What makes fully grown men (and women) walk away from every conviction about to engage in negative or perhaps better described, misleading attacks on political opponents? It’s the ultimate unsolved political mystery, how church-going, scout troop leading candidates allow their names to get tagged on to the kind of direct mail, TV and radio spots that would never be ‘kid-tested’ or ‘mother-approved.’
He’s one of Pennsylvania’s best-known conservative state lawmakers, and the State Capitol’s most persistent tax reformer. In floor debates, when Majority Leader Bill DeWeese (D-Greene) paints word pictures about the ideological makeup of the Chamber, it’s Representative Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) who frequently fills in the right side of his rhetorical canvas.
In 2006, Pennsylvania was introduced to conservative reformer John Eichelberger. In a series of tough 30-second conversations with voters, the candidate fought his opponent’s seven-figure attack machine with undeniable truths about Harrisburg’s culture of corruption.