Developing collaborative efforts between community colleges and local employers, as I did in Allegheny County, will do more than help people find good, family-supporting jobs. It will also make Pennsylvania more attractive for potential employers and help us compete in a changing global economy."

"If Tom Corbett were Governor, millions of dollars of funding would have gone to communities in other states, leaving us with fewer cops on McKeesport's streets," Brewster said. "It's that lack of knowledge and experience in running a large government that makes Tom Corbett unfit to take charge of Pennsylvania."

“Projects like the Scranton Enterprise Center, which help new businesses thrive in their first few crucial years, are essential to our state’s economy," said Onorato. "As Pennsylvania’s next Governor, it will be a priority to create more incentives like what is offered at the Enterprise Center to encourage new businesses to start in Pennsylvania and stimulate local economies."

"Pennsylvania families expect real solutions to health reform. But, instead of offering constructive policies, Tom Corbett is engaging in a taxpayer-funded political stunt with the goal of denying more people coverage and making affordable health care less accessible.

"As the only candidate who has managed a large economy, Dan has the executive experience to lead Pennsylvania through these tough times and bring us back to prosperity," said Alex Reber, Dauphin County Democratic Committee Candidates Chair. "Dan is not only the best candidate for Pennsylvania - he also has the best chance of victory in November."

“We interviewed every candidate who was interested in our support,” PSEA President James P. Testerman said. “In the end, we recommended the candidate who most shared our vision for education, and on issues that matter to our members. Dan believes, as our members do, that education is essential to the economic security of Pennsylvania families, and a quality education system begins with state government living up to its responsibility to fund public schools.”

"We have seen firsthand Dan's compassion for the working men and women of our area," said Jim Hollis, Secretary and Treasurer of the Johnstown Building and Construction Trades. "We have every reason to expect that his compassion will carry over into the Governor's office."

“The Wilkes-Barre Innovation Center is a prime example of what I would like to create across the state to help foster economic growth," said Onorato. "If elected, I would expand on the Center’s ideas and bring them to more locations to encourage new companies to locate in our communities."

“To effectively fight crime and end the cycle of violence, we must also focus on prevention,” Onorato said. “From early childhood education to economic and workforce development, we must recognize and address the contributing factors that increase criminal behavior.”

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Dan Onorato Discusses His Plan to Grow Pennsylvania's Economy in Wilkes-Barre

February 5, 2010

Dan Onorato Discusses His Plan to Grow Pennsylvania's Economy in Wilkes-Barre
Onorato Endorsed by Luzerne Commissioner Maryanne Petrilla and Wilkes-Barre Mayor Leighton at Event

WILKES-BARRE: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato today discussed his plan to grow Pennsylvania's economy and help create family sustaining jobs at an 11:00 AM press conference at the Teamsters Local 401 in Wilkes-Barre. At the event, Onorato was endorsed by Luzerne County Commissioner Maryanne Petrilla and Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton and was introduced by Jim Murphy, a Local 401 Business Agent. Yesterday, Onorato was endorsed by the statewide Teamsters at an event in Philadelphia.

"The single most important job for the next Governor is to spur Pennsylvania to lead the nation in job creation, from supporting our historic manufacturing sector to the newest pioneers in the emerging 'green' economy," said Onorato today. "As Governor, my chief focus will be on creating well-paying sustainable jobs that improve the economic security of all of the Commonwealth's residents, just as it was for me as Allegheny County Executive."

At today's event, Onorato was also endorsed for Governor by Luzerne County Commissioner Maryanne Petrilla and Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton. Yesterday, Onorato was endorsed by the statewide Teamsters Union, the first statewide union to make an endorsement in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

"I am endorsing Dan Onorato for Governor because he is the only candidate for Governor who knows what it takes to help lead and manage a large economy - because he has done it," said Commissioner Petrilla. "I look forward to working with him in the primary and general elections and next year as Governor as we move to put people back to work across Pennsylvania."

As Allegheny County Executive, Onorato has focused on job creation and after six years of his leadership today. Today, Allegheny County has more jobs than any other county in Pennsylvania and the county's unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the state and 25% lower than the nation's.

The "Onorato Plan for Economic Development" Onorato discussed today has five (5) central tenets:

Establish a climate where businesses can succeed;
Launch a "Grow Your Own" success strategy to help firms start, expand and prosper;
Encourage entrepreneurship and innovation;
Boost export opportunities for Pennsylvania companies and attract foreign companies to the state; and
Ensure that Pennsylvania's workforce is prepared for and able to access high-skill, well-paying jobs.

"Pennsylvania is at a critical juncture in its history and if we are going to reform government, create good new jobs and improve education for every child, we need to make real change now," said Mayor Leighton. "Dan Onorato is the best experienced candidate and the only one who has detailed proposals to put Pennsylvania back to work."

While honoring Pennsylvania's manufacturing past, Onorato will work to build on Pennsylvania's competitive advantage in key segments of the Knowledge Economy, including through its unrivaled "eds and meds" - higher education institutions and medical institutions - and through its burgeoning science- and technology-related fields.

"We know that the fastest growing industries are linked to education and medicine," continued Onorato, who last month released a policy paper detailing his plan to work with higher education institutions to create jobs and prepare workers. "Pennsylvania has some of the finest institutions of higher learning and medical facilities in the country. We need to continue to focus on fostering the development of these next generation jobs."

Onorato also recognizes that perhaps no sector holds greater opportunity for the Commonwealth than energy, with intense competition for alternative and renewable energy and energy conservation strategies combined with Pennsylvania's vast holdings across the broad range of energy resources - including the enormous economic potential of the Marcellus shale natural gas reserves that lie just under the Commonwealth's surface. "As County Executive, I focused on supporting the development of 'green jobs' and as Governor, I will do the same," said Onorato.

Today's endorsements come just four days after Onorato released strong fundraising numbers for 2009 and a week after Onorato picked up significant political support in the Lehigh Valley with the backing of Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski and Councilmen Julio Guridy and Ray O'Connell and Easton Mayor Salvatore J. Panto, Jr., Councilwoman Elinor Warner, Councilman Ken Brown, Treasurer David Fleck and Controller Tony Bassil. Earlier in January, Onorato was endorsed by a dozen southwestern Pennsylvania County Commissioners. Onorato has also won major endorsements from southeastern Pennsylvania leaders like Congressman Patrick Murphy, State Senators Daylin Leach and Andy Dinniman and State Representative Mike Gerber.

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dan_onorato: Excited to announce President Bill Clinton will join me for a rally in Philadelphia this Monday. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/a2cmSn

dan_onorato: Honored to accept the endorsement of the Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania. As Governor, I'll work to ensure our environment is protected.

dan_onorato: This article does a great job explaining why we need a severance tax on Marcellus shale drilling: http://bit.ly/9mLBnR

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