Here is the story as taken from the Spring Discourse:

"I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the voters as well as my supporters and volunteers. Without your votes, hard work and shared vision for Erie's future we could not have succeeded. I promise to work hard to unify the Democratic Party and reach out to Republicans and Independents. Together we can make the vision a reality." - Rick Filippi (taken from rickfilippiformayor.com) (excerpt from May 19th Erie Time-News article) It's official, Erie City Councilman Rick Filippi has won the Democratic nomination for mayor, defeating a council colleague, Chris Maras. On primary night, Filippi unofficially won by 244 votes, but Maras said he wouldn't concede until the official count on Friday. In the official count, Filippi gained votes, winning by a 281-vote margin. Filippi, 35, a lawyer and businessman who is completing his first term as a city councilman, said he was "pretty confident" that the official count would uphold his victory. "I'd like to reach out to all my opponents to try to reunite the Democratic Party," Filippi said. "I think that's going to be important." -By George Miller (Erie Times-News)

Any fraters that live in Erie... if you want to support Rick's campaign, his headquarters is located at:

10th and State

Suite 100, 1002 State Street

Erie, PA 16501

Or you can call him at (814) 456-1915 or (814) 454-3225 or (814) 454-3226

or FAX him at: (814) 454-3376