PennLive’s 2024 primary voters’ guide: Pa. State House Districts 51-100

Candidates participating in this year’s general election were invited to submit information to the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, which partnered with PennLive to create this voters’ guide.

The candidates below are running for a Pennsylvania state house seat and are in the order provided by the League of Women Voters. If a contest is not listed, there are no candidates running in that race.

District 51 - Democrat

George Huck Rattay

County: Fayette

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 51 - Republican

Charity Grimm Krupa

County: Fayette

Contact: charityforpa.com | facebook.com/charityforpa

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 52 - Republican

Ryan Warner

County: Fayette

Contact: facebook.com/profile.php?id=9335923

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 53 - Democrat

Steve Malagari

County: Montgomery

Occupation: State Representative

Education: Ursinus College, Bachelors of Science in Biology and German

Qualifications: A Teamster and a former local beverage wholesaler, I worked in house district 53 for years; I was first elected to Lansdale’s Borough Council in 2011. As council member and member of the Montgomery County Transportation Authority, I focused on improving the local roads and bridges.

Contact: votemalagari.com | www.instagram.com/steve_malagari/ | facebook.com/VoteMalagari

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Continuing to protect a woman’s right to an abortion remains a uniquely pressing issue after Roe was struck down, as well as protecting other reproductive rights like IVF; additionally, adopting a fair funding model for our schools, as well as the cyber charter school reforms the House passed this year, passing common sense gun legislation like Red Flag laws, expanded background checks, & safe storage mandates, delivering Childcare tax credits, and improving our infrastructure to mitigate extreme weather brought on by climate change are all top priorities for me and my constituents.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

Automatic registration, unfettered Vote-by-Mail access, increasing drop box locations, early voting, enhanced security in accordance with election officials wishes, and easily accessible polling locations are all tools that we can employ to ensure that everyone who wants to vote, can.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

For years we have known about and been asked by voters to implement a fair funding model for our public schools. It is the height of injustice to subject children to vagaries of their zip code and how this affects the quality of their education. The time is long past for us to address this issue. Additionally, see my comments about cyber charter school reform in the previous section.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

I was proud to vote for legislation that seeks to protect out-of-state women who come to PA for reproductive health services from prosecution in their own states. I will continue to stand up for the right to reproductive healthcare without interference from the government, including the right to an abortion and will fight vigorously against any attempt to deny this right.

District 53 - Republican

Cheryl Bonavita

County: Montgomery

Occupation: Assistant Controller

Education: BA in Education

Contact: vote4bonavita.com | facebook.com/vote4bonavita

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Education, the economy, and illegal immigration are my top 3 priorities.

In education, we need to establish parental rights and focus on ensuring that children are taught fundamentals and useful life skills.

Inflation and taxes are hurting the economy. The Governor’s proposed $15 minimum wage would harm small businesses, promote inflation, and limit opportunities for new workers. We need to reject the Governor’s budget that will result in inflation and increased taxes year after year.

We have illegal immigrants perpetrating crime in our communities. To prevent crime from spreading we need to end sanctuary cities. This will protect all Pennsylvanians, especially our children.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

As State Representative I would fight for common sense election integrity laws. This would start with voter ID which would prevent voter fraud. I support ensuring that state ID is available at low or no cost to all citizens. I would also fight to ensure that ballots are counted at each precinct. This would expedite reporting results in Pennsylvania, a state that is notoriously slow in providing election results.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

All students in Pennsylvania are entitled to a free and full education. It may be necessary to adjust how education is funded by increasing the funding the state provides, but that should not preclude local school districts from spending additional amounts should they choose to. However, the amount of funding is not the only problem with education. Some districts spend enormous amounts of money and fail to ensure even minimal proficiency in basics such as reading, mathematics, and science.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

My endorsement would be for the most life-saving bill, but not a full abortion ban. I wouldn’t vote for any abortion bill, not including the exceptions of rape, incest and life of the mother. Abortion is a decision between the mother, doctor, and family.

District 54 - Democrat

Greg Scott

County: Montgomery

Contact: gregscottpa.com | facebook.com/GregScottPA

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 55 - Republican

Jill Cooper

County: Westmoreland

Contact: votejillcooper.com | facebook.com/votejillcooper

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

Jamie Lingg

County: Westmoreland

Contact: facebook.com/lingg.for.pa.state.representative

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 56 - Republican

Brian Rasel

County: Westmoreland

Contact: brianrasel.org

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 57 - Republican

Eric Nelson

County: Westmoreland

Contact: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004413216489

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 58 - Democrat

Cherri Rogers

County: Westmoreland

Occupation: Certified School Nurse

Education: Doctoral Candidate 2024

Qualifications: Business, Union, Healthcare, and Public School Education

Contact: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555856137638

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Securing union jobs. Ensuring PA manufacturing businesses purchase products Made in USA by union workers. Working to hold private-sector employers accountable for OSHA protection for all workers.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

1.Equitable and fair voting districts. 2. Keep mail-in voting 3. Increase the number of ballot drop-boxes. Drop boxes set for early acceptance of ballots. 4. Oppose onsite ID requirements

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

I support the current Governor Shapiro funding, minus school vouchers. Public school funding needs to be equitable, with any for-profit charter or cyber schools required to provide data on how any public school funds are used.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

I oppose any changes. I will oppose any legislation that restricts a woman’s or birthing person’s right to choose. A birthing person has the right to privacy in all aspects of healthcare.

District 58 - Republican

Eric Davanzo

County: Westmoreland

Contact: facebook.com/davanzofor58th

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 59 - Democrat

Margie Zelenak

County: Westmoreland

Occupation: Retired Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Assisted Living Association

Education: Greensburg Central Catholic HS, Westmoreland County Community College, Seton Hill University

Qualifications: 24 years working in senior living. 8 years working as an advocate for seniors and aging issues in Harrisburg and Washington, DC. I serve on the Governor’s Long-Term Care Council that is facilitating the 10 year strategic plan for aging, Aging our Way, PA.

Contact: margiezelenak.com | facebook.com/people/Friends-of-Margie-Sabo-Zelenak/61555564572450/

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Workforce Crisis - affordable and available childcare to help people enter the workforce. Reform to allow immigrants to work in PA. Evaluate regulations that restrict employment opportunities especially immigrants and those with criminal records. The minimum wage needs raised to competitive levels.

Safety and Security - encompasses more than gun violence and crime. Residents must feel safe from losing their jobs, homes and incomes. An aging infrastructure in the district can lead to unsafe conditions with utilities, roads and housing.

Aging Population - In 2020 23.6% of the population in Westmoreland County was over 65. The workforce is declining who will care for the seniors. Support the Aging our Way PA 10 year strategic plan.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

Education on the mail in voting process is needed so that residents understand how their mail in ballot vote is secure from the time the application is issued through to the process by which it is counted. A change in the law so that pre-canvassing of MIB could begin a few days earlier. That would allow results to be reported on a timely basis. Westmoreland County needs to provide drop boxes for mail-in ballots at several locations around the county not just at the courthouse. PA should expand its early in-person voting for those who want to vote in person but cannot on Election Day. Increase the compensation for poll workers. They play an essential role for the in-person voting. Provide appropriate security at polling places.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

Legislation must look at the actual cost to educate each student in a specific district. Then review the property tax funding stream to support the school districts. The property tax income in Fayette County versus Chester County will be very different. The decreasing population of school age children, especially in Westmoreland County, must be review to determine if there is an opportunity to realign school districts or establish a county school district. I support the Governor’s proposal for a flat rate per student across PA for cyber schools. There needs to be an audit of the schools to verify compliance.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

The current PA laws support a women’s right to make her own health care decisions. I will continue to support this right. As other states begin to restrict women’s right, PA must be vigilant to proved the necessary safeguards for women, their families, and their healthcare providers. We must protect their right to IVF and contraceptives.

District 59 - Republican

Leslie Rossi

County: Westmoreland

Contact: rossiforpa.com | facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064845826562

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 60 - Republican

Abby Major

County: Armstrong

Contact: majorforpa.com | facebook.com/MajorForPA

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 61 - Democrat

Liz Hanbidge

County: Montgomery

Contact: lizforpa.com | facebook.com/LizforPA

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 61 - Republican

Michelle Rupp

County: Montgomery

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 62 - Republican

Jim Struzzi

County: Indiana

Occupation: State Representative

Qualifications: Currently serving

Contact: votestruzzi.com | facebook.com/jb.struzzi

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 63 - Democrat

Pat Ritchie

County: Clarion

Occupation: Self-Employed

Education: Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Qualifications: Certificate of Paralegal Studies, Bachelor of Science in Library Science, minor in Political Science

Contact: patforpa.com | facebook.com/PatRitchieForPA

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

The minimum wage needs to be raised to match or exceed the surrounding areas. People in this state are tired of being exploited by their jobs.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

We should follow the lead of Washington State and have 100% mail in voting. Additionally, if there will remain in-person voting options, election day should me made a holiday, so that people aren’t forced to work instead of vote.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

Enshrine women’s rights into the constitution, on the state and federal level, via an amendment.

District 63 - Republican

Darlene Smail

County: Armstrong

Contact: facebook.com/darlene.smail.for.pa

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

Clay Kennemuth

County: Clarion

Occupation: Paramedic Supervisor

Education: Associate’s of Nursing, Clarion University

Qualifications: My qualifications are a decade of experience in healthcare, public safety, and oil and gas energy sectors.

Contact: kennemuthforstaterep.org | facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554881176518

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Pennsylvanians are grossly overtaxed and over regulated. Our public safety organizations are severely underfunded and our healthcare system is unsafe. I would advocate for the reduction of tax rates and regulation, allowing Pennsylvanians to make their own decisions. I would advocate for legislation to increase insurance reimbursements for EMS systems, and redirect public funds to rural and volunteer fire departments. Finally, I support making minimum safe staffing ratios for healthcare providers a law. While most of our industries are overregulated, healthcare is an industry that is underregulated. New safety and reimbursement laws must be enacted to ensure safe healthcare practices.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

If elected, I would support open primaries, allowing independents to vote. I would also support Voter ID laws that would require a form of identification in order to vote to ensure election integrity. Finally I would support a law requiring county board of elections offices to perform regular audits to remove persons who are no longer residents of PA or have passed away from the voter registry.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

I would support legislation removing local property tax authority from school districts, transitioning to a state and federal funded education system. Furthermore, I support parental rights to choose schools for their children to ensure they get the best possible education.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

I would support laws that made abortion for any BUT the following reasons against the law: pregnancy complications endangering the life of the mother, victims of rape and incest, and in the case of fetal malformation or demise that will result in the delivery of a deceased child, or when the child may be born alive but will be in severe pain and suffering and ultimately not survive. Guaranteeing that women in these situations retain the option is essential.

Josh Bashline

County: Clarion

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

Lisa Kerle

County: Clarion

Contact: lisakerle.com | facebook.com/votelisakerle

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 64 - Republican

R. Lee James

County: Venango

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 65 - Republican

Kathy L. Rapp

County: Warren

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 66 - Republican

Brian Smith

County: Jefferson

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 67 - Democrat

Rajeev Pradhan

County: Mckean

Occupation: Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) Administrator, Imaging Technologist (Xrays, CT Scans)

Education: MBA degree: New England College (Healthcare Administration / Management), MS degree: New England College (Management/ Health Admin), BS degree: University of Pittsburgh (Radiological Science)

Qualifications: Advocate for change

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Public Education: Follow the BEFC Report. Invest! Budget surpluses as a temporary means to increase funding. Raising the minimum wage and the legalization of recreational marijuana to boost revenue. Learn from others and apply creative ideas to fund and educate our future.

Minimum Wage: There is no excuse for not raising it. I’m a strong supporter of raising it to $15. This can be done in multiple phases to allow businesses time to adapt. Someone making minimum wage and working full-time should be able to live in Pennsylvania without worrying about affordability of their basic needs.

Infrastructure: We need to invest more in transformative infrastructure – infrastructure that provides lasting social and economic value for everyone

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

The Election Code must absolutely be overhauled. . It has not evolved to reflect changes in technology, legal precedents, and current practices. Any amendments since have only added to its confusion and potential contradictions. Comprehensive training for our election directors and officials is needed.

Election policies on mail-in ballots differ across the 67 counties. To ensure mail-in ballots remain safe, secure, and counted: these policies need to be specific and uniformly adhered to throughout.

Ballot curing should be a routine policy for fatal defects.

Postage always included, not an additional barrier to casting a vote.

Pre-canvassing ballots permitted prior to election day.

No expanded voter ID. In-Person fraud is very rare.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

An educated society makes for a better society.

Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) has provided a roadmap to close the funding gap and provide the transformational change we need. It’s imperative we listen!

I support Governor Shapiro’s plan to increase funding by $1 billion this year and the use of budget surpluses to make future increases. However, it will take creative funding ideas to move forward to prevent the complete exhaustion of these surpluses. I am a firm believer in raising the minimum wage and legalizing recreational marijuana to generate significantly more dollars.

We need to fund public education to eliminate poor districts, putting them in the best position to succeed – lessening the so-called “need” for vouchers.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

Abortion is health care and should always be treated as such. It’s an extremely difficult decision that is not taken lightly and will never be forgotten. I support access to safe, legal abortions without exceptions. This includes eliminating the Medicaid abortion ban which only serves to punish our poor and underserved people.

The right to an abortion should be protected under the Equal Rights Amendment. I support an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution providing for personal reproductive liberty. Continue to protect people seeking care in our commonwealth from their restrictive home state laws.

Increased funding for education, contraception, and a full range of reproductive & sexual healthcare (including abortions, IVF).

District 67 - Republican

Martin T. Causer

County: Mckean

Contact: facebook.com/martin.t.causer

District 68 - Republican

Clint Owlett

County: Tioga

Contact: owlettforparep.com | facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063934500727

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 69 - Republican

Carl Walker Metzgar

County: Somerset

Contact: facebook.com/cwmetzgar

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 70 - Democrat

Matt Bradford

County: Montgomery

Contact: mattbradford.org

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 71 - Republican

Jim Rigby

County: Cambria

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 72 - Democrat

Frank Burns

County: Cambria

Contact: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011402108097

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 72 - Republican

Amy Bradley

County: Cambria

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 73 - Republican

Dallas Kephart

County: Clearfield

Contact: facebook.com/dallas.kephart

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 74 - Democrat

Dan Williams

County: Chester

Occupation: State Representative

Education: Ph.D. Theology, Geneva College

Qualifications: PA State Representative (2018-present); Senior Pastor, New Life in Christ Fellowship (1990-present)

Contact: dan4pa74.com | instagram.com/dan4pa74/ | facebook.com/Dan4PA74

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Representative Dan Williams understands that representation matters and recognizes the importance of diverse voices in decision-making. As a pastor, his role extends beyond politics, and his constant goal is to unite people and create an environment of mutual respect. In PA House District 74, Representative Williams is committed to properly funding our public schools, investing in revitalizing our communities, advancing labor rights and promote equality in the workplace. He will also focus on healthcare accessibility, prioritize property tax relief, support Pennsylvania’s farmers, and defend women’s rights and privacy for all. These initiatives reflect his vision for an inclusive, healthy, and prosperous future for all Pennsylvanians.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

The right to vote is fundamental to all citizens. Therefore, guaranteeing access to the ballot and increasing participation in voting must be paramount. Representative Dan Williams is working hard in the PA House as a sponsor and co-sponsor of legislation:

• HB 258 - Establishes early voting locations for 15 days pre-election.
• HB 220 - Allows employees time from work to vote without penalty.
• HB 858 - Implements pre-canvassing for absentee and vote by mail ballots.
• HB1488 – Allows ballot questions that would change the PA Constitution to only be on the ballot in Gubernatorial or Presidential General elections to ensure the maximum voter participation.
• In the PA House Representative Dan Williams will support…HB 1703 – Enshrines in law the right to online voter registration. What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?
• b. Targets additional funds to districts that rely heavily on residential property taxes to relieve the burden on homeowners.Budget legislation that includes an education funding formula that: a. Ensures that every student has access to the same resources and educational opportunities.
• Legislation to ensure that training, hiring, and retaining top quality teachers and support staff is a reality in all public schools across the Commonwealth.
• Legislation that standardizes payments to cyber charter schools.
• Legislation to reimburse districts for the actual cost of providing special education services.
• The focus needs to be on reducing racial and socioeconomic disparities in women’s reproductive health outcomes and supporting legislation, like HB 1786, to ensure full access to reproductive health care.Legislation that opposes sending public funds to private schools.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

Representative Dan Williams is a pro-choice Christian. The community needs to understand that banning abortions does not lead to fewer abortions; it leads to fewer safe abortions and higher maternal mortality rates. A true commitment to decreasing abortion rates, means improving access to birth control and more comprehensive sex education, creating universal reproductive health care, overhauling foster care and adoption systems, instituting paid maternity leave, subsidizing universal childcare and focusing on ending sexual violence.

District 74 - Republican

Dale Hensel

County: Chester

Contact: facebook.com/HenselforStateRep

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 75 - Republican

Mike Armanini

County: Clearfield

Contact: facebook.com/mike.armanini.1

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 76 - Democrat

Denise Maris

County: Clinton

Occupation: Human Resources Manager

Education: Master’s in Health Sciences

Qualifications: Over 20 years of business experience with 5 years of those years in the Human Resources field. A single mom of two boys who understands the struggles families are facing today.

Contact: denisemaris.com | facebook.com/Denise.Maris76StateHouse

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

There are several pressing issues currently facing Pennsylvania right now and for our rural area, one such pressing issue is the current political divide. This creates an unbalanced system and silences the opposing voices for fear of the backlash if something is said goes against what the ill-informed masses believe in.

Another pressing issue in the abuse of alcohol and drugs in our communities. This is an ever-pressing issue that is never really addressed as much as it should be. Families are being torn , children are being lost in the systems that are designed to help them due to the lack of funding and/or the necessary education regarding the dangers of drugs and alcohol. There needs to be more of a focus on this issue.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

The changes that I would support would be for mail in ballots to continue as designed to include the no-excuse mail in ballot. This ability was widely used during Covid and should be continued. There are several barriers associated with individuals being able to make it to a physical voting location and a mail in ballot ensures that their voices are heard. I would also support legislation that allows for local election officials to contact mail in ballot voters of any discrepancies in their ballots. Educate the general public on how the election process actually works and hold people accountable who spread falsehoods on the process.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

The legislation I would support would be one that would provide the opportunity for our children to receive the necessary funding that ensures they receive the best education possible. Additionally, there should be funding included for children that have special needs because they also deserve to have access to a quality education like other children as well. As a mom whose child received additional support, it provided them with the opportunity to succeed in their class with their peers and not be left behind.What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

The changes I would support for PA abortion laws is to protect the decision once it has been made by a woman and her family. There should be no barriers for an abortion and medical providers should be able to educate their patients without the fear of lawsuit. Legislation should be enacted in that an individual’s personal choice to have an abortion is their choice alone, that they should be able to make this decision free without fear of reprisal. Additionally, there should be more funding associated with sex education to not only inactive teenagers but those that are sexually active as well. Education is the key to unwanted pregnancies and safer sex practices.

District 76 - Republican

Stephanie Borowicz

County: Clinton

Contact: votestephanie.com | facebook.com/stephanieforstaterep

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 77 - Democrat

H. Scott Conklin

County: Centre

Occupation: State Representative

Education: Clearfield County Vocational Technical School

Qualifications: Incumbent State Representative, former Centre County Commissioner, former small business owner

Contact: linktree.com/conklinforpa | instagram.com/scottconklinpa | facebook.com/ScottConklinPA

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Protecting personal freedoms, the right to vote, and ensuring all Pennsylvanians are heard. Protecting our environment so farmers can continue to produce, the outdoors can be enjoyed, and our children have a future home. Protecting workers’ rights. We need to ensure that every worker in the Commonwealth receives good wages and is treated with dignity in the workplace.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

My election package would address the issues that have arisen. It would allow pre-canvassing and put in clearer guidelines for the system. We also need to step back and publicly appreciate and support the public servants who step forward year after year to ensure our elections are fair and secure. Public officials need to step forward and clearly articulate the process to regain trust where it has been lost. The procedures are in place and need to be publicized over and over again.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

The governor’s budget proposal goes a long way to address the education funding issues we face. The initiatives he has put forth on reforming higher education and the bold investments he has put toward public schools are a great starting point for the discussion that will unfold. I look forward to working with him and my colleagues to address the need this ruling clearly illustrates.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

Big government should not tell us what we can do with our bodies, who we can love, and who we must worship. The right to bodily autonomy should be enshrined in the Pennsylvania Constitution. Full stop.

District 77 - Republican

Marie Librizzi

County: Centre

Contact: facebook.com/electmarielibrizzi

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 78 - Republican

Jesse Topper

County: Bedford

Contact: jessetopper.com | facebook.com/friendsofjessetopper

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 79 - Republican

Lou Schmitt

County: Blair

Contact: facebook.com/LouSchmittForPA

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 80 - Republican

Scott Barger

County: Blair

Occupation: Businessman

Education: M.Div.

Contact: wethetaxpayers.org | www.instagram.com/wethetaxpayers/ | www.facebook.com/wethetaxpayers2024/

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

In rural PA, there are several issues which require focused, state-level leadership. From the threatened collapse of volunteer-based fire and EMS services, to the decline of downtowns, to the rise of cross-generational addiction.

Most of these issues require bully-pulpit leadership from elected leaders at all levels. For fire and EMS, we’ll need a serious call to volunteerism and community spirit, while still finding ways to reward and incentivize through education and tax benefits. The addiction issues stem from a combination of spiritual despair and the realities of eroded family structures, as well as conflicting messages from leaders. It is bad policy fund public priorities like schools on revenue derived from addictive substances.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

I support a simple, commonsense requirement of voter ID.

I support the repeal of Act 77—and no-excuse mail-in ballots, while supporting a return to traditional absentee ballot options.

I believe we need to restore a sense of urgency for a bipartisan emphasis on local monitoring and enforcement of election laws. We need judges of elections and poll watchers who understand their critical role in protecting the democratic process.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

Pennsylvania’s promise of equal and equitable funding for public schools has been a consistent disappointment and failure. We know that the average of $17,000 spending per pupil has not produced results commensurate with that investment. It’s not working. While I support Governor Shapiro’s early call for more school choice, I strongly oppose the notion that adding billions in state revenue to fund traditional classroom instruction will have the desired effect. We need to fund students, not buildings. We need to make sure the dollars follow the needs of a child—not subsidize programs and projects that have little to do with better outcomes.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

I support Pennsylvania’s existing laws requiring parental notification for minors seeking an abortion.

I support programs that provide immediate help for women in crisis situations—especially in situations where domestic violence is likely and the prospect of coerced abortions increased. Defunding the Alternatives to Abortion program was shortsighted and irresponsible.

I support banning abortions for children pre-diagnosed with Downs syndrome.

I support a law prohibiting abortions when a heartbeat is detected.

I support a permanent ban on tax dollars for organizations like Planned Parenthood—or any organization that counsels or promotes abortion.

Ultimately, I support extending life-affirming, legal protection for all pre-born children.

Jim Gregory

County: Blair

Occupation: Broadcaster

Education: BS Broadcast Journalism

Qualifications: 3 term incumbent, opioid settlement board of trustees, prolife caucus, mental health caucus, ENDORSED: Prolife Federation, FOAC, NRA, NFIB,

Contact: jimgregoryforstatehouse.com | facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057690596617

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

We have lost our ability as Republicans to legislate for our constituents. Until we win back the majority in the house all issues from education funding, personal freedoms, liberty, parents rights, 2A infringements, opioid deaths, treatment and recovery and protecting the unborn are under attack. I’ve raised a significant amount of money from local businesses leaders that should be used to support candidates in swing districts to win the majority back. Instead I will fight the evil that is fighting me to keep me from speaking for them in this 80th District primary.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

I was the only legislator to introduce legislation to repeal Act 77. Now I’m fighting and have voted to support voter ID, as well as encouraging with my own money my constituents to use mail in balloting if they have to. Parents in line hours in 2020 who left before voting to feed their kids is something I witnessed.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

The Republican House caucus is focused on meeting that ruling but also demanding accountability. I will demand accountability of our brick and mortar and cyber charter. I voted to pass Lifeline scholarships for students to support school choice as well as increasing funding every year for education tax credits for students (EITC). We also need to reform higher education systems, holding them accountable for their teachings while funding students directly rather than the institutions.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

As the only Prolife endorsed candidate in the 80th District race, I’m fighting for the unborn against a candidate on the record supporting abortion until brain activity is present. Stopping people like him and Governor Shapiro ending support for prolife education is why getting the majority back is vital.

District 81 - Democrat

Sean Steeg

County: Huntingdon

Occupation: CEO/Co-Founder, Juniata Brewing Company

Education: BA< Mind and Language, Juniata College 2000

Qualifications: Huntingdon Borough Council 2018-2022, Vice Chair of Huntingdon Water and Sewer Authority, Member of Penn State Extension Huntingdon County Council, Board Member of non-profit Huntingdon Landmarks Inc.

Contact: www.steegforpa.com | instagram.com/steegforpa | facebook.com/steegforpa

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Proper education funding is the most pressing issue Pennsylvanians face (at least that is immediately and most properly addressed at the state level). It stuns me to say this, but the answer is as simple as sitting down with the educational leaders in our state to work out a proper, constitutionally sound method for equitable funding that allows children to thrive regardless of ZIP code. I’m moderately floored that this problem hasn’t already been addressed and corrected by the current legislature.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

Maintaining vote-by-mail access is job one, but I would support most efforts to increase transparency in the voting process. If more people are aware of what is done and why it is done, it should not only serve to inoculate against fearmongering, but it should also cause things to become more robust over time; a widely known process is one into which many people can offer additional insight over time.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

I would love to move away from the property tax funding model -- perhaps not completely, but certainly into other, broader areas of funding. I would support any legislation that recognized that struggles must be met with resources, and that knows that geography is part of the curriculum and not the determining factor in how far you can go in life.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

A constitutional amendment in the vein of HB1888 (creating a fundamental right to personal reproductive liberty) would be a direct way to ensure that a freedom to choose remains a part of life in Pennsylvania for many years to come.

District 81 - Republican

Rich Irvin

County: Huntingdon

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 82 - Democrat

Paul Takac

County: Centre

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 82 - Republican

Therese Hollen

County: Centre

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 83 - Republican

Jamie Flick

County: Lycoming

Contact: jamieflick.com | facebook.com/JamieFlick83rd

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 84 - Republican

Joe Hamm

County: Lycoming

Contact: facebook.com/joseph.hamm16

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 85 - Democrat

Nick Jacobson

County: Union

Occupation: Public Policy

Education: Yale University, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Qualifications: Worked in Harrisburg at the Department of Health and the Department of the Auditor General, public policy experience at Senator Bob Casey’s Washington, DC office as well as the Center for American Progress and Public Citizen, economics research at Yale University and Yale Law School

Contact: nick4pa.com | instagram.com/nick4pa | facebook.com/nick4pa

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Three top issues for me are developing our local economy, expanding access to affordable healthcare, and investing in local public education. Securing funding for broadband is essential to realizing each of these priorities. Regarding local enterprise, Pennsylvania taxes unfairly burden working people and small business owners, and I will work to lower those taxes. In healthcare, I will work with providers to maintain emergency care access and reduce costs. Finally, I will fight for fair funding for our public schools. I also believe that we need to restore decency in government to get things done. Elected officials should be responsible for their work, not cast blame or make excuses. I will always be accountable to our district.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

Safe, secure, and accessible elections depend on the work of local election officials, and I will always listen to their needs. I support allowing counties to prepare mail-in ballots for counting (not to count them) before Election Day in order to ensure that winners are determined without delay. I also support allowing people who share a primary residence to deliver mail-in ballots for each other and eliminating other non-security-related obstacles to voting by mail. I would join bipartisan support for early voting. I am open to expanding the ability of 16- and 17-year-olds to prepare for voting when they turn 18 through pre-registration programs. I also support an opt-out system for voter registration when obtaining a driver’s license.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

All our schools in the 85th district are underfunded and have faced a decade of costs rising far faster than state revenue support (up to six times as fast over the past decade). Property taxes have increased across the district, too, increasing the burden on local families, especially senior citizens on fixed incomes. The court’s ruling demands that we do better. I support increasing state funding for public schools while also increasing accountability for all education providers receiving state funds to educate our children. I would fight for funding systems that address the needs of our district, including for vo-tech programs, increased school support staff, and resources for special education services.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

Pennsylvanians have the right to the care they need for themselves and their families. The recent instances across the country of mothers, at the risk of their lives, unable to access abortion services for wanted but non-viable pregnancies demonstrate the need to protect access to healthcare in our district. That said, I believe it is essential to guarantee that health centers are transparent and accountable for the services they offer–especially when they receive taxpayer funds.

More broadly, I think conversations about abortion cannot take place in a vacuum. We need to work on access to affordable childcare, early-childhood education, prenatal care and other health care services to support all Pennsylvania families.

District 85 - Republican

David H. Rowe

County: Union

Contact: electdavidrowe.com | facebook.com/PAStateRepDavidRowe

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 86 - Republican

Perry A. Stambaugh

County: Perry

Contact: voteperrystambaugh.com | facebook.com/perrystambaugh

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 87 - Democrat

John Flood

County: Cumberland

Occupation: IT Manager

Education: BS Information Technology

Contact: www.johnfloodforpa.com | instagram.com/johnfloodforpa | facebook.com/61556609266129

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

John will fight to protect the reproductive freedoms of Pennsylvanians by codifying this right into our state Constitution. John believes that we should raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and have the minimum wage adjusted annually based on the annual increase by the Social Security Inflation Index. John believes that we must reform how we fund our schools. We must stop kicking the can down the road, work to support our schools fairly, and stop making mandates on our local school districts without fully funding them. He also believes we must reform and hold our charter schools to the same standard as our public schools. Finally, he believes we must provide property tax relief to our communities.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

John will support the continued use of no-excuse absentee ballots, the expansion of early voting, and same-day voter registration.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

John will support legislation that will work to fund our public education system fairly. This must include charter school reform that will hold them equally accountable for the tax dollars that they receive.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

John believes that we need to remove the barriers currently on the books to make reproductive health care more accessible. John believes that we need to preserve reproductive freedom in our state Constitution.

District 87 - Republican

Thomas Kutz

County: Cumberland

Contact: thomaskutz.com | facebook.com/thomaskutzpa

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 88 - Democrat

Sara Agerton

County: Cumberland

Occupation: Social Worker

Education: MSW, Temple University

Qualifications: I’ve been serving on Mechanicsburg Borough Council since being elected in 2019, where I’ve been able to support and grow our small business community, expand our green spaces, and pave our roads with the $2 million in grants we brought to our growing community in 2023.

Contact: SaraAgerton.com | www.instagram.com/saraagertonpa/ | facebook.com/SaraAgertonPA

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

There are so many issues facing Pennsylvanians -- we all need help sometimes, whether it’s because we lost our jobs and healthcare, we fell behind on rent, or we need to get somewhere but don’t have a car. My community has stepped in and helped me when I needed it, and now I want to go get affordable housing, quality healthcare, fully-funded schools, improved infrastructure and public transportation, and good-paying green jobs for all of us. As a social worker, I’ve always looked for the helpers around me and I will do the same thing at the State House, working tirelessly with anyone who can help me bring those things to the 88th.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

We should have automatic voter registration, in-person early voting, a national holiday on election day, absolutely everything we can do to make sure that the most people possible are able to vote.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

I support a fair funding formula. Every child in Pennsylvania should get a quality education, regardless of their zip code. We need to equitably fund our schools and pay our teachers fairly. Our children are at school for a third of their days, and we need to make sure it is safe and fulfilling to be there. School funding should not be reliant wholly on property taxes; it hurts the most vulnerable among us the most.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

The right to access reproductive care within the privacy of a doctor’s office should be the law. Abortion should remain safe, legal, and accessible in Pennsylvania, and I will fight for a woman’s right to choose.

District 88 - Republican

Sheryl Delozier

County: Cumberland

Contact: votedelozier.com | facebook.com/DelozierforStateRepresentative

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 89 - Democrat

Noah Kreischer

County: Franklin

Occupation: Walmart Associate

Education: Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School

Contact: http://facebook.com/Noah4PA | http://www.instagram.com/noah4pa?igsh=bjdjMXJsMXc5NGxs

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

1) Our legislature is one of the highest-paid in the nation, & has no term limits. I propose limts of 10 & 12 years for the State House & Senate respectively, as well as making the General Assembly’s pay dynamic with PA’s the average household income.

2) Middle class tax burdens need to be alleviated. I propose creating more income tax brackets for our highest earners, to lessen the gas tax, property tax and more.

3) Moving into greener energy without energy companies lobbying us out of it. I propose grants to green energy companies to aid in developing renewables, as well as tax incentives for the established fossil fuel companies for that purpose. This will help make green energy more viable & available, & will create jobs.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

I’m a supporter of voter ID, but I want the State to provide, for free, a voting ID to all registered voters who don’t have an ID for whatever reason. I’m also a proponent of supporting our immigrants on their path to citizenship, so that they can become legal, voting citizens as soon as possible.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

Public money is for public schools, period. I support the availability of private schools, but public money is for public services. Through higher taxes on our highest-earners and biggest corporations, as well as re-allocation of funds from overfunded things, (such as legislator pay, as noted earlier) we can & will fully fund & support our schools.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

My only comment on abortion is that it’s none of my business, & the government has no right to interfere in reproductive (or any kind of) healthcare. I support this being a decision left to be made between women, their doctors, their closest confidants and their own personal conscience.

District 89 - Republican

Rob Kauffman

County: Franklin

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 90 - Republican

Chad Gerald Reichard

County: Franklin

Occupation: Zoning Officer

Education: American University - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Penn State University - Masters in Public Administration

Qualifications: Pennsylvania State Senate Legislative Director 2014-2019, US House of Representatives District Legislative Representative 2019-2020, Washington Township Supervisor 2015-2020

Contact: chad4pa.com | facebook.com/chad4pa

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

The most pressing issue facing Pennsylvania is workforce development. This means incentivizing employers to hire and train Pennsylvanians who currently lack the skills needed for certain jobs, working with schools (both secondary and tertiary) to ensure that graduates are able to meet the demands of the workforce, and attracting working-age people to the Commonwealth. Within five budget cycles, Pennsylvania will have a structural deficit due to a demographic shift, caused by the fact that we are importing retirees and exporting working-age citizens. I would like to introduce legislation to create paid apprenticeship programs through tax credits to businesses that hire and train certain skilled workers to provide new employee opportunities.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

I am very supportive of the requirement to show some form of photo identification while voting. A photo ID is needed for so many transactions in life, from buying beer to getting a form notarized. While instances of voter fraud are rare, producing a photo ID to vote will improve faith in the process and add a level of security to ensuring that only those casting ballots are who they say that they are.What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

With the recent court ruling, the Basic Education Funding Commission is recommending that nearly $8 billion in new, recurring funding be appropriated into our school systems. This would require a massive tax increase without addressing the formula that precipitated the lawsuit. Instead of throwing money at the problem, we should do the tough work of ensuring that each school district receives the funding needed for the students they actually educate. Further, we should examine how school districts currently spend money to identify unfunded mandates, look for efficiencies, and discover better ways to educate our students.What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

I am strongly pro-life and would support legislation to strengthen the rights of the unborn, while protecting the life of the mother.

Janon R. Gray

County: Franklin

Occupation: Senior Controller

Education: Mary Washington College- Bachelor of Arts- Economics & Bachelor of Science- Business Administration

Qualifications: 26+ years of finance and accounting, VP - Greencastle-Antrim School Board

Contact: janongray.com | www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552966765720&mibextid=ZbWKwL

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Current spending is unsustainable, and I will advocate for smart spending, budgetary oversight, and make tax reductions where possible.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

I believe we need to institute voter ID to ensure legitimacy and accuracy of voting in the Commonwealth.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

Education is also an important issue, and I want to make sure we are holding school districts accountable to be good stewards of the funds they are given. I want to ensure that our schools are producing prepared and proficient students. School districts should be rewarded for their performance.What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

I would not change any of the current laws because the overturning of Roe v. Wade put those decisions back in the hands of the people.

District 91 - Republican

Dan Moul

County: Adams

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 92 - Democrat

Dan Almoney

County: York

Occupation: Video Producer

Education: Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Lock Haven University with a BA in Broadcast Journalism

Qualifications: Born and raised in York County by working class parents, Dan has always lived the values of our community. He has spent over two decades showcasing the stories of our neighbors and spent many years operating a small business.

Contact: danforpa92.com | facebook.com/danforpa92

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Every issue is an economic issues and I believe that is the most pressing thing we can do to address the quality of life in Pennsylvania. Income inequality is at an all time high and it’s been 15 years since we’ve raised the minimum wage.

We’ve also seen corporations come in and change the landscape of our communities without contributing their share for the extra burdens placed on our local services.

By addressing these inequalities, I believe we can improve lives, grow business and make Pennsylvania an example to the nation.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

Elections are the bedrock of our democracy. I believe there are several items that need to be addressed in our legislature following the lack of response to the chaos of the 2020 election.

First and foremost, we need uniformity across the commonwealth of how we handle mail-in ballots. I support a pre-canvassing period before election day, so that local election officials are free to focus on the making sure everything runs smoothly.

I also believe we need to open Pennsylvania’s primary system. Independent voters should not have to pick a team to have a say in who represents them. It also forces candidates to appeal to a broader audience.

Finally, I would like to see ranked choice voting implemented into our election systems.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

Ensuring our schools are properly funded starts with changing how we fund charter schools. We need greater oversight of where those tax dollars go and how they are spent. Charters should not be spending millions on advertising while our teachers are paying for classroom supplies out of pocket.

We also need a greater overall investment in our schools. The educational cuts dating back to the Corbett administration and the legislature responsible for it have significantly hampered a generation of kids.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

The government should have no say in the private and personal decisions surrounding reproductive rights and freedoms. It should be Constitutionally enshrined that people have the right do what’s best for their lives and their pursuit of happiness.

District 92 - Republican

Marc Anderson

County: York

Occupation: Teacher

Education: B.A. York College of PA, M.Ed. Penn State

Contact: andersonforpahouse.com | instagram.com/andersonforpahouse/ | facebook.com/andersonforpahouse

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Economic security for PA families is fragile. Deregulation, tax reduction, and balancing the budget will spark economic growth and empower the free market. PA continues to lose population and job creators. Government policies must focus on making PA business friendly and economically competitive. Public schools throughout the Commonwealth have a wide range of success and failure, therefore, we must give students trapped in failing schools additional options. No student should be forced to attend a failing school. School choice is not a threat; it’s an opportunity to compete and improve. Our founders created a system of government with clearly defined limitations. Government should protect individual liberty, not infringe upon it.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

Federal law and Article VII of the Pennsylvania Constitution call for an election day, not an election season. To protect against election fraud early voting should be limited to absentee ballots, which should be issued upon request and limited to those who cannot physically make it to the polls. Absentee ballots should be reserved for those who are impacted by proximity or circumstances which prevent him or her from traveling to the polling place on election day. A picture ID should be required to vote at the polling place. Non-secure elections undermine the most basic and foundational element of our republic. Our election process MUST be trustworthy and accurately record the will of the electorate.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

Our education system is not failing due to lack of funding. PA spends considerably more per student than the national average and many of PA’s underachieving schools pay considerably more per student, with more aid from the state government, than our overachieving schools. This is a non-bias fact. The court’s ruling is irrelevant to improving PA’s public school system. But, if we assume funding is the issue, I would support legislation to significantly reduce the bloated and unaccountable PA Department of Education and reallocate the savings to local school districts. Also, I would support policies to encourage school districts to reduce their top heavy administration staff and use the funds to hire more teachers.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

It is our responsibility to protect the most vulnerable people within our society, born and unborn. I will protect the sanctity of life, because it is the most fundamental human right. Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are meaningless if one is not alive to experience freedom and joy. However, the pro-life movement must be more empathetic to women who are facing unwanted pregnancies. It’s not enough to march and protest. Pro-life advocates must listen to and speak with compassion on this issue. We must be as committed to changing hearts as we are to changing laws. With that said, at the very least, I would support a ban on abortions beyond 24 weeks, the generally agreed upon stage of a pregnancy when a baby is viable outside the womb.

Holly Kelley

County: York

Contact: hollykelleyforstaterep.com | facebook.com/HollyKelleyforStateRep

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

Chris Wyatt

County: York

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

Matthew G. Davis

County: York

Occupation: Communications Coordinator

Education: B.A. Political Science & History, minors in Common Law & Spanish - Lebanon Valley College

Qualifications:

Contact: matthewdavisforpa.com | instagram.com/MatthewDavisForPA | facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555200372665

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Pennsylvanians, especially in York County, are facing stunted growth and an aging population as older citizens of other states migrate here, but our youth look to other states. This could be a very dangerous snowball, which leads to an avalanche, as an older population is not feasible for business, and cannot support growth in the Commonwealth or even support our seniors in the way Pennsylvania prides itself on doing.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

Election integrity is crucial. Whether or not there is fraud occurring, the utmost priority of government is to establish a system in which people trust. I would support Voter ID; removing the computer systems and returning to paper ballots; and having results counted, audited, and audited again before certification. This would take time and money, but I believe that the validity of elections, and trust of the people in the processes by which they choose their government, is incredibly deserving of that time and money.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

I would support legislation which experts testify to as viable solutions, and which the majority of people in the 92nd District support. I recognize areas such as this where I don’t yet have the answers, and I believe that is okay, because a Representative shouldn’t walk into Harrisburg thinking they know all of the answers - they should be walking into Harrisburg with the intention of talking to the people, to get the answers from them, and representing those answers on the floor.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

I would continue supporting protections against the use of tax monies and public resources. First and foremost, the public should not foot the bill for abortions.

Zachary Kile

County: York

Contact: zakkile.com | facebook.com/zacharytawnie.kile

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 93 - Republican

Mike Jones

County: York

Contact: jones4pa.com/ | facebook.com/jonesforpa

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 94 - Republican

Wendy Fink

County: York

Contact: facebook.com/wendy.fink.507

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 95 - Democrat

Carol Hill-Evans

County: York

Contact: facebook.com/carol.hillevans

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 95 - Republican

Jasmine Rivera

County: York

Contact: facebook.com/jasmine.rivera.9699

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 96 - Democrat

Mike Sturla

County: Lancaster

Contact: votemikesturla.com | facebook.com/ILikeMikeSturla

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 96 - Republican

Eric Beezer

County: Lancaster

Contact: facebook.com/eric.beezer

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 97 - Democrat

Bob Rudy

County: Lancaster

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 97 - Republican

Steve Mentzer

County: Lancaster

Contact: facebook.com/stevenmentzer

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 98 - Republican

Tom Jones

County: Lancaster

Contact: tomjonesforstatehouse.com | facebook.com/TomJonesForStateRep

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

District 99 - Republican

Dave Zimmerman

County: Lancaster

Occupation: State Representative

Qualifications: Former Sales and Service Manager for an International Agriculture Company, Township Supervisor, County Planning Commission, County Agriculture Preservation Board, Welsh Mountain Preserve Board, Insurance Company Board Chairman, etc

Contact: davezimmerman.us

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Economics, many people come to my office at wits end. They cannot pay rent, pay their utilities or buy groceries. They need answers from State Agencies on things like unemployment, drivers license etc. Some need a job. Some need help navigating the judicial system, or the school system, business owners and farmers are over burdened with regulations and need releif etc. etc.

People, our businesses, our farms need common sense policy in place, good laws, responsive state agencies, fair tax policies, trieving business who provides our jobs, productive farms to assure the food supply, etc. etc.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

Currently many do not trust our elections. When polling is done election integrity polls among the highest. Something as simple as voter identification would go a long way in building trust. Many of the senior County election officials have quit their job the past few years. We have lost much experience due to changes, confusion, uncertainty and less then clear rules.

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

This is a difficult one. More then forty percent of the Pennsylvania State budget is school funding. We have a huge disparity between the 500 school districts across the State. Some receive 30 percent or less and others receive 70 percent or more from state taxes. In addition property taxes continue to rise and make it difficult for seniors to keep their homes and young couples to afford a home. With these realities more and more families are not satisfied with the public school system and are finding ways other then public education to teach their children.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

Babies born at 20 weeks are now surviving with our medical health advances. Yet in Pennsylvania abortion is legal up to 24 weeks.

District 100 - Republican

Bryan D. Cutler

County: Lancaster

Contact: electbryancutler.com

This candidate has not completed the 2024 primary election voters’ guide.

Dave Nissley

County: Lancaster

Occupation: Business owner, landscaping and campground

Education: High school

Contact: http://nissleyforpa.com | https://www.facebook.com/nissleyforpa

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing Pennsylvanians, and how would you address them?

Ending the career politician mindset. This needs to happen so that we have a True Representative republic again. I will Term Limit myself to 10 years or less.

What changes would you support making to Pennsylvania’s voting laws to expand access, ensure security, and support local election officials and processes?

I think we need to have same day voting again in Pa. This would help us to trust our Election Process again

What legislation would you support to comply with the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed?

As we know there is plenty of money being spent in the commonwealth on education. We must get the money to the children and parents. In every way possible the people closest to the children should have the most opportunity and responsibility to help determine the Childs education. We need to provide more school choice.

What changes, if any, would you support making to Pennsylvania’s abortion laws?

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—-That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, . As noted the job of the government is to secure (protect) the right of Life. I think we should continue to work to protect all of life.