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SD13 has been identified as a key swing district. Democrats must win this seat to flip the State Senate and make progress for working families in Pennsylvania.
Janet Diaz is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate seat in the 13th district. She is a longtime resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and spent much of her 17-year career as a Stroke Registrar Medical Analyst at Lancaster General Hospital. In the last few years she felt a calling to serve the broader community. She began to volunteer at nursing homes and became a sexual assault counselor at the YMCA. In 2017, she became the first Latina to serve on the Lancaster City Council. Since that time, she has joined the PA Dems Latino Caucus, NALEO Education Fund, the National Federation of Democratic Women, the Farmers Union, the African-American Historical Society, and the Pennsylvanian Municipal League.
Janet is running with a broad progressive platform. She supports increasing the minimum wage; protecting the environment and stopping the expansion of fracking; expansion of health care options for Pennsylvania (with particular attention to mental health); and the regulation of firearms to combat gun violence. Diaz is an outspoken advocate for the protection of reproductive rights, and she is dedicated to protecting the rights of communities of color and the LGBTQ+ community.
Janet Diaz is running to unseat Republican Scott Martin, who has held the seat since 2016. If she wins, she would be the first Latina to be elected State Senator in Pennsylvania. Martin has pledged to cut state worker pensions and reduce funding for public education. Martin’s voting record reflects a disregard for health and safety. In 2017, he sponsored a bill to put more guns in schools, increasing risks to students. Later that year, Martin attempted to eliminate the legal reproductive health rights of his neighbors. In the middle of a pandemic, Scott Martin joined Republicans in their near unanimous vote against providing protective gear, testing, hazard pay, family leave, and preserving disaster declarations put in place to protect Pennsylvanians.
Janet Diaz is the clear progressive choice in this race.Janet Diaz
SD13 has been identified as a key swing district. Democrats must win this seat to flip the State Senate and make progress for working families in Pennsylvania.
SD13 has been identified as a key swing district. Democrats must win this seat to flip the State Senate and make progress for working families in Pennsylvania.
Janet Diaz is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate seat in the 13th district. She is a longtime resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and spent much of her 17-year career as a Stroke Registrar Medical Analyst at Lancaster General Hospital. In the last few years she felt a calling to serve the broader community. She began to volunteer at nursing homes and became a sexual assault counselor at the YMCA. In 2017, she became the first Latina to serve on the Lancaster City Council. Since that time, she has joined the PA Dems Latino Caucus, NALEO Education Fund, the National Federation of Democratic Women, the Farmers Union, the African-American Historical Society, and the Pennsylvanian Municipal League.
Janet is running with a broad progressive platform. She supports increasing the minimum wage; protecting the environment and stopping the expansion of fracking; expansion of health care options for Pennsylvania (with particular attention to mental health); and the regulation of firearms to combat gun violence. Diaz is an outspoken advocate for the protection of reproductive rights, and she is dedicated to protecting the rights of communities of color and the LGBTQ+ community.
Janet Diaz is running to unseat Republican Scott Martin, who has held the seat since 2016. If she wins, she would be the first Latina to be elected State Senator in Pennsylvania. Martin has pledged to cut state worker pensions and reduce funding for public education. Martin’s voting record reflects a disregard for health and safety. In 2017, he sponsored a bill to put more guns in schools, increasing risks to students. Later that year, Martin attempted to eliminate the legal reproductive health rights of his neighbors. In the middle of a pandemic, Scott Martin joined Republicans in their near unanimous vote against providing protective gear, testing, hazard pay, family leave, and preserving disaster declarations put in place to protect Pennsylvanians.
Janet Diaz is the clear progressive choice in this race.Janet Diaz
SD13 has been identified as a key swing district. Democrats must win this seat to flip the State Senate and make progress for working families in Pennsylvania.
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