FALLS TWP. - A 37-year old man who finished second in the 2006
Republican primary in Wyoming County for State House District 117 plans
to run again for the district in the upcoming primary.
Criticizing the voting record of incumbent state Rep. Karen Boback,
R-Harveys Lake, James May on Thursday said that he has already begun to
"get the wheels in motion."
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"I'm excited about the race because it will be about issues," May, a former Army chaplain who lives in Falls Township, said.
In the 2006 primary, May received 328 votes and Boback, 465.
On Thursday, May said that he feels confident about his chances in the
April primary, noting that he has already received the support of
groups and individuals, such as the Conservative Reform Political
Action Committee.
"The Conservative Reform PAC will be sending
him $9,201," Bob Guzzardi, PAC president, said. "A check is a tangible
sign of support."
He added that May advocates for issues important to conservatives.
"There is a clear choice between James May and Karen Boback," Guzzardi said.
May said he decided that he was in the race after a group of
Republicans told him that they were upset with Boback's voting in June
on a bill dealing with foster care in which she supported adding
language about sexual orientation.
May is also critical of a $9,200 Pennsylvania State Education Association donation received by Boback last year.
He said that people are unhappy that Boback has not signed House Bill 1369, which is known as the Strike-Free Education Act.
"I have a dozen defining differences," May said. "I see her all too often siding with the Democrats and liberals in the House."
He added that he supports the School-Property Tax Elimination Act and the Open Records Law.
For eight years, May served in the Army, including in Iraq and at the
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., where he became,
"inspired to do what I could do to bring about positive chance."
Boback said that she has introduced a resolution that looks at the
collective bargaining process, which is at the center of the problem
with school labor strikes, including at Lake Lehman.
She added
that her entire platform is based on building consensus, adding that
the Strike Free Education Act remains in committee because of a lack of
agreement.
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