Abington Township Ward 5 Commissioner Wayne Luker overcame a stiff, well-funded opponent and won his battle for re-election in Tuesday's Democrat primary. Abington Patch has the full story.
Beyond the eminent domain issue I mentioned in my prior post, Luker had also bucked his own party by voting against a partisan attempt by Abington Democrat Commissioners to enact an anti-discrimination ordinance. Luker's vote did not sit well with one very emotional fellow commisioner and several party leaders.
Luker's opponent, Donna Brewer, at the forefront of the anti-discrimination ordinance, tried to use Luker's opposition to motivate the electorate in a final-weekend attack video produced and distributed on DVD. Tuesday, voters showed Brewer what they thought of her attacks; Luker won handily.
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This is good news for my fellow patriots. An independent voice in the Democrat party exists and voters in this very "blue" ward there like that.
Congratulations Commissioner Luker!
