Chip Brightbill

William Titelman, who is caught going a little crazy in a Kentucky US Senate web ad has doled out thousand in contributions over the three years including spreading the love to some Pennsylvania politicians.  Along with his maxing out to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Titelman has also made contribution in the last three years of $500 to Jason Altmire (PA-4) in January of 2007, then $500 each to Altmire, Joe Sestak (PA-7), Chris Carney (PA-10) and Lois Murphy (PA-6) in June of 2006.  Titelman had also contributed $2,100 to Bob Casey in both March and June of 2005 and another $1,000 contribution to Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) in May of 2005. 

Titelman also spread the love to some state candidates.  In 2008 he donated $500 to John Dougherty for Senate.  In 2006 he donated $1,000 to Dwight Evans, and $250 to Senator Chip Brightbill and a $25,000 gift for Ed Rendell.  In 2005 he donated another $5,478.39 to Rendell.    

PolitickerPA.com reporter Dan Hirschhorn brings up a good point.  What a difference one election cycle makes.

In 2006 Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Jubelirer and Senate Majority Leader Chip Brightbill, and House Minority Leader Mike Veon were among 17 incumbent legislators who were defeated in the May 2006 primary elections.  Compare that to this year where only two were defeated in a primary.  In 2006 61 incumbents faced a primary challenge where this year that number fell to 32.