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Candidates Joke Around for a Good Cause

Candidates from across the state gathered at the Improv to raise funds for local youth.

Candidates who performed a stand-up comedy act included Rich Fitzgerald and Raja, Allegheny County executive candidates; Rep. Chelsea Wagner, county controlller candidate; Vic Stabile and Judge David Wecht, candidates for Pennsylvania Superior Court judge; Kathryn Boockvar and Anne Covey, candidates for Commonwealth Court judge; and Alex Bicket, candidate for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge.

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato also took to the microphone.

Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist, stand-up comic, corporate speaker and playwright, emceed the event.

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Funds raised on Thursday night will benefit the Allegheny County Music Festival Fund.

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