Voters Guide Primary Election May 15, 2018d2i6zaiwaewm8m.cloudfront.net/Pittsburgh Primary 2018.pdf2 APRIL 25-MAY 1, 2018 VOTERS GUIDE 2018 NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER League of Women Voters

Voters GuidePrimary Election

May 15, 2018Published by

League of Women Voters of Greater PittsburghCommunity Information Center

Koppers Building436 Seventh Avenue Suite 350

Pittsburgh, PA 15219412-261-4284

April 25-May 1, 2018

Prepared with Funding fromLeague of Women Voters Education Fund

This guide lists all candidates in the May 15, 2018 Primary for U.S. Senator, Representatives in Congress, Governor, Lieutenant Governor,

State Senators in even-numbered districts and State Representatives.Ballot questions for residents of Braddock Borough, Chartiers Borough,

Municipality of Monroeville and West Deer Township.

2 APRIL 25-MAY 1, 2018 NEW PITTSBURGH COURIERVOTERS GUIDE 2018

League of Women VotersGuide to Primary Election—

May 15, 2018(Polls open from 7 AM to 8 PM)

This Voters Guide was prepared by the League of Women Voters of Great-er Pittsburgh and the League of Women Vot-ers Education Fund. The League is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse or oppose any po-litical party or candidate. Its purpose is to promote political responsibility through informed partici-pation of citizens.The Voters Guide listings

are based entirely on ma-terial submitted by the candidates. In cases in which questionnaires were not returned, only the can-didate’s name and party are listed. Every candidate was asked to submit a pho-tograph. Those received are printed.The guide lists all can-

didates in the May 15 Primary Election for U.S. Senator, Representa-tives in Congress, Gov-ernor, Lieutenant Gov-ernor, State Senators in even-numbered districts, and State Representa-tives. The candidates’ names are listed as they will appear on the ballot. The party of the governor is, by practice, given the first position on the ballot in Pennsylvania.Study the guide and

choose the candidates for whom you want to vote. You may take the guide

into the voting booth to help you. Nothing in this guide should be construed as an endorsement of any candidate by the League of Women Voters.Voters who are not sure

if they are registered should call the Allegheny County Department of Elections, 412-350-4510, or go to Votespa.com. . To find out what district you live in call the League of Women Voters Commu-nity Information Center, 412-261-4284, Mon-Thurs 9-3pm.

VOTING IN AMUNICIPALELECTION

To vote in this election you must have been reg-istered by April 16,2018. Your registration is per-manent if•You did not change your

address•You did not change your

nameIDENTIFICATION

REQUIREMENTSFOR NEW VOTERS

If you are a new voter or if you are voting at a poll-ing place for the first time then you must bring your voter ID card or a photo ID such as a driver’s license, student ID or some other form of Federal or State government issued ID. Some forms of non-pho-

to ID are also acceptable such as a firearm permit, current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or government check. If you do not have any accept-able ID then you must be allowed to vote by provi-sional ballot.

PROVISIONAL BALLOTS

If your right to vote is

challenged at the polls on election day, and you are in the right polling place, and the problem cannot be resolved by the judge of elections, you have the right to ask for and vote by provisional ballot. If it is later determined that you were eligible to vote your ballot will be count-ed. You will be given in-structions on how to de-termine if your vote was counted.

ABSENTEE VOTINGRegistered voters who

are ill, disabled, or will be absent from the munic-ipality on Election Day may vote by absentee bal-lot. Completed APPLI-CATIONS for absentee ballots must be received by the county Board of Elections by 5 P.M., Tues-day May 8. Completed absentee BALLOTS must be received back at the Elections Division by 5 P.M. on Friday May 11.

If an emergency aris-es (unexpected illness or business trip) after the Tuesday application deadline, call your county Elections Division for in-formation on emergency absentee voting. Proof of emergency may be re-quired. An emergency application and ballot can be obtained and voted by 5 P.M. on Friday, May 11. Any disabled voter hav-ing questions regarding the accessibility of a poll-ing place should consult the county Board of Elec-tions.

WRITE-IN VOTINGFor write-in voting in-

formation; check with the workers at your polling place before entering the voting booth.PRISONERS’ RIGHTSYou are eligible to vote if

you are awaiting trial.If you are a prisoner in

Pennsylvania, you are el-igible to vote if•You were convicted of a

misdemeanor.•You are registered

properly.•You have obtained an

absentee ballot.INTERNET

VOTERS GUIDEThis Voters Guide and

other useful information for voters can be found on the League’s Homepage at http://lwvpgh.org and at vote411.o

UNITED STATES SENATOR

(Vote for one)TERM: 6 years SALARY: $174,000DUTIES: Congress, the legislative branch of the

Federal government, is composed of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. A ma-jority vote of both houses is required to pass a law. The Senate made up of two members from each of the 50 states also has the power to approve treaties and confirm presidential appointments. Terms are staggered with one-third of the membership up for election every two years.

DEMOCRATICBOB CASEY, JR.

MUNICIPALITY: SCRANTONCOUNTY: LACKAWANNAQUESTIONS: No Response

REPUBLICANJIM CHRISTIANA

MUNICIPALITY: BRIGHTONCOUNTY: BEAVERQUESTIONS: No Response

LOU BARLETTAPARTY: RepBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 128 Hazleton, PA 18201CAMPAIGN PHONE: 570-501-8683CAMPAIGN EMAIL: [email protected] OF BIRTH: January 28MUNICIPALITY: HAZLETON CITYCOUNTY: LUZERNEWEBSITE: http://www.LouBarletta.comTWITTER: twitter.com/louforsenateFACEBOOK: http://Facebook.com/louforsenateEDUCATION: Attended Bloomsburg State Col-

lege (Bloomsburg University) where I majored in elementary education.QUALIFICATIONS: As a former small business

owner, mayor of Hazleton, and member of Congress, I have a strong record of standing up and fighting for people in my community.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: My top three priorities are keeping Pennsylvania’s

families safe, protecting Pennsylvania jobs, and standing up for the men and women who serve our communities. More than anything, people want someone willing to fight for them, when no one else will. That’s what I have always done, and that’s why I’m running for the U.S. Senate.Q: If elected, what will you do to ensure that the voting

rights of all Americans are protected and that our elections

are accessible and secure from internal and external threats?A: Congress has a constitu-

tional duty to preserve the in-tegrity of our democracy and ensure that our elections are both free and fair. As a mem-ber of the House Homeland Security Committee, I have worked with my colleagues to make sure our voting sys-tems are secure. I recently voted for increased funding for states to improve their election security, as well as increased funding to count-er Russian cyber attacks. I also spoke out against the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to throw out Pennsylvania’s bipartisan, constitutionally-drawn con-gressional map in the middle of the election, creating chaos and confusion among voters.Q: What steps will you take to ensure that the up-

coming census is fully funded, accurate, and avoids under-counting?A: The Census is important to provide legislators with

accurate information to make informed policy decisions that are in the best interest of our country. I continue to support efforts to fund the Census and ensure that it accurately reflects our nation’s demographics.

LOU BARLETTA

KATHI COZZONEPARTY: DemBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 1385 Exton, PA

19341CAMPAIGN PHONE: (717)

850-6354CAMPAIGN EMAIL: amf0501@

gmail.comDATE OF BIRTH: September 2MUNICIPALITY: UWCHLAN

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: CHESTERWEBSITE: http://www.cozzone-

forpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/KathiCozzoneFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Com-

missioner-Kathi-Cozzone-for-Lieutenant-Gover-nor-275272922538004/EDUCATION: College of New Jersey - 1984Qualifications: In addition to representing over

500,000 people as Chester County Commissioner for the past decade, I also I serve on two statewide adviso-ry committees, and serve as First Vice President of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: My top three priorities are criminal justice re-

form, workforce development, and pipeline infra-structure and safety.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes, the redistricting process should be a non-

partisan effort conducted by an independent com-mission.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Early voting and same-day registration are

important ways to increase voter turn out, and I support them, provided counties have a say in how these measures enacted, so the cost is not onerous to counties, and subsequently to property tax payers.

REPUBLICAN

GOVERNOR

NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER APRIL 25-MAY 1, 2018 3VOTERS GUIDE 2018

TERM: 4 years SALARY: $163,700DUTIES: The Lt. Governor, will be elected jointly

with the Governor in the General Election. Candi-dates are nominated separately in the Primary. The Lt. Governor is President of the Senate, but has no vote except in case of a tie. In case of death, convic-tion or impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation, or other disability of the Governor, the powers, du-ties and salaries of the office are assumed by the Lt. Governor for the remainder of the term or until the disability is removed.

DEMOCRATICTOM WOLF

MUNICIPALITY: MT WOLFCOUNTY: YORKQUESTIONS: No Response

PAUL MANGOPARTY: RepBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 3915 Union Deposit Road

#449 Harrisburg, PA 17109CAMPAIGN PHONE: 717-550-

2161CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@

mangoforpa.netDATE OF BIRTH: 2/1/1959MUNICIPALITY: PINE

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.mango-

forpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/mangoforpaFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Mangofor-

PA/EDUCATION: Distinguished Cadet, United States

Military Academy, 1981; MBA, Harvard Business School, 1988QUALIFICATIONS: Served as a Paratrooper in

the 82nd Airborne Division; Successfully built a $500M global health care business during his near-ly 30 year career at McKinsey and Company’s Pitts-burgh office; Supported numerous Veteran-related causes in the communityQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: 1. Bringing our jobs and children back to Pennsyl-

vania by prioritizing job growth in all regions in the state. This includes reducing our obscene business tax structure that kills jobs, empowering counties to elimi-nate school property taxes and alleviating Harrisburg’s enormous regulatory burden and anti-business culture 2. Tackling the opioid epidemic more comprehensively by addressing the social and criminal aspects of the problem in addition to the criminal elements of the problem. I was the first candidate to call for a statewide emergency declaration nine months ago. We must go further to eliminate “diseases of despair” that lead to drug addiction 3. Reimagining our education system to

KATHI COZZONE

(Vote for One)TERM: 4 years SALARY: $194,850The Governor of Pennsylvania is an elected con-

stitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in Pennsylvania. The Governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two consecutive terms.DUTIES: The Governor, as the chief executive of-

ficer of the Commonwealth, administers the laws and manages the financial affairs of the state, has extensive appointive powers, and may approve or veto every bill passed by both houses of the General Assembly.

Scott R WagnerMUNICIPALITY: SPRING GARDEN TOWN-

SHIPCOUNTY: YORKQUESTIONS: No Response

PAUL MANGO

prioritize two outcomes: are our children competitive in a global economy and are they good citizens? This in-volves eliminating Harrisburg mandates and re-think-ing standardized testing, bringing dignity back to the trades and vocational education, and tying programs to the needs of local employersQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I support the model established in the state

Constitution. Any proposed replacement process can be corrupted as easily as the existing process. Elections have consequences and I believe that the Constitution was quite clear on the process for drawing districts. I believe the Supreme Court over-stepped its bounds by changing the congressional districts in this instance.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Voting is an essential element of our American de-

mocracy, and I support efforts to increase accessibility and confidence in our elections. There have been sev-eral proposals in other states that we should adopt in Pennsylvania. I support early voting, either in person or via no-excuse absentee voting. I also support re-questing absentee ballots online. Finally, I would also advocate for continued federal funding for replacing voting machines that are approaching the end of their useful lives based on funding from 15 years ago.

LAURA ELLSWORTHPARTY: RepBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 605 Beaver Street Sewick-

ley, PA 15432CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@ells-

worth2018.comDATE OF BIRTH: August 13,

1958MUNICIPALITY: OHIO

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://ellsworth2018.

comTWITTER: twitter.com/Laura-

forPAFACEBOOK: http://LauraforPAEDUCATION: University of

Pittsburgh, J.D. magna cum laude 1983. Princeton University, B.A., 1980QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: Jobs/economic development; education/work-

force; restoring financial integrity (e.g. No Budget No Pay; fiscal transparency)Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I have long supported the creation of a biparti-

san citizen commission, because districts should be drawn to protect the value of citizens’ votes, not the self-interest of politicians.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I support the development of Cybersecurity stan-

dards; simplification of absentee/early voting; and up-dates of technology to enhance verification of results.

LAURAELLSWORTH

LT. GOVERNOR

(Vote for One)

DEMOCRATIC

JOHN FETTERMANParty: DemBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box F Braddock , PA

15104CAMPAIGN PHONE: 8045195233CAMPAIGN EMAIL: [email protected] OF BIRTH: August 15th, 1969

MIKE STACKPARTY: DemBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-352-

0317CAMPAIGN EMAIL: marty-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: June 5, 1963MUNICIPALITY: PHILADEL-

PHIACOUNTY: PHILADELPHIAWEBSITE: http://www.stackfor-

pa.comEDUCATION: LaSalle College HS LaSalle Col-

lege Villanova University Law SchoolQUALIFICATIONS: 14 years Senator from NE

Philadelphia 3 years Lieutenant GovernorQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: Reforming our criminal justice system to make

the pardons process more accessible for lay people and to reignite the commutation process to end death by incarceration. Expanding the Lieutenant Governor’s Veterans Task Force to include experts from all corners of the commonwealth and ensuring that every veteran in every county has access to a specialized Veterans Treatment Court. Ending par-tisan gerrymandering.

NINA AHMADPARTY: DemBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 836 South Street Philadel-

phia, PA 19147CAMPAIGN PHONE:

2153754441CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@nin-

aforpa.comDate of Birth: 12/28/1958MUNICIPALITY: PHILADEL-

PHIACOUNTY: PHILADELPHIAWEBSITE: http://ninaforpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/NinaAh-

madPHLFACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/NinaforPAEDUCATION: PhD in Chemistry from University

of PennsylvaniaQUALIFICATIONS: Former Deputy Mayor of Public

Engagement of the City of Philadelphia, Former Pres-ident of National Organization for Women--Philadel-phia Chapter, Member of President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific IslandersQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: (1) Governor Wolf has already expanded access to

healthcare, moving the needle from 14% of Pennsylva-nians uninsured to 10%. I want to bring that number down to zero. I believe that healthcare is a fundamen-tal human right. (2) I will make sure that every child, regardless of the zip code they live in, has access to quality public education. This can happen through increased funding and legislative accountability. (3) I will fight mass incarceration and work with the legis-lature to make clemency easier to achieve, as well as end the Board of Pardons’ three-year backlog.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Absolutely. Partisan legislators have long abused

their redistricting power to silence poor and minority voters. Pennsylvania should form an independent re-districting commission that not only allows but encour-ages everyone to get involved, and most importantly, we need to actually approve and implement fair maps.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: There are so many things we can do as a state to

increase voter turnout and ensure that every Penn-sylvanian feels involved in the democratic process. I fully support no-excuse absentee voting, as well as online absentee voting applications. I also support early voting, same day voter registration, open pri-maries, and funding for voting technology upgrades. Additionally, I believe election day should be a state holiday, and would advocate for legislation prohibit-ing employers from punishing employees who leave work to vote. Voting is the most fundamental building block of democracy, and it must never be restricted.

RAY SOSAPARTY: DemBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box

213 Wyncote, PA 19095CAMPAIGN PHONE:

215.534.4941CAMPAIGN EMAIL: ray@

raysosa4pa.comDATE OF BIRTH: 08/16/1966MUNICIPALITY: CHELTEN-

HAM TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: MONTGOMERYWEBSITE: http://raysosa4pa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/raysosa4paEDUCATION: BS in Bus. Administration. Mar-

keting minor. Insurance lic. in Life, Accident, Health AND ANNUITIES.QUALIFICATIONS: Ray was appointed by three

Governors providing legislative support and coordi-nating Emergency Management Response and was Chairman of the Governor’s Human Rights Advoca-cy Committee for ten years.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: 1) Advocate for compulsory education for our

prisoners and post prison opportunities. 2) Estab-lish a permanent and reliable funding formula for our schools that protects our homeowners. Provide a safe environment for children in our schools. 3) Help for the farming community through fair taxation, infrastructure, broadband and subsidies to give our farmers the upper hand.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an inde-pendent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I do support reforming our congressional and

legislative process. It must have non partisan civil-ian oversight to make sure districts are drawn fairly.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I would support additional funding for voting

technology upgrades. I would also support early voting and same day voting registration. I however consider no-excuse absentee voting risky and it ex-poses our system to fraud.


MUNICIPALITY: BRADDOCKCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.johnfet-

terman.comTWITTER: twitter.com/John-

FettermanFACEBOOK: http://www.face-

book.com/JohnFettermanPAEDUCATION: Albright College

1991 Harvard University Masters in Public Policy 1999QUALIFICATIONS: Mayor of Braddock for 13 yrs

- drastically reduced food and clothing insecurity - eliminated heat insecurity this year - successfully im-plemented community policing model Founder of Brad-dock Redux Director for Out-Of-School Youth PrograQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: I will be a progressive backstop for the Gover-

nor, advocate for economic justice and our forgot-ten communities in Pennsylvania, and utilize and transform the office of the Lt Governor to its fullest potential.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Congressional and legislative districts should

be drawn to ensure that candidates and elected of-ficials are held accountable by voters. Boundaries should protect the interests of all voters and protect voting rights, and should not show preference to one political affiliation. We recently had a huge win with redistricting in Pennsylvania. I would certainly sup-port formalized citizen input for a more fair and un-biased redistricting process.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I support any reform that gets more people to

turn out to vote, and makes voting easier. In addi-tion to the above measures I think we should make Election Day a holiday and get more working people to the polls.

RAY SOSA

JOHN FETTERMAN

Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes. I was a defendant in the League of Women

Voters lawsuit, but I instructed my attorney not to seek removal from the case, but to help expose the secretive partisan process that produced the 2011 maps. At a fraction of the cost of the other defendants, we were successful in showing the court the partisan nature of the maps and producing our own map for the court’s review. We must build in this success to reform the state legislative map-making process. It is highly suspicious that all statewide officeholders are Democrats but the Senate is two-thirds Republican. The current system is not working.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I support all of these reforms as well as the Gov-

ernor’s mandate that any future voting machines have paper back-up.

MIKE STACK

NINA AHMAD

KATHY CODERPARTY: RepBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 4181 Pittsburgh,

PA 15202CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-716-0445CAMPAIGN EMAIL: [email protected]

or [email protected]

REPUBLICAN

DATE OF BIRTH: 08/20/1962MUNICIPALITY: NOTTING-

HAM TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: WASHINGTONWEBSITE: http://dianaforpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/Di-

anaforPAFACEBOOK: http://www.face-

book.com/dianaforpa/EDUCATION: West Virginia

Business CollegeQUALIFICATIONS: Washing-

ton County Commissioner for 23 years, with a strong record of fiscal responsibility, and outcome-based requirements for all government programs. Wash-ington County has low taxes, economic growth, a healthy pension fund and a AA S&P bond rating.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: -Bringing our jobs and children back to Penn-

sylvania by increasing the economic fortunes for all people, in all regions in the state. This includes; cre-ating a corporate tax structure that is encouraging, not discouraging, empowering counties to eliminate school property taxes and alleviating Harrisburg’s enormous regulatory burden and anti-business culture. -Tackle the opioid epidemic by taking a comprehensive approach that acts swiftly and com-passionately by going after suppliers of the drugs, improving treatment, and reinstating mandatory minimum sentences for dealers. -Criminal aliens are going unpunished by fleeing to sanctuary cities. One of my priorities will be to end sanctuary cities in Pennsylvania. If you commit a crime you should be punished, illegal aliens shouldn’t be given special treatment by the law when legal citizens are not.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I support the model established in the state con-

stitution. Elections have consequences; however, I believe the Supreme Court overstepped its bounds by changing the congressional districts.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Voting is an essential element of our American de-

mocracy. Some voting reforms and modernization pro-posals I support include: * Early Voting - 2 week period prior to Election Day ending the week before Election Day for voters who will be out of town on Election Day, or those just wishing to vote early. * No Excuse Ab-sentee Voting - It would eliminate the requirement of voting in person on Election Day if your plans changed and it would eliminate sending voted absentee ballots to the polls for poll workers to ‘void’ if voter voted in person. Sending the voted absentee ballots to polls can result in lost ballots because of poll worker error. * Submit requests for Absentee Voting online via the votespa.com web site. I also support funding for up-graded voting machines that ensure the accuracy, se-curity and reliable verification of votes cast.

JEFF BARTOSMUNICIPALITY: LOWER MERION TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: MONTGOMERYQUESTIONS: No Response

PEG LUKSIKMUNICIPALITY: BROWNSTOWNCOUNTY: CAMBRIAQUESTIONS: No Response


DATE OF BIRTH: 9/21/59MUNICIPALITY: BellevueCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.elect-

kathycoder.comFACEBOOK: http://www.face-

bok.com/kathyCODERVOICE-FORPAEDUCATION: MSOL Geneva

College BA Communications/BS Business Edinboro UniversityQUALIFICATIONS: For the last 18 years I have

owned a business where I help organizations develop leaders, create change, and get results. I have been a local elected official for the last nine years where I have used good leadership practices to get results.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top 3 priorities in office?A: 1. Leadership- Based on my experience, I will

implement good leadership practices to this office and work with the Governor to set a culture of coop-eration and results. We need to bring alignment at the top through creating a clear mission, vision, and plan while setting goals and a budget to accomplish the vision. 2. Accountability-This office is loosely de-fined and highest paid in the Country. I believe the people of PA should be able to see what the Lt. Gov is accomplishing. I would create a clear set of goals and share them with the public to have transpar-ency. 3. Attract new businesses and work with local governments. I would use my business development background to work with the Dept. of Economic De-velopment to recruit new businesses to PA. Using my local government experience I would help cre-ate programs to align and help municipalities save money and use resources more effectively.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes- I believe there needs to be accountability

in place to make this a non-political process. A truly independent commission that would have nothing to gain from the process, but to look at the redistricting from a logical, unbiased, fresh perspective. The chal-lenge would be the process of appointing these people to the commission. As we know from past practices, these commissions end up being highly political and appointed by politicians with much to lose or gain. Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I am in favor of looking at ways to modernize vot-

ing around better technology. I think our State would have to research the best technology and practices that are most secure and efficient. I’m not sure our current system is the most effective way to make voting acces-sible and accurate. Also, there needs to be better train-ing for the judge of elections, local election boards, and election workers. I have seen many inconsistencies. I would like to study States who are currently using some of the other reforms to see if it’s working and learn from their successes and mistakes. Without see-ing how it is working it is hard for me to make a hard decision on early voting, same day registration, etc.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

(Vote for One)TERM 2 years SALARY $174,000The U.S. Constitution requires that the House of

Representative be composed of elected Represen-tatives (also called Congressmen or Congresswom-en) from each State. There are 435 members of the House of Representatives. The number of Represen-tatives from each state is proportioned according to its population, with 18 Representatives from Penn-sylvania. A US Representative must (1) be at least twenty-five years old, (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years, and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent. A Representative’s term of office is 2 years.The House of Representatives is responsible for

creating the budget and initiating bills to collect taxes and other money, although all bills must pass the Senate and be signed by the President. The House is also responsible for impeaching federal officials (the Senate then tries the case) and elect-ing the President if there is a tie in the Electoral College.

KATHY CODER

DIANA IREY VAUGHANPARTY: RepBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 146 Dyers Stone Drive

Eighty Four, PA 15330CAMPAIGN PHONE: 724-260-0583CAMPAIGN EMAIL: [email protected]

DIANA IREY VAUGHN

17th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTDEMOCRATIC

CONOR LAMBPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MUNICIPALITY: MT. LEBA-

NONCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three pri-

orities in office?A: - My top three priorities

in Congress will be to pre-serve and protect Social Se-curity, Medicare, and afford-able health care; to push for an infrastructure bill will create good jobs and repair our aging roads, bridges and locks and dams; and to take action to combat the heroin epidemic.Q: If elected, what will you do to ensure that the

voting rights of all Americans are protected and that our elections are accessible and secure from in-ternal and external threats?A: - The right to vote is the foundation of our entire

democracy. I will support efforts to ensure that all eligible Americans are free to exercise their right to vote, and I will support efforts to ensure that our elections are secure. We all know that a foreign country sought to interfere in our last election and we have every reason to believe they will try to in-terfere in our upcoming elections, yet Congress has done little to address this threat. That’s unaccept-able.-Q: What steps will you take to ensure that the up-

coming census is fully funded, accurate, and avoids under-counting?A: - The Census is too important to be affected by

partisan politics. We need a fully-funded, profes-sionally operated Census in 2020 in order to en-sure that people are accurately counted and receive proper representation. I will oppose any attempts to underfund or otherwise undermine the integrity of the Census.-

CONOR LAMB

MIKE DOYLEPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box

17426 Pittsburgh, PA 15235CAMPAIGN PHONE:

412.244.9101CAMPAIGN EMAIL: mike@

mikedoyleforcongress.comDATE OF BIRTH: 8/05/53MUNICIPALITY: FOREST

HILLSCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.house.gov/doyleTWITTER: twitter.com/USREPMIKEDOYLEFACEBOOK: http://usrepmikedoyleEDUCATION: Penn State University, BS 1975;

Graduate, Leadership PittsburghQUALIFICATIONS: Lifelong Pittsburgh area

resident; completing 12th term as Congressman; have served on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee since 2001; previously co-owner of small insurance agency; married over 40 years; 4 children.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: My top priority has always been creating jobs

and strengthening our economy. As such, I have con-sistently supported federal education and job-train-ing programs that prepare students for the more complicated and skill-oriented jobs of the future. And I have been an advocate for more federal fund-ing for scientific research and the development of new technologies. Another priority is increasing federal funding to repair and modernize our na-tion’s crumbling infrastructure. The repair backlog on our country’s roads, bridges, waterways, transit systems, and water and sewer facilities is well over $1 trillion. I have supported increased funding for such federal infrastructure programs throughout my service in Congress. Restoring net neutrality provisions that were rolled back by a recent FCC order is another priority of mine. I believe we must restore these provisions to protect and free and open internet and I have led the introduction of a bill in the House to overturn the FCC decision.Q: If elected, what will you do to ensure that the

voting rights of all Americans are protected and that our elections are accessible and secure from in-ternal and external threats?A: I believe making voting in elections safe, secure,

and available to all Americans is imperative for our de-mocracy. I am a co-sponsor of HR 12 which is known as the Voter Empowerment Act of 2017. This bill would go a long way to achieving this goal by enacting important measures such as requiring states to make online vot-er registration available and promote access to voting for people with disabilities. In addition, it would make it a federal crime to interfere with voter registration of any eligible person. This bill would also mandate the use of durable, verified paper ballots to prevent the possible hacking of voting machines by outside parties within the country or outside of it. I also support fully empowering the FBI and Justice Department to inves-tigate and take all necessary steps to ensure no foreign government interferes with our election process. The integrity of our democracy depends upon our citizens knowing our elections are fair and secure.Q: What steps will you take to ensure that the up-

coming census is fully funded, accurate, and avoids under-counting?A: One of the most important functions our federal

government undertakes is our decennial national cen-sus. The results of the census determine allocation of federal funding, apportionment of congressional dis-tricts, and other vital designations so it is imperative

RAY LINSENMAYERPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box

512 Wexford, PA 15090CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-465-

0208CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@ray-

forpa.comDATE OF BIRTH: March 4,

1968MUNICIPALITY: MCCAND-

LESSCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.rayforpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/rayforpa17FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/rayforpa/Education: Duquesne University, BA; Fletcher

School, Tufts University, Masters in International BusinessQUALIFICATIONS: 20 years business experi-

ence; Finance professional - worked at the Pentagon and financed solar and wind projects on Army bases for national security; Significant infrastructure fi-nance experience; Founded North Pittsburgh Demo-cratic Volunteer CorpsQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. Bring good jobs back to southwestern Pennsyl-

vania 2. Protect voter rights and end gerrymander-ing 3. Fight for and protect women’s rights and choiceQ: If elected, what will you do to ensure that the

voting rights of all Americans are protected and that our elections are accessible and secure from in-ternal and external threats?A: Ray will sponsor and/or support legislation to

enact national automatic voter registration. Ray will also support any sanctions against Russia for their meddling in the 2016 elections and any fund-ing for intelligence agencies to beef up our coun-try’s infrastructure and security procedures for elections. Ray supports creating a fair and inde-pendent commission here in Pennsylvania to draw districts, stop politicians from choosing their vot-ers and and end gerrymandering, similar to what Fair Districts is promoting. Ray supports mandat-ing paper ballots to validate electronic voting ma-chines. He also supports early voting and enhanced absentee voting.Q: What steps will you take to ensure that the up-

coming census is fully funded, accurate, and avoids under-counting?A: Ray will support the current court cases that

attempt to get the citizenship question removed from the census. We should also use statistical modeling to calculate the population size in under-represented communities. Ray will make sure that the census is more independent from the White House. Ray will also support incarcerated people being counted at their home address instead of the prison where they are held. This will give a more accurate representation to over-incarcerated pop-ulations.

JANIS C BROOKSPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: Box

414 N. Versailles, Pennsylvania 15137CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412

6149231CAMPAIGN EMAIL: drjc-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 12-17-49MUNICIPALITY: N. VER-

SAILLESCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.drjc-

brooks4congress.orgTwitter: twitter.com/DrJanisCBrooksFACEBOOK: http://Janis C BrooksEDUCATION: University of Pittsburgh (GSPIA)

Ph.D.; Univ of MD., MS Management; Clarion Univ., BS Sec. EducationQUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Public Policy Re-

search & Analysis Extensive community service, academic,church and governmental experience. Founded a non profit which assists at risk youth and senior citizens. I am a community advocate ad-DRESSING SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: To Contain And Stop The Opioid Epidemic As

It Stands Currently In Our Communities. To Cur-tail Human Trafficking In Our Communities As It Is Situated Currently In The 18th Congressional District. Enhancing The Quality Of Life For Work-ing Families, Seniors, Single Families, the Unem-ployed And Disabled In The 18th Congressional District.Q: If elected, what will you do to ensure that the

voting rights of all Americans are protected and that our elections are accessible and secure from in-ternal and external threats?A: I stand for the principal of free and fair elec-

tions. I would work with the Department of Home-land Security and their cyber security experts to set in place security measures and policies to en-sure as much as humanly possible that our election process is free from any undue influences. I would further work with the FBI and State election au-thorities to form the necessary partnerships and policies to ensure this. Some citizens are fearful of the political machine and are reluctant to vote ac-cording to the way they desire. This same fear has been exhibited in signing petitions. I would ensure the rights of women to not only vote,but to partici-pate without intimidation or fear. Equally, I would work with Congresswoman Swell Of Alabama in getting a Voting Act Bill resubmitted and passed in congress in the wake of the Shelby County vs. Holder decision and the current bill being held in subcommittee by the Republican’s for approxi-mately four years.Q: What steps will you take to ensure that the up-

coming census is fully funded, accurate, and avoids under-counting?A: I will work with the entities involved to safe-

guard that our state and district retain all enti-tlements due it from the census, and that under counting is not a factor in the 18th Congressio-nal District. I would ensure that the Commerce Department would hire additional census takers and staff to guarantee disenfranchised popula-tions would not be excluded. I would support any legislation that would ensure that the Commerce Department would adequately fulfill their respon-sibilities.


JANIS C. BROOKS

RAY LINSENMAYER MIKE DOYLE

REPUBLICANKEITH ROTHFUS

MUNICIPALITY: SEWICKLEYCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response

18th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC

STEPHANIE WALSHPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box

11217 Pittsburgh, PA 15238CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-339-

3873CAMPAIGN EMAIL: Stepha-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 9/19/1969MUNICIPALITY: PITTS-

BURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://stephaniew-

alshpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/S_WalshPAFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Stepha-

nieWalsh4PA/EDUCATION: BS, Environmental Conservation,

University of NH; MEd, Secondary Education, UNH; MPP, Duke UnivQUALIFICATIONS: Environmental advocate;

Former middle school science teacher; Almost 20 years’ experience working throughout state gov-ernment with people on both sides of the aisle; Ex-pertise in state budgeting & government efficiency; Proven problem-solverQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Good Government & Fiscal Responsibility. As

State Senator, I will work to: close corporate tax loop-holes so our state can invest in our priorities; create a state budget that is fair, equitable, balanced, and on-time; and restore people’s faith in our democracy by increasing government transparency, instituting campaign finance reforms, ending gerrymandering, and making it easier to vote. Education. As State Senator, I will work to: restore funding to our pub-lic schools and fix our school funding formula to ensure school funding equity; and invest in higher education to prevent tuition increases and increase


LINDSEY WILLIAMSPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box

97024 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15229CAMPAIGN PHONE: (412)

407-7063CAMPAIGN EMAIL: Lindsey-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 8/27/83MUNICIPALITY: WEST VIEWCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.LIND-

SEYFORPA.COMTWITTER: twitter.com/LindseyForPAFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Lindsey-

ForPAEDUCATION: B.A. Political Science & Sociology,

Dickinson College J.D., Duquesne University School of LawQUALIFICATIONS: I was raised in a union family

to fight for what’s right. After I was illegally fired from the National Whistleblowers Center for union orga-nizing, I spent my career fighting for working families & public education. I want to continue that for SD 38.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Priority 1: Fight for working families. This in-

cludes raising the minimum wage, protecting union rights, and expanding access to affordable health-care. Priority 2: Invest in public education. Every child deserves a high-quality education from pre-k to post-secondary programs. Priority 3: Support small businesses.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-

LINDSEYWILLIAMS

STEPHANIE WALSH

dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Ultimately, I would like to see an amendment to

the US Constitution that enshrines voter rights and eliminates partisan gerrymandering. In the short term, I support a nonpartisan commission to draw the state legislative and Congressional districts in Pennsylvania. Voters should pick their legislators, legislators should not pick their voters.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Voting should be easy. There are obvious poli-

cy changes to improve the ability for people to vote, including early voting, no excuse absentee requests, pre-registration for 17-yr olds, and same day registra-tion. Automatic voter registration for all those who use government services should be the standard. We also need to inform those who served time in prison and have a criminal record that they are eligible to vote and ensure that they are registered. Absentee ballot reform must be undertaken to reduce the opportunity of fraud. Other broader reforms, such as vote-by-mail should also be made available. DRE touchscreen ma-chines used in most counties do not allow for mean-ingful recounts, are nearly impossible to audit, and are subject to being hacked fairly easily. Additional funding should be allocated to update these machines with paper ballots which are counted by an optical scan system. These paper ballots could be manually recounted and audited to verify the count accuracy.

TERM: 4 years SALARY: $87,200DUTIES: The General Assembly is the legislative

branch of the state government. It is composed of two houses, the Senate and the House of Represen-tatives. A majority vote of both houses is necessary to pass a law. The Senate approves executive ap-pointments while it is in session. Senators will be elected in even-numbered districts in 2018.

SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

(Vote for One)

that it be conducted in a comprehensive, effective, and impartial manner. I have always supported fully funding the census during my time in Congress and will continue to do so. Additionally, it is crucial that the census is as accurate as possible. Because of that I strongly oppose the recent Trump administration initiative that would add a citizenship question to the census. This could have a demonstrably negative effect on producing an accurate result. As such, earlier this year I signed onto a letter from many members of Con-gress to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross opposing the addition of a citizenship question on the upcoming census.

REPUBLICANNo Candidate Filed

38th STATE SENATORIAL DISTRICTDEMOCRATIC

18th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

affordability and accessibility to all post-secondary education options. Public Health & Environmental Protection. As State Senator, I will work to: ensure that DEP has the resources it needs to adequately enforce our environmental regulations in order to our air, water, forests, and protect public health; end subsidies to fossil fuels; and invest in clean technol-ogy and jobsQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Our current redistricting system effectively al-

lows our legislators to choose who will vote for them instead of enabling our citizens to choose who they want to vote for. The effect of our gerrymandered districts is extreme political polarization, voter dis-enfranchisement, and a loss in the public’s faith in their government and our democracy. States that have adopted independent citizen’s redistricting commissions have seen improvements in how com-petitive and representative their districts are. As State Senator, I will support SB 22 and HB 722, or similar bills that would establish an independent citizen’s redistricting commission.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Our democracy works best when more people

engage and have faith in it. Therefore, I support all of the modernization reforms listed to increase vot-er participation and election security. I also support Governor Wolf ’s proposal to allow automatic regis-tration when people obtain a state driver’s license or sign up for a public service (unless they opt out). I would also consider vote by mail for certain elec-tions. At least 22 states allow certain elections to be conducted entirely by mail, and three hold all of their elections by mail. Effectively this system provides all registered voters the option to vote ab-sentee. However, a vote-by-mail system does not preclude in-person voting: in Colorado, voters can vote by mail or cast a ballot in-person during early voting or on Election Day.

38th STATE SENATORIAL DISTRICT

REPUBLICANRANDY VULAKOVICH

MUNICIPALITY: SHALER TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response

JEREMY SHAFFERParty: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 118 Ber-

wyn Rd Pittsburgh, PA 15237CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-708-

0088CAMPAIGN EMAIL: shaffer-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 4/10/1977MUNICIPALITY: ROSS

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.Shaffer4PA.comTWITTER: twitter.com/jeremyshafferpaFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/shaffer-

4pa/EDUCATION: Ph.D. and Masters Electrical and

Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon B.S. Comp.

JEREMY SHAFFER

DATE OF BIRTH: 5/23/1988MUNICIPALITY: PITTS-

BURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.vote-

aerionabney.comTWITTER: twitter.com/

TripleA2FACEBOOK: http://www.

facebook.com/AerionAndrew-AbneyEDUCATION: Bachelors

Communications - University of Pittsburgh Masters Social Work - University of Pitts-burghQUALIFICATIONS: Program Officer - POISE Foun-

dation Former Committeeman 21st ward 4th district Community Organizer - founder of USSIE Summer Games community & police relations field day eventQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Education reform that creates more equita-

ble funding for school districts and promotes a more ubiquitous access to quality education for all of our students. This includes support for uni-versal pre-k programs so our youngest learners enter kindergarten socially, emotionally and cog-nitively prepared. Supporting anti-displacement strategies that can be integrated into policies, programs, & planning so that housing which is a basic need is affordable for our residents. As a social worker, I understand that we must strike a balance between the tensions of building place and building people at the same time. Enhancing opportunities for economic development that in-clude workforce development training programs and connecting people to jobs that pay a livable wage. I want to move people beyond conversations and interest in a more diverse/inclusive workforce into actual commitments and invests into this be-coming more of a reality.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes I support reevaluating the current process

by which district maps are drawn and by whom they are drawn. We should not allow a biased process that allows legislators to determine who will vote for them by creating a district that serves their own agenda.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Voting is essential to human development and

we must stress the criticality of doing so the same way we talk about other issues that get high public visibility. We need to normalize voting in our soci-ety and work towards increasing voter turn out. I would support same day voting/registration in PA. I’d also like to make efforts towards modernizing our voting process by investing in technology up-grades to make the process more efficient. In the future if we can get to a place where secure mo-bile/online voting is possible I believe efforts such as this will compel more people to excercise their right to vote.


Sci. Tulane Univ.Qualifications: - Ross Township Commissioner (2

Terms) - President of Ross Board of Commissioners (2 years) - Successful Small Businessman - North-land Library Foundation Board - Past Elder and Deacon at Church - Volunteer youth sports coach - see website for moreQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. Lowering taxes and regulations on the citi-

zens and small businesses of Pennsylvania to create jobs and attract new businesses with a government that is run efficiently for taxpayers...not for big money special interests and bureaucrats in Harris-burg. 2. Eliminate waste and inefficiency in govern-ment which is costing taxpayers billions and make the tough decisions to pass a truly balanced budget for Pennsylvania. 3. Bring a voice to Harrisburg to protect the outstanding school districts of the 38th district to strengthen our educational system and protect district taxpayers from being forced to bail out failing and corrupt systems in other parts of the state that refuse to embrace reform.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I could possibly support a non-partisan redis-

tricting commission if put before the voters in a statewide election along with other reforms such as term limits and government employee pension re-form to address the billions of dollars in debt that Pennsylvania now owes.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I will support measures that make sense for

working families and oppose measures that encour-age voter fraud and corrupt “machine” politics.

42nd STATE SENATORIAL DISTRICTDEMOCRATIC

WAYNE D FONTANAPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 1309

Creedmoor Avenue Pittsburgh , PA 15226Campaign Phone: 412-721-7558CAMPAIGN EMAIL: votefon-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 03/12/1950MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF

PITTSBURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.votefontana.comTWITTER: twitter.com/VoteFontanaEDUCATION: Community College of Allegheny

County Associate’s Degree in BusinessQUALIFICATIONS: Represented the 42nd Sena-

torial District in State Senate since 2005; Currently serve in leadership as Democratic Caucus Chair; Former member of Allegheny County Council, 1999 through 2005 (Vice President); Realtor and real es-tate broker by professionQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Jobs and Economic Development; Education;

HealthcareQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-

dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes, I support reforming the process of redis-

tricting in Pennsylvania. I am co-sponsor of several redistricting reform measures for both Congressio-nal and state legislative districts including SB 22, SB 243, SB 464 and SB 767. I believe the latest sit-uation with the state Supreme Court decision rul-ing that our current Congressional map was heavily gerrymandered and the fact that US federal courts agreed is proof that we need to change the way the process is done in order to create fair districts and honor the ideal of proper representation of Pennsyl-vania citizens.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I support no-excuse absentee ballots, same day

voter registration, requiring a statement of voters’ rights in polling places and legislation to have Pen-nDOT inform individuals who will be turning 18 of their ability to register to vote, giving employees the right to take a limited time off of work on election to ensure they are able to vote without consequence by their employer and early voting measures. In fact, I introduced SB 440 which would allow for early vot-ing for up to two weeks prior to an election in Penn-sylvania. I also support other reform measures such as campaign finance reform.

WAYNE D. FONTANA

42nd STATE SENATORIAL DISTRICTREPUBLICAN

No Candidate Filed

REPRESENTATIVE IN THEGENERAL ASSEMBLY

(Vote for One)TERM: 2 years SALARY: $87,200DUTIES: The General Assembly is the legislative

branch of the state government. It is composed of two houses, the Senate and the House of Represen-tatives. A majority vote of both houses is necessary to pass a law. Every law concerned with taxation must originate in the House of Representatives.

16th STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTDEMOCRATIC

ROBERT F MATZIEMUNICIPALITY: AMBRIDGECOUNTY: BEAVERQUESTIONS: No Response



AERION ANDREW ABNEYPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 99642 Pittsburgh

, PA 15212CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-339-0201CAMPAIGN EMAIL: [email protected]

AERION ANDREW ABNEY

JAKE WHEATLEYMUNICIPALITY: PITTSBURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response


QUALIFICATION I am a problem solver. I was a major contributor to 8 bills, 2 signed into law. I homeschooled my 5 children for 20 years. Prior to my homeschool career, I analyzed complex issues as a senior corporate technical strategist and indepen-dent consultant.Q.What are your top three priorities in office? A.Reducing taxes and regulations that constrain

companies from coming into Pennsylvania and/or growing.Reducing cost and increasing transparency of state

government.Social issues such as Heroin epidemic. Q.Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not? A.Pennsylvania congressional and legislative dis-

trict lines are drawn by two different processes. Both have elected official committee representation. The legislative committee is comprised of House major-ity and minority leaders, Senate majority and mi-nority leaders and an independent chair, who does not hold public office. The congressional redistrict-ing is worked on by State Government Committees in both House and Senate, majority and minority representation. Both congressional and legislative redistricting have public hearings. The congressio-nal lines are approved by the governor. The legisla-tive lines are approved by the State Supreme Court. In spite of recent publicity over congressional redis-tricting, I see no reason to change the processes. Q.Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A.We should ensure voting integrity. If the voting

machines are not secure, we need to invest in voting technology. Voting is a right for citizens. If citizens are not able to vote, we need to improve accessibility. If non-citizens are voting, we need to eliminate any confusion. I believe that we need to enact voter ID and expanded list of acceptable voter IDs. Although anecdotal stories can illustrate issues, data is need-ed to determine solutions. Additional studying of these issues is important before the best solutions can be determined.

BRADDOCK BOROUGHPROPOSED HOME RULECHARTER GOVERNMENT

STUDY COMMISSIONSPECIAL ELECTION QUESTION

Shall a Government Study Commission of seven members be elected to study the existing form of government of the mu-nicipality, to consider the advisability of the adoption of a home rule charter and, if advisable, to draft and to recommend a home rule charter?Explanation of Ballot QuestionIf this question is approved by a majori-

ty of those voting AND seven (7) Govern-ment Study Commissioners are elected, a Government Study Commission will be formed, whose functions and duties shall

be to:1. Study the form of government of the

Borough of Braddock.2. Compare it with other available forms

under the laws of Pennsylvania. 3. Determine whether or not, in its

judgement, the government of the mu-nicipality could be strengthened or made more clearly responsible or accountable to the people.4. Determine whether its operation could

become more economical or efficient un-der a changed form of government.5. Hold one or more public hearings to

generally provide for the widest possible public information and discussion re-specting the purposes and progress of its work.6. Report its findings and recommenda-

tions to the citizens of Braddock Borough.The Government Study Commissioners

members shall serve without compensa-tion but will be reimbursed for any nec-essary expenses incurred in the perfor-mance of their duties.

CHARTIERS VALLEYSCHOOL DISTRICT

ACT 1 REFERENDUMSPECIAL ELECTION QUESTION

Shall the Chartiers Valley School Dis-trict increase its real estate property tax by an additional 1.0 mill above its Act 1 Index and permitted exceptions to in-crease school safety to include additional security staff, counselors, psychologists, assistant principals and equipment, to include additional security cameras, metal detectors, building door access and electronic gates?

MUNICIPALITY OFMONROEVILLE

PROPOSED HOME RULECHARTER AMENDMENT

SPECIAL ELECTION QUESTION #1

Shall Article V. Ordinances and Reso-lutions, of the Monroeville Home Rule Charter be amended to require that pro-posed ordinances be advertised pursuant to the provisions of Pennsylvania law?Explanation of Ballot Question #1If this question is approved by a ma-

jority of those voting, Article V of the Monroeville Home Rule Charter shall be amended to require that proposed ordi-

nances be published before consideration by Monroeville Council, as required by Pennsylvania law. Currently, the Monro-eville Home Rule Charter requires publi-cation of ordinances after they have been adopted by Monroeville Council.If approved, this amendment shall take

effect upon the certification of the May 15, 2018 General Primary election re-sults.


PROPOSED HOME RULECHARTER AMENDMENT

SPECIAL ELECTION QUESTION #2

Shall Article XI. Budget and Fiscal Matters, of the Monroeville Home Rule Charter be amended to require that the fiscal year and powers and duties of the appointed auditor conform to Pennsylva-nia law and generally accepted account-ing practices, reflect the advancement of banking technology, require that the Capital Improvement Program be adopt-ed by ordinance, redefine the definition of “capital equipment” and change “or-derly management” to “orderly growth”, as more fully described in Ordinance No. 2667? Explanation of Ballot Question #2If this question is approved by a major-

ity of those voting, Section 1101 of the Monroeville Home Rule Charter shall be amended to require that the Monroeville fiscal year shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of De-cember of each year, as currently provid-ed by Pennsylvania law.Section 1111 of the Charter shall be

amended to reflect the elimination of elected auditors, the current provisions of Pennsylvania law and the establish-ment of established accounting policies.Section 1109 of the Charter shall be

amended to change “data processing” to “electronic”, “machine” to “electronic” and “machines are” to “equipment is”.Section 1110 of the Charter shall be

amended to change “orderly growth” to “orderly management”, delete the re-quirement that capital equipment must have a useful life of more than two (2) years and require that the Capital Im-provement Program be adopted by ordi-nance, rather than by resolution.

MIKE DEVINEPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 4900

Hatfield st Pittsburgh, PA 15201CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-680-

4505CAMPAIGN EMAIL: Info@

mikedevine2018.comDATE OF BIRTH: 5/22/59MUNICIPALITY: PITTS-

BURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://Www.mikedevine2018.comTWITTER: twitter.com/Mikedevine2018FACEBOOK: http://MikedevinestaterepEDUCATION: Colleges: Kent state and Akron

universityQUALIFICATIONS: Community organizer. Over

a decade of community work with Lawrenceville United, Lawrenceville Corp., Main Streets commit-tee, friends of Arsenal park. Lupus foundation, the midwife center and created Rant music festival, steel city Pizzafest.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Single payer health care Affordable housing

Clean air and waterQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes. It ensures fair elections and proper repre-

sentation of the peopleQ: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I support any positive reform. Voting is a right

and should not be hindered in any way. Plain and simple.

EBONY TAYLORPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: P.O Box


0844CAMPAIGN EMAIL: Friend-

[email protected]: PITTS-

BURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://EBONY4D19.orgFACEBOOK: http://Friends to Elect Ebony TaylorEDUCATION: Westinghouse High School BS

Marketing from Cheyney University PA Health and Life Insurance LicenseQUALIFICATIONS: Ebony is an activist turned

candidate. She has worked in social service for many years, worked and volunteered for many pro-gressive political campaigns. She is an independent insurance broker, and resides with her fiancé in the Mexican War Streets.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: My top three priorities are quality education,

economic prosperity, and safety. Quality education means supplying teachers with materials that are true to fact, better training, a living wage, and support they need to mold young minds. I will support funding education including but not lim-ited to early child development and post-second-ary education programs that prepare our youth for the future. I have plans for an economy that works for all! I will be stern with employers about hiring from within the community, compromise on a severance tax, and continue the fight to make sure everyone pays their fair share. Safe neigh-borhoods are a vital part of every community. I will work with police towards a better relation-ship with the community and support common sense laws. I need all of us to buy into a vision of a better district! By organizing and participating in neighborhood cleanups to deter crime and pro-mote neighborhood pride!Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I support reforming congressional and legis-

lative redistricting because I believe each voter should be represented and should have their vote count. Additionally, I believe that no matter who has political power districting should remain non-parti-san. All districting should be done by independent citizen’s redistricting commission to assure fairness and transparency in determining who our leaders will be.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I support all of the mentioned voter moderniza-

tion reforms. I understand the grave sacrifices that were made to reach the voter rights act, therefore, giving me the right to vote. The belief that elections should be accessible, efficient, and secure are in-grained in my outlook on this matter. They inspire me to fight to make sure voting is accessible, effi-cient, and secure for others.


EBONY TAYLOR

MIKE DEVINE



ADAM J RAVENSTAHLPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 4455

Highridge Street Pittsburgh, PA 15214CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-337-

3407CAMPAIGN EMAIL: araven-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 11/09/1984MUNICIPALITY: PITTS-

BURGH - CITY OF PITTS-BURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://adamravenstahl.comTWITTER: twitter.com/adamravenstahlFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/adamra-

venstahlEDUCATION: Robert Morris University - 2007 -

Business Management - magna cum laudeQUALIFICATIONS: I have been a State Represen-

tative since 2010 and feel that I have done a good job.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. Education Funding 2. Fighting for an Inclu-

sive Pennsylvania 3. Raising the Minimum Wage

ADAM J.RAVENSTAHL

and Tackling the Opioid EpidemicQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I support an independent citizen’s redistricting

commission. I am a co-sponsor of House Bill 722 (Fair Districts) which would establish an Indepen-dent Redistricting Commission to provide a nonpar-tisan process for redistricting.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A: I would support all of the reforms mentioned

above. I am a co-sponsor of several bills that would make sure our elections are accessible, efficient and secure. I believe we should be making it easier to vote instead of adding barriers. I also am supportive of automatic voter registration.


DOM COSTAPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 38306 Pittsburgh,

PA 15238CAMPAIGN EMAIL: domcosta-

[email protected]: CITY OF

PITTSBURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://domcosta4sta-

terep.com/TWITTER: twitter.com/domcos-

ta21FACEBOOK: http://www.face-

book.com/domcosta4staterepEDUCATION: Allegheny County Police Academy

Mon Yough Plumbing School: Master PlumberQUALIFICATIONS: -Former Small Business

Owner -28 year career in law enforcement retir-ing as City of PGH. Chief of Police -State Rep. 2008-Present -Chairman, Allegheny County Dele-gation -Chair, House Ethics Committee -Vice Chair, House Insurance CommitteeQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Economic Development: Stimulating job growth,

promoting small business, and rebuilding our crum-bling infrastructure are the central tenets of my eco-nomic vision. In 2017, I helped secure over $5 million for investment initiatives in my district. Alongside development, I am committed to keeping organized labor strong, neighborhoods safe, and small business prosperous. Education: Public education and instruc-tion in the trades are the primary mechanisms for economic advancement. I stand with students and teachers alike to promote equitable funding mea-sures, initiatives to provide first-rate early child education, resources for special education, and path-ways for exciting careers. Healthcare: My career has been about serving and protecting the communities I love. That includes advocating for both affordable healthcare and public health measures. I have spo-ken passionately to guarantee CHIP funding for our

DOM COSTA

21st STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTDEMOCRATIC

WILLIAM ANDERSONPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 7035

Chaucer st Pittsburgh, PA 15208CAMPAIGN PHONE:

4126284199CAMPAIGN EMAIL: Will-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: Sept 27,1972MUNICIPALITY: PITTS-

BURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://Will-

works4you.comTWITTER: twitter.com/Willworks4you1sFACEBOOK: http://William Anderson for STATE

REPRESENTATIVEEDUCATION: 1991 Perry Traditional Academy

1991-1993 Penn State UniversityQUALIFICATIONS: First African American male

Elected Young Democrats of Pa .25 years working with Democratic National Committee, Pa State Committee and Allegheny County.Small business owner 25 years .Lobbied in Harrisburg and Wash-ington Dc for resources for the distQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?

kids, protect seniors from elder abuse, and expand veterans’ benefits.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: As an elected official, I firmly believe in placing

people above politics. Grandstanding for the sake of political expediency is unbecoming of anyone seeking a career in public service. I wholeheartedly support fair districts and the necessary measures to implement them because people deserve to know that their votes actually count for something. Fair districts hold elected officials accountable, promote governmental transparency, and take the needless political maneuvering out of the process. True pub-lic servants should embrace districts free of gerry-mandering because it will force candidates to run on their record, vision, and character.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: In my five terms in the state legislature, I have

demonstrated a zero tolerance policy when it comes to discriminatory practices. The mantra of ‘serve and protect’ doesn’t discount people based on some physical, intellectual, or emotional characteristic. Community leaders stand up for everyone and pro-tect their civil liberties, particularly voting rights. A cornerstone of my time in office has been disability advocacy, and I am appalled at targeted efforts to exclude individuals with disabilities from our dem-ocratic processes. I support measures such as auto-matic registration, funding for technology upgrades, early voting, and no-excuse absentee voting. Elect-ed officials should welcome the opportunity to hear from more constituents.


SARA INNAMORATOPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box



saraforpa.comDATE OF BIRTH: 04/24/86MUNICIPALITY: PITTS-

BURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.saraforpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/innamoFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/saraforpaEDUCATION: Business Degree from the Univer-

sity of Pittsburgh (MAGNA CUM LAUDE)QUALIFICATIONS: Owner of Innamo Co, a com-

munications and nonprofit consultant business. I work with organizations that are dedicated to serv-ing the public with a people-first approach. I have helped organize community members doing good work to do even more of it.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: HEALTHY FAMILIES I will push Harrisburg to

solve our healthcare crisis by any means necessary, including Medicare For All, and advocate for victims of the opioid epidemic with compassionate and com-prehensive treatment. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES I will empower small businesses, fight to establish a living wage, defend public education, oppose cuts to vital environmental efforts that protect our air and water, and champion affordable housing legis-

lation. HEALTHY GOVERNMENT I will demand financial integrity and transparency from our state government, propose laws to fight campaign finance corruption, and recruit more strong leaders across PA who reflect our diverse landscape.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and leg-

islative redistricting process to implement an indepen-dent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes. For too long legislators have used voting

rights and our democracy as a bargaining chip to serve their own interests. We experienced that last time both Republican and Democratic legislators voted in favor of a 2011 Congressional map which is arguable one of the most unfair maps drawn in mod-ern day history, which Representative D. Costa voted in favor of*. I support an independent council, which would attempt to remove politics from drawing a fair district map. We must ensure that it is comprised of members who are representative of the state of Penn-sylvania and remain free from political influence. Source: House Votes for SB 1249 (12/20/2011)Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I fully support Governor Tom Wolf ’s 21st cen-

tury voting plan, which includes same-day regis-tration, automatic voter registration and no-excuse absentee ballots. In addition, I believe that in order to make our democracy truly accessible, we need open primaries. To ensure our elections are secure, we need to update our voting machines, guarantee there is a paper trail and update the process for updating voter roles. One of the many reasons why we’ve seen decreased voter turnout over the years is because citizens have lost faith in their government due to lack of transparency. Investing in creating a more secure, efficient and accessible voting process is a massive step we can take to restore the public’s faith in our state government.

SARAINNAMORATO


23rd STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTDEMOCRATICDAN B FRANKEL

PARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box


6198CAMPAIGN EMAIL: marty@

mfstrategies.comDATE OF BIRTH: April 11,

1956MUNICIPALITY: PITTS-

BURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYEDUCATION: The Pennington School (1974),

Kenyon College, BA (1978)QUALIFICATIONS: State Representative, 1999

- Present Democratic Caucus Chairman (Current)QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. Protect the fundamental civil rights of Pennsylva-

nia men and women. Ensuring all Pennsylvanians are protected by law from discrimination, and violations of their ability to lead free, full lives. 2, Promote same reforms to the health care system that support full ac-

DAN B. FRANKEL

cess to health care for all Pennsylvanians, regardless of income, geographic location, gender or race; while making our system transparent and improving value. 3, Supporting measures that enhance public health and make our community’s safer. These include common sense gun safety reforms, for example, as well as those evidence-based measures that we know enhance health and well-being, like access to clean air and healthy food.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I have co-sponsored legislation supporting a citi-

zen’s redistricting commission for Pennsylvania. I am delighted by the energy around voting reform, and would like to see a broader community dialogue ad-dressing questions of what Pennsylvanians believe would constitute “fair” districts, a word absent from our constitution but very present in the minds of reformers.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Ensuring our election process is secure and fair

is a critical responsibility of our government. I am in favor of no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration and funding voting technology upgrades for our counties. We would ensure that our system errs on the side of encouraging systems to par-ticipate in the political system, not disenfranchising voters. Missing from the above list, however, one of the more important election reforms - Campaign Finance.

EDWARD GAINEYMUNICIPALITY: PITTSBURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response



WILLIAM NDERSON



EMILY SKOPOVPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 3000 Vil-

lage Rd. Unit 103, #229 Wexford, PA 15090CAMPAIGN PHONE: (724)

241-8151CAMPAIGN EMAIL: emily@

electemily4pa.comDATE OF BIRTH: 10/16/1966MUNICIPALITY: MARSHALL

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://electemily4pa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/eskopov16FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/ElectEmily4PAEDUCATION: Columbia University, BA, English

Literature UCLA, MA, ScreenwritingQUALIFICATIONS: I founded and run No Cray-

on Left Behind, a nonprofit that provides art sup-plies for academic and creative purposes to disad-vantaged youths and communities in need locally and globally.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: My top priority is to restore bipartisanship and

cooperation to state government, because the sta-tus quo has led to partisan gridlock, resulting in delayed budgets and repeated credit downgrades. I am committed to ensuring that every child receives a quality education regardless of where they live or their families’ economic circumstances. If elected, I will work to bring down healthcare costs which will allow more Pennsylvanians to obtain the insurance coverage they need to live healthy, vibrant lives.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I support reforming our redistricting process

by creating a non-partisan, independent commis-sion to guarantee that legislative and congressional districts are drawn in a fair, non-partisan manner. It is clear the process is broken, which is why the Pennsylvania Supreme Court nullified the badly gerrymandered congressional districts we previous-ly had. It is vital to our democracy that citizens get to choose their elected representatives, rather than have politicians in back rooms choose their voters to gain a partisan advantage.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: We need to make voting easier, not hard. That is

EMILY SKOPOV

TODD ELLIOTT KOGERMUNICIPALITY: WILKINSBURGCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response



REPUBLICANSTEVE SCHLAUCH

MUNICIPALITY: PLUM BOROCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response

27th STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

DEMOCRATICDAN DEASY

MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF PITTSBURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response



DEMOCRATIC

BRANDON J MARKOSEKMUNICIPALITY: MONROEVILLECOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response

A: To reduce gun violence Create job training pro-grams and return rec centers so our youth have a place with structured activities at minimal to no cost. Fully funding All levels of education to close the pre school to prison pipeline.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and leg-

islative redistricting process to implement an indepen-dent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Definitely. As co chair of Reaolutions committee for

Fair Districts Pa Pittsburgh I am on the front lines.I fight for this because I believe that all our districts on every level should be drawn by independent commis-sions remove from party Partisanship which allows both parties to select the people who elect them rather than the people choosing who best represents them.History has proven that this tainted system has fatal-ly failed the people and is a stain on our Democracy .I believe that the people truly want districts that are drawn fairly to give them proper representation.Thats why I continue to fight with our partners to pass Sb22 and House bill 722 which will appoint an independent commissions to draw our districts.Unfortunatly be-cause Democrats feel its their turn to Draw the lines many are not pushing this issue although the majority of the Constituents support this issue. I support the issue of fair and equitable redestricting done by an in-dependent commission.NOW!!Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I support all of these and voter varifiable voteing

machinces.As an active member of Common Cause and the Black Political Empowerment Project I have fought for all of these issue to make sure our most sacried freedom is secure,auditable and as easily ac-cessible as possible. The only way you do that is one make the process to register to vote as simple as possi-ble by simply showing photo id and proof of residence anytime including the day of the election this will give every qualified elector the chance to cast their vote, next we must have voteing machines that provide voter verifiable capabilities so that there is guaran-tee that the vote cast went to the correct candidate and insure the voting machines are purchased from a politically divested company to insure impurity. As an Eternal Optimist I would like to see the day where you could cast your ballot anywhere you are but until then we must elliminate excuse based absentee ballots be-cause it is a barrier to alot of workers and parnt

why I strongly support modernizing how people vote. If elected, I would vote in favor of early voting, ex-panded absentee voting, vote by mail, same-day voter registration, and automatic voter registration. In ad-dition to making it easier to vote, we must guarantee that Pennsylvanians have confidence in their elec-tion. We must invest in technology to prevent hack-ing of our voting and voter registration systems, and every voting machine must provide a paper receipt to guarantee elections results are accurate.

REPUBLICANMIKE TURZAI

PARTY: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box

92 Harrisburg, PA 17108CAMPAIGN PHONE: (412)

573-9326CAMPAIGN EMAIL: elec-

[email protected] OF BIRTH:8/2/1959MUNICIPALITY: MARSHALL

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: www.pafightsback.

comTWITTER: @miketurzaiFACEBOOK: http://fightsbackEDUCATION: University of Notre Dame, B.A.,

1981; Duke University, J.D., 1987OCCUPATION: Speaker of the HouseQUALIFICATIONS: Pennsylvania Speaker of the

HouseQUESTIONS: No Response

MIKE TURZAI

KAREEM KANDILPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 81 Chap-

el Ridge Pl Pittsburgh, PA 15238CAMPAIGN PHONE:

4125763544CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@ka-

reemforpa.comDATE OF BIRTH: May 26, 1990MUNICIPALITY: FOX CHAP-

EL BOROUGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://kareemforpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/kareemforpaFACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/kareemforpaEducation: BS in Bioengineering - University of

Pittsburghhe Pittsburgh Region Organized/Volunteered on both

local and national level political campaigns Work expe-rience in public speaking/management heavy positionsQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Universal Healthcare, specifically through a state-

wide single payer system that covers all residents at point of access. Heavy restrictions on fracking and oth-er environmentally damaging activity by the energy lobby in our state. There is a reason that these prac-tices have been banned outright in so many countries and even in other states - there is simply no safe way to frack around people. It’s time we transition to clean, renewable energy for the sake of our health and our economy. Increased workers rights and protections, particularly for healthcare workers and educators who

KAREEM KANDIL


and Master’s in Business Admin-istration - University of Pitts-burghQUALIFICATIONS: As a

healthcare analyst and supervisor, I’ve worked for more than a decade to make healthcare better and more affordable for 100,000 senior citizens across PA. And as a mar-ried mother of three, I understand what our working families need to succeed.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. Politicians make promises to win elections, but

once in office they don’t represent us. They instead represent lobbyists, party leaders, and corporations. My first priority in office will be holding representa-tives accountable by ending gerrymandering and cur-tailing money in politics. 2. Our growing overdose epi-demic is a healthcare problem, and we need to tackle it with treatment not just prison. I support harm reduc-tion techniques including the distribution of naloxone, but preventing deaths through revival is not enough. We must guarantee that every individual affected by addiction has access to long-term medical treatment. 3. Harrisburg has sold us out to fossil fuel lobbyists and polluters who value their profits over our health. I support bringing our environmental protections up to par with other states by improving regulation and enforcing regular safety inspections of fracking sites. We must also guarantee access to lead-free water for all students in their local schools.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes. When politicians don’t have to listen to their

voters, we get what we have today: gridlock, hyper-partisanship, and an ineffective legislature. It’s frus-trating that representatives in Harrisburg listen more to the wants of Harrisburg lobbyists than to the needs of working families like mine. Gerryman-dering removes political accountability, and it’s time for that to change because elected representatives should work for their communities, not their donors. I strongly support Fair Districts PA’s legislation to end political gerrymandering once and for all, and an independent citizen’s redistricting commission is necessary to stop both Republicans and Democrats from enacting partisan gerrymanders. An indepen-dent commission that draws our legislative and con-gressional districts through a nonpartisan, transpar-ent process will make sure that every vote counts, not just those of megadonors and party leaders.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Allegheny County purchased its 4,700 electronic vot-

ing machines in 2006 before the first iPhone came out. These machines are still in use today, and just like any outdated technology, cybersecurity experts have shown that these obsolete systems are vulnerable to cyberat-tacks and malfunctions. Even so, local officials have failed to invest in secure and verifiable voting systems which include a paper record. That’s unacceptable, and I sup-port protecting our elections by updating our machines. We should also update our voter registration deadlines to take advantage of modern registration systems. With instantaneous voter registration available online, voters should be able to register anytime and anywhere, includ-ing at their polling place. But the polling place on elec-tion day shouldn’t be the only way for voters to exercise


cupational licensing laws to make it easier for quali-fied people to work in this commonwealth. When an EMT needs 150 hours of training but a barber needs 1250 hours, something is wrong. I will also work to increase reciprocity agreements with other states so if you are qualified to do your job and you move to PA, you can continue to do your work. Three: Reduce Healthcare Costs. One way to do this is to promote transparency in the system by providing citizens with easily accessible price and quality comparisons so they can make the best choice for themselves and their families.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Absolutely. Specifically, I would look to Arizona

as the prime model for how to setup such a system. Even among states with independent commissions, Arizona is fairly unique. Not only does Arizona re-quire the commission to make districts that are com-pact and compliant with the voting rights act, it also requires the commission, when possible, to make as many competitive districts as possible. This is in con-trast to California’s system which expressly prohib-its considering any partisan data. However, I believe creating competitive districts should be a goal for a commission. The three swing districts that Arizona’s latest commission drew all have representatives that are among the most moderate in their party. Also, competitive districts force the representatives to stay close to his/her community; to work hard to maintain their support. This helps move politicians away from being a party member and towards being a true rep-resentative for his/her district.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day vot-er registration, additional funding for voting technol-ogy upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Pennsylvania has one of the most antiquated voting

laws in the nation. We should do the following: Allow for no-excuse absentee voting Have at least two weeks of early voting Mail ballots to all registered voters Auto-matically register eligible voters Provide for Same day registration. We also must upgrade our voting machines. Right now, almost all of Pennsylvania uses voting ma-chines that have no paper record, auditable back-up. If the computer malfunctions, there is no way to get those votes back. We need machines that provide for an audit-able, paper record to ensure the integrity of our elections. Finally, our primary system must be reformed. It is not fair that only Democrats and Republicans get to vote in primary elections. At the very least, we should move to an Open Primary where all voters are allowed to vote, but the races remained separated by party. I, however, will push for the adoption of a Jungle primary where all candidates run together. That is the best system.

JACOB PAVLECICPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box

270 Gibsonia, PA 15044CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@

jpavlecic.comDATE OF BIRTH: June 1997MUNICIPALITY: RICHLANDCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.jpavlecic.

comTWITTER: twitter.com/JPav-

lecicFACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/JPavlecicEDUCATION: Pine-Richland HS University of Pitts-

burgh (Expected April 18) BA Politics and PhilosophyQUALIFICATIONS: Eagle Scout, Local Troop

150 Prepared to do the research and outreach nec-essary to understand not only the issues, but how the affect the people living in the 30th District of Pennsylvania.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: One: We need to close Pennsylvania’s structural

deficit. Pennsylvania services have been underfund-ed and failed to get their appropriations on time due to this budget crisis. We need to eliminate excess in the legislature by cutting per diem allowances and require basic accounting and work to find ways to continue to save money and adequately fund PA programs. Two: I want to reform Pennsylvania’s oc-

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perform vital functions but are made to work in un-derstaffed, under-compensated, and unsafe positions.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and leg-

islative redistricting process to implement an indepen-dent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes. As it stands, gerrymandering ensures Re-

publican control of the state and national legis-latures even when Democrats win a substantial majority of the votes. But the solutions is not a par-tisan Democratic alternative. For the health of our democracy, we must ensure that the voting populace has meaningful choices and a chance to allow their voices to be heard at every election opportunity - and the only way to ensure that in the long term is through an accountable, transparent, and citizen controlled redistricting process that prioritizes am-plifying the power of democracy over the continued dominance of one party over another.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Voting is a fundamental right guaranteed to all

citizens and necessary for a functioning democracy. Any and all avenues by which voting can be made more accessible must be pursued. As someone who has traveled relatively frequently in my adult life while residing in a state without no-excuse absentee voting, I am no stranger to the artificial difficulty imposed on those seeking absentee ballots in this state - so I support this measure to ensure that ev-eryone who wants to participate in our democracy can do so. Similarly, early voting and same day vot-er registration work to maximize the ability of peo-ple to participate in the voting process - and I will support both. In addition, I support automatic voter registration for those who use government services, transitioning to open primaries, ranked-choice vot-ing initiatives, and an open review process for vote counting/recounting to increase accessibility, audit-ability, and transparency in all our elections.

BETSY MONROEPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 269 Kittanning Pike Pitts-

brgh, PA 15215CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-652-5743CAMPAIGN EMAIL: betsymonroecampaign@

gmail.comDATE OF BIRTH: 5/5/1970MUNICIPALITY: FOX CHAPELCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.BetsyMonroe.comTWITTER: twitter.com/betsymonroeFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Betsy-

MonroePA/EDUCATION: Master’s in Health Administration

BETSY MONROE



FRANK DERMODYPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 274

Tarentum, PA 15084CAMPAIGN PHONE: 724 224

4408CAMPAIGN EMAIL: frank@

frankdermody.comDATE OF BIRTH: 5/29/1951MUNICIPALITY: OAKMONT

BOROUGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYEDUCATION: Columbia University, N.Y., B.A.,His-

tory 1973 Indiana University School of Law, Bloom-ington, J.D.1982QUALIFICATIONS: Former Assistant District

Attorney, Allegheny County Former District Justice, Oakmont and Verona Former Legal Advisor, Allegh-eny County District Justices Chairman, Pennsylva-nia Commission on SentencingQUESTIONS: Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Making sure Pennsylvania has good fami-

ly sustaining jobs and that our schools are safe and teachers have the support and resourc-es they need to teach and train students to fill jobs. Making sure our state’s tax policy becomes fairer. Pennsylvania’s working men and women shouldn’t pay more taxes so that corporations can pay less. Fair tax policies move the econo-my forward which benefits everyone. Making sure we fully support those who have fought and worked for us - our veterans and our seniors. Our veterans put their lives on the line to defend us and keep us safe. We must make sure when they return home they receive the support they de-serve. Our seniors who worked hard their whole lives need to be secure in their retirement with affordable access to the health care and prescrip-tion drugs they need.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Our congressional and legislative redistricting

processes must be fair and transparent and when voters go to the polls our democracy works best if they have meaningful choices among candidates on the ballot.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Our congressional and legislative redistricting

processes must be fair and transparent and when voters go to the polls our democracy works best if they have meaningful choices among candidates on the ballot.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A: I support all the voting modernization reforms

listed here. Our laws need to guarantee every cit-izen’s right to vote and that our elections are fair, transparent and secure. These reforms all work to achieve that goal and that is why I support them.

FRANK DERMODY

HAL ENGLISHMUNICIPALITY: HAMPTON TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response

REPUBLICAN

32nd STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

DEMOCRATICERIN VECCHIO

MUNICIPALITY: PENN HILLSCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response

ANTHONY M DeLUCAPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 1438

Homestead Road Verona, Pennsyl-vania 15147CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-793-

8561CAMPAIGN EMAIL: repdelu-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 1937MUNICIPALITY: PENN HILLSCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYEDUCATION: Westinghouse

High School, Community College of Allegheny CountyQUALIFICATIONS: State Representative, 1983 -

Present, Penn Hills Deputy Mayor, 1976-1980QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. Economic development and local job creation.

2. Enabling greater transparency in prescrip-tion drug pricing to help lower consumer costs. 3. Pre-employment drug screening for all school em-ployees.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes, I support an independent citizen’s redis-

tricting commission here in the Commonwealth. Having an independent redistricting commission would eliminate both Republican and Democratic gerrymandering of both congressional and legisla-tive districts. Elimination of gerrymandering would ensure each citizen’s vote counts equally.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I have been a dedicated advocate for voting

modernization in the Commonwealth. During this term, two of my bills directly relate to voting mod-ernization. House Bills 945 and 946 would ensure that all eligible citizens can vote and it is easy for them to do so. This would be accomplished by al-lowing same day voter registration and allowing for early voting. We should be making it easier for people to participate in their government, not more difficult.


23rd STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC

ANTHONYDeLUCA

their right. We should reform our burdensome absentee voting regulations so that any resident can vote at the time and place most convenient for them.

REPUBLICANJOSHUA R NULPH

MUNICIPALITY: HARRISON TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response

SUMMER LEEPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 2233

Woodstock Ave Swissvale, Penn-sylvania 15218CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-346-


summerforpa.comDATE OF BIRTH: November

26, 1988MUNICIPALITY: SWISSVALECOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://summerforpa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/summerforpaFACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/summerforpaEDUCATION: Woodland Hills High School (2005),

Penn State (2009), Howard University School of Law (2015)QUALIFICATIONS: Organized the successful ef-

fort to transform the Woodland Hills School Board through a write-in campaign. Organized fast food workers in Allegheny County. Worked as a field or-ganizer with the PA Democratic Party. Law degree from Howard University.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: -Free, high-quality public education for all,

pre-kindergarten through college -Clean air and clean water - including implementing a fracking moratorium and fully funding the Department of Environmental Protection -Criminal and juvenile justice reform, particularly dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline and “decarcerating” Pennsylvania Our communities are faced with under-resourced schools and a dearth of employment opportunities. Without access to high-quality free education for all, without access to decent employment, without access to healthcare, our communities and our chil-dren will continue to be left behind. Too often, those are are left behind find themselves caught up in a justice system that was built to punish rather than rehabilitate; that drains resources which could be going toward solving the pressing problems faced by our communities.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I do. Gerrymandering has effectively disenfran-

chised millions of people across this country, whose votes have been thoroughly neutered through “cre-ative” districting. While the lawsuit that resulted in the new Congressional districts is certainly prog-ress, we have not solved the fundamental issue. The next redistricting, if it proceeds along the same lines as the old, will create the same problems. On top of this, the lawsuit has not fixed our legislative districts. My district, for example, is conspicuously drawn to exclude black voters in Hazelwood - who are lumped in with residents of the Hill District, the North Side, and the Hilltop. Gerrymandering is not simply a partisan issue. It disenfranchises voters


SUMMER LEE


If approved, this amendment shall take effect upon the certification of the May 15, 2018 General Primary election re-sults.


PROPOSED HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT

SPECIAL ELECTIONQUESTION #4

Shall Article XVIII. Boards, Commis-sions and Authorities, of the Monro-eville Home Rule Charter be amended to permit notice of vacancies to be given through social media instead of by news-paper advertisement and reduce the number of members of the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board from eleven (11) to eight (8)?Explanation of Ballot Question #4If this question is approved by a major-

ity of those voting, Section 1804 of the Monroeville Home Rule Charter will be amended to remove the requirement that notice by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation must be given for a vacancy in any Board, Commission or Authority and provide that notice for a vacancy be by “public notice”.Section 1809 of the Charter will be

amended to reduce the number of mem-bers of the Recreation and Parks Advi-sory Board from eleven (11) to eight (8) and provide that it consist of one (1) resi-dent to be appointed from each ward and one Member of Council. A ward vacancy consisting of greater than six (6) months may be filled by the appointment of a resident from another ward.If approved, this amendment shall take

effect upon the certification of the May 15, 2018 General Primary election re-sults.

MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE

PROPOSED HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT


Shall Article XX. Transition, of the Mon-roeville Home Rule Charter be amended to require that the Monroeville Civil Ser-vice Commission be adopted to comply

with the requirements of Pennsylvania law, rather than those provided in the Monroeville Home Rule Charter? Explanation of Ballot Question #5 If this question is approved by a ma-

jority of those voting, Article XX of the Monroeville Home Rule Charter shall be amended to require that a Civil Ser-vice Commission be created and function pursuant to Pennsylvania Law. If approved, this amendment shall

take effect upon certification of the May 15, 2018 General Primary election re-sults.

WEST DEER TOWNSHIPPROPOSED HOME RULECHARTER AMENDMENT


Shall Section Article III of the West Deer Township Home Rule Charter be amend-ed to reduce the number of Township Su-pervisors from seven to five members, and to establish four representative dis-tricts with one at-large position, effective the first day of January 2020, as more fully described in West Deer Ordinance No. 419? Explanation of Ballot Question #1If this question is approved by a majori-

ty of those voting AND receives the high-est number of “YES” votes, the number of West Deer Township Supervisors shall be reduced from seven (7) to five (5), four (4) to be elected by district and one (1) to be elected at-large.The Township Supervisor districts shall

be established pursuant to Pennsylvania law. During the 2019 election year, two (2)

Supervisors shall be elected, one each in Districts One and Three. The three (3) Supervisors presently in office shall serve until the expiration of their terms as Supervisors at-large.During the 2021 election year, three (3)

Supervisors shall be elected, one (1) at-large and one (1) each in Districts Two and Four. Thereafter, all Township Su-pervisors elected shall serve the stan-dard four year term.

WEST DEER TOWNSHIPPROPOSED HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT


Shall Article III of the West Deer Town-ship Home Rule Charter be amended to reduce the number of at-large Township Supervisors from seven to five members, effective the first day of January 2020, as more fully described in West Deer Ordi-nance No. 419? Explanation of Ballot Question #2If this question is approved by a majority of those voting AND receives the high-est number of YES votes, the number of West Deer Township Supervisors shall be reduced from seven (7) to five (5). The election schedule to reduce the number of Township Supervisors shall be estab-lished pursuant to Pennsylvania Law and would commence during the 2019 election year.

WEST DEER TOWNSHIPPROPOSED HOME RULECHARTER AMENDMENT


Shall Article IV of the West Deer Town-ship Home Rule Charter be amended to allow for modern forms of electronic communication and public participation, as more fully described in West Deer Or-dinance No. 421?Explanation of Ballot Question #3

If this question is approved by a major-ity of those voting, the West Deer Home Rule Charter will be amended to permit auditable, electronic forms of commu-nication for the scheduling of Special meetings of the Board of Supervisors and permit the posting of meeting min-utes, meeting summaries and records on the Township’s website.Approval of this question will also per-mit residents and taxpayers of the Town-ship to speak at a regular business meet-ing by contacting the Township Manager at least one week prior to the business meeting and requesting to be placed on the meeting agenda. In addition, the re-quirement that citizens must file a peti-tion with the Township to participate in a special meeting of the Board of Super-visors will no longer be in effect.


PAUL COSTAPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 526 Lucia Drive Wilkins

Twp, PA 15221CAMPAIGN PHONE: (412)

271-5777CAMPAIGN EMAIL: pcos-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: October 11,

1959MUNICIPALITY: WILKINS

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://paulcostafor-

pa.comFACEBOOK: http://paulcostaforpaEDUCATION: CCAC-Associates Degree 1988.

Point Park College-BS in Accounting 1994-Graduat-ed with Honors.QUALIFICATIONS: Rep Costa brings substan-

tial public service experience to the House. He served on the Wilkins Twp Board of Commissioners, including one year as Board President, and worked for more than 20 years in the Allegheny Co Protho-notary office.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Creating and Maintaining Jobs (Economic De-

velopment). Equitable Education funding. Afford-able Healthcare for All.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I do support reforming the legislative redistrict-

ing process, that is why I am not only a Co-Sponsor of HB 722 but I am one of the few that has signed onto the Discharge Resolution to force the Speaker to bring up the bill so the Full House of Representa-tives can vote on this issue.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that

PAUL COSTA

our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I have and will continue to support No-Excuse Ab-

sentee voting and Automatic Voter Registration. By doing so there would be no need for early voting or same day registration. The citizens need to be assured and have the confidence that all elections are fair and secure, Yes I would support funding the upgrades.


34th STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTDEMOCRATICAUSTIN DAVIS

PARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 1107

Washington St McKeesport , PA 15132CAMPAIGN PHONE: NoneCampaign Email: davisfor35@

gmail.comDATE OF BIRTH: 10/04/1989MUNICIPALITY: MCK-

EESPORTCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://davisforpa.

comTWITTER: twitter.com/Davisfor35thFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Davis-

for35th/EDUCATION: B.A in Political ScienceQUALIFICATIONS: Exec Asst to County Execu-

tive (7 years) VIce-Chair of the Allegheny Co. Dem-ocratic Committee (3years)QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Job Creation Improving our Education System

TransportationQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an inde-pendent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A: I would support all of the measures listed above.

I am currently a co-sponsor of a number of those reforms in the Pennsylvania House of Representa-tives.

AUSTIN DAVIS

in primary and general elections alike, all for the same purpose: incumbency protection. I am not in-terested in helping incumbents avoid competitive elections, and I fully support redistricting reformQ: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: No-excuse absentee voting, along with early

voting, will be my top priorities. We have a large number of people in my community whose work schedule makes voting a severe burden, if not an impossibility. Same day voter registration is criti-cal in my community. With a transient population, the deadlines imposed on registration have the re-sult of disenfranchising a large number of voters who cannot spend large amounts of time keeping up with our election calendar. I also support inves-tigating systems, such as ranked-choice voting and multi-member districts, that would overcome the “spoiler” effects that we have seen in recent elec-tions, where marginal candidates’ vote shares result in candidates that would not have won a majority in a head-to-head winning election. Finally, ensur-ing the integrity of our election process is a must; Allegheny County, for example, lacks a paper trail, making election counts difficult to verify. Accurate vote counts should be a given.


DEMOCRATIC


HARRY READSHAWMUNICIPALITY: PITTSBURGHCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response



DEMOCRATICBILL KORTZ

MUNICIPALITY: DRAVOSBURGCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYQUESTIONS: No Response


ROB RHODERICKPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box

312 Elizabeth, PA 15037CAMPAIGN EMAIL: rhoder-

[email protected]: ELIZABETH

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.rhoder-

ickforstaterep.comTWITTER: twitter.com/Ro-

bRhoderickFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/RobRhod-

erickForStateRep/EDUCATION: Doctor of Chiropractic & Bachelor

of Science: Palmer College of ChiropracticQUALIFICATIONS: -Elizabeth Township Com-

missioner 2014-Present -Past President: Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners -Elizabeth For-ward School Director 2011-2013 -Doctor of Chiro-practic and Owner of Rhoderick Chiropractic ClinicQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Middle Class Jobs: An inextricable link exists be-

tween dynamic labor unions and a flourishing mid-dle class. The Allegheny County Labor Council has endorsed me because my commitment to working families is unequivocal. The natural gas industry in my district is burgeoning, and I will hold businesses accountable when it comes to hiring local workers, paying a prevailing wage, and operating safely. Edu-cation: As a former school director, I led in cultivating and implementing a rigorous STEM program in my district. I will always fight for equitable public school funding to prepare young innovators and entrepre-neurs to be tomorrow’s leaders. Infrastructure: Mod-ernizing infrastructure is a proven macroeconomic stabilization tool. These investments create union jobs, increase production capabilities in both the public and private sectors, stimulate local economies, and address longstanding public health concerns.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and leg-

islative redistricting process to implement an indepen-dent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: The United States boasts a proud tradition of com-

bating injustice and defending the central tenets of democratic ideals. I doubt the framers envisioned a sys-tem in which politicians and their special interest allies so openly flouted basic rights in favor of partisan ger-rymandering. Elections are to be free and fair, without concerted efforts to model districts after constellations. I support implementing the independent commission and will challenge any elected official who doesn’t.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day

ROB RHODERICK

39th STATE SENATORIAL DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC


MICHAEL KORNSPARTY, REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFOMAILING ADDRESS 3225

Cambridge Court, Murrysville, Pennsylvania 15668 DATE OF BIRTH 09/23/1981 MUNICIPALITY MUNICIPAL-

ITY OF MURRYSVILLE COUNTY WESTMORELAND WEBSITE http://www.kornsfor-

pa.com FACEBOOK http://www.face-

book.com/KornsforPA/ Q. What are your top three priorities in office?A. I will work to bring jobs to the 54th district by

improving our business climate, will seek to lower our tax burden, and will work to improve our infra-structure. Q. Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not? A. I believe the Legislature should be responsible

for re-districting, not the courts. Q. Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A. I believe voting machines should all have paper

back ups.

A. My top priorities in office are securing our chil-dren’s future education, growing small businesses, and developing our communities. Education has not been a priority for politicians in Harrisburg, that needs to change. We should be focused on expos-ing our children to specialized education through trade schools, and technical schools. Harrisburg also needs to remove the red tape for an individu-al to open their own small business. We should be making it easier to allow someone to create their own business. Finally we should develop our com-munities. Creating new spaces for communities to gather and bond through parks and community centers. Developing a community will welcome new residents and new jobs in the community. Q. Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not? A. Yes I support an independent commission to

draw our districts. Politics has become very polar-ized and to make sure that districts are fair and even they should be drawn by an independent com-mission. Look at the new Pennsylvania congressio-nal districts, they are much more balanced than they were. The new districts were not drawn by the legislator and these new districts are fair to the cit-izens of the Commonwealth. Q. Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A. I believe the Commonwealth needs to focus on

updating and modernizing our voting system. We are using outdated technology to cast votes, the leg-islator should be providing funds to allow for these systems to be updated. Also with today’s technology there is no reason to not allow same day voter regis-tration. Allowing same day voter registration would make sure that every voice of citizen of the Com-monwealth is heard. It would break down barriers and allow everyone to perform their civic duty.

ROBERT BERTHAPARTY, DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 393

Bairdford Rd Gibsonia, PA 15044 DATE OF BIRTH: December

26, 1995MUNICIPALITY: WEST DEER

TOWNSHIP COUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.robert-

berthaforpa.com TWITTER: @BERTHAFORPAFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/BerthaforPA/EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Pro-

duction from Point Park University Q. What are your top three priorities in office?

ROBERT BERTHA

MICHAEL KORNS

A: My top three priorities are education, building an economy that works for all, and healthcare. As a current college student who is laden with student debt, I intend to fight for adequate funding for our public schools in order to provide equal opportuni-ties for students, rather than letting charter schools undermine public education. As someone who grew up in poverty, education has greatly impacted my life and I intend to make sure higher education and vocational schools are affordable options for our stu-dents. I also aim to build an economy that works for us all by strengthening unions, allocating more mon-ey towards infrastructure development, and limiting corporate control in politics. Lastly, I hope to address average American healthcare needs by supporting a single-payer healthcare system. I also wish to ad-dress the current opiod epidemic by allocating more funding towards research and rehabilitation facili-ties, which are underfunded and understaffed.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I support reforming the redistricting process

by implementing an independent commission. My district is an obvious victim of gerrymandering, and the outcome of this is more partisan politics. Parti-san politics leads into heavy division and thus no progress is made in the legislature. Neither side is willing to compromise or agree, and ultimately the American people pay the price. Compromise is said to be the essence of democracy, but unfortunately compromise is non-existent in our current political system. One of the reasons I am running is to bridge the divide between our heavily divided country. As a newcomer to politics, I hope to provide fresh per-spective to the PA legislature.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Of course ! I am a sincere supporter of voting

modernization reforms. On my campus, I started a non-partisan club (My Vote Matters) that regis-ters students to vote, and also brings legislators to campus in order to talk to and meet their student constituents. The reason I started this club was to bring students into the political conversation. What I learned from my club was that students are very confused on how the voting process works. We need to make sure that Americans can easily register to vote. Less than 30% of individuals aged 18-24 vote. I believe voting reforms can help change this unfor-tunate statistic so that we can have proper repre-sentation in the legislature. Same day voter regis-tration would help tremendously.

BRYAN L. KLINE PARTY, REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFOMAILING ADDRESS 6921 Spring Valley Lane

Export, PA 15632 DATE OF BIRTH 01/27/1981 MUNICIPALITY MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYS-

VILLE COUNTY WESTMORELAND WEBSITE http://www.bry-

ankline.com TWITTER @bryan_kline FACEBOOK http://www.face-

book.com/bryanklineforstaterep EDUCATION -Master of Sci-

ence in Law and Public Policy -Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice QUALIFICATIONS I have a re-

cord of reform in government with proven results. I was appointed to the Restitution in Pennsylvanian Task Force by Governor Corbett, we work to protect crime victim rights. I have also pro-vided testimony to the House Judiciary committee. Q. What are your top three priorities in office? A. 1). Combat the opioid epidemic 2). Reduce our

taxes 3). Cut wasteful spending Q. Do you support reforming our congressional and

REPUBLICAN

BRYAN L. KLINE

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not? A. I believe that something needs to be done with

redistricting, we should sit down and look at all the proposals that have been presented to this point. I do not know if their is a clear cut solution, it is ob-vious that we need to come together to find a new solution for how the districts are drawn. Q. Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A. I believe that all voters should have the latest

voting technology, we must ensure that this technol-ogy cannot be compromised. The information must be secure and not be able to be hacked.

BOB BROOKS (REP)MUNICIPALITY MURRYSVILLECOUNTY WESTMORELANDQUESTIONS: No Response

MARYALICE NEWBORN PARTY, REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFORetired Engineer and EducatorMAILING ADDRESS PO Box

208, Murrysville, PA 15668MUNICIPALITY MurrysvilleCOUNTY WESTMORELANDWEBSITE http://www.maryali-

cenewborn.comFACEBOOK http://www.face-

book.com/Newborn4PASTA-TEREPEDUCATION BSMEng Mar-

quette Univ, MSMEng CarnegieMellon Univ, MBA Duquesne Univ, Comp Science NationalTech Uni

MARYALICENEWBORN

MIKE PUSKARICPARTY: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO box

107 Elizabeth, Pa 15037CAMPAIGN EMAIL: Mike-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 05/08/1989MUNICIPALITY: ELIZABETH

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://Puskaricfor-

pa.comFACEBOOK: http://Facebook.com/puskaricforpa/EDUCATION: BA in Communication from Seton

Hill UniversityQUALIFICATIONS: 3rd generation business-

man, politically active within a number of political organizations as well as the co chair of the Elizabeth Township Republican Committee.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: My three main priorities are economic develop-

ment/tax reform, infrastructure improvements, and improving school safety.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I am opposed to changing to a citizen’s redis-

tricting commission. Currently, the pa house is structured to have small districts that are intended to reflect the makeup of our commonwealth elector-ate. The responsibility should fall on those we elect, pursuant to the laws in place.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I am open to reform as long as it is inline with

our constitution, and ensures a fair and transparent election process.


SHARON GUIDIPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 221 Old Oak Rd. McMur-

ray, Pa 15317CAMPAIGN PHONE: 724-941-5405CAMPAIGN EMAIL: [email protected]: PETERS TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: WASHINGTONWEBSITE: http://www.sharon4pa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/guidi4pa40

SHARON GUIDI

REPUBLICAN


DEMOCRATIC

MIKE PUSKARIC

voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A: Antiquated technology in disadvantaged commu-

nities coupled with the purging of voter rolls have disenfranchised too many for too long. Automatic registration is the reform most suited for promoting participation in our democracy. I also support pre-reg-istration at driver’s license centers so that when citi-zens turn eighteen, they can vote unencumbered. We possess the technology to make our elections more ac-cessible and secure. We now must implement it.

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/SharonGuidi4Pa-House40/EDUCATION: Master’s in Ed-

ucation from Carlow University, Bachelor of Science from the Uni-versity of PittsburghQUALIFICATIONS: Educator

in public and parochial schools throughout the District, 30-year resident of Peters Township, de-voted mother of two grown daugh-ters, community volunteer, emergency foster parent, newcomer to political office. Ready to listen, work, and serveQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: I understand the challenges facing residents of

the 40th District. My policies put people first, not special interests or lobbyists. First, we must invest in the workforce of the future through education. As a teacher, I am uniquely qualified to work for world-class educations for our children, make sure we properly fund public education, and reduce crush-ing debts on college students. Second, to ensure the health of our citizens, including the workforce of to-day, it’s essential all residents have affordable and high-quality care. I favor the Medicaid expansion, which has helped many in our state, and also cov-erage of mental health conditions and treatment and prevention of opioid addiction. Third, I support our seniors, the workforce of the past. They’ve been paying into safety net programs, which should not be cut. Lower drug prices and programs that help seniors age in their own homes are cost-effective. Seniors need a strong voice in Harrisburg and I am ready to be that voice.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes, I favor an independent citizen’s redistrict-

ing commission in Pennsylvania for both congres-sional and legislative districts. It’s time to take partisan politics out of the redistricting process and restore the principle of one person, one vote. When sitting legislators draw district maps, it’s the politi-cians who benefit, not the voters. Legislators choose their voters instead of voters choosing represen-tatives, which is wrong, regardless of the party in power. Elections cease to be competitive. Poor rep-resentation leaves people feeling their voices aren’t heard and sows voter apathy and government grid-lock. Several other states have established non-par-tisan citizen commissions and seen positive results: greater transparency in the redistricting process, more voter trust, and increased public acceptance of district maps. 80% of Pennsylvanians across the political spectrum support redistricting reform. A citizen’s redistricting commission would be fairer than our current system.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Voter participation is fundamental to our de-

mocracy and promotes good government. I support voting modernization reforms as long as they in-crease voter participation and maintain or improve the integrity of our voting systems. Online and same-day voter registration options reduce costs and data entry errors by eliminating pen and paper forms. Same-day registration increases voter turn-out and helps clean up voter registration records.

Other states have implemented no-excuse absentee voting and early voting. These options give voters more flexibility, especially seniors and people with heavy workloads or small children, while reducing the stress on election offices and workers. Ameri-cans are questioning how safe voting machines are from cyber-attack. I believe voting machines should have paper records and that other steps to ensure their security must be taken. We must have faith in our voting systems. The technology to modernize these systems is available and should be funded.

ED EICHENLAUBPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 5500

Kings School Road Bethel Park, PA 15102CAMPAIGN EMAIL: eich4sta-

[email protected]: BETHEL

PARKCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.eichen-

laubforstaterep.comTWITTER: twitter.com/Eich4StateRepEducation: Alderson-Broaddus University: B.S. Bi-

ology/Pre-MedQUALIFICATIONS: • Endorsed: Allegheny

County Labor Council • AFSCME member • Bio-chemical Researcher and Public Health Profession-al • Devoted husband and father of five • Commu-nity leader and animal rights activistQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Environmental link to Economic Growth: Spear-

heading economic development in the twenty first century demands legislators who acknowledge the reality of man-made climate change and work to promote investment in innovative alternative en-ergy solutions. Conservation and job creation are not mutually exclusive. The renewable energy sec-tor boasts twice the number of jobs as fossil fuel industries with Allegheny County leading the way. Wages for energy efficient jobs are roughly $5,000 above the national median, and the solar and wind industries are growing at around 20% annually. It is beyond irresponsible to eschew clean energy invest-ments in order to placate special interests. Retiring With Dignity: I pledge to collaborate with local Area Agencies on Aging to protect seniors from financial scams, abuse, and efforts to terminate essential ser-vices. Streamlining processes for affordable hous-ing, transportation, and caregiver support will allow our valued seniors to retire with dignity.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Leadership in Harrisburg has proven itself be-

yond ineffectual when it comes to providing voters with equitable districts. If those tasked with craft-ing nonpartisan maps cannot deliver, it is essential to implement an independent commission to reaf-firm confidence in our democracy. I will work with groups such as Fair Districts PA to help guarantee that the redistricting process is both transparent and adheres to Constitutional requirements.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Arbitrarily purging voter rolls and advocating

for stringent voter ID laws are methods ill suited

ED EICHENLAUB


NATALIE MIHALEKPARTY: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box

12994 Upper St Clair, PA 15241CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@na-

taliemihalek.comDATE OF BIRTH: 6/12/1979MUNICIPALITY: UPPER ST

CLAIR TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.na-

taliemihalek.comFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/natmi-

halek/EDUCATION: BA University of Pittsburgh JD

Appalachian School of LawQUALIFICATIONS: As a veteran of the US Navy,

former prosecutor, wife and mom of three, I bring a unique set of life experiences to the table and a fresh perspective for Pennsylvania.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. I began practicing law in the Allegheny County

District Attorney’s Office, prosecuting criminal cases and putting violent offenders behind bars. It was here where I began to see the complete devastation the opioid epidemic has placed, not only on our criminal justice system, but on every facet of society from our on our families and to our economy. We cannot afford to stand by and wait for action and my experience has uniquely qualified me to help build solutions. 2. I understand that our state is quite literally bankrupt. We can’t pass a balanced budget without accounting tricks and, when we use those tricks, we’re only fool-ing ourselves. We need zero based budgeting and con-trol spending. 3. This district is the home to some of the best school districts in the state and I will fight to keep it that way. We need an advocate to implement reforms that will ensure our tax dollars end up in our classrooms, rather than unnecessarily wasting it on a disjointed health and pension systemQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Redistricting isn’t just a local problem or even

a state problem, but an issue that is receiving na-tional attention—for too long (and on both sides of the aisle) there has been irresponsible redistricting. While I’m not certain that a citizen commission wouldn’t eventually be corrupted by the same par-tisan motivation (Who appoints these persons? For how long do they serve in this capacity? Who keeps them accountable—if they aren’t elected, what re-percussion do they suffer for dishonest redistricting [unlike a politician, who can be voted out]?. I’m for a fair and equitable process, working with other elect-ed officials (irrespective of party affiliation) and for keeping this vital responsibility in the hands of leg-islation (and out of the hands of activist judges.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-

REPUBLICAN

nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: Secure voting is a must—when the integrity of the

voting process is in question, democracy itself suffers. Fair and free elections are a bedrock of our country. Funding for modernization of antiquated/unreliable machines and for measures related to maintaining se-cure and honest elections must be sufficient. At pres-ent, Pennsylvania has absentee voting, but requires an excuse. The current PA absentee ballot has allowances for those voters who are ill/disabled and for those who will be unavailable on primary or election dates, due to their business, occupation or duties. Additionally, there is an alternate ballot available for those voters aged 65 years and older and who don’t have accessible polling places. As a working mother of three, and with a husband who also works, I am intimately aware of the challenges of making it to a polling place—but, be-cause I served to protect the right to vote in free and fair elections, I know the importance of keeping it a priority in my life.

JAMES ROMANPARTY: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 206 Carriage Hill Drive

McMurray, PA 15317CAMPAIGN PHONE: 724-931-

1803CAMPAIGN EMAIL: jro-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 11/02/1971MUNICIPALITY: PETERS

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: WASHINGTONWEBSITE: http://www.Votefor-

JamesRoman.comTWITTER: twitter.com/JamesRomanRealtFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/votefor-

jamesroman/EDUCATION: PhD (ABD) - U. of Pittsburgh MBA

- Point Park MA - Duquesne BA - University of PittsburghQUALIFICATIONS: I was born to be a State Rep-

resentative. Growing up on welfare, in public hous-ing and being raised by a single mother taught me to be emphatic. I have dedicated my life to improv-ing my qualifications to become an effective State Representative.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: PA has continually declined over the past 30

years. According to the U.S. News & World Report, PA ranks as the 38th best overall state. I expect more and demand more for the people of PA. We rank towards the bottom in job growth, population growth and income growth. It is my desire to bring PA back to be one of the best places to live and work. We have some of the highest taxes and least effec-tive state governments in the country. We need to start focusing on improving overall quality of life and bringing jobs back to PA. Why does PA’s unem-ployment rate consistent higher than the national average? Electing me, James Roman to be the next State Representative for Bethel Park, Peters Town-ship and Upper St. Clair will allow me to start get-ting PA back to the top of the country as one of the best states in these important categories.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: With the upcoming Census, especially since PA

will probably continue to lose representative in Con-gress, it is extremely important to have a non-polit-

ical solution to redistricting every 10 years. There-fore, I fully support a non-partisan approach to redistricting.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I believe making voting more accessible, efficient

and secure is vital to the future of America. I like two main avenues to accomplish this: 1 - enhanced voter technology and 2 - implementation of an early voting system. I believe making voting easier and over several days will enable more people to vote.

NATALIE MIHALEK

JAMES ROMAN

any functional democracy. There is a concerted ef-fort to silence the voices of those who are already marginalized in a rigged system. I favor automatic registration so that the process can be streamlined. Our democracy functions best when a diverse body of citizens comes together to engage with and learn from one another. Let’s remove the biases and help eligible voters actually cast votes.

PAUL J DIXONPARTY: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 645 Clear-

view Drive Bethel Park, PA 15102CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-863-

6126CAMPAIGN EMAIL: pa4paul@

gmail.comDATE OF BIRTH: 8/8/53MUNICIPALITY: BETHEL

PARKCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYFACEBOOK: http://Paul Dixon For State Repre-

sentativeEDUCATION: Community College of Allegheny

County Civil Engineering Drafting and SurveyingQUALIFICATIONS: Councilman - Bethel Park

(18 years) Pennsylvania State Certified Planning & Zoning CommissionerQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: My top three priorities as your next State Repre-

sentative in the 40th legislative District are: 1. State government must live within its means, like families in Bethel Park, Peters Twp, and Upper St Clair must do every day. As a member of Bethel Park Council I am proud we balance our municipal budget and provide high quality services without raising taxes. Harrisburg must do the same with our hard-earned state tax dollars. 2. We must have quality schools at an affordable cost. State mandates on school districts that increase property tax burdens on local taxpayers must be eliminated whenever possible. I am a strong supporter of local control of our school districts. Our administrators, teachers, and parents know what is best for our students, not Harrisburg. 3. Opioid abuse is an epidemic in the United States, having claimed 42,000 lives in 2016 according to the CDC. My priori-ty is to target state funding towards effective commu-nity-based treatment programs.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: In terms of the redistricting process for Congres-

sional and legislative districts, I support the current process where the duly elected PA General Assem-bly approves the districts as set forth by the PA Con-stitution. I do not believe the State Supreme Court has the authority to draw Congressional maps as it recently did. Additionally, an independent citizen’s commission would most assuredly be populated by people appointed by the political body, some by the majority party and some by the minority party. I believe this proposed commission would then be as partisan as the political body which appoints them. In the current system, the majority party does the redistricting. They receive their mandate from the voters, which is as it should be. I would not usurp

PAUL J. DIXON

WEBSITE: http://knoll4pa44.comTWITTER: twitter.com/Michele-

Knoll44FACEBOOK: http://@Michele-

KNOLL44EDUCATION: B.S. in El. Ed.

University of Pittsburgh , M.Ed. in Early Intervention University of PittsburghQUALIFICATIONS: I am an ed-

ucator who has taught in all areas of education: early education, ele-mentary, and University. I have been elected to a school board. I am an therapist who works with young children with disabilities. We need more educators in Harrisburg.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: I will prioritize education and finding a reliable

funding source for all levels of education includ-ing technological education and higher education. I will actively support job training and retraining for workers to boost the economy in PA, while ac-knowledging that unions already have good appren-ticeship training in place that should and can be promoted at the local and state level. Our State Con-stitution guarantees all Pennsylvanians the right to enjoy our natural resources. I will look toward that document for guidance. We must protect our envi-ronment in Pennsylvania and to that end adequate-ly fund and staff the Department of Environmental Protection so that we can enjoy these resources for generations to come. Growing green jobs while pro-tecting our environment is possible and including unions in this process will insure that quality work will protect us all. Local workers will be invested in seeing that safe work sites, located nearby their own homes will be maintained properly.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I would support an impartial citizen’s redis-

tricting commission. The method laid out by Fair Districts PA suggests 11 members would be chosen. 4 from each of the major parties and three mem-bers that are unaffiliated with the major parties would sit on the commission. These members must not have served in a political office or run for office or have a spouse who has served or run in the pre-vious 5 years.. These members would work from a database that does not define party. The Secretary of State of the Commonwealth does background checks on commission applicants and makes sure that they are represented by diversity.This seems like a fair way to redistrict that removes politics from the process.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I would support no excuse absentee voting, early

voting, same day vote registration and funding for vot-ing technology upgrades. All of these measures would maximize the number of people that could and would vote in any given election. I also think that Governor Wolf’s proposal of automatic registration when regis-tering for a driver’s license. Removing barriers to peo-ple voting will increase participation in elections. Anti-quated voting rules have disenfranchised citizens and made them feel as though their vote is not important. Common sense approaches will give people a reason to participate in Democracy by voting.

DAN MILLERPARTY: DemBIOGRAPHICAL INFO: MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box


6937CAMPAIGN EMAIL: votedan-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 2/9/1973MUNICIPALITY: MT. LEBANONCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.votedanmiller.comTWITTER: twitter.com/votedanmillerFACEBOOK: http://votedanmillerEDUCATION: BA History BS Secondary Educa-

tion JDQUALIFICATIONS: Former Mt. Lebanon Com-

missioner, current volunteer firefighter, three terms in the state House and membership on the Judicia-ry, Education, Labor, Human Services, and Children and Youth Committees.QUESTIONS: Q: What are your top three priorities in office? A: 1. Fighting for disability, mental health, and ad-

diction parity and support.2. Improving education and career readiness3. Advancing family sustaining job opportunitiesQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and leg-

islative redistricting process to implement an indepen-dent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not? A: I support an independent redistricting commis-

sion. Pennsylvania has had its state maps and its federal maps invalidated in the past decade and I think the best way to reaffirm the public’s faith in the system is to remove politicians from the table as much as possible. Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I support no-excuse absentee voting, same day

voter registration, and state assistance in updating voting technology to make elections more accessible, efficient, and secure.


DAVID BACHMANParty: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 2731

Beaver Grade Road Moon Twp, PA 15108CAMPAIGN PHONE:

4123030730CAMPAIGN EMAIL: david-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 11/125/56MUNICIPALITY: MOON

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://bachmanforpahouse.comFACEBOOK: http://bachman4pahouseEDUCATION: Colgate 1979, EconomicsQUALIFICATIONS: Moon Twp Supervisor, small

businessman, past president of Builders Associa-tioin, very active in youth work, especially Urban Impact Foundation. Have volunteered for Woman’s Choice Network.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. Hold the line on any new tax increases. PA

already has very high tax rates and that is a detri-ment to job growth. The corporate rate of 9.99% is the second highest in the nation. 2. Reform our reg-ulations and restrictions on business development. We make it very difficult to build anything in PA and this drives away business, and we lose out on jobs and economic growth. 3. Pension reform. Our pension funds are underfunded and are unsustain-able. We cannot raise taxes indefinitely. Seniors can-not afford to stay in their homes, business’s leave, and still there is no end in site for pension costs go-ing up several times the rate of inflation.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Yes, because the districts should be more geo-

graphically unified.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I would support no excuse absentee voting, but

the other initiatives would increase the chance of fraud.

42nd STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

DEMOCRATIC

MICHELE KNOLL

DAN MILLER

DAVID BACHMAN

that mandate by replacing it with unelected bu-reaucrats, unanswerable to the voters.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: In terms of voting modernization reforms and the

use of technology, I will consider all efforts to ensure a fair and efficient voting system. Proper voter iden-tification is a priority for me and voter fraud must be investigated. Precinct workers should have proper training on election machines and procedures.

MICHELE KNOLLPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 157 Toms Run Rd Pitts-

burgh, Allegheny 15237Campaign Phone: 412-389-1387Campaign Email: [email protected] of Birth: 06/13/1956Municipality: OHIO TOWNSHIPCounty: ALLEGHENY REPUBLICAN

VALERIE GAYDOSPARTY: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 411

TRAILSIDE DR SEWICKLEY, PA 15143CAMPAIGN PHONE:

412.528.1360CAMPAIGN EMAIL: votevaler-

iegaydos.comDATE OF BIRTH: July 3, 1967MUNICIPALITY: ALEPPOCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://votevaleriegaydos.comTWITTER: twitter.com/valgaydosFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/

Valerie-Gaydos-for-State-Representa-tive-683333915389765/EDUCATION: Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy,

CCAC (EMT School), Dickinson CollegeQualifications: Valerie is a 3rd-generation Allegh-

eny County resident and 25-year business owner. As an entrepreneur and investor she has a proven

VALERIE GAYDOS

JON MCCABEPARTY: DemBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 759

Wildlife Lodge Rd Lower Burrell, PA 15068CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412 526

0520CAMPAIGN EMAIL: mccabe-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: March 31st,

1996MUNICIPALITY: LOWER BURRELLCOUNTY: WESTMORELANDWEBSITE: http://mccabeforPA.comTWITTER: twitter.com/mccabeforpaFACEBOOK: http://mccabeforPAEDUCATION: Jon will be graduating from Penn

State New Kensington with an honors psychology degree in May.QUALIFICATIONS: Founder of the student orga-

nization My Vote Matters. President of the Psychol-ogy Club and Psi Chi Honors Club. Member of Stu-dent Government. Member of Eastern Psychological Association.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?


RUEBEN BROCKPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 4150

Washington Rd, Suite 206 Mc-Murray, PA 15317CAMPAIGN PHONE: (724)

941-3627CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@

brock4pa.comDATE OF BIRTH: 11/18/1975MUNICIPALITY: CECIL

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: WASHINGTONWEBSITE: http://www.brock-

4pa.comTWITTER: twitter.com/RuebenBrockFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/brock4pa/EDUCATION: MS in Counseling (Cal U of PA),

PhD in Counseling Psychology (WVU)QUALIFICATIONS: PA Licensed Counselor, Na-

tional Certified CounselorQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: - Equal access to education through public school

funding reform -Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I support the formation of an independent re-

districting commission, because the district drawing should not be influenced by the political system. An objective and impartial commission could minimize the impact of the political parties on the districting process.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A: I would be in support of any voting reform that

makes the voting process more accessible to citizens. This would include increased funding for voting technology, same day registration, and no-excuse absentee voting. REPUBLICAN

BYRON TIMMINSPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 1019

Mayfair Dr. Canonsburg, PA 15317CAMPAIGN EMAIL: byron-

[email protected]: CECIL

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: WASHINGTONWEBSITE: http://www.byron-

forstaterep.comTWITTER: twitter.com/Byron-

StateRepPAFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Byron-

ForStateRep/EDUCATION: B.S. Business/Economics Miami

University (OH)QUALIFICATIONS: Working father, community

leader, and advocate for working families looking to bring opportunity to the 46th District.Questions:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Public Education: Public education is undoubt-

edly the primary mechanism for promoting upward economic mobility. My education platform focuses on providing free, high quality early childhood ed-ucation coupled with modern funding strategies to ensure the efficient allocation of resources. Provid-ing increased funding at the state level will help immensely. Economic Development: Organized labor is the backbone of the middle class. Union advocacy saved my mother’s job. In Harrisburg, I will vehemently oppose all right to work legisla-tion while passionately advocating for safe work-ing conditions and a living wage. I am committed to revamping once vibrant main streets through small business grants. Common Sense: Voters are tired of the constant gridlock and grandstanding emanating from Harrisburg. My campaign focuses on offering common sense solutions while ushering in transparency and accountability. I pledge to lead with integrity and will support no budget, no pay legislation.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I fully support the implementation of an inde-

pendent redistricting commission to help guarantee the protection of fundamental constitutional rights. Representatives, and their special interest allies, have chosen their voters for far too long.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A: Current policies disproportionately disen-

franchise the poor, people of color, and people with disabilities. Our nation’s technology is un-paralleled and should be employed to enhance participation in our elections. I am a proponent of automatic registration with secure online ac-cess to update voter information. We have the data and infrastructure to register any eligible citizen who has interacted with the government. These measures are simple, cost effective, and long overdue. We fought for democracy, not a plutocracy. We need to make voting easier, not harder.



JON MCCABE

RUEBEN BROCK

districts, there is nothing funny about seeking to ef-fectively disenfranchise millions of voters. Tasking an independent body with redistricting efforts will remove politics from the process.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A: As an attorney with a particular interest in civ-

il liberties, I unequivocally support initiatives that make participation in our democracy easier. From suffragettes to freedom riders, this nation has a sto-ried history of fighting for the vote. The technology and data sets exist to implement both automatic registration and uniform standards to guarantee accuracy. The funding for these upgrades would be modest compared to the benefits.

BYRON TIMMONS

JASON ORTITAYPARTY: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:CAMPAIGN PHONE: 202-643-1680CAMPAIGN EMAIL: jason@cit-

izensforjasonortitay.comDATE OF BIRTH: March 14,

1984MUNICIPALITY: CECIL

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: WASHINGTONWEBSITE: http://www.citizens-

forjason.comTWITTER: twitter.com/Jaso-

nOrtitayFACEBOOK: http://www.face-

book.com/citizensforjasonortitay/EDUCATION: Robert Morris University-Business

Administration 2004 Stetson University-MBA 2005QUALIFICATIONS: Small business owner, two-

term state representativeQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Creating family sustaining jobs, strengthening

the states education system, and making the state budget work for the people of Pennsylvania.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I believe the process of redistricting can be im-

proved.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting technology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and se-cure?A: Last session, I proposed a bill to conduct a study

of the states current voting equipment and to pro-vide recommendations on how to improve voting equipment in the future along with a cost estimate to replace the current equipment.

JASON ORTITAY




ANITA ASTORINO KULIKPARTY: DEMBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 127 Lorish Rd. McKees

Rocks, PA 15136CAMPAIGN EMAIL: info@ani-

taastorinokulik.comMUNICIPALITY: KENNEDY

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.anitaas-

torinokulik.com/FACEBOOK: http://www.

facebook.com/Keep-State-Rep-resentative-Anita-Astorino-Ku-lik-1419364011410563/EDUCATION: J.D. Duquesne University School of

LAW B.A. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITYQUALIFICATIONS: •State Representative; 45th

Legislative District 2016-Present Committees and Caucuses: Consumer Affairs, Gaming Oversight, Li-quor Control, Local Government, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, •Managing Partner, Kulik Law OfficesQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Education: As the daughter of two dedicated

educators, my belief in the spirit of learning is un-wavering. In Harrisburg, I have been relentless in demanding that our students and teachers receive the funding and resources needed to succeed. I will continue fighting for early childhood education, stu-dents with special needs, and equitable funding. Revitalizing Main Streets: I have proposed grant funding for the removal of blighted properties in my district to promote new business development, encourage entrepreneurship, and foster a newfound sense of community. Main streets were the staples of our neighborhoods, with investments in infrastruc-ture, they will be again. Veterans/First Responders: I proudly serve on the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee and have en-dorsed measures to expand Veteran benefits. My sentiments extend to first responders. I was thrilled to announce the awarding of over $155,000 in fire department and EMS grants for my district.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: An independent commission is an essential step

towards restoring trust and transparency to our fundamental democratic processes. While humor-ous nicknames have accompanied the misshapen

education in Pennsylvania to ensure children have a foundation in personal finance, budgeting, and key financial decisions (i.e. buying a home) as part of their schooling. 3. Empower municipalities and school districts to diversify their revenue and re-duce property taxes for taxpayers.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: There are a lot of different plans that have been

presented recently. I believe we need to sit down and re-examine the parameters for redistricting to en-sure that we are not splitting school districts and municipalities essentially splitting communities.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I would support same day voting and no-excuse

absentee voting, we also should provide voters with new technology to ensure accuracy and accountabil-ity. That being said, we also must ensure with these changes, that safety guideline are met and the in-tegrity of our election system remains.

ANITA ASTORINO KULIK

track record of building businesses, nurturing the private sector economy, and creating jobs in lean en-vironments.QUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Fight for Fiscal Accountability •Balanced bud-

gets and responsible spending •Limit spending growth to inflation and population •End taxpayer funded perks and special treatment for elected of-ficials •Reduce the size of the legislature •Restore sanity to the budgeting process Strengthen PA’s Business Climate •Lower taxes to enable Pennsyl-vania to remain competitive with other states •Re-duce paperwork and mandates that strangle busi-ness growth •Provide affordable healthcare options to small businesses - allow pooling to purchase low-er cost health insurance policies •Fight for policies that attract new jobs and residents to Pennsylvania Serve as the People’s Advocate •Defend individual rights from government overreach •Protect person-al freedoms and conservative values •Strengthen laws protecting Pennsylvania seniors and support eldercare •Support educational initiatives that pre-pare our students for the futureQ: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: Currently, the Pennsylvania Constitution gives

the legislature the authority to draw the maps during redistricting. I would support a constitution-al amendment to create an independent nonpar-tisan commission to handle redistricting every 10 years. Hopefully, the outcome would be a more in-dependent process to ensure that all citizens of the Commonwealth are represented equally.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I would support any modernization that would

adequately protect the integrity of the election pro-cess.

BOB DODDATOPARTY: REPBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box

595 Moon Township, PA 15108CAMPAIGN PHONE: 724-699-

4028CAMPAIGN EMAIL: dodda-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 05-19-1982MUNICIPALITY: NORTH

FAYETTE TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.bobdoddato.comFACEBOOK: http://doddato4pahouseEDUCATION: B.S.B.A. Geneva College 2004QUALIFICATIONS: -CPA -North Fayette Town-

ship Supervisor since 2011 - Saved $1 million for North Fayette Residents by changing snow removal operations, pension reform and how health insur-ance was purchased - Program Manager with Med-icaid quality improvement focusQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: 1. Resolve the structural budget deficit our Com-

monwealth is facing through a review of operations in Harrisburg to identify opportunities for efficien-cy and utilization of care management and well-ness programs to address growing Medicaid costs 2. Implement financial literacy as a component of

BOB DODDATO

SCOTT LARUEPARTY: RepBIOGRAPHICAL INFO:MAILING ADDRESS: 2872

Beaver Grade Rd Moon Twp, PA 15108CAMPAIGN PHONE: 412-716-

6219CAMPAIGN EMAIL: laruefor-

[email protected] OF BIRTH: 03/11/1972MUNICIPALITY: MOON

TOWNSHIPCOUNTY: ALLEGHENYWEBSITE: http://www.larueforepahouse.comTWITTER: twitter.com/scottlaruepaFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/LaRue-

forPAHouse/EDUCATION: Washington and Jefferson College

with BA in Accounting University of Wisconsin Ex-ECUTIVE LEADERSHIPQUALIFICATIONS: Divisional CFO with For-

tune 500 company, 10 years as Treasurer for Moon Twp Municipal Authority, Small business owner, Vice Chair Moon Republican Committee, Prior school board memberQUESTIONS:Q: What are your top three priorities in office?A: Make Government More Efficient - I will work

for reforms to bring more accountability, integrity, and transparency to state government. Oppose any Tax Increase and Create More Jobs - I am dedicated to holding the line on taxes for families and small businesses while strengthening the business envi-ronment to attract new jobs. Provide a Safe, First Class Education - I will fight to maintain and im-prove the quality and safety of our school while uti-lizing a taxpayer friendly approach.Q: Do you support reforming our congressional and

legislative redistricting process to implement an in-dependent citizen’s redistricting commission? Why or why not?A: I believe the current process that exists works

and has the appropriate checks and balances. Add-ing another layer of bureaucracy is not the answer. Elected officials are there to serve their constitu-ents. When they put aside their own personal in-terests and don’t let politics decide the outcome, we

SCOTT LARUE

would not need a separate commission to decide leg-islative districts.Q: Which voting modernization reforms (such as

no-excuse absentee voting, early voting, same day voter registration, additional funding for voting tech-nology upgrades) would you support to ensure that our elections are accessible, efficient, and secure?A: I would support additional funding for voting

technology upgrades, however I do not believe that no excuse or early voting is beneficial and can lead to early and misinformed voting. I also believe at this point in time same day voter registration would add to the wait time and increase lines at polling stations discouraging voter turnout. It could also have a seri-ous impact on primary races if voters were allowed to update party selection on election day.

Documents

Voters Guide Primary Election May 15, 2018d2i6zaiwaewm8m.cloudfront.net/Pittsburgh Primary 2018.pdf2 APRIL 25-MAY 1, 2018 VOTERS GUIDE 2018 NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER League of Women Voters