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HD39 has been identified as a key swing district. Democrats must win this seat to flip the State House and make progress for working families in Pennsylvania.
Democrat Sara-Summer Oliphant is the Democratic candidate for he Pennsylvania House of Representatives in District 39. Oliphant is a full-time mother and has been a part-time worker in multiple trades over the years, including freelance writing. She is an active volunteer in her community; in 2020, she was named Pennsylvania Mother of the Year by American Mothers, Inc., an organization devoted to recognizing the service and sacrifice of mothers across America.
Oliphant has observed the burden placed on the state’s foster care system by the opioid crisis, and she aims to connect foster and adoptive families with necessary mental and health care. She is committed to broadly increasing access to affordable healthcare. Her education reform plan includes investments in communities with less property tax income. Oliphant is committed to raising the minimum wage and working to end legal discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Democrat Sara-Summer Oliphant is running against Republican Mike Puskaric. He voted against what would have become Pennsylvania’s first piece of legislation protecting LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in the workforce. Puskaric also voted to repeal the largest anti-poverty program in the state. Additionally, Puskaric has voted in favor of defunding poorer school districts in favor of wealthier ones. In the middle of a pandemic, Mike Puskaric 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.
Sara-Summer Oliphant is the clear progressive choice in this race.Sara-Summer Oliphant
HD39 has been identified as a key swing district. Democrats must win this seat to flip the State House and make progress for working families in Pennsylvania.
HD39 has been identified as a key swing district. Democrats must win this seat to flip the State House and make progress for working families in Pennsylvania.
Democrat Sara-Summer Oliphant is the Democratic candidate for he Pennsylvania House of Representatives in District 39. Oliphant is a full-time mother and has been a part-time worker in multiple trades over the years, including freelance writing. She is an active volunteer in her community; in 2020, she was named Pennsylvania Mother of the Year by American Mothers, Inc., an organization devoted to recognizing the service and sacrifice of mothers across America.
Oliphant has observed the burden placed on the state’s foster care system by the opioid crisis, and she aims to connect foster and adoptive families with necessary mental and health care. She is committed to broadly increasing access to affordable healthcare. Her education reform plan includes investments in communities with less property tax income. Oliphant is committed to raising the minimum wage and working to end legal discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Democrat Sara-Summer Oliphant is running against Republican Mike Puskaric. He voted against what would have become Pennsylvania’s first piece of legislation protecting LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in the workforce. Puskaric also voted to repeal the largest anti-poverty program in the state. Additionally, Puskaric has voted in favor of defunding poorer school districts in favor of wealthier ones. In the middle of a pandemic, Mike Puskaric 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.
Sara-Summer Oliphant is the clear progressive choice in this race.Sara-Summer Oliphant
HD39 has been identified as a key swing district. Democrats must win this seat to flip the State House and make progress for working families in Pennsylvania.
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