DREXEL HILL, PA - Democrat party leaders, activists, and Bryan Lentz campaign workers collected roughly 4,800 signatures for third party candidate James Schneller in an effort to place the candidate on the ballot as a spoiler and split the conservative vote in the upcoming November election for Congress in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District.Petition circulators for Schneller include Colleen Guiney, who Lentz referred to as "the hardest worker on my campaign" and serves as Chairman of the Swarthmore Democratic Party; Matt Silva, a district leader for the Upper Darby Democratic Party; Nicholas Allred, internet director and blogger for the Swarthmore College Democrats; and Julie Klein, who has actively raised money for Lentz on Act Blue.

"Bryan Lentz is once again engaging in political shenanigans and will stop at nothing to make this race about everything except the issue most important to voters; jobs and the economy," said Bryan Kendro, campaign manager for the Meehan for Congress campaign. "Lentz's supporters and associates have engaged in an underhanded attempt to manipulate the ballot and split the conservative vote by using Jim Schneller as nothing more than a prop. Lentz' cynical political games show that he is a typical politician who will do or say anything to get elected."

"The Lentz campaign has repeatedly dodged questions about its involvement in this effort, which speaks volumes," said Kendro. "Bryan Lentz needs to come clean with the voters and explain his campaign's efforts to get Schneller placed on the ballot."

Schneller petition circulators include:

· Colleen Guiney, who Lentz called "the hardest worker on my campaign" at a press conference, serves as Chair of Swarthmore Democratic Party, donated $2,250 to Lentz campaign, and a petitioner in a civil action to have Lentz opponents Democrats Teresa Touey and Gail Conner removed from the Democrat primary ballot.

· Timothy Willard, who is listed on Lentz' 2006 state house campaign finance reports as receiving reimbursements while working on the payroll of the House Democratic Campaign Committee (Source: Department of State filings) 

· Nicholas Allred, a Democrat at Swarthmore College who is serving as the Internet Director and blogger for the Swarthmore College Democrats (Source: http://garnetdonkey.com/)

· Matthew M. Silva, a registered Democrat from Drexel Hill who serves as Upper Darby Democratic Party District Leader (Source: http://www.upperdarbydems.com) and is pictured in a photo for the opening of Lentz' campaign office

· Julie Klein, registered Democrat from Nether who has raised money on Act Blue for Lentz and is pictured in a photograph with Lentz at his campaign office opening Richard A. Cairns, a registered Democrat from Swarthmore and a petitioner in a civil action to have Lentz opponents Democrats Teresa Touey and Gail Conner removed from the Democrat primary ballot

· Arthur Manos, a Democratic committee person, registered Democrat and Lentz petition signer

· Rocco Polidoro, a registered Democrat from Springfield and well-known Democrat activist

· Joseph Gallagher, a registered Democrat from Aston and Democratic Committeeman.

· David Merle Lewis, a registered Democrat from Aston and Democratic Committeeman.

· Richard Davis Driscoll, a registered Democrat from East Goshen

· Caroline Picher, a registered Democrat from Nether Providence, and daughter of Democratic committee person Helen Picher

· A.R. Rahman, a registered Democrat from Newtown Square and President of the Delco Asian American Democratic Association

· David Altomare, the lone registered Republican circulator, who collected 13 signatures

* The source for voter registration information is the County Department of Elections.