Dueling Easton Congressional Campaign Offices

Yesterday, I told you that Congressman Tim Holden intends to open a campaign office in Easton this Friday at 5:30 PM. It's at 431 Northampton Street.

Well, just a stone's thrown away, Congressional candidate Matt Cartwright is opening an Easton campaign office, too. His will officially open on Monday, March 12, 2012, at 5:30 PM. It's at 355 Ferry Street.

“The campaign is excited to open the Easton office. We have had staff and volunteers in the office for the past week and have received a great response from voters and the community,” said Cartwright in s news release. “We have already started to build a strong organization throughout the district and this will be the first of four campaign offices to open in the 17th District.”

The event is open to the public and refreshments will be provided. The office can be contacted at 610-253-8683.

Ideologically, I have much more in common with Tim Holden, who like Charlie Dent, is a moderate. And if truth be told, Cartwright is fighting an uphill battle against an entrenched incumbent. But I was really impressed by what his son had to say:

For over 25 years my dad has stood up to the special interests in the courtroom. He has held corporations responsible for their offenses against the middle class people of Pennsylvania. He has sued polluters. He has won cases for unfair bank practices, and auditing malpractice. For several years he gave up his time giving nightly free legal advice to viewers on a local news station. He regularly volunteers at a free legal clinic in a local church. My father comes home every night, and I can tell how much he genuinely cares about the people he fights for every day. When I was a little boy I asked my dad, “Why are you a lawyer?” and he told me, “Because I want to help people.”

In my brief conversation with Cartwright on Monday night, that's what I thought, too. That matters more to me than his views on SOPA.

The Republican in this race, Laureen Cummings, claims she is the founder of the Scranton Tea Party. "I will not sit idly by and watch some progressive movement destroy our Country. I will not sit idly by and watch them take away my freedom, my children & grandchildren's freedom or your freedom."

Alrighty then.