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  • Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden has a long career in public service, most notably serving as Vice President alongside President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016. Prior to that role, Biden served six consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. Biden is also the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, which only three others have received. In 1972, two weeks after his election to his first term in the Senate, his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident. In 2013, Biden also lost his eldest son to brain cancer.

    Joe Biden speaks frequently about tragedy and loss as a way to communicate that he understands the hardships everyday Americans face, particularly when it comes to dealing with the health care system. One of his signature accomplishments was getting the Affordable Care Act passed, which helped expand health insurance for millions of Americans and guaranteed no one could be discriminated against for having a preexisting condition. Biden believes in building on the success of the Affordable Care Act - and has advocated for adding a public option, with the goal of universal coverage for all Americans, regardless of income.

    Biden also came into office as Vice President during the depths of the Great Recession. He played a key role in planning the recovery effort, which pulled the American economy back from the brink and led to more than a decade of job growth. Biden’s decades of experience on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also informed his more recent accomplishments on the world stage, including helping the U.S. join the Paris Climate Agreement, securing the Iran Nuclear Deal, and building international alliances.

    Biden has received his fair share of criticism. He sponsored the 1994 crime bill, which is blamed for accelerating mass incarceration rates of Black and Brown Americans. Biden also supported the Hyde amendment, a provision barring the use of federal funds for abortion. In both cases, Biden’s views evolved. In the past few years, he’s repudiated the crime bill and supported legislation to end the death penalty and reverse mass incarceration. Biden has also pledged to eliminate the Hyde amendment as part of his larger platform of expanding health care to all Americans. 

    Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden’s platform was already progressive. When it was clear he was going to win the primary, Biden pulled together top progressive leaders from across the political spectrum, from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to John Kerry and Eric Holder. These committees were tasked with building a platform to address the greatest challenges of our time, including health care, criminal justice reform, and climate change.

    Biden believes economic recovery cannot occur until the pandemic is under control, which he believes requires federal support for testing, distributing protective equipment, and providing federal aid to states and the unemployed. To kickstart the economy, Biden proposes mobilizing manufacturing, infrastructure spending, clean energy projects, funding and training for caregivers and educators, and fighting systemic racism through targeted investment.

    At George Floyd’s funeral, Biden called on Congress to pass the House’s wide-ranging police reform bill, written in the wake of the ongoing, historic civil rights marches demanding racial justice all around the country. Joe Biden is also committed to passing the bill named in honor of John Lewis to enshrine the sacred right to vote. Finally, Biden supports the end of the Senate filibuster in order to pass progressive legislation and end decades of Republican obstruction to pass laws that enjoy broad support among Americans, including universal background checks for firearms.

    Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate and Vice Presidential candidate. Harris is the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants. Her background is in law. She served as the San Francisco District Attorney from 2004 to 2011 and Attorney General of California from 2011 to 2016. She has represented the state of California in the U.S. Senate since 2017. Harris is well known for confronting Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings over Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford’s serious allegations of sexual assault against him. Harris’ views are progressive; especially on health care. She has co-sponsored bills and pledged to expand Medicare to cover all Americans.

    Joe Biden is running against Republican incumbent Donald J. Trump. Trump has tried repeatedly to take away the rights of immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, women, and tribes. He’s separated families at the border and put children in cages. He’s a staunch opponent of action on climate change, and repeatedly ignored experts on the severity of the growing crisis. Trump cheered GOP legislation like the 2017 tax bill, which burdened families and rewarded the rich and supported GOP efforts to roll back the Affordable Care Act and the protections it provides for Americans with pre-existing conditions.

    Trump’s presidency has been characterized by unprecedented levels of corruption and his failure to lead during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left tens of thousands of Americans dead and an economy in shambles. Trump even admitted on tape that he knew about the severity of the virus as early as February and deliberately withheld that information from the public. Trump is only the third president ever to be impeached by Congress. There are active criminal investigations against his businesses and his family. Openly, Trump seeks to undermine the bedrock principles of democracy by obstructing justice, attacking peaceful protesters, and using the powers of his office to prevent Americans from voting.

    Joe Biden is the progressive choice in the race for president.

    Joe Biden

    Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden has a long career in public service, most notably serving as Vice President alongside President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016.

    Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden has a long career in public service, most notably serving as Vice President alongside President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016. Prior to that role, Biden served six consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. Biden is also the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, which only three others have received. In 1972, two weeks after his election to his first term in the Senate, his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident. In 2013, Biden also lost his eldest son to brain cancer.

    Joe Biden speaks frequently about tragedy and loss as a way to communicate that he understands the hardships everyday Americans face, particularly when it comes to dealing with the health care system. One of his signature accomplishments was getting the Affordable Care Act passed, which helped expand health insurance for millions of Americans and guaranteed no one could be discriminated against for having a preexisting condition. Biden believes in building on the success of the Affordable Care Act - and has advocated for adding a public option, with the goal of universal coverage for all Americans, regardless of income.

    Biden also came into office as Vice President during the depths of the Great Recession. He played a key role in planning the recovery effort, which pulled the American economy back from the brink and led to more than a decade of job growth. Biden’s decades of experience on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also informed his more recent accomplishments on the world stage, including helping the U.S. join the Paris Climate Agreement, securing the Iran Nuclear Deal, and building international alliances.

    Biden has received his fair share of criticism. He sponsored the 1994 crime bill, which is blamed for accelerating mass incarceration rates of Black and Brown Americans. Biden also supported the Hyde amendment, a provision barring the use of federal funds for abortion. In both cases, Biden’s views evolved. In the past few years, he’s repudiated the crime bill and supported legislation to end the death penalty and reverse mass incarceration. Biden has also pledged to eliminate the Hyde amendment as part of his larger platform of expanding health care to all Americans. 

    Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden’s platform was already progressive. When it was clear he was going to win the primary, Biden pulled together top progressive leaders from across the political spectrum, from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to John Kerry and Eric Holder. These committees were tasked with building a platform to address the greatest challenges of our time, including health care, criminal justice reform, and climate change.

    Biden believes economic recovery cannot occur until the pandemic is under control, which he believes requires federal support for testing, distributing protective equipment, and providing federal aid to states and the unemployed. To kickstart the economy, Biden proposes mobilizing manufacturing, infrastructure spending, clean energy projects, funding and training for caregivers and educators, and fighting systemic racism through targeted investment.

    At George Floyd’s funeral, Biden called on Congress to pass the House’s wide-ranging police reform bill, written in the wake of the ongoing, historic civil rights marches demanding racial justice all around the country. Joe Biden is also committed to passing the bill named in honor of John Lewis to enshrine the sacred right to vote. Finally, Biden supports the end of the Senate filibuster in order to pass progressive legislation and end decades of Republican obstruction to pass laws that enjoy broad support among Americans, including universal background checks for firearms.

    Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate and Vice Presidential candidate. Harris is the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants. Her background is in law. She served as the San Francisco District Attorney from 2004 to 2011 and Attorney General of California from 2011 to 2016. She has represented the state of California in the U.S. Senate since 2017. Harris is well known for confronting Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings over Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford’s serious allegations of sexual assault against him. Harris’ views are progressive; especially on health care. She has co-sponsored bills and pledged to expand Medicare to cover all Americans.

    Joe Biden is running against Republican incumbent Donald J. Trump. Trump has tried repeatedly to take away the rights of immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, women, and tribes. He’s separated families at the border and put children in cages. He’s a staunch opponent of action on climate change, and repeatedly ignored experts on the severity of the growing crisis. Trump cheered GOP legislation like the 2017 tax bill, which burdened families and rewarded the rich and supported GOP efforts to roll back the Affordable Care Act and the protections it provides for Americans with pre-existing conditions.

    Trump’s presidency has been characterized by unprecedented levels of corruption and his failure to lead during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left tens of thousands of Americans dead and an economy in shambles. Trump even admitted on tape that he knew about the severity of the virus as early as February and deliberately withheld that information from the public. Trump is only the third president ever to be impeached by Congress. There are active criminal investigations against his businesses and his family. Openly, Trump seeks to undermine the bedrock principles of democracy by obstructing justice, attacking peaceful protesters, and using the powers of his office to prevent Americans from voting.

    Joe Biden is the progressive choice in the race for president.

    Joe Biden

    Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden has a long career in public service, most notably serving as Vice President alongside President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016.

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  • Kamala Harris is the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. She was born in Oakland, California to immigrant parents. Her mother was a cancer researcher from India and her father is an economist from Jamaica. Senator Harris is the first Black woman and South Asian American woman to be nominated for Vice President of the United States by a major party.

    Harris went to  public schools, attended Howard University for college, and returned to San Francisco for law school. She  began her law career in 1990 working in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office specializing in advocating for child victims of sexual assault. She then moved to the Deputy District Attorney’s office prosecuting criminal cases. 

    In 2003, she was the first woman to be elected District Attorney in San Francisco’s history. Harris fought against racial profiling as a driver of mass incarceration. She championed re-entry programs for youth offenders. As Attorney General, Harris also championed the Open Justice program, which provided public access to crime statistics, including use of force incidents by the police. She also expressed interest in redirecting police funds to social programs. Overall, prison incarceration rates in California dropped significantly during her six years as Attorney General. 

    In 2016, Kamala Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate. She captured national attention right away for her questioning of U.S. Attorney General candidate Jeff Sessions on issues related to foreign interference in the 2016 election. In 2018, Harris again captivated the nation in her questioning of Brett Kavanaugh, who was under scrutiny for sexual assault and political corruption. Her voting record in the Senate is progressive. She repeatedly co-sponsored bills to protect human rights. She also voted against the confirmation of the majority of the Trump Administration’s extreme rightwing candidates for office. Harris also spoke out passionately against Republican efforts to block evidence from being considered in President Trump’s trial and ultimately voted to impeach him. She also spoke out passionately against the 2017 GOP Tax Bill, a massive tax giveaway to the richest one percent of Americans. 

    Kamala Harris’s opponent is Vice President Mike Pence. After finishing law school, Pence jumped into politics with two unsuccessful runs for Congress. His loss in 1990 is partially attributed to his embezzlement of campaign funds, which was not illegal at the time. He then built his career as a rightwing radio and television personality in Indiana. A decade later, he finally won an election for Congress and built a record as an enemy of reproductive rights, sensible firearm regulations, social programs for impoverished Americans, and protections for LGBTQ+ citizens. He was elected governor of Indiana in 2013. He refused federal funding for pre-Kindergarten programs, which earned him significant criticism. Pence then used his office to legalize discrimination against  LGBTQ+ citizens. His bigotry and lack of leadership were so severe that Pence allowed one of the worst HIV outbreaks in the country to happen in Indiana under his watch.

    In 2016, Presidential candidate Donald Trump chose Pence as his running mate. Trump chose Pence on the recommendation of Paul Manafort, who now serves jail time for lying to the FBI about his relationship between Russian military intelligence and the Trump campaign. Even though Pence serves as President of the Senate, he’s been completely absent in desperately needed negotiations over a second round of economic relief during the pandemic. He has supported Republicans in their near unanimous vote against full extended unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, support for health care systems, protective gear and testing for frontline workers, mail-in election funding, funding for state budget shortages to prevent layoffs, and new small business loans.

    Kamala Harris is the most progressive choice in this race.

     

    Kamala Harris

    Kamala Harris is the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. She was born in Oakland, California to immigrant parents. Her mother was a cancer researcher from India and her father is an economist from Jamaica.

    Kamala Harris is the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. She was born in Oakland, California to immigrant parents. Her mother was a cancer researcher from India and her father is an economist from Jamaica. Senator Harris is the first Black woman and South Asian American woman to be nominated for Vice President of the United States by a major party.

    Harris went to  public schools, attended Howard University for college, and returned to San Francisco for law school. She  began her law career in 1990 working in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office specializing in advocating for child victims of sexual assault. She then moved to the Deputy District Attorney’s office prosecuting criminal cases. 

    In 2003, she was the first woman to be elected District Attorney in San Francisco’s history. Harris fought against racial profiling as a driver of mass incarceration. She championed re-entry programs for youth offenders. As Attorney General, Harris also championed the Open Justice program, which provided public access to crime statistics, including use of force incidents by the police. She also expressed interest in redirecting police funds to social programs. Overall, prison incarceration rates in California dropped significantly during her six years as Attorney General. 

    In 2016, Kamala Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate. She captured national attention right away for her questioning of U.S. Attorney General candidate Jeff Sessions on issues related to foreign interference in the 2016 election. In 2018, Harris again captivated the nation in her questioning of Brett Kavanaugh, who was under scrutiny for sexual assault and political corruption. Her voting record in the Senate is progressive. She repeatedly co-sponsored bills to protect human rights. She also voted against the confirmation of the majority of the Trump Administration’s extreme rightwing candidates for office. Harris also spoke out passionately against Republican efforts to block evidence from being considered in President Trump’s trial and ultimately voted to impeach him. She also spoke out passionately against the 2017 GOP Tax Bill, a massive tax giveaway to the richest one percent of Americans. 

    Kamala Harris’s opponent is Vice President Mike Pence. After finishing law school, Pence jumped into politics with two unsuccessful runs for Congress. His loss in 1990 is partially attributed to his embezzlement of campaign funds, which was not illegal at the time. He then built his career as a rightwing radio and television personality in Indiana. A decade later, he finally won an election for Congress and built a record as an enemy of reproductive rights, sensible firearm regulations, social programs for impoverished Americans, and protections for LGBTQ+ citizens. He was elected governor of Indiana in 2013. He refused federal funding for pre-Kindergarten programs, which earned him significant criticism. Pence then used his office to legalize discrimination against  LGBTQ+ citizens. His bigotry and lack of leadership were so severe that Pence allowed one of the worst HIV outbreaks in the country to happen in Indiana under his watch.

    In 2016, Presidential candidate Donald Trump chose Pence as his running mate. Trump chose Pence on the recommendation of Paul Manafort, who now serves jail time for lying to the FBI about his relationship between Russian military intelligence and the Trump campaign. Even though Pence serves as President of the Senate, he’s been completely absent in desperately needed negotiations over a second round of economic relief during the pandemic. He has supported Republicans in their near unanimous vote against full extended unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, support for health care systems, protective gear and testing for frontline workers, mail-in election funding, funding for state budget shortages to prevent layoffs, and new small business loans.

    Kamala Harris is the most progressive choice in this race.

     

    Kamala Harris

    Kamala Harris is the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. She was born in Oakland, California to immigrant parents. Her mother was a cancer researcher from India and her father is an economist from Jamaica.

  • Nina Ahmad is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Auditor General. Ahmad is a Bangladeshi immigrant who came to the U.S. to earn a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. She married and stayed in the U.S. to raise a family and start a small business as a molecular biologist. She served with many nonprofits and advocacy groups and most recently as Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement under Mayor Kenney. If elected, she would be the first woman of color to hold the Auditor General position in Pennsylvania’s history. 

    Ahmad’s platform is advocating for transparency and promoting the public good. She positions herself as the chief fiscal watchdog, who will use facts and data to ensure responsible governance. She is outspoken in her support for minority communities and for the historic marches for civil rights that have captivated the nation this year. 

    Ahmad is facing three opponents in the general election: Timothy DeFoor, a Republican; Olivia Faison of the Green Party; and Jennifer Moore, a libertarian. DeFoor has also worked in government watchdog roles in the PA Attorney General’s office and the Dauphin County controller. He has no published platform except for allying himself closely with the police. Faison has very little campaign presence beyond a Facebook page with no information about the candidate or her views. Moore is the auditor in the Upper Province of Montgomery County. She has very little campaign presence except for an entry on a libertarian party page with vague claims of independence. 

    Nina Ahmad is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Nina Ahmad

    Nina Ahmad is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Auditor General. Ahmad is a Bangladeshi immigrant who came to the U.S. to earn a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. She married and stayed in the U.S. to raise a family and start a small business as a molecular biologist. She served with many nonprofits and advocacy groups and most recently as Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement under Mayor Kenney. If elected, she would be the first woman of color to hold the Auditor General position in Pennsylvania’s history. 

    Ahmad’s platform is advocating for transparency and promoting the public good. She positions herself as the chief fiscal watchdog, who will use facts and data to ensure responsible governance. She is outspoken in her support for minority communities and for the historic marches for civil rights that have captivated the nation this year. 

    Ahmad is facing three opponents in the general election: Timothy DeFoor, a Republican; Olivia Faison of the Green Party; and Jennifer Moore, a libertarian. DeFoor has also worked in government watchdog roles in the PA Attorney General’s office and the Dauphin County controller. He has no published platform except for allying himself closely with the police. Faison has very little campaign presence beyond a Facebook page with no information about the candidate or her views. Moore is the auditor in the Upper Province of Montgomery County. She has very little campaign presence except for an entry on a libertarian party page with vague claims of independence. 

    Nina Ahmad is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Nina Ahmad is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Auditor General. Ahmad is a Bangladeshi immigrant who came to the U.S. to earn a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. She married and stayed in the U.S. to raise a family and start a small business as a molecular biologist. She served with many nonprofits and advocacy groups and most recently as Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement under Mayor Kenney. If elected, she would be the first woman of color to hold the Auditor General position in Pennsylvania’s history. 

    Ahmad’s platform is advocating for transparency and promoting the public good. She positions herself as the chief fiscal watchdog, who will use facts and data to ensure responsible governance. She is outspoken in her support for minority communities and for the historic marches for civil rights that have captivated the nation this year. 

    Ahmad is facing three opponents in the general election: Timothy DeFoor, a Republican; Olivia Faison of the Green Party; and Jennifer Moore, a libertarian. DeFoor has also worked in government watchdog roles in the PA Attorney General’s office and the Dauphin County controller. He has no published platform except for allying himself closely with the police. Faison has very little campaign presence beyond a Facebook page with no information about the candidate or her views. Moore is the auditor in the Upper Province of Montgomery County. She has very little campaign presence except for an entry on a libertarian party page with vague claims of independence. 

    Nina Ahmad is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Nina Ahmad

    Nina Ahmad is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Auditor General. Ahmad is a Bangladeshi immigrant who came to the U.S. to earn a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. She married and stayed in the U.S. to raise a family and start a small business as a molecular biologist. She served with many nonprofits and advocacy groups and most recently as Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement under Mayor Kenney. If elected, she would be the first woman of color to hold the Auditor General position in Pennsylvania’s history. 

    Ahmad’s platform is advocating for transparency and promoting the public good. She positions herself as the chief fiscal watchdog, who will use facts and data to ensure responsible governance. She is outspoken in her support for minority communities and for the historic marches for civil rights that have captivated the nation this year. 

    Ahmad is facing three opponents in the general election: Timothy DeFoor, a Republican; Olivia Faison of the Green Party; and Jennifer Moore, a libertarian. DeFoor has also worked in government watchdog roles in the PA Attorney General’s office and the Dauphin County controller. He has no published platform except for allying himself closely with the police. Faison has very little campaign presence beyond a Facebook page with no information about the candidate or her views. Moore is the auditor in the Upper Province of Montgomery County. She has very little campaign presence except for an entry on a libertarian party page with vague claims of independence. 

    Nina Ahmad is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

  • Josh Shapiro is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General. Shapiro spent the first part of his career working as advisors for U.S. Senators and leaders in Congress. He worked with U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Robert Torricelli and Congressmen Peter Deutsch and Joe Hoeffel. Shapiro also served in the Pennsylvania State House from 2005 to 2011 and as Montgomery County Commissioner from 2011 to 2017. He was elected Attorney General in 2017.

    Shapiro’s top priorities are protecting seniors, veterans, and small businesses from scams, fighting the opioid epidemic and treating those suffering from addiction, and ensuring faith and integrity in the justice system. More recently, Shapiro has been focused on police misconduct and violence. He’s formed a coalition of officials to build a statewide police employee registry to ensure all citizens are protected from police brutality and racism. 

    Shapiro is facing three opponents in the general election: Heather Heidelbaugh, a Republican; Richard Weiss from the Green Party, and Daniel Wassmer, a libertarian. Heidelbaugh, who is from Missouri, sat on the Allegheny Council. She prides herself in cutting social programs. Weiss has no published campaign platform. Wassmer has no campaign presence. 

    Josh Shapiro is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Josh Shapiro

    Josh Shapiro is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General. Shapiro spent the first part of his career working as advisors for U.S. Senators and leaders in Congress. He worked with U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Robert Torricelli and Congressmen Peter Deutsch and Joe Hoeffel. Shapiro also served in the Pennsylvania State House from 2005 to 2011 and as Montgomery County Commissioner from 2011 to 2017. He was elected Attorney General in 2017.

    Shapiro’s top priorities are protecting seniors, veterans, and small businesses from scams, fighting the opioid epidemic and treating those suffering from addiction, and ensuring faith and integrity in the justice system. More recently, Shapiro has been focused on police misconduct and violence. He’s formed a coalition of officials to build a statewide police employee registry to ensure all citizens are protected from police brutality and racism. 

    Shapiro is facing three opponents in the general election: Heather Heidelbaugh, a Republican; Richard Weiss from the Green Party, and Daniel Wassmer, a libertarian. Heidelbaugh, who is from Missouri, sat on the Allegheny Council. She prides herself in cutting social programs. Weiss has no published campaign platform. Wassmer has no campaign presence. 

    Josh Shapiro is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Josh Shapiro is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General. Shapiro spent the first part of his career working as advisors for U.S. Senators and leaders in Congress. He worked with U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Robert Torricelli and Congressmen Peter Deutsch and Joe Hoeffel. Shapiro also served in the Pennsylvania State House from 2005 to 2011 and as Montgomery County Commissioner from 2011 to 2017. He was elected Attorney General in 2017.

    Shapiro’s top priorities are protecting seniors, veterans, and small businesses from scams, fighting the opioid epidemic and treating those suffering from addiction, and ensuring faith and integrity in the justice system. More recently, Shapiro has been focused on police misconduct and violence. He’s formed a coalition of officials to build a statewide police employee registry to ensure all citizens are protected from police brutality and racism. 

    Shapiro is facing three opponents in the general election: Heather Heidelbaugh, a Republican; Richard Weiss from the Green Party, and Daniel Wassmer, a libertarian. Heidelbaugh, who is from Missouri, sat on the Allegheny Council. She prides herself in cutting social programs. Weiss has no published campaign platform. Wassmer has no campaign presence. 

    Josh Shapiro is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Josh Shapiro

    Josh Shapiro is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General. Shapiro spent the first part of his career working as advisors for U.S. Senators and leaders in Congress. He worked with U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Robert Torricelli and Congressmen Peter Deutsch and Joe Hoeffel. Shapiro also served in the Pennsylvania State House from 2005 to 2011 and as Montgomery County Commissioner from 2011 to 2017. He was elected Attorney General in 2017.

    Shapiro’s top priorities are protecting seniors, veterans, and small businesses from scams, fighting the opioid epidemic and treating those suffering from addiction, and ensuring faith and integrity in the justice system. More recently, Shapiro has been focused on police misconduct and violence. He’s formed a coalition of officials to build a statewide police employee registry to ensure all citizens are protected from police brutality and racism. 

    Shapiro is facing three opponents in the general election: Heather Heidelbaugh, a Republican; Richard Weiss from the Green Party, and Daniel Wassmer, a libertarian. Heidelbaugh, who is from Missouri, sat on the Allegheny Council. She prides herself in cutting social programs. Weiss has no published campaign platform. Wassmer has no campaign presence. 

    Josh Shapiro is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

  • Joseph Torsella is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer. Torsella is from Berwick and graduated from University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. In the 1990s, Torsella served as deputy mayor for planning and policy under Mayor Ed Rendell. He also served as chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Education. From 2011 to 2014, Torsella served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations. He has served as Pennsylvania Treasurer since 2017. 

    Torsella’s platform is a commitment to transparency and integrity, helping low and middle income families, and producing proven results for taxpayers. Torsella prides himself on making government spending as transparent as possible, and believes all citizens should be auditors. He is also committed to fighting inequality and helping families improve financial literacy. Torsella plans to create universal college savings and individual retirement accounts to help bridge the income gap. 

    Torsella is facing three opponents in the general election: Stacy Garrity, a Republican; Timothy Runkle, from the Green Party, and Joseph Soloski, a libertarian. Garrity is an accountant and former Army reservist. She is running for political office on the platform of not being a politician. Runkle has no significant, public campaign platform. Soloski is an accountant who wants to eliminate taxes for the very wealthy and large corporations. 

    Joseph Torsella is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Joseph Torsella

    Joseph Torsella is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer. Torsella is from Berwick and graduated from University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. In the 1990s, Torsella served as deputy mayor for planning and policy under Mayor Ed Rendell. He also served as chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Education. From 2011 to 2014, Torsella served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations. He has served as Pennsylvania Treasurer since 2017. 

    Torsella’s platform is a commitment to transparency and integrity, helping low and middle income families, and producing proven results for taxpayers. Torsella prides himself on making government spending as transparent as possible, and believes all citizens should be auditors. He is also committed to fighting inequality and helping families improve financial literacy. Torsella plans to create universal college savings and individual retirement accounts to help bridge the income gap. 

    Torsella is facing three opponents in the general election: Stacy Garrity, a Republican; Timothy Runkle, from the Green Party, and Joseph Soloski, a libertarian. Garrity is an accountant and former Army reservist. She is running for political office on the platform of not being a politician. Runkle has no significant, public campaign platform. Soloski is an accountant who wants to eliminate taxes for the very wealthy and large corporations. 

    Joseph Torsella is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Joseph Torsella is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer. Torsella is from Berwick and graduated from University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. In the 1990s, Torsella served as deputy mayor for planning and policy under Mayor Ed Rendell. He also served as chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Education. From 2011 to 2014, Torsella served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations. He has served as Pennsylvania Treasurer since 2017. 

    Torsella’s platform is a commitment to transparency and integrity, helping low and middle income families, and producing proven results for taxpayers. Torsella prides himself on making government spending as transparent as possible, and believes all citizens should be auditors. He is also committed to fighting inequality and helping families improve financial literacy. Torsella plans to create universal college savings and individual retirement accounts to help bridge the income gap. 

    Torsella is facing three opponents in the general election: Stacy Garrity, a Republican; Timothy Runkle, from the Green Party, and Joseph Soloski, a libertarian. Garrity is an accountant and former Army reservist. She is running for political office on the platform of not being a politician. Runkle has no significant, public campaign platform. Soloski is an accountant who wants to eliminate taxes for the very wealthy and large corporations. 

    Joseph Torsella is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

    Joseph Torsella

    Joseph Torsella is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer. Torsella is from Berwick and graduated from University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. In the 1990s, Torsella served as deputy mayor for planning and policy under Mayor Ed Rendell. He also served as chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Education. From 2011 to 2014, Torsella served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations. He has served as Pennsylvania Treasurer since 2017. 

    Torsella’s platform is a commitment to transparency and integrity, helping low and middle income families, and producing proven results for taxpayers. Torsella prides himself on making government spending as transparent as possible, and believes all citizens should be auditors. He is also committed to fighting inequality and helping families improve financial literacy. Torsella plans to create universal college savings and individual retirement accounts to help bridge the income gap. 

    Torsella is facing three opponents in the general election: Stacy Garrity, a Republican; Timothy Runkle, from the Green Party, and Joseph Soloski, a libertarian. Garrity is an accountant and former Army reservist. She is running for political office on the platform of not being a politician. Runkle has no significant, public campaign platform. Soloski is an accountant who wants to eliminate taxes for the very wealthy and large corporations. 

    Joseph Torsella is the clear progressive choice in this race.

     

  • Susan Wild is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. Wild grew up in a military family that traveled often, but when she settled down to start a career and a family, she chose Lehigh Valley. She went on to become the first woman to be Solicitor General in Allentown.

    Susan Wild is widely recognized as an honest leader and champion to Lehigh Valley’s working families. In Congress, she sits on the Ethics Committee, which recently helped bring down Rep. Chris Collins for insider trading and securities fraud. Locally, Wild helps lead numerous organizations, including food banks, animal rescue organizations, and programs for women and families.

    Susan Wild’s voting record demonstrates her commitment to the health and safety of her constituents. During the pandemic, Susan Wild voted for the HEROES act, which provides full extended unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, support for health care systems, protective gear and testing for frontline workers, mail-in election funding, funding for state budget shortages to prevent layoffs, and new small business loans. Republicans almost unanimously voted against all of these measures.

    Pennsylvania’s newly reformed 7th congressional district contains pivot counties that supported both Presidents Obama and Trump, and is expected to be highly competitive. Susan Wild won a hotly contested race in 2018 against Republican Marty Nothstein, a professional cyclist who was accused of sexual misconduct.

    Wild’s current Republican opponent is Lisa Scheller. Scheller is a wealthy corporate manager who owns an aluminum company she inherited from her family. Scheller often attacks environmental regulations so that businesses like hers can reduce costs and more freely pollute Pennsylvania’s air and water supplies.

    Susan Wild is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Susan Wild

    Susan Wild is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. Wild grew up in a military family that traveled often, but when she settled down to start a career and a family, she chose Lehigh Valley.

    Susan Wild is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. Wild grew up in a military family that traveled often, but when she settled down to start a career and a family, she chose Lehigh Valley. She went on to become the first woman to be Solicitor General in Allentown.

    Susan Wild is widely recognized as an honest leader and champion to Lehigh Valley’s working families. In Congress, she sits on the Ethics Committee, which recently helped bring down Rep. Chris Collins for insider trading and securities fraud. Locally, Wild helps lead numerous organizations, including food banks, animal rescue organizations, and programs for women and families.

    Susan Wild’s voting record demonstrates her commitment to the health and safety of her constituents. During the pandemic, Susan Wild voted for the HEROES act, which provides full extended unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, support for health care systems, protective gear and testing for frontline workers, mail-in election funding, funding for state budget shortages to prevent layoffs, and new small business loans. Republicans almost unanimously voted against all of these measures.

    Pennsylvania’s newly reformed 7th congressional district contains pivot counties that supported both Presidents Obama and Trump, and is expected to be highly competitive. Susan Wild won a hotly contested race in 2018 against Republican Marty Nothstein, a professional cyclist who was accused of sexual misconduct.

    Wild’s current Republican opponent is Lisa Scheller. Scheller is a wealthy corporate manager who owns an aluminum company she inherited from her family. Scheller often attacks environmental regulations so that businesses like hers can reduce costs and more freely pollute Pennsylvania’s air and water supplies.

    Susan Wild is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Susan Wild

    Susan Wild is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. Wild grew up in a military family that traveled often, but when she settled down to start a career and a family, she chose Lehigh Valley.

  • Endorsed By: Planned Parenthood of PA, Emily's List

State House

Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below State Assembly races on your ballot.

  • Peter Schweyer is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House seat in the 22nd district. Schweyer’s background is in education and health care. He spent much of his career prior to holding office working in pre-K and elementary school. Prior to holding state office, he sat on the Allentown City Council.

    Schweyer’s voting record is progressive. In 2017, he sponsored a bill to provide more mental health resources to schools. In 2018, he sponsored a bill to protect domestic abuse survivors from gun violence. In 2019, he sponsored a bill to require more de-escalation training for police officers; and this year sponsored a bill to also require they have background checks for histories of violence. During the pandemic,
    Peter Schweyer voted to provide protective gear, testing, hazard pay, family leave, and preserve disaster declarations put in place to protect Pennsylvanians, even as Republicans almost unanimously voted against all of these measures.

    Peter Schweyer is running unopposed.

    Peter Schweyer

    Peter Schweyer is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House seat in the 22nd district. Schweyer’s background is in education and health care.

    Peter Schweyer is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House seat in the 22nd district. Schweyer’s background is in education and health care. He spent much of his career prior to holding office working in pre-K and elementary school. Prior to holding state office, he sat on the Allentown City Council.

    Schweyer’s voting record is progressive. In 2017, he sponsored a bill to provide more mental health resources to schools. In 2018, he sponsored a bill to protect domestic abuse survivors from gun violence. In 2019, he sponsored a bill to require more de-escalation training for police officers; and this year sponsored a bill to also require they have background checks for histories of violence. During the pandemic,
    Peter Schweyer voted to provide protective gear, testing, hazard pay, family leave, and preserve disaster declarations put in place to protect Pennsylvanians, even as Republicans almost unanimously voted against all of these measures.

    Peter Schweyer is running unopposed.

    Peter Schweyer

    Peter Schweyer is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House seat in the 22nd district. Schweyer’s background is in education and health care.

  • HD131 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.

    Democratic candidate Kevin Branco is running for the Pennsylvania State House in the 131st legislative district. Branco played football for Kutztown University before pursuing a degree in political science. He is a local gym owner and community organizer.

    Branco’s platform is progressive. He says he’s running because Republican leadership has been bad for the local economy. His priorities are funding education, supporting unions, building a sustainable economy to keep graduates in Pennsylvania, conserving the environment; and protecting the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

    Republican incumbent Justin Simmons is not seeking reelection. Branco will face off against Republican Milou Mackenzie in the general election. Mackenzie’s platform is mostly vague claims about promoting education and health care. However, on social media she posts extremist views, calling to eliminate moderate Republicans from the PA legislature in favor of more extreme politicians. She’s been endorsed by anti-choice and anti-gun reform groups and she cheers attacks on immigrant communities. In the middle of a pandemic, Mackenzie cheered 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.

    Kevin Branco is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Kevin Branco

    HD131 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.

    HD131 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.

    Democratic candidate Kevin Branco is running for the Pennsylvania State House in the 131st legislative district. Branco played football for Kutztown University before pursuing a degree in political science. He is a local gym owner and community organizer.

    Branco’s platform is progressive. He says he’s running because Republican leadership has been bad for the local economy. His priorities are funding education, supporting unions, building a sustainable economy to keep graduates in Pennsylvania, conserving the environment; and protecting the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

    Republican incumbent Justin Simmons is not seeking reelection. Branco will face off against Republican Milou Mackenzie in the general election. Mackenzie’s platform is mostly vague claims about promoting education and health care. However, on social media she posts extremist views, calling to eliminate moderate Republicans from the PA legislature in favor of more extreme politicians. She’s been endorsed by anti-choice and anti-gun reform groups and she cheers attacks on immigrant communities. In the middle of a pandemic, Mackenzie cheered 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.

    Kevin Branco is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Kevin Branco

    HD131 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.

  • Mike Schlossberg is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House in the 132nd legislative district. Schlossberg’s background is in technology and public relations. Schlossberg was also the youngest person to be elected to the Allentown City Council. He eventually became vice president of that body as well as vice president of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

    In 2015, Schlossberg decided to speak publicly about his struggles with depression and anxiety to increase mental health awareness. He worked with Congressperson Susan Wild to enact federal mental health legislation and sponsored a state bill to increase suicide prevention resources. In 2017, Schlossberg cosponsored a bill that expunges criminal records to reduce discrimination against formerly incarcerated citizens. More recently, Schlossberg has sponsored legislation to require background checks for potential police officers as part of the civil rights movement to fight racism and police violence. During the pandemic, Mike Schlossberg voted to provide protective gear, testing, hazard pay, family leave, and preserve disaster declarations put in place to protect Pennsylvanians, even as Republicans almost unanimously voted against all of these measures.

    Mike Schlossberg is running unopposed.

    Mike Schlossberg

    Mike Schlossberg is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House in the 132nd legislative district. Schlossberg’s background is in technology and public relations.

    Mike Schlossberg is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House in the 132nd legislative district. Schlossberg’s background is in technology and public relations. Schlossberg was also the youngest person to be elected to the Allentown City Council. He eventually became vice president of that body as well as vice president of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

    In 2015, Schlossberg decided to speak publicly about his struggles with depression and anxiety to increase mental health awareness. He worked with Congressperson Susan Wild to enact federal mental health legislation and sponsored a state bill to increase suicide prevention resources. In 2017, Schlossberg cosponsored a bill that expunges criminal records to reduce discrimination against formerly incarcerated citizens. More recently, Schlossberg has sponsored legislation to require background checks for potential police officers as part of the civil rights movement to fight racism and police violence. During the pandemic, Mike Schlossberg voted to provide protective gear, testing, hazard pay, family leave, and preserve disaster declarations put in place to protect Pennsylvanians, even as Republicans almost unanimously voted against all of these measures.

    Mike Schlossberg is running unopposed.

    Mike Schlossberg

    Mike Schlossberg is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House in the 132nd legislative district. Schlossberg’s background is in technology and public relations.

  • Jeanne McNeill is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in the 133rd legislative district. Prior to holding office, McNeill was a skills trainer teaching young adults with disabilities. Her husband, Daniel McNeill, was the state representative from 2013 to 2017 and suddenly passed away that year. Jeanne McNeill ran on his legacy last election cycle.

    During her time in the House, McNeill has voted and sponsored a collection of progressive legislation. She sponsored a bill to increase mental health resources in higher education. She also cosponsored legislation to protect conserved lands from industrial exploitation. In 2018, she helped protect survivors of domestic violence by sponsoring a bill to take away firearms from abusers.

    McNeill is facing Republican challenger David Molony in the general election. Molony works in alternative medicine. His social media is filled with conspiracy theory and racist attacks on civil rights marches against police violence.

    Jeanne McNeill is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Jeanne McNeill

    Jeanne McNeill is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in the 133rd legislative district. Prior to holding office, McNeill was a skills trainer teaching young adults with disabilities.

    Jeanne McNeill is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in the 133rd legislative district. Prior to holding office, McNeill was a skills trainer teaching young adults with disabilities. Her husband, Daniel McNeill, was the state representative from 2013 to 2017 and suddenly passed away that year. Jeanne McNeill ran on his legacy last election cycle.

    During her time in the House, McNeill has voted and sponsored a collection of progressive legislation. She sponsored a bill to increase mental health resources in higher education. She also cosponsored legislation to protect conserved lands from industrial exploitation. In 2018, she helped protect survivors of domestic violence by sponsoring a bill to take away firearms from abusers.

    McNeill is facing Republican challenger David Molony in the general election. Molony works in alternative medicine. His social media is filled with conspiracy theory and racist attacks on civil rights marches against police violence.

    Jeanne McNeill is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Jeanne McNeill

    Jeanne McNeill is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in the 133rd legislative district. Prior to holding office, McNeill was a skills trainer teaching young adults with disabilities.

No Recommendation

Republican incumbent Ryan Mackenzie is running unopposed in his bid for reelection to the Pennsylvania State House in the 134th legislative district. He’s held the seat since 2012. MacKenzie previously worked at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor.

Mackenzie’s voting record is problematic, especially on labor issues. In 2018, he cosponsored legislation making it harder for unions to organize. In 2019, Mackenzie also co-sponsored a bill helping to defund poorer school districts in favor of wealthier ones. Later that year, he cosponsored a bill to take away aid to his neighbors with disabilities. Most recently, Mackenzie attempted to eliminate the health regulations protecting Pennsylvanians during the pandemic. 

There is no progressive choice in this race.

 

Ryan MacKenzie

Republican incumbent Ryan Mackenzie is running unopposed in his bid for reelection to the Pennsylvania State House in the 134th legislative district. He’s held the seat since 2012.

  • Jason Ruff is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives seat in the 183rd district. Ruff is a Northampton Borough native and small business owner. He serves as the Borough’s representative on the Northern Lehigh County planning committee to promote sustainable development and green space.

    Ruff’s platform is progressive. He plans to end property tax hikes and ensure the wealthy contribute to the society that made them prosperous. He will put caps on copays and prescription drugs, and end the practice of surprise medical billing. Ruff will include local farmers in conversations about mitigating the environmental impact of climate change.

    Ruff is challenging Republican incumbent Zachary Mako. Mako is a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard. In 2016, Make was reprimanded for disclosing military plans on the campaign trail. During his time in office, Mako has voted to defund poorer school districts in favor of wealthier districts and charter schools. He’s voted to take away Pennsylvanians reproductive autonomy and blocked access to affordable healthcare for people who were too sick to work. Also, Mako was absent from a key vote to provide protective gear, testing, hazard pay, family leave, and preserving disaster declarations put in place to protect Pennsylvanians in the middle of the pandemic.

    Jason Ruff is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Jason Ruff

    Jason Ruff is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives seat in the 183rd district. Ruff is a Northampton Borough native and small business owner.

    Jason Ruff is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives seat in the 183rd district. Ruff is a Northampton Borough native and small business owner. He serves as the Borough’s representative on the Northern Lehigh County planning committee to promote sustainable development and green space.

    Ruff’s platform is progressive. He plans to end property tax hikes and ensure the wealthy contribute to the society that made them prosperous. He will put caps on copays and prescription drugs, and end the practice of surprise medical billing. Ruff will include local farmers in conversations about mitigating the environmental impact of climate change.

    Ruff is challenging Republican incumbent Zachary Mako. Mako is a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard. In 2016, Make was reprimanded for disclosing military plans on the campaign trail. During his time in office, Mako has voted to defund poorer school districts in favor of wealthier districts and charter schools. He’s voted to take away Pennsylvanians reproductive autonomy and blocked access to affordable healthcare for people who were too sick to work. Also, Mako was absent from a key vote to provide protective gear, testing, hazard pay, family leave, and preserving disaster declarations put in place to protect Pennsylvanians in the middle of the pandemic.

    Jason Ruff is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Jason Ruff

    Jason Ruff is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives seat in the 183rd district. Ruff is a Northampton Borough native and small business owner.

  • Endorsed By: PA AFL-CIO, HRC, Turn PA Blue, Clean Money Squad PA
  • Michael Blichar, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives seat in the 187th legislative district. Blichar is one of the young rising stars in Pennsylvania politics. While finishing a college degree in political science, Blichar was appointed by Governor Wolf to serve on the Kutztown University Council. That same year, he was one of 15 individuals across the nation chosen as part of President Obama’s “It’s on us” council to combat sexual violence on campus. Currently, Blichar sits on the Kutztown Borough Planning Commission.

    Blichar’s platform is progressive. He believes healthcare is a human right and plans to make prescription drugs more affordable for everyone, especially in rural communities. He is committed to passing the state’s first law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual and romantic orientation. Blichar has also pledged to work to reduce property taxes while increasing state funding for public education, in addition to creating more opportunities for accessing affordable higher education in the state.

    Blichar is facing Republican incumbent Gary Day. Prior to holding state office, Day served as executive assistant to the mayor of Allentown. Day has cosponsored legislation to take away the legal reproductive rights of his constituents, even when they face life threatening situations. Day has also cosponsored legislation to make it impossible for people to qualify for Medicaid when they are too unwell to work. He voted in favor of legislation that would have taken away the right of municipalities to impose their own taxes or bans on plastic shopping bags. In the middle of a pandemic, Gary Day 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.

    Michael Blichar is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Michael Blichar, Jr.

    Michael Blichar, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives seat in the 187th legislative district. Blichar is one of the young rising stars in Pennsylvania politics.

    Michael Blichar, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives seat in the 187th legislative district. Blichar is one of the young rising stars in Pennsylvania politics. While finishing a college degree in political science, Blichar was appointed by Governor Wolf to serve on the Kutztown University Council. That same year, he was one of 15 individuals across the nation chosen as part of President Obama’s “It’s on us” council to combat sexual violence on campus. Currently, Blichar sits on the Kutztown Borough Planning Commission.

    Blichar’s platform is progressive. He believes healthcare is a human right and plans to make prescription drugs more affordable for everyone, especially in rural communities. He is committed to passing the state’s first law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual and romantic orientation. Blichar has also pledged to work to reduce property taxes while increasing state funding for public education, in addition to creating more opportunities for accessing affordable higher education in the state.

    Blichar is facing Republican incumbent Gary Day. Prior to holding state office, Day served as executive assistant to the mayor of Allentown. Day has cosponsored legislation to take away the legal reproductive rights of his constituents, even when they face life threatening situations. Day has also cosponsored legislation to make it impossible for people to qualify for Medicaid when they are too unwell to work. He voted in favor of legislation that would have taken away the right of municipalities to impose their own taxes or bans on plastic shopping bags. In the middle of a pandemic, Gary Day 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.

    Michael Blichar is the clear progressive choice in this race.

    Michael Blichar, Jr.

    Michael Blichar, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives seat in the 187th legislative district. Blichar is one of the young rising stars in Pennsylvania politics.

  • Endorsed By: Run for Something, Lehigh Valley for All, Moms Demand Action, PA AFL-CIO, Turn PA Blue, Clean Money Squad PA, Berks Stands Up, The Progressive Change Campaign Committee