Corey O'Brien

Corey O'Brien
Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners
In office 2008 – Present
Preceded by	Robert C. Cordaro
Constituency	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Michelle R. O'Brien, Esq.
Children	Kate, Casey & Jacob
Residence	Moosic, Pennsylvania, United States
Religion	Roman Catholic[1]

Corey D. O’Brien is the current Commissioner for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. He challenged incumbent U.S. Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski in the May 2010 Democratic primary but lost.^[2]

Early life

Corey O'Brien attended both Penn State University and Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Lackawanna County Commissioner

Corey O'Brien teamed up with Democratic County Commissioner Mike Washo for the 2007 election in Lackawanna County. They were going up against the two majority commissioners, Republicans A.J. Munchak and Robert Cordaro. In November, the Washo-O'Brien ticket defeated the Republican ticket. In 2008, Mike Washo and Corey O'Brien were sworn in as the majority board members. A.J. Munchak remained on the board. Robert Cordaro came in fourth place, the cut-off point for being on the board of commissioners. ^[3]

2010 bid for U.S. Congress

He challenged incumbent U.S. Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski in the Democratic primary in 2010. He was defeated by the 13-term U.S. Congressman on Tuesday, May, 18, 2010. O'Brien received 33.9% of the vote. Another candidate, Brian Kelly, received 16.8% of the vote. Representative Paul Kanjorski won with 49.3% of the primary vote and was re-nominated to face the Republican challenger, Lou Barletta, in the November 2010 general election. ^[2] In the 2010 midterm election, Paul Kanjorski lost in the race to the Republican.

In 2011, O'Brien selected Jeanette Mariani, the Mayor of Blakely, Pennsylvania, as his new running mate after fellow majority commissioner Michael Washo announced his retirement. In the Democratic primary, O'Brien narrowly defeated former county chief of staff Elizabeth Randol to claim a second-place finish and proceed to the general election on a ticket with former state representative Jim Wansacz. Mariani finished a distant fifth.

Electoral history

Lackawanna County commissioner election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Washo	40,820
	Democratic	Corey O'Brien	40,793
	Republican	A.J. Munchak	17,913
	Republican	Robert Cordaro	17,835

Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul E. Kanjorski	33,783	49.3
	Democratic	Corey O'Brien	23,236	33.9
	Democratic	Brian Kelly	11,512	16.8

References

1. ^ http://www.obrien2010.com/issues
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.timesleader.com/news/Politics/Kanjorski_wins_easily__eyes_Barletta_rematch_05-19-2010.html
3. ^ http://www.lackawannacounty.org/

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Name	Obrien, Corey
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