DNC: Pa. Delegation Starts the Day with a Bang – Not Boos

BERNIE SANDERS Penna. Whip Gwen Snyder, a 27th Ward Committeewoman, stood beside Penna. Democratic Chair Marcel Groen to stress the theme of “unity and respect” as the Penna. Delegation breakfasted at the DoubleTree Hotel Tuesday. No boos from the Keystone State!

TWO IN CONTROL … former Phila. Controller Jonathan Saidel chatted up Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb.

PHILA. Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan broke bread with his fellow delegate Sophie Wilson.

STATE REP. Jim Roebuck got the day started right with former Yeadon Mayor Dolores Jones-Butler.

BIG LABOR: from left, Gwen Snyder of Jobs with Justice; Ken Washington of the Laborers and the Phila. AFL-CIO; Phila. power lawyer Kevin Greenberg; and Frank Snyder, secretary-treasurer of the Penna. AFL-CIO.

TWO MONTCO delegates, Scott Freda, who is Finance Chair of the State Democratic Party and the DNC Host Committee, and Ken Lawrence of Plymouth Meeting, band up with influential Ryan Boyer, business manager of Laborers’ District Council.

LT. GOV. Mike Stack encourages the crowd, “Let’s make America great” during the DNC Penna. delegation luncheon inside the Ormandy ballroom at the DoubleTree Hotel. Photo by Eldon Graham

CONGRESSMAN Brendan Boyle started off his speech by saying, “How good it is to have the Convention back in Penna.?!” on the first day of events of the Democratic National convention at the DoubleTree Hotel.

IN THE PENNA. Delegation at the Wells Fargo Center, Gov. Wolf greets Marjorie Margolies and Bonnie Squires.