CUNA and NAFCU's PACs supported more winners than losers in the midterm elections, yet CUs still lost some key allies.
The biggest loss was Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), who saw his 26-year congressional career end as part of a GOP wave that gave Republicans control of the House after four years in the minority.
Kanjorski, who sponsored many key credit union initiatives, lost to Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta despite financial and in-person support from national and local credit union groups. CUNA's PAC did an extensive partisan communication effort and gave his campaign $10,000. NAFCU's PAC also gave him $10,000, and its members did extensive work on the ground.
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