Who is Ben Mobley? Here is his bio from his campaign website:
Born to young parents in 1976 in Northeast Philadelphia, Ben’s parents prayed and worked hard for a better life. In time they moved to Ben Salem, PA. After graduating from high school Ben entered the Air Force and studied at West Chester University. For the past 10.5 years he was been employed as an investment advisor where insurance has been a substantial part of his practice. He understands the nuance of regulation and the need for protection that insurance provides to families and individuals. His family consists of the best wife ever put on this earth, Nadia, (a 6th grade teacher) and two little girls who look forward to being pulled in their wagon by Daddy during parades up down the state. They reside in Middletown and attend church in Newark where he volunteer’s every Sunday directing traffic. His grandparents live in New Castle and are active in the A.M.E. church community with his in-laws living in Western Newark.
And that’s all we know. There is a video interview of him that Charlie Copeland conducted, located here, if you want to learn more about another rather anonymous candidate the Republican Party has chosen to run for office. Since he is rather anonymous, his poll ratings reflect that. 42% of the respondents are undecided or unsure when asked if they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him. 34% have an unfavorable opinion of him, probably because he is a Republican, though that number is lower than the other anonymous Republicans we have polled. And he has a higher approval rating than the others too: 24%.
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Ben Mobley (R)?
Undecided / Unsure –42%
Strongly Unfavorable — 19%
Strongly Favorable — 19%
Unfavorable — 15%
Favorable — 5%Total Votes: 53 Started: March 2, 2012
Mobley does have an opponent in the Republican primary, shocking as that may seem. James Van Houten, who ran against Rep. Valerie Longhurst (D) in the 15th RD in 2010, where he lost by spectacular margins, 71%-28%. So we are going to poll him next.