As Joshua Takes Power Let’s Thank the Moses of Montgomery County Democrats
On Wednesday, Josh Shapiro and Leslie Richards will take office as Montgomery County Commissioners after winning the most important political race in the state in November. As you must know, this will be the first time in this history of the County that Democrats have controlled the County Commission. At the same time Joe Hoeffel will be leaving public office, perhaps for the last time. But everyone, from Josh and Leslie down, know that without the efforts of Joe Hoeffel, there would be no Democratic majority on the County Commission in Montgomery County. Without Joe, Allyson Schwartz would probably not be the member of Congress for the 13th Congressional district which includes a big part of Montgomery County and which Joe once represented. And many other Democratic public officials would not old the offices they do today. The contemporary Democratic Party in Montgomery County is, to a very large degree,… Continue reading