George to campaign with Bompiani on Wednesday

Democratic state Senate candidate Tony Bompiani will join state AFL-CIO President Bill George on Wednesday at a campaign stop in New Stanton.

Bompiani, considered by Democrats as one of their best opportunities for a pickup in the Senate, will join George at a worksite leafletting event outside a UPS Customer Center from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Bompiani faces Westmoreland County Republican Commissioner Kim Ward in the state's 39th Senatorial District this fall. Ward was a last-minute replacement for state Sen. Bob Regola, who unexpectedly dropped out of the race. 

The campaign stop for George is part of a weeklong western Pennsylvania bus tour for the union president as he tries to raise support for local candidates and the Democratic presidential ticket.