Chamber Endorsed Candidates Go 4 for 4!
 

All four Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry endorsed candidates for political office came away victorious in the General Election! 

Incumbent City of Reading Mayor Tom McMahon outdistanced all four of his challengers by a wide margin winning re-election with 67% of the total vote. 

In the race for County Commissioner, incumbent Commissioner Mark Scott came away as the top vote getter while the other two Chamber endorsed candidates Kevin Barnhardt and Christian Leinbach finished second and third in the tally.  Current Commissioner Tom Gajeweski finished fourth and was unsuccessful in his re-election bid. 

Because we strongly believe our endorsed candidates clearly demonstrate the vision and leadership necessary to be effective in these key offices that directly impact our region’s economic growth and quality of life, we not only endorsed them, but also implemented a broad based media campaign to aid in their election.  

The Chamber promoted these candidates through a testimonial campaign from area business leaders and board members. We utilized newspaper and radio ads, bus shelter posters, billboards, as well as posts to the Chamber website and other electronic communication to deliver our message to the community. 

Special thanks to all of our members who contributed to our Political Action Committee to pay for the media campaign, and to those who worked tirelessly as volunteers in the individual campaigns.

We are especially grateful to our Board of Directors for agreeing to endorse candidates for political office. The vote to endorse candidates was a first for the Chamber and represents a new era of more active political involvement. 

We will continue our strong relationship with the McMahon Administration as we work together to move Reading forward.  We also look forward to working with our new Board of County Commissioners to make the Greater Reading area a great place to live, work and play!