MCG congratulates Mark Critz on his victory in the fierce two-month special election to represent Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, the seat formerly held by Congressman Jack Murtha. MCG was proud to be part of the Critz Team along with Campaign Manager Mike Mikus, media consultants Steve Murphy and Mark Putnam, pollsters Jef Pollack and Joe Hickerson and the entire DCCC Team led by Jon Vogel and Joe Shafer.
Congressman-elect Critz earned 54% of the vote in this blue-collar district that polls and pundits ranked as a toss-up race.
Mark Critz never stopped focusing on local job creation. Mark’s passion for the district and localized message was more powerful than Republicans attempt to nationalize the election.
The Critz victory is a huge win for the DCCC and the Democratic Party. Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District is the only district in the country that voted for John Kerry in 2004, but John McCain in 2008. The victory marks the 6th consecutive congressional special election win for Democrats.
MCG Partner Kevin Mack and Vice President LeAnna Dinardo led the strategic team and created the hard-hitting direct mail for Congressman-elect Critz. With Vice President Shanon Henry, their team executed an aggressive direct mail effort for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, as well as member communications for the AFL-CIO, AFSCME and the Alliance for Retired Americans.
Read about Mark Critz’s win in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – and see why the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat endorsed Mark here.
