Chester County Republicans learned a hard lesson in 2006 when they sleepwalked through the election and lost two legislative seats that had been in Republican hands for decades.
Now the party faces the daunting task of retaking the seats.
Chester County Republican Party Chairman Joseph "Skip" Brion, the man asleep at the wheel in 2006, is making all kinds of noise about how the party will have to take back the seats it gave away two years ago.
The Daily Local News in West Chester has an update today on the pending races for the the 156th House seat and the 19th Senate seat.
"Nobody's going to get a bye this year," Brion told the newspaper.
Brion said the 2008 election is a must-win for the county party, according to the newspaper.
The two races that will get the most attention are the 156th House seat and the 19th District seat in the Senate.
For the House seat, Shannon Royer will take on state Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith, the Democrat who narrowly beat him in 2006 to give Democrats a 1-seat majority in the state House.
In the 19th Senate contest, the GOP will run political newcomer Steve Kantrowitz of Malvern, a former two-star U.S. Navy admiral, against Democratic incumbent Sen. Andy Dinniman, who is seeking a full four-year term after winning a special election in 2006.
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