I like to help people. Chair, Chester County Commissioners. Open space 🌳 Urban redevelopment 🚆 Ethical government 🇺🇸 Prof:
@LincolnUofPA
Hero:
@TomSilvaTOH
This language does not represent the values we have in Chester County, nor does it represent the love we have for our neighbors who have a different background from our own.
However, racism exists everyday, and more of us need to call out and shame this behavior.
Congratulations
@JoeBiden
You won't remember this photo.
You were walking by me a week after you were elected VP. In exchange for a photo on my iPhone 1 you asked me where I was from. I said I was running for mayor of my hometown of Downingtown at 25.
"Make me proud" you said.
Weighing in at a hefty 10 lbs, 2 oz. Riordan* (Rory) David Maxwell joined us yesterday.
Mom is doing great and having her favorite order from Wawa as we speak.
Big shout-out to the L&D team at Chester County Hospital, especially the 3rd shift Unit Coordinator, Beverly Maxwell.
I wiped out snowboarding today and as I laid there looking up at the clear blue sky contemplating life and assessing my injuries a little girl (8?) whizzes by tagging my helmet and says “You’re It” before disappearing down the mountain.
So now I also lost a game of tag.
80% of
#ChesterCounty
ballots in so far, let’s get that last 20% in today.
Drop them off at one of our library drop boxes like this one in Exton, or at our Election Center in West Chester which is 24/7.
#Vote
I just ordered a sandwich to the wrong
@Wawa
. If someone wants a sando at the Boot Road, WC location for Josh it’s on me. I’m too far away to make the trek.
It's been a long week and I haven't slept past 4 am in quite awhile. Stress, frustration, and mental strain.
Today I got an email from a local girl scout troop that wants to donate cookies to our vaccinators and volunteers.
Suddenly everything feels a lot better.
I got called a lot of names today: dumb, traitor, and stupid just to name a few.
Anyway, this morning we certified the November election in Chester County.
Cases are down in Chester County.
Cases are up among people under 35.
We know what to do. Please think about others and wear a mask in public places. Let's get to the other side of this as quickly as possible.
I'll make TikToks if I have to, but they won't be good.
#ChesterCounty
just did another election results upload bringing our total reporting to 65%. We have a lot of votes left to count, including mail-ins.
Details are on our dashboard, including a mail-in and in person voting breakdowns:
I once talked to
@PeteButtigieg
for 20 minutes about flag designs.
He was over my head the entire time.
He knew the entire history of design elements. I was like, “I like yellow.”
@NaomiBiden
@Eagles
The VP didn't need to be an
@Eagles
fans to get my vote but that information removes any shred of doubt.
imho, it'd be nice for St. Nick to get the White House moment he never got.
The PA Department of State certified the general election ballot yesterday.
Chester County is in the process of mailing over 100,000 ballots to those who applied. They should land next week.
Return them quickly, it’s time to vote.
#ChesterCounty
will be certifying our results early this afternoon.
The Republican and Democratic parties withdrew all challenges to ballots last week.
#Teamwork
Operation stay out of the news almost complete.
Our election team is terrific.
Very excited about two affordable housing projects we approved this week; 110 units in Thorndale and Phoenixville. Both are near transportation assets and grocery stores.
I’m at the
@NACoTweets
Conference where
@SecretaryPete
is about to speak and I just met his BIGGEST fan. She’s a History Teacher from PA. Hope she gets an opportunity to say hi!
RT ChescoPlanning: Did you know that more than half of the world's mushrooms are grown right here in
#ChesCo
? In honor of September being
#NationalMushroomMonth
, our
#PhotoOfTheWeek
features some mushrooms from the Mushroom Capital of the World - Kennett…
#ChesterCounty
will be pre-canvassing all mail in ballots we receive by the end of day today beginning at 7 am tomorrow. (80% returned so far)
Counting of ballots can officially begin at 8 pm, and we’re have results shortly after.
JUST IN:
Montgomery County --one of PA's largest -- says it will begin counting mail-in ballots at 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning and continue counting 24/7 until all votes are tallied.
600 kids are signed up for Covid-19 and flu vaccinations at
@ChescoHealth
clinics like this one in clinic. They’re making sure every child has an opportunity to get vaccinated.
I’ve never seen lines like this in
#ChesterCounty
, a county I believe is one the most critical in the country. People are standing for hours in the rain at election offices
Once ruby red,
#ChesCo
went from Romney to Clinton.
We’re expecting the most R & D votes ever this year.
@JoeBiden
I represent 530,000 ppl in Pennsylvania just north of Wilmington and west of Philadelphia.
I've known
@PeteButtigieg
for 7 years, he's as capable as anyone I know in public life.
You're attacking the wrong guy.
At Home Depot and there a couple of guys at the paint counter talking about how
@RepHoulahan
got them their veterans benefits. Nice to hear on a Sunday morning.
The election in
#ChesterCounty
has been certified unanimously.
Thank you to both local Republican and Democratic parties for working together and declining to contest any ballots.
#teamwork
#ChesterCounty
will be certifying our results early this afternoon.
The Republican and Democratic parties withdrew all challenges to ballots last week.
#Teamwork
Operation stay out of the news almost complete.
Our election team is terrific.
We mourned as a Downingtown family tonight. Many of us prayed for our kids to know that we love them, they matter, and we're here to support them. 💙💛💙💛
#ChesterCounty
has opened appointments for all of 1A, 1B, and 1C. Appointments are available as early as this weekend.
We received 20k more vaccines (J&J) than we had in previous weeks from the PA DoH.
If you want a vaccine you can schedule right here:
*CHESTER COUNTY ELECTION UPDATE*
We are making sure that voting in Chester County is as safe and secure as possible, so for the first time we are adding drop boxes (at Libraries) and more Election Offices (Chester Springs and Oxford). Details:
*Historical Political Relevance Tweet*
Since there's been both R & D parties, Rs have out numbered Ds in
#ChesCo
every year.
Only 2 D Pres. have won Chester County; LBJ & BO ('08).
Sometime this week there will be more registered Ds in Chester County for the 1st time ever.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (
@AP
) __ Another suburban Philadelphia county has flipped to Democratic control. Democrats declared victory late Tuesday night in races for the Chester County board of commissioners, beating two GOP incumbents to take control there for the first time ever.
#ChesterCounty
has called for a stop in operation of Energy Transfer's Mariner East 8 inch and 12 inch NGL pipelines. This project has consistently put residents lives and their properties at risk. It's past time for the
@PA_PUC
to take swift action to protect our community.
Beginning February 2019, the Borough of Downingtown will be purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates for 100% of its energy use.
This is our first step in our commitment to make Downingtown's energy usage 100% from renewable sources.
I'm not going to share the horrific video that is now online but I think people should know what happened.
They beat the police officer until he died, they used an American Flag.
The President should be removed from office.
Everyone involved should be prosecuted.
92% of
#ChesterCounty
adults have had at least 1 vaccination shot.
83% of all 12 & up.
Way. to. go.
Mass vaccinations sites + mobile vaccinations clinics + great community + hard working public health department = great job all.
Blair lost her grandfather today, former US Attorney General and Governor Dick Thornburgh
When I first met him he introduced himself, looked me up and down and said “You remind me of Mario Lemieux.”
Smiling I replied: “Sir, with respect, I think I’m more like Bobby Clark.”
92% of adults are fully or partially vaccinated in
#ChesterCounty
.
83% of those 12 and up.
Numbers do not include out of state vaccinations.
Both numbers far exceed the national and state benchmarks for masking mitigation.
I’m an
@eagles
fan.
I’m also a fan of Downingtown graduates fulfilling their dreams.
Great read here by someone I believe is a very good young man:
@graham_foley3
Find out the latest on the Carson Wentz trade - sports and much more in today's Philadelphia Inquirer - free with your library card! Sign in here:
#LibrariesFromHome
For reference. Chester County has a population the size of Wyoming and is the geographic size of Rhode Island.
Our Health Dept. received 0 doses of vaccine for the 88,000 people we have over the age of 65 who are signed up for vaccines from the County.
We have received 0 first doses of vaccine this week.
This means that the more than 100,000 people we have signed up on our preregistration are going to be left waiting.
Our seniors, vulnerable population, police and teachers deserve vaccine in
#ChesterCounty
.
92% of adults are fully or partially vaccinated in
#ChesterCounty
.
83% of those 12 and up.
Numbers do not include out of state vaccinations.
Both numbers far exceed the national and state benchmarks for masking mitigation.
I'm going to try something new tomorrow.
This has been a grueling, difficult year.
I'm going to start sharing videos of people doing what I believe are amazing things in Chester County. First on my FB & YT. Then on other platforms.
Like it and I'll keep doing it.
I've had too many of them to not believe whole heartedly that Sen. Bob Casey is drinking a Pennsylvania brewed, 9.5 percent, heart burn inducing Victory Sour Monkey at 11:11 a.m. on a Tuesday.
Chester County has options to help you find baby formula.
- Call 2-1-1
- WIC Satellite offices
- Phoenixville Area Community Services, and Community, Youth, & Women's Alliance, Inc Family Center 1/2
#ChesterCounty
has the following ballots left to count
Postmarked by election ballots received W, Th, Fri (updated daily)
Provisional & military (updated next week)
Ballots received by 8pm election day were updated 1030 pm last night on our dashboard:
I heard something at Easter service that I didn’t expect to hear.
*During Peace Be With You time*
Minister, shakes my hand whispers in my ear: “Can you introduce me to
@PeteButtigieg
?”
Me, caught off guard: “And also with you. Oh, um, I can try. 😉 “
@tdoublefox
@JohnFetterman
We have ~70% returned so far, our drop boxes are at most public libraries until 8 pm on election night, we also have a 24/7 drop box in West Chester.
Our count is at West Chester U, we start pre-canvassing at 7 am. We expect most of the votes in by 11.3 counted by the am
4 years ago I was hugging my mom troubled that the President would be someone who justifies sexual assault.
We’ll have Rep and Dem presidents, of course, again.
I hope we never have a President who thinks sexual assault is excusable again.
Southeast PA represents 24.5% of the PA senior population, 26% of the covid cases, deaths, and entire population (not county Philly who gets Fed vaccines).
We've gotten 21% of the PA DoH's vaccine allocation.
My hope is that after our call with them this afternoon, that changes