The 2024 General Election Voters Guide

Harris aims to lower taxes for the middle class, raise taxes on millionaires and corporations, and ban corporate price gouging. She pledges not to raise taxes on households making less than $400,000 a year, which is about 98% of the population, according to the New York Times. She also supports eliminating taxes on tips and proposed a $25,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyer down payments and a $50,000 tax deduction for small-business startups.

Harris wants to revive the bipartisan border security bill, which fizzled after Donald Trump encouraged Republicans to oppose it. She said she wants to have strong border security as well as “an earned pathway to citizenship.” She has pledged to support Ukraine and NATO allies.

Harris supports restoring abortion rights nationally, and said she would support ending the Senate filibuster to achieve this. She supported Medicare for All as a candidate in the 2020 primary, but now says she instead wants to expand the Affordable Care Act.

Harris supports the Equality Act, which would provide anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ Americans.

Harris has changed her views on energy over the years. In 2019, she said she supported banning fracking, but she now opposes a ban and has said she supports investing in diverse sources of energy.

Trump became the first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes this year after he was found guilty of 34 felony charges in a hush money scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election. He’s also been found liable of inflating his wealth, defamation, and sexual abuse in civil cases. He was indicted for election interference in Georgia and federal court in relation to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

Strict immigration policies are a hallmark of Trump’s politics. He has vowed to carry out an unprecedented mass deportation, expand the border wall, and ban travel from certain countries. Trump touts an “America first” platform and said he wouldn’t protect a NATO ally if it hadn’t met defense spending guidelines.

Trump wants to lower taxes for corporations and raise tariffs on foreign goods. He wants to repeal clean energy tax credits; offer tax breaks to oil, gas, and coal producers; and ramp up drilling on public land. He has proposed eliminating Social Security benefit income taxes and ending taxes on tips.

Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices during his only term in office, which resulted in a conservative majority that overturned the national right to an abortion, which he has taken credit for. He has taken aim at transgender Americans with several policy proposals and said he would block federal funds for hospitals that provide gender affirming care.

Oliver believes “no government should regulate personal activities” like medical treatments, or “impose harsh penalties” like the death penalty. He spoke against “Cop City,” a controversial law enforcement training facility in the works in Atlanta, and he supports gun rights.

Stein breaks her platform into three categories: people, planet, and peace. She wants to guarantee free child care, ban fracking, and close most of the country’s military bases abroad.

Casey has framed his campaign as one for the working people. His “greedflation” report found that corporations have raised their prices while seeing record profits. He introduced the Price Gouging Prevention Act in February, which would give the Federal Trade Commission the power to punish corporate price gouging. He supports raising the corporate tax rate.

Casey is adamantly against a ban on fracking, voted to block a potential ban in 2021, and opposed Biden’s pause on pending approvals for liquified natural gas exports. But he’s also been lauded as a climate champion by the League of Conservation Voters, supporting funding for a hydrogen hub and advocating for a tax credit for clean energy manufacturing jobs.

Casey has advocated against efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He cosponsored the Rural Hospital Support Act, a bill aimed at extending Medicare rural hospital programs to prevent closures in rural areas.

Casey supported the PACT act, which supports veterans who were exposed to burn pits, and advocated for provisions in it to improve recruitment and retention of health-care workers at rural VA facilities. He has championed the ABLE program, which enables people with disabilities to utilize tax-free savings accounts without losing eligibility for federal programs like Medicaid and SSI.

Casey voted in favor of the Women’s Health Protection Act to restore the right to abortion that Roe v. Wade provided before it was overturned. He supported ending the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell program and cosponsored the 2022 law that enshrined the right to same-sex and interracial marriage.

McCormick believes that regulations of new oil and gas projects on federal lands should be removed and that new energy infrastructure construction should be a priority. McCormick is an outspoken advocate of fracking and wants to “unleash oil and gas production” in Pennsylvania. He said he supports all forms of energy, including nuclear and emerging technologies like carbon capture and storage.

McCormick pledges to “end China’s free ride” through six bans. McCormick has been criticized for investments in China made by the hedge fund Bridgewater when he was an executive at the firm.

McCormick believes that Trump-era immigration policies should be reinstated. He also opposed the unsuccessful bipartisan border deal.

He wants to “restore institutional integrity” and blamed lagging military recruitment on a cultural “rot” away from American exceptionalism that he says was caused by schools and the media. He wants to ban social media use for kids under the age of 16.

McCormick previously supported banning abortion except when a mother’s life is at risk, but now also supports exceptions for rape and incest. He believes abortion laws should be up to the states. He has also proposed an IVF tax credit and wants it to be easier for faith-based organizations to open childcare facilities, like by relaxing worker education requirements.

Thomas believes in smaller government and says on his Substack that he wants to stand up for Pennsylvanians who are tired of inflation and the government spending money on wars abroad.

Hazou pledges to defend human rights both in Pennsylvania and internationally. A permanent cease-fire in Gaza, protecting the environment, and “ensuring the wealthy pay their share in taxes” are among her priorities.

Selker is against abortion and believes the country’s leaders should be encouraging the country “to unite under inherently Christian western values.” He believes the Republican party only makes “half-hearted references to conservatism,” according to a video on his campaign page.

DePasquale says two of his biggest successes as the state’s top fiscal watchdog were investigating the number of untested rape kits and the state’s unresponsive child abuse hotline. He said he uncovered $2 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse in the role.

He said that as attorney general, he would defend workers from wage theft, stop price gouging, and go after predatory scammers, as well as deceptive medical policies, or other unethical practices.

He supports universal background checks for guns, banning the sale of “ghost guns” and red flag laws.

Sunday leads the York County DA’s office, which investigates 9,000 criminal cases annually in the state’s eighth-largest county. He touts a reduction in homicides in the county last year, as well as a reduction in crime and prison population during his first term.

As a career litigator, Sunday boasts trying about 50 felony jury trials to verdict and prosecuting high-profile York County murders.

He cofounded the York County Heroin Task Force, which is now the York County Opioid Collaborative. He also expanded the District Attorney’s Drug Task Force to address heroin and fentanyl trade in York County.

Cowburn wants to protect Pennsylvanians from what he sees as “unwarranted” state and federal overreach.

Weiss does not appear to have a campaign website but says on X that he supports Medicare for All, a cease-fire in Gaza, and the progressive policies of the state’s Green Party.

Magill said in the survey that the point of government “is to secure our God-given Individual Rights.” Magill is the vice chair of the Constitution Party in Pennsylvania.

Settle touts leading an effort to pass Act 62, which requires insurance companies to cover services for children with autism. He was a founding member for the Republicans for Josh Shapiro Committee and served on Shapiro’s transition team for health and human services after his election as governor.

Kenyatta said he would bring back a school audit bureau and wants to bring oversight to cyber charter schools. He also wants to create a Bureau of Labor and Worker Protections that would focus on employee misclassification, union busting, wage theft, and pension funds.

Kenyatta is calling for transparency on how large hospital nonprofits and long-term care providers use state dollars.

Like some past auditors general, Kenyatta does not have an auditing background, but believes his upbringing in North Philadelphia helped him understand how government works for people who depend on it. Kenyatta said he has experience interrogating how money is spent through sitting on two House committees that oversee state agencies.

DeFoor previously worked as the elected controller in Dauphin County, which includes Harrisburg, spending three decades conducting governmental audits and fraud investigations for the state inspector general, the state attorney general, and a large hospital system.

In 2022, DeFoor’s administration terminated 40 employees who handled school audits in his office. He transferred the responsibility back to the state Department of Education.

In conjunction with the General Assembly, DeFoor’s office has advocated for financial literacy in K-12 schools through the “Be Money Smart” financial literacy initiative.

Smith wants to audit the governor’s office and the offices of the leaders of the state legislature because he believes the major parties cannot be trusted to do so.

He does not appear to have a campaign website. The party believes the government should be “informed by the Christian tradition” and acknowledge “the primacy of religion in each person’s life.”

When asked what his top three policy priorities are in a Committee of Seventy survey, he responded “demonstrating character, competence, and commitment, and expecting the same from those around me.”

McClelland has worked at the intersection of process improvement, addiction, and government, including being trained under former Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill and serving as a consultant for a White House initiative. She also created the first orthomolecular recovery program for addiction in Pennsylvania, which raised nearly $2 million in venture capital funding.

She pledged not to invest the state’s worker pensions in foreign holdings, such as those the state currently holds in Israel. Some residents have called for the state to disinvest in those accounts amid the Israel-Hamas war.

As treasurer, Garrity has focused on cutting waste and reducing fees, including efforts that cut costs for those contributing to 529 savings accounts and for the PA ABLE program for people with disabilities.

Garrity’s office introduced an upgrade to the state’s unclaimed property system, which fast-tracks simple claims returns. Her office has also helped return military decorations in the treasury’s vault to their rightful owners or their families.

Ciesielski decided to get involved in politics after becoming “disgusted” with the party’s “failure” to intervene with “government overreach” during the pandemic, according to his campaign website. He believes Bitcoin can solve many political issues.

Bowman does not appear to have a campaign website. He is listed on the state’s Constitution Party’s website as its treasurer.

Foster’s platform focuses on “fiscal responsibility,” from enhancing financial literacy for constituents to fostering trust in government’s fiscal management.

Ehasz has centered her campaign on support for reproductive rights. She has been critical of Fitzpatrick’s votes to restrict funding for military members to travel for an abortion and to ban abortions after 20 weeks. Ehasz has received significant funding from Democratic PACs that have identified the 1st District as a key battleground. She’s aired attack ads focusing abortion and tying Fitzpatrick to former President Donald Trump.

Ehasz has highlighted her background as a veteran in her campaign. She was an Apache pilot in the U.S. Army and was deployed in Iraq. She said she chose to get into the race after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, saying her brand of leadership would offer a contrast to violent rhetoric in the Republican Party.

His campaign says he supports LGBTQ protections, though the Human Rights Campaign still gave him a D rating on LGBTQ issues. Fitzpatrick was one of three Republicans who voted for the 2021 Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in various areas.

He previously worked as an FBI special agent and federal prosecutor and his experience prosecuting corruption in politics led him to advocate for term limits, object to pay increases for members of Congress, and push for condensing government agencies and programs. He also advocated for members of Congress to withhold their paychecks during the 35-day government shutdown in 2019 and wrote a $10,008.68 check, the amount of his own paycheck during that period, to the U.S. Treasury.

Fitzpatrick has not said whether he will endorse Trump this year. Fitzpatrick said he couldn’t vote for Trump in 2016, and he said he did not vote for him in 2020 — though Trump endorsed him that year. He sought to censure Trump, but voted against impeaching him for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He voted in favor of an impeachment inquiry into Biden over his family’s business dealings.

He sits on the Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also sits on the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and cochairs the Problem Solvers Caucus and the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force.

Fitzpatrick was the only Republican in Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation who voted to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. He signed a pledge promising to certify the results of the 2024 election regardless of the outcome.

Boyle is the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee and also serves on the House Ways and Means Committee. Boyle founded the Blue Collar Caucus and is cochair of several other caucuses, including the auto care and EU caucuses.

When he was named the ranking member on the Budget Committee in 2022 at age 45, he was the youngest member to serve as chair or ranking member of a legislative committee since former Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, who later became the GOP’s vice presidential nominee in 2012. If Democrats regain the House, he may be in line to take full leadership of the committee.

Prior to running for Congress, Boyle spent six years in Harrisburg representing Northeast Philadelphia and Montgomery County.

Bashir emphasizes his Christian faith in his campaign. He says divine intervention saved him from a life-threatening disease in the late 1990s. His campaign website highlights the idea that “America needs God back.”

This is not Bashir’s first run for office. He unsuccessfully challenged Boyle for his congressional seat in 2020 and 2022.

Evans is recovering from a stroke he suffered in late May.

Evans represented Philadelphia in Harrisburg before going to Congress and was the first Black representative to chair the House Appropriations Committee.

He sits on the powerful Ways and Means Committee which is responsible for raising the country’s revenue through taxes and tariffs, and has jurisdiction over such social programs as Medicare and Social Security.

He is a longtime ally of Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. Both politicians got their start through the Northwest Coalition, an organizing group. He has also been a key ally for Biden in Philadelphia.

Dean sits on the House Judiciary Committee and House Committee on Foreign Affairs. She also chairs the Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus and is vice chair of the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus.

A former attorney and law professor, Dean has sat on significant investigative committees. She was one of nine House impeachment managers prosecuting former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and is now on the bipartisan taskforce of lawmakers investigating the assassination attempt against Trump.

In February, Dean began calling for a cease-fire in Gaza after returning from Israel where she met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a three-page statement, Dean said Israel’s actions in Gaza had gone “beyond self-defense.”

Winkler has centered much of his campaign on attacking Dean for her statements and votes opposing continued support for Israel and its continued campaign in Gaza. Dean called for a cease-fire in Gaza in February. Winkler has pledged to continue to support Israel as a key ally and balance that support with domestic fiscal responsibility.

Winkler, who was adopted as an infant, has said he would work across the aisle to reform America’s foster care, family court, and child protective services systems. On his website, Winkler says abortion should be left to the states and that he would not support a national abortion ban.

Winkler has promised to work to represent Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike. He’s argued Democrats have been unresponsive to constituents’ concerns about government spending and crime.

Scanlon serves on the House Judiciary and Rules committees. She also chairs the House Access to Legal Aid Caucus, Youth Mentoring Caucus, and the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth.

Scanlon’s career before politics was based primarily in public service and pro-bono law. Scanlon was a founding member of Philadelphia Legal Assistance, which provides federally funded legal services in the county. She was a senior staff attorney at the Education Law Center, leading class action lawsuits for students and parents.

Scanlon has campaigned with a mainstream Democratic platform focused on issues including LGBTQ rights and abortion access.

Goodwin ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Libertarian before running for Congress as a Republican.

Goodwin has highlighted her military and law enforcement background in her campaign and pledges to prioritize border security and safety if she were elected to Congress.

Goodwin has shown support for former President Donald Trump. When he was convicted in his New York hush money case, Goodwin released a statement calling the conviction a “miscarriage of justice” and accused Scanlon and President Joe Biden of using scare tactics to win over voters.

Houlahan is the first woman to hold her Chester County district. She has said the Women's March that took place in Washington, D.C., after former President Donald Trump took office in 2017 inspired her to run for office.

Houlahan serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Houlahan cochairs the Paid Family Leave Working Group and the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus.

Houlahan has cast herself as a more moderate Democrat. She helped found the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group chaired by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican from Bucks County.

On his campaign website, Young said he is leading the charge to fight back for students, parents, and teachers. As a history teacher, he sought to make students understand the role the U.S. played in shaping the world and that “no other nation in history has sacrificed more for the cause of freedom,” according to his website.

Young supports voucher programs and criticized Houlahan for opposing “parents bill of rights” legislation, a conservative policy that limits what topics teachers can bring into the classroom.

Brown was born and raised in his district. He has described growing up in a low-income family that experienced food insecurity and homelessness, which motivated him to pursue a political career focused on improving life in his district. He believes the state should spend some of its money to send students from high-poverty districts to private schools, in opposition to many in his caucus. He fought off a tough primary challenge for the second time in a row in April, against progressive artist Cass Green and radio host Sajda “Purple” Blackwell.

Luna is running on a platform that aligns with traditional Democratic ideals, including fair funding for public schools, fighting against climate change, and expanding health-care access.

Lawrence was part of the effort by House Republicans to impeach Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner, and chaired the committee created to investigate and subpoena Krasner.

Patel immigrated to the United States from India when he was 2 years old. His parents worked as housekeepers until they were able to buy local hotels. He followed in their footsteps by working his way up to own two nutrition stores. Equitable public education, abortion access, and union protections are among his top priorities.

Tomlinson has focused on strengthening Pennsylvania’s anti-crime laws while in the state House, including advocating for increased penalties for street racing or for the mandated collection of DNA for people arrested for violent crimes. She says she is committed to “keeping out dangerous Philadelphia-style politics.” Since Democrats only have a one-seat majority, Tomlinson is one of two Lower Bucks Republicans that Democrats have leaned on to pass gun or LGTBQ reforms when they could not get all of the Democrats on board.

Friel defeated 15-term Republican incumbent Tim Hennessey after the state House of Representatives district lines were redrawn.

He spoke out against board members of the hastily shuttered University of the Arts, where his daughter had participated in precollege classes.

Blickley retired from the Navy in 2013.

Brennan is listed as a partner at Brennan Law Firm, which specializes in personal injury law.

Mekanik pledged to support enacting term limits on members of Congress, and signed the Term Limits Convention Pledge according to an organization called U.S. Term Limits.

Ronky wants to ban lawmakers from receiving gifts from lobbyists or special interest groups, implement a term limit of two four-year terms for state senators and four two-year terms for state representatives. He also supports school choice options such as charter schools or private school vouchers.

Warren wrote the bill, which became law in 2020, that banned child marriage in Pennsylvania. The law set a new minimum age for marriage at 18. Previously, children younger than 16 could marry with court approval and those between 16 and 18 could marry with parental consent.

Sauer wants to freeze school property tax increases for seniors and is an advocate for financial aid for youth sports. He supports school choice efforts, according to an advertisement posted to Sauer’s Facebook page earlier this year. He asked that his supporters who planned to financially support him donate to Hurricane Helene relief instead.

He holds positions on the committees that oversee appropriations, consumer affairs, and liquor control.

On her campaign website Bonavita argues that the state’s abortion law won’t change with a Democratic governor in office. But she affirmed her support exceptions for cases of rape, incest, and the life of the mother if a hypothetical ban were enacted.

Scott was chief of staff for Philadelphia-based nonprofit, Universal Companies.

Dickerson’s grandmother is Ione Nash, a Philadelphia African dance legend.

Hanbidge, along with Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D., Philadelphia), sponsored a bill, which was passed by the legislature, banning medical providers from performing certain procedures on sedated patients without their consent.

Rupp supports abortion rights, departing from the Republican Party on the issue of abortion.

Bradford was elected majority leader by the House Democrats in early 2023, when Democrats took control of the state House. The majority leader is responsible for choosing which bills get a vote, and he’s done so with a one-seat Democratic majority. Bradford had to lean on moderate Republicans on several occasions to pass bipartisan legislation, when he did not have the full Democratic caucus on board.

He boasts a new education funding system, an increased child- and dependent-care tax credit, and an updated property tax rebate for seniors as some of Democrats’ major wins during their two years leading the chamber.

Bradford is on the payroll of Rudolph Clarke, a prolific and powerful municipal law firm that supports Montgomery County Democrats.

Moye received a meritorious service award from the U.S. Air Force, according to his campaign website.

Following the murder of George Floyd, Williams sponsored a police reform bill, which was passed by the legislature, to improve officer use of force and de-escalation tactics.

Williams also authored a bill reducing police officer’s physical fitness requirements.

While on the Sadsbury board, Hensel served on the public safety, emergency management, public works, planning, and zoning committees.

As an attorney, Prokopiak represented railroad employees who were injured at work.

Cabanas has sought to distance herself from Trump, rejecting the MAGA label and leaving the issue of abortion “to voters.”

Davis was part of a coalition of bipartisan lawmakers which got a bill passed to improve conditions for incarcerated pregnant women, including giving them three days of bonding time with their newborn.

According to his X profile, he is Christian and conservative, and supports Donald Trump.

In 2021, at age 34, Payne was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Since then, she has worked with different organizations to advocate for lowering the screening age for colonoscopies. Her top issues include abortion access, affordable health care, and collective bargaining rights.

Hogan, of Langhorne, is one of two Lower Bucks County Republican state representatives whom Democrats have had to tap to pass controversial legislation, such as the Fairness Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on a person’s sex, sexuality, or gender identity. Hogan supported the bill and helped it pass the House, though it never came up for a vote in the Senate. Hogan boasts bringing home more than $30 million to schools in his district as part of sweeping changes to Pennsylvania’s public school funding system. He also supported more funding for school safety and mental health programs for school students. He won by less than 80 votes in 2022.

Her top priorities include protecting abortion rights and access to in vitro fertilization. She also wants to address climate change. She was endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania PAC and Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania. As an attorney, she works pro bono for the Allentown Women’s Center.

Labs has focused her recent legislative efforts on expanding protections for violent crime victims, as well as considering legislation to combat stalking. Labs, whose family has been in Upper Bucks County for more than 200 years, said she wants to preserve the area’s natural beauty. She unseated Democratic incumbent Wendy Ullman in 2020.

Abortion rights are a top priority for Munroe. He also said he would strive to protect his district’s environment, noting dangerous “forever chemicals” that impacted his region’s water supply, as well as spotted lanternflies’ damage to Bucks County farms. He is a survivor of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and believes health care should be accessible.

McPhillips founded the Warminster Township Economic Development Committee to better connect employers with employees. His top priority is public safety, after previously voting to increase funding to Warminster Township police and to install a prescription medication drop-off. He was endorsed by the Bucks County Fraternal Order of Police. He supports increasing funding for public education and school choice opportunities for students, including using public dollars to send children to private schools.

Cole supports voter ID requirements for voters to cast a ballot. She also supports the legalization of recreational marijuana. Among her top priorities are updating Pennsylvania’s electrical grid to meet the demands of artificial intelligence and other electrical advancements.

One of his top priorities is adopting “business friendly policies” to attract employers to the state. He also wants to lessen property taxes, increase local control over public education, and improve Upper Bucks County’s roads and bridges.

He is a U.S. Navy veteran and is involved in his local Knights of Columbus organization.

Ciresi sponsored a bill to amend charter school funding, incorporating proposals championed by then-Gov. Tom Wolf.

McClosky donated $100,000 to his own campaign, according to The Mercury, a Pottstown publication.

One of Leach’s biggest priorities is protecting open space and preserving land. He has been endorsed by the Conservation Voters of PA Action Fund for his stances on investing in electric car charging infrastructure, improving air quality, and clean energy jobs.

Leach’s campaign website emphasizes that he “firmly believes in the separation of church and state,” guiding his policies on women making their own reproductive decisions.

He would be open to considering legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania as a means to benefit the economy and create jobs.

Scheuren serves as the Republican chair of the Automation and Technology subcommittee. She also works on the Professional Licensure and Transportation committees.

In January, Scheuren joined more than 40 Pa. House Republicans in signing a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro, asking him to provide support to Texas on border security.

She has advocated against regulations for small businesses, and expanded the Educational Improvement Tax Credit, which aims to increase educational opportunities and funding for schools.

Daley chairs the House committee on Tourism and Economic and Recreational Development, which gives her the power to decide which bills the House will consider related to Pennsylvania’s tourism industry.

Briggs is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, a powerful committee that has major influence over changes to Pennsylvania’s civil and criminal law.

Webster serves on the Appropriations, Environmental Resources and Energy, Finance, State Government, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees. He chairs the subcommittees on Government Information Technology and Communication and on Military and Veterans Facilities.

A progressive, Webster has been endorsed by PACs and organizations like the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Americans for Democratic Action. Webster utilizes his experience in the military and as a public policy analyst to advocate against people owning military-style weapons.

Collins and her husband run the Pragmatist Foundation, Pronatalist.org, and the Collins Institute to promote and develop nontraditional and alternative methods of schooling.

Collins, who grew up in the Silicon Valley in California, wants to “supercharge” Pennsylvania’s school choice options so families can use tax dollars to send their children to public, private or charter schools or homeschool.

She wants to decrease “government bloat” and increase government efficiency by utilizing artificial intelligence and automation, according to her campaign website.

Collins has indicated she’s against supporting policies requiring public schools to allow transgender students to play on sports teams or use restrooms that align with their gender identity.

Cerrato serves on the Aging and Older Adult Services, Children and Youth, Human Services, Local Government, and Tourism and Economic and Recreational Development Committees.

Her views fall in line with that of the Democratic Party. On education, Cerrato wants to enact charter school reform.

Anderson does not have a campaign website, but has a campaign Facebook page where he often mentions that he is the trustee of a trust that builds toilets in South Africa. Anderson’s campaign platform – listed on one side of a neon orange card posted on Facebook – includes lowering taxes, combating inflation, fighting sex trafficking, and providing “help for those who need it.”

Guenst's campaign website has not been updated since the 2022 midterm elections. But at the time, her platform featured many points including, but not limited to, disability advocacy, protecting reproductive rights, and addressing climate change and education. She serves on the Pa. House’s Children and Youth, Ethics, Professional Licensure, State Government, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees.

Bertman said in a phone call that he is a mechanic and wants to be elected to help improve Pennsylvania’s traffic laws and auto inspection practices. He would want to make Pennsylvania’s streets safer by pursuing policy changes. Bertman does not have a campaign website.

Sanchez’s legislative priorities include commonsense gun safety legislation, supporting public education, the environment, and accessible health care, according to his House biography. He chairs the House’s Government and Financial Oversight and Public Pensions, Benefits and Risk Management subcommittees.

Rooney’s top priorities are lowering crime and costs in his community. Citing recent criminal acts near his home, Rooney said he wants to support local police as a lawmaker. He also wants to increase local control of school districts and lessen the oversight of the state Department of Education.

Rooney wants to shore up Pennsylvania’s energy production – in natural gas, coal, and oil – so prices decrease for homeowners and farmers.

Nelson founded the Emerging Technologies Caucus in the Pennsylvania House. The caucus focuses on studying developing technology and crafting policy to regulate those technologies, such as artificial intelligence, and encouraging growth.

He was a write-in candidate in the Republican primary election to appear on the November ballot, asking GOP voters to write him in so they did not “only have a Democrat on our Ballots,” according to the Cheltenham GOP website. He ran unsuccessfully in 2016 for state House to represent the area.

Otten helped implement the Uwchlan Safety Coalition and Del-Chesco United Pipeline Safety advocacy coalitions, in response to the implementation of the Mariner East Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania. One of Otten’s top priorities includes promoting governmental ethics. She says she wants to address gerrymandering and does not accept contributions from corporate PACs.

Otten is passionate about the environment and has received endorsements from Conservation Voters of PA and the Sierra Club.

The Chester County Republican Committee says Simon’s campaign “is not just about politics; it is about promoting a sense of unity and purpose that connects with every resident in the district.” Simon is running on curbing inflation in Pennsylvania, educational choice, and small-business growth, among other issues.

He serves on the Pa. House Judiciary, Commerce, Games and Fisheries, Environmental Resources and Energy, and the Veteran Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees.

Pielli worked as the program director for the Chester County OIC Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, a nonprofit that aims to increase employment opportunities and access.

Vollrath’s campaign platform revolves around three main points: safety, energy, and business environment. His goal is to promote “an agenda that doesn’t forward leftist radical progressive politics,” according to his website.

Vollrath opposes the idea of sanctuary cities, which are communities such as Philadelphia that have a written or unwritten policy that discourages law enforcement from reporting someone’s immigration status, except in cases of an investigation of serious crimes. He said he would vote for a House Bill to eliminate them if elected.

He is in favor of natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania and tax incentives for residential and commercial installation of solar energy.

She is the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Family Law and a member of the Health, Transportation, State Government, and Rules Committees. Additionally, she is the deputy vice chair of the House Democratic Policy Committee.

Shusterman’s campaign slogan is “Common Sense Before Politics,” according to her website. She advocates for women’s reproductive rights, health-care access, government accountability, gun control reform, animal protections, environmental rights, and education equity.

Shusterman coauthored a series of abortion protection bills in the 2023-24 legislative session that seek to protect women from other states seeking reproductive care access in Pennsylvania.

Mauro supports school choice initiatives that allow taxpayer money to go to nonpublic and charter schools.

She also advocates against any policies that “prioritize or benefit” immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally.

Mauro says she shapes her ideal of conservatism around “how it impacts my freedom and my fellow citizens’.” As an example, she said: “As a conservative, I have always embraced gay marriage.”

Sappey’s campaign platform includes protecting environmental, reproductive, and women’s rights. She’s also in favor of government reform, gun control policies, and the welcoming of asylum seekers into the U.S., among other issues.

Among the legislation she has sponsored is a bill that passed the House in June that would create a state Office of the Child Advocate to protect children from abuse.

She has worked to secure funding for water infrastructure and prioritized other initiatives related to sustainable infrastructure.

Ayala is against allowing transgender athletes to play on teams that align with their gender identities. A video on Ayala’s campaign features text that reads: “Protect Girls Playing in Sports.”

Ayala supports school choice initiatives that allow taxpayer money to go to nonpublic and charter schools.

She also advocates for business development including maintaining current businesses, attracting new ones, and creating jobs, according to her Ballotpedia candidate survey answers. She is also in favor of reducing regulations on businesses.

Kazeem is a Chester native, and before serving in the House worked as a violence interrupter and trauma-informed outreach worker. Before that, she worked in health care as a caregiver.

She has been fighting to keep the Chester Water Authority as a public water utility.

She continues to work on legislation to end gun violence and to raise the minimum wage, among other top House Democratic priorities.

One of Moro’s top priorities is protecting reproductive rights in Pennsylvania, including access to abortion and in vitro fertilization treatments.

Moro also prioritizes increasing the state’s share of public school funding and wants to lower property taxes and gas prices in Pennsylvania.

She also owns a cafe in Delaware with her husband.

Williams was the lead impeachment manager in 2022 when the then-GOP-controlled House impeached Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on several charges, alleging misconduct in office. The Concord Township resident ran unsuccessfully in the primary election for attorney general, in addition to running for reelection to his state House seat. He opposes legalization of recreational marijuana, and opposes abortion with exceptions.

Since his election in 2020, Williams has focused his legislative efforts to hire more gun prosecutors in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, improve protections for people with substance use disorder who are in treatment, and to create tougher penalties for human trafficking.

Krueger was part of an early blue wave in Philadelphia’s collar counties that began more than a decade ago, where Democrats were beginning to make headway as a growing share of both elected officials and registered voters. Krueger chaired the House Democratic Campaign Committee for more than four years.

She sponsored a bill which passed in the Pennsylvania House that would protect and expand access to birth control, including emergency contraceptives, among other reproductive health protections. The bill hasn’t passed the GOP-controlled state Senate.

Mancinelli’s A Town Properties has done eviction cleanouts since the 1980s.

Mancinelli is active in his son’s Boy Scout troop and pack, and other local civic engagement activities, according to his campaign website.

According to Delloso’s campaign website, he is “staunchly pro-choice, pro-environment, and pro-union.” Following the 2021 police shooting murder of 8-year-old Fanta Bility, Delloso introduced a bill calling for more training of Delaware County police officers.

When she was 14, Mendez lost her mother to ovarian cancer.

Mendez has pledged to maintain Pennsylvania’s abortion statute, which allows women to get abortions up to 23 weeks and six days of pregnancy, according to her campaign website. She also wants to provide “immediate and permanent property tax relief,” with a specific emphasis on homeowners on fixed incomes, according to her campaign website.

Prior to running for the legislature, Boyd was a staff member for U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and was a chief of staff within the state legislature before that. Prior to that, Boyd served as an elected member of the Upper Darby School Board, where she advocated for free school breakfast and lunch for children. She was also a history and art history teacher. She listed voting rights, public education funding, and women’s right to make personal health-care decisions as priorities on her website.

Jones wants problem solving to be lawmakers’ priority over benefiting a single party’s agenda. He also wants to address quality of life issues, including inflation and crime. He advanced to the Nov. 5 election as a write-in candidate.

Curry cochairs the Women’s Health Caucus and PA Black Maternal Health Caucus. Both caucuses work to reduce maternal mortality rates in Pennsylvania, while the Women’s Health Caucus also has a focus on protecting abortion rights in the state.

O’Mara formed the bipartisan House Student Debt Caucus focused on financial literacy for college students, addressing costs, and predatory institutions.

O’Mara also joined two other Democratic legislators to pass a resolution declaring 2023 “Taylor Swift Era.”

As a certified teacher, O’Mara is committed to improving funding for public schools and teacher salaries. She voted in support of increasing the state minimum wage and supports automatic voter registration, among other priorities outlined on her campaign website.

While at Widener, Piazza helped found and lead the school’s first student paralegal association. She has also taught as an adjunct professor at the Delaware County Community College paralegal program.

Piazza highlighted a Pennsylvania law requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of annual breast exams as the best legislation passed in the last four years.

Vitali is a champion of environmental issues and is the Democratic chair of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.

He recently sponsored a bill, which passed, that adds new regulations for crypto mining in the state. The bill’s original language would’ve placed a two-year moratorium on new crypto mining power sources, but Vitali watered down his legislation to improve its chances of passing.

Dugery has served as her Haverford precinct’s judge of elections. Dugery’s campaign Facebook page says she is running to “put local families first” and to “stop the political games in Harrisburg.”

Howard is currently the main sponsor of the bill to codify Roe v. Wade protections into Pennsylvania law.

Howard serves on the Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Children and Youth, Judiciary (Subcommittee on Family Law), State Government (chair of the Subcommittee on Government Integrity and Transparency) House Committees.

Howard’s top priorities include environmental protection and addressing the opioid epidemic in Chester County. Howard was named a Pennsylvania Environmental Hero by Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania.

Some of Dicranian’s top priorities include workforce development, border security, and reducing taxes on energy.

Dicranian is in favor of school choice, a phrase which often denotes support for private school vouchers and charter schools. She also wants to expand options for education in technical fields.

Public education is one of Borowski’s top priorities, according to her campaign website.

She advocates for measures to mitigate climate change including shifting to renewable energy.

The Mariner East Pipeline runs through Borowski’s district and she is advocating for greater transparency around the pipeline.

Buckley is in favor of repealing “no-excuse” mail-in voting, and requiring identification to be provided at polling locations.

She proposes reducing standardized testing in schools in favor of focusing on real-life skills. Buckley also wants more parental controls on students’ education.

She is in favor of paid family leave. White’s other policies focus on economic development, funding for both public schools and “choice initiatives,” and working to address the opioid epidemic, according to her campaign website.

Dougherty decided to run for the role — with the support of House Democrats’ campaign arm — after incumbent Democratic Rep. Kevin Boyle had an outburst in February that led him to lose his access to the state Capitol building. His top priorities for the district include increasing public school funding and teachers’ salaries, investing in the state’s infrastructure, and protecting women’s reproductive rights. He also wants to increase Pennsylvania’s investment in public defenders’ offices.

Gill is endorsed by the Philadelphia GOP, City Councilmember Brian O’Neill, former Republican mayoral candidate David Oh, and U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick. He wants to impeach District Attorney Larry Krasner again, citing an effort to make Philadelphia safer.

He previously worked for former City Commissioner Al Schmidt as an outreach coordinator, and believes parents should be able to send their children to the school of their choice. He served as the state’s policy director for Business for America, a corporate alliance focused on civic responsibility and shoring up democracy.

Gallagher highlights his support for organized labor. According to his campaign website, he promises to fight for higher wages, safe wages, and good benefits for union members.

Neilson has a strong labor background. He is a lifelong member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 and was deputy secretary of labor under former Gov. Ed Rendell.

Isaacson has been a longtime Democratic activist. She spent eight years on the Democratic State Committee in Pennsylvania and 14 as a local Democratic committee member in Philadelphia. She says her top priorities include gun legislation and fighting for the rights of women and LGBTQ residents.

Hohenstein served on the National Amicus Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and was part of the team to sue former President Donald Trump to reunite a Syrian Christian family impacted by Trump’s travel ban, which denied citizens from seven countries, including Syria, into the United States

Lang is a U.S. Army veteran who is heavily involved in veterans groups and youth sports teams.

She has authored legislation that has become law, including a “porch pirate” law to increase penalties for people who steal packages off of someone’s porch, as well as an education initiative about xylazine, a veterinary sedative that has been added to some street drugs.

Alongside her Republican colleagues, she has been working to cut the state’s corporate income tax.

He is the chair of the House Labor and Industry Committee. He does not appear to have a campaign website, but Dawkins’ personal and official X accounts show that he is an avid supporter of unions and labor protections.

One of Giral’s bills signed into law this year requires Philadelphia tow truck operators to take photographic evidence of a violation. Evidence must be provided when a person retrieves their vehicle.

Kenyatta is a rising star within the national Democratic Party, in part due to his unsuccessful run against John Fetterman for U.S. Senate in 2022.

He was appointed last year by President Joe Biden to an advisory commission to advance Black Americans’ education and economic opportunities.

He is a member of the Philadelphia delegation’s leadership team.

He has participated in many community organizing efforts including those against the death penalty — he now serves on the board of Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty — and in support of unionization, having worked for the United Food and Commercial Workers as an organizer to unionize Walmart.

Fiedler advocates for more public school funding, including resources that can help improve school facilities, especially those that are more prone to mold, asbestos, or other environmental issues.

Before her election as a lawmaker, Young was a social service worker and educator. She most recently worked in the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Education as a community schools coordinator.

She founded the Empowered Community Development Corporation to help create community programs.

She has introduced legislation to expand teachers’ loan forgiveness, reestablish a state-run urban teaching school, and allow counties to process ballots up to 21 days before Election Day.

Much of Harris’ work focuses on education and criminal justice reform. He helped form Pennsylvania’s Gun Violence Task Force and was the executive director of Philadelphia’s Youth Commission.

Krajewski helped form the Progressive Caucus in the state House, a group of 34 lawmakers who prioritize working people, social and economic equity, environmental preservation, and more.

Affordable housing remains one of his top priorities, and he has introduced several bills on the topic.

He also continues to advocate for an end to cash bail and the death penalty, among other criminal justice reforms.

Green has been among the most vocal voices advocating for an increase to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage.

She sees herself as a lifelong activist for working people, and has continued to advocate for workers’ rights in the General Assembly.

She is a Democratic committeeperson in Philadelphia’s 38th ward.

McClinton advocates for paid family leave. She is also vocal on criminal justice reform including working to prevent the school-to-prison pipeline and advocating for those who are found innocent in the court of law. She is also working to introduce a voting rights bill.

Cephas is the majority chairwoman of the House Government Oversight committee. A large portion of Cephas’ work focuses on policies impacting maternal care and health care for women and children.

He has proposed legislation to expand abortion access in Pennsylvania.

Developing community-based mental health resources and building more affordable housing are top priorities for Harris.

He has lost multiple siblings to addiction and believes he can relate to residents in the district.

He started a Narcotics Anonymous group at a local church, Penn Baptist Community church.

He served as chair of the Pa. Legislative Latino Caucus where he focused on many issues, including job and economic development.

Parker sponsored one of two main pieces of legislation that sought to increase access to diapers and menstrual hygiene products in public schools. The bill passed the House and awaits a voice in the Senate.

Passed bills and amendments of Rabb’s include legislation to provide educational funding for youth in communities with high incarceration rates, create a database to keep track of law enforcement misconduct, and expand eligibility for loans.

Carroll was elected in September to fulfill the remaining few weeks of Kinsey’s term, after he resigned for a new job.

He is a former field organizer for Philadelphia City Council’s two Working Families Party Council members.

He was inspired by legislation that would have imposed harsher mandatory minimum penalties on people when a gun was present. While that legislation never passed the General Assembly, it motivated him to run for office to represent neighborhoods that have been hit hard by the city’s gun violence crisis.

He was the Democratic appointee who managed District Attorney Larry Krasner’s impeachment proceedings in the House and defended the city’s progressive DA.

He was the first Democrat to call for then-Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon to resign after he was indicted in a bribery case.

Before his election, he was an attorney for the U.S. Army Reserves and at an antitrust securities law firm.

He holds the powerful position of chair of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.

Bellmon co-chairs the PA SAFE Caucus which focuses on gun violence prevention in Pennsylvania.

Saval describes himself as a Democratic socialist and is an outspoken progressive. He worked for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and helped form Reclaim Philadelphia a political group that works to elect progressives across the city.

Street ran for chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party despite opposition at the time from Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Bob Casey. While Shapiro and Casey backed a Delaware County candidate, Street argued Democrats had too long taken urban Democrats for granted and were ignoring Democrats in rural parts of the state.

He continues to work with his small business, Hoops 24/7 Basketball Academy, which operates in 27 gyms in the region.

He’s introduced legislation to create the option for landlords and public utilities to report payments to major credit agencies to help tenants increase their credit scores.

Picozzi wants to increase funding for law enforcement, “fight back against progressive prosecutors,” and increase mandatory minimums for violent offenders.

He supports school choice options, including school vouchers and charter schools. He also wants to increase the number of after-school and summer programs available to students.

He was endorsed by the Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Union Local 22.

Hughes is minority chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations committee, which plays a key role in state government spending across Pennsylvania. As a member of that committee, he has advocated for funding increases for Pennsylvania public schools.

During the 2023-24 session, Kane chaired the Senate Labor & Industry Committee. He also founded and chairs the state’s Recovery Caucus, which focuses on assisting individuals experiencing addiction and their families. Kane is a staunch advocate of Repeal Act 12, which would keep the Chester Water Authority public. He appears to follow the Democratic Party line on many major issues including reproductive rights, protecting voting rights, and gun control.

Woodin is a proponent of investing in and increasing access to mental health resources. He is a founding Board of Directors member for a local mental health nonprofit, according to his campaign website. He advocates for more parental involvement in a child’s education, including “enabling parental choice while promoting strong public-school systems,” according to his Ballotpedia candidate survey. Woodin wants to promote “life-affirming resources for women in crisis pregnancies” if elected, according to his Ballotpedia candidate survey.

Cappelletti has a master’s degree in public health and is cochair of the Women’s Health Caucus in Harrisburg, which has focused on protecting abortion rights and working toward solutions to maternal mortality in Pennsylvania.

Harris wants to make Pennsylvania more business and energy friendly, according to a Facebook post to his campaign site earlier this year. He also wants to revamp the education system and fight crime. He was a write-in candidate to get on the November ballot.

Comitta, a strong advocate for the environment and renewable energy, is the minority chair of the state Senate’s Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. She withdrew her reelection bid for the 156th House District in July 2020 to focus on her run for state Senate after winning the Democratic primaries for both the Pennsylvania House and Senate that year.

The issues section of Milne’s campaign website focuses on three main issues: economy, public safety, and minimizing government interference into constituents’ everyday lives. Milne is running on “respect” for women’s reproductive choices, according to his campaign website. Milne is in favor of cutting business regulations and controlling taxes and government spending.