Testimonials



08/06/2008, 2 local lawmakers stand up to arrogant anything-goes politics [Read entire entry]
"...Both Schroder and McIlvaine Smith are running for re-election this year, asking voters to send them back to Harrisburg. We believe that the voters in their districts should take notice of their willingness to break the tradition of intra-party silence when deciding whether they deserve another two years in the state capital."
Daily Local News Editorial

07/21/2008, "Barb McIlvaine Smith, through her thoughtful deliberation, determination, and generosity of spirit, has made an indelible imprint on the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a freshman legislator. Her principled stance on ethics reform has set the bar high. Her personal commitment to improving Education, Healthcare, and the Environment for all Pennsylvanians, especially the residents of her district, has helped us enact groundbreaking legislation. She has become an incredible asset."
Submitted by Governor Edward G. Rendell

07/15/2008, pa interns blog for choice [Read entire entry]
"I really feel like I am not only gaining valuable experience for my own benefit this summer, but I am also making a difference by working on the McIlvaine Smith campaign because Barb is an excellent representative. She is dedicated to ethics reform in Harrisburg, an issue that needs to be addressed desperately if our state legislature truly wants to affect positive change for the people of Pennsylvania... In Barb, I have found a leader to learn from, to fight for and most of all, to admire."
Submitted by Molly

07/02/2008, pa interns blog for choice [Read entire entry]
"I have officially been a Planned Parenthood Campaign Organizer intern for about five weeks, and have already seen the benefit of working for this fabulous organization. As a Planned Parenthood organizer on Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith's campaign for re-election, I have had the pleasure of speaking with many pro-choice voters in her district. The overwhelming amount of gratitude for our efforts as an organization has perpetually made the calls with uninterested anti-choice voters much more tolerable; however, while I have encountered my fair share of anti-choice voters unwilling to listen to our message, I have also found a small, precious group who were swayed. After overcoming some of my initial nerves when calling people who I had first inappropriately stereotyped as anti-choice, I finally became comfortable discussing these sensitive issues with unlikely choice supporters. Once my confidence level increased, so did my success at recruiting more pro-choice voters!"
Submitted by Ashley

03/24/2008, The Pennsylvania Progressive.com
Submitted by John Morgan, Blog Owner

01/06/2008, Letters to the Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Submitted by Karen Cavin

06/13/2007, "I'm more proud of having helped to elect Barb than anything I've done in years, and she makes me more proud as I watch her serve. Working for her reelection will be my top priority for 2008. If we win the White House and Barb loses, it would still be a net loss in my eyes."
Submitted by James A. Salvas

04/18/2007, Letters to the Editor, Daily Local News
Submitted by William J. Scott, Jr.

11/06/2006, Thank You!

11/02/2006, Letters to the Editor, Daily Local News
Submitted by William J. Scott, Jr.

10/30/2006, Letters to the Editor, Daily Local News
Submitted by Dan Dixon

10/30/2006, Letters to the Editor, Daily Local News
Submitted by Eric R. Lorgus

10/24/2006, Dear Ward 1 Neighbor (Borough of West Chester)
Submitted by Dianne Herrin and Bill Scott

10/13/2006, Letters to the Editor, Daily Local News
Submitted by John Hagens, Supervisor East Bradford

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