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Generational Showdown Looms as Lower Merion Democrats Pick New Chair

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The Democratic Committee of Lower Merion Narberth (DCLMN) will choose a new chair on September 2 (Zoom). One camp says “it’s Rob’s turn.” Another wants new blood.

DCLMN Chair,  Jeff Scott—elected in 2022—has announced his resignation (his term would have come to an end after the May 2026 primary)  and is pushing for Daniela Weinberg (43) as his replacement. Weinberg was unknown to the committee before 2022, and has never been a committee person, but she now chairs the Communications Sub-Committee. (Not to be confused with the Social Media Committee, headed by Jessica Taylor. Scott is recommending Taylor to replace Weinberg in Communications if Weinberg moves up.)

Not everybody’s on board with Scott’s choice.  Gilda Kramer (71)— a committee stalwart since 2006, former vice chair, and a Lower Merion Township Commissioner since 2019— says  It’s Rob’s turn.

 
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That would be  Rob Paul (78), who has been on the committee since 2014 and has logged the kind of unglamorous hours that keep a local party running. He’s also an attorney who—as a volunteer—recently represented School Board candidates Anna Shurak and Kerry Sautner in a petition challenge, convincing a Republican judge to let them cure their defective petitions. You don’t need a PhD in political science to figure out why Weinberg is even being considered a contender versus Paul. Some elements in DCLMN are willing to embrace ageism, because after all, if he is elected Chair, Rob will be 83 when his term comes to an end in 2030.

There’s a third lane, too: Filled by Nancy Kleinberg (79), a current vice chair and prodigious fundraiser, an attribute that is justifiably appreciated in any organization.