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Vincent Hughes is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate seat in the 7th senate district. Hughes grew up in Philadelphia. As a young man, he worked in libraries and got his early political experience advocating on behalf of workers in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union. In 1986, he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. From 1991 to 1994, he was chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.
In his time as a state senator, Hughes has expanded healthcare for low-income workers, raised the minimum wage, defended the right to vote, fought for increased funding for public education, and helped rebuild the state’s distressed communities. As Democratic Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Hughes holds a major role in developing Pennsylvania’s annual budget of nearly $34 billion, guiding the state’s spending priorities.
Senator Hughes is well-known for championing the right to vote. He is co-chairman of the National Commission for Voter Justice, an organization that reveals numerous voter suppression tactics being utilized in communities throughout the nation. Senator Hughes is also well-known for fighting for affordable education. He championed the Pennsylvania Promise initiative, a statewide effort to provide free college for state residents. Finally, the senator has been recognized both locally and nationally for his work on HIV/AIDS, as well as his efforts to raise awareness on the challenges of mental health in the Black community. During the pandemic, Vincent Hughes 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.
Vincent Hughes is running unopposed.Vincent Hughes
Vincent Hughes is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate seat in the 7th senate district. Hughes grew up in Philadelphia.
Vincent Hughes is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate seat in the 7th senate district. Hughes grew up in Philadelphia. As a young man, he worked in libraries and got his early political experience advocating on behalf of workers in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union. In 1986, he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. From 1991 to 1994, he was chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.
In his time as a state senator, Hughes has expanded healthcare for low-income workers, raised the minimum wage, defended the right to vote, fought for increased funding for public education, and helped rebuild the state’s distressed communities. As Democratic Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Hughes holds a major role in developing Pennsylvania’s annual budget of nearly $34 billion, guiding the state’s spending priorities.
Senator Hughes is well-known for championing the right to vote. He is co-chairman of the National Commission for Voter Justice, an organization that reveals numerous voter suppression tactics being utilized in communities throughout the nation. Senator Hughes is also well-known for fighting for affordable education. He championed the Pennsylvania Promise initiative, a statewide effort to provide free college for state residents. Finally, the senator has been recognized both locally and nationally for his work on HIV/AIDS, as well as his efforts to raise awareness on the challenges of mental health in the Black community. During the pandemic, Vincent Hughes 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.
Vincent Hughes is running unopposed.Vincent Hughes
Vincent Hughes is the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate seat in the 7th senate district. Hughes grew up in Philadelphia.
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