WPVI-TV reports that Pennsylvania State Treasurer Rob McCord (D), who announced he is stepping down from the job, is currently under federal investigation.
“Sources tell Action News that the wide-spread probe is examining the alleged theft of campaign and other funds… In a statement released by his office, the 55-year-old McCord, a former venture capitalist, listed his accomplishments and he said only that it is time for him to return to the private sector.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.