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A statewide police union and a Beaver County police lodge have both endorsed Democratic candidates in races that will appear on Beaver County’s ballots this fall, as the county’s voter rolls have shifted toward the GOP — and despite national and state surveys showing law enforcement officers strongly lean Republican.
The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association (PSTA), which represents more than 4,300 active and retired troopers statewide, announced in a press release to reporters Aug. 31 that it is endorsing Gov. Josh Shapiro for re-election. Separately, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party has paid for a mailer sent to voters in state Rep. Rob Matzie’s district touting the Beaver Valley FOP Lodge #4’s endorsement of his re-election bid.
Both Shapiro and Matzie are Democrats.
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