Rich Fitzgerald, the Allegheny County Board Of Elections Chairman, appears to have a close relationship with Joe Biden, who also attended Fitzgerald’s 2019 election night party.
Fitzgerald serves as the County Executive of the area, which recently decided to count over 2,000 mail-in ballots lacking dates. As the Chair of Allegheny’s Election Board, Fitzgerald holds considerable power in the county’s ballot-counting conduct.
Fitzgerald, however, has a cozy relationship with Joe Biden, counting the former veep as “introducing him” at his election night party in 2019.
Part of a six tweet-long thread exclaiming support for Biden, Fitzgerald reveals the former veep’s attendance at his November 6th, 2019 victory party.
And a year ago, I was honored to have him here at my election night party, introducing me that evening as I was reelected to my third term.
— Allegheny Co. Exec. (@ACE_Fitzgerald) November 2, 2020
Biden can be seen in the background while Fitzgerald appears to be talking at his election night party.
“Thank you so much for your support. Let’s keep making progress together,” he captioned the following picture on his Facebook:
Other images from the event show Biden addressing attendees while Fitzgerald smiles in the background:
And according to local news reports, Biden praised Fitzgerald as a “helluva man and a helluva family.”
Joe Biden has to quell the crowd of adoring fans: “I promise I’ll take your pictures (later) … I don’t want to talk over” @ACE_Fitzgerald, Biden reassures those circling him as the room’s elected officials take the stage for Fitzgerald’s victory speech. pic.twitter.com/InETjxAPIf
— Natasha Lindstrom (@NewsNatasha) November 6, 2019
Fitzgerald’s social media accounts also contain an abundance of pro-Biden posts, as the Allegheny executive declared support for the former veep’s presidency in early March.
“We know Joe Biden can win here, & we’re ready to help him” he insisted.
