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Pennslyvania state house of representatives/Lower chamber election
endorsement & candidate information
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% indicates the percent of pro-LGBTQ+ issues this candidate supports * indicates incumbent
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PATRICK J HARKINS- D
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BOB MERSKI- D
MATT STRUPCZEWSKI- R
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RYAN BIZZARRO- D
MICAH GORING- R
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JOE CANCILLA- D
🚫 *JAKE BANTA- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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HEATHER HANNA- D
ERIC J WEAKNECHT- R
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MICHAEL WALKER- D
🚫*BRAD ROAE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*PARKE WENTLING- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*AARON BERNSTINE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*MARLA BROWN- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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Amen Brown- D
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🚫*MARCI MUSTELLO- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ROBERT VIGUE- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫*STEPHENIE SCIALABBA- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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CRISTIAN LUNA- D
🚫*JOHN LAWRENCE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅KENYA JOHNS- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I believe that we have a fundamental responsibility to make sure that every Pennsylvanian feels safe, supported and valued for who they are."
ROMAN KOZAK- R
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✅ASHLEE CAUL- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"For years, people are always surprised when I tell them that LGBTQ persons are not included in many civil rights protections in PA... I am a member of the LGBTQ+ community. I am happily married and would like it to stay that way."
🚫*JOSHUA D KAIL- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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ROBERT F MATZIE- D
MICHAEL J PERICH- R
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🚫*TIM BONNER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ANAND GUNVANT PATEL- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫*KATHLEEN C TOMLINSON- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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AERION ANDREW ABNEY- D
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EMILY KINKEAD- D
MATT KRUTH- R
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LINDSAY POWELL- D
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JOSHUA M SIEGEL- D
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DAN FRANKEL- D
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LA'TASHA D MAYES- D
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BRANDON J MARKOSEK- D
JOHN RITTER- R
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✅*PAUL FRIEL- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Sponsor of the Fairness Act (HB 300). Is a member of the bicameral LGBTQ+ Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
"Having been a former school board president and having witnessed firsthand the targeting of our most vulnerable populations, I would do anything within my power to make sure our LGBTQ+ students are protected."
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DANIEL J DEASY- D
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BILL PETULLA- D
JEREMY SHAFFER- R
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TIM BRENNAN- D
STEVE MEKANIK- R
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✅*ARVIND VENKAT- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Is a member of the bicameral LGBTQ+ Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
Co-sponsor of the Fairness Act (HB 300).
NATHAN WOLFE- R
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✅ PERRY WARREN- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Click here for questions and legislation information.
"As a member of Newtown Borough Council in 2011 I supported, voted for and along with the solicitor, wrote the Borough’s anti-discrimination ordinance, by which Newtown Borough became the 22nd municipality in PA to pass an anti-discrimination ordinance."
"Two of my adult children identify as LGBTQ+ (a few minutes ago I gave my daughter a vintage Equality t shirt I saw on eBay). Another adult child was in high school President of the GSA, and Rep. Brian Sims and I later did a joint presentation to the Council Rock GSA."
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JOE MCANDREW- D
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MANDY STEELE-D
GARY LOTZ- R
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ABIGAIL SALISBURY- D
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MATTHEW R GERGELY- D
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JESSICA BENHAM- D
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JOHN GEORGE- D
🚫MINDY FEE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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STONE SOBIERALSKI- R
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ANGELA GIROL- D
🚫ANDREW KUZMA- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*NATALIE MIHALEK- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ BRAD CHAMBERS- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I support the Fairness Act to codify anti-discrimination protections on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation into law and give LGBTQ+ folks the protection they deserve."
"I absolutely oppose bans that limit access to materials that help affirm LGBTQ+ youth and help us all better understand ourselves and our neighbors."
🚫*BRETT R MILLER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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DAN MILLER- D
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🚫KEITH J GREINER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅HADLEY HAAS- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Would join the bicameral LGBTQ+ Caucus if elected. Click here for questions and legislation information.
Has worked to support the rights of transgender students in schools.
🚫*VALERIE GAYDOS- R
Co-sponsor of anti-transgender legislation (HB 216). This bill would ban any transgender student from participating in school-sponsored sport activity from kindergarten through college.
Voted Against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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ANITA ASTORINO KULIK- D
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ALEX TAYLOR- D
🚫*JASON ORTITAY- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫JOE D'ORSIE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*TIM O'NEAL- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅*ISMAIL SMITH-WADE-EL- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
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🚫BUD COOK- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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GEORGE HUCK RATTAY- D
🚫*CHARITY GRIMM KRUPA- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*RYAN WARNER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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STEVE MALAGARI- D
CHERYL BONAVITA- R
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GREG SCOTT- D
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🚫 JILL COOPER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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BRIAN RASEL- R
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🚫*ERIC NELSON- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅CHERRI ROGERS- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫ERIC DAVANZO- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅MARGIE ZELENA- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information
"Everyone should have the opportunity to succeed in their lives without the fear of discrimination."
"My background is in senior living. As the LGBTQ+ community begins to transition to living in congregate care communities, I have concerns that they will be discriminated against or have the need to hide their sexual orientation. The PA Department of Aging needs to begin the education process for residents and staff. The Aging Our Way, PA 10 year strategic plan does not have a focus on the needs of LGBTQ+ seniors. This needs to be included as the plan evolves."
🚫*LESLIE ROSSI- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*ABBY MAJOR- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ LIZ HANBIDGE- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
MICHELLE RUPP- R
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🚫*JIM STRUZZI- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅PAT RITCHIE- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation, part of the LGBTQ+ community. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"More damage is done to minors by forcing them to go through a puberty they feel is wrong than is done by allowing people feeling gender dysphoria to attain HRT as early as possible."
"My opponent supports banning trans people from all sports, and supports "inspecting" them - weird, isn't it?"
JOSH BASHLINE-R
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🚫*R LEE JAMES- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*KATHY L RAPP- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*BRIAN SMITH- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅RAJEEV PRADHAN- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.🚫MARTIN T CAUSER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*CLINT OWLETT- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*CARL WALKER METZGAR- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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MATT BRADFORD- D
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🚫*JIM RIGBY- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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FRANK BURNS- D
AMY BRADLEY- R
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🚫*DALLAS KEPHART- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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DAN WILLIAMS- D
DALE HENSEL- R
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🚫 MIKE ARMANINI- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ DENISE MARIS- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"Through out my prior and current campaign run, I've always supported the LGBTQ+ community and been an outspoken ally. We need someone in our state house that will protect the community and I am that person !!"
🚫 *STEPHANIE BOROWICZ- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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H SCOTT CONKLIN- D
MARIE LIBRIZZI- R
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🚫*JESSE TOPPER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*LOU SCHMITT- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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SCOTT BARGER- R
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✅ SEAN STEEG- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I was part off the Huntingdon Borough council that enacted the first rural municipal protections in this vein." (LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination policies)
🚫*RICH IRVIN- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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PAUL TAKAC- D
THERESE HOLLEN- R
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JAMIE FLICK- R
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🚫JOE HAMM- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ NICK JACOBSON- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫*DAVID ROWE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*PERRY A STAMBAUGH- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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JOHN FLOOD- D
🚫*THOMAS KUTZ- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅SARA AGERTON- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"This is the most important fight we need to pick right now. We should absolutely not be banning books because of LGBTQ+ content, and I was proud to stand up to Cumberland Valley Schoolboard members, alongside students and faculty, when they tried to uninvite a speaker because of his sexual orientation and "activist" message. We need to reject hate as a community."
🚫*SHERYL DELOZIER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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NOAH KREISCHER- D
🚫*ROB KAUFFMAN- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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CHAD GERALD REICHARD
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🚫*DAN MOUL- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ DAN ALMONEY- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I completely support the Fairness Act. I believe it is one of the most important thing we can do to help counteract the bullying of children by radically polarized school boards. Among the many other benefits it would provide to citizens across PA."
When asked whether he would oppose efforts to restrict curricula or ban books based on LGBTQ+ content, Dan Almoney said he is "working on fighting these interests right now in several districts across northern York County."
MARC ANDERSON- R
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🚫MIKE JONES- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫WENDY FINK- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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CAROL HILL-EVANS
JASMINE RIVERA
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MIKE STURLA
ERIC BEEZER
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✅BOB RUDY- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫*STEVE MENTZER- R
Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300).
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🚫TOM JONES- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*DAVE ZIMMERMAN
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫BRYAN D CUTLER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*JOHN SCHLEGEL- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫RUSS DIAMOND- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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NATE DAVIDSON- D
CINDI WARD- R
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DAVE MADSEN- D
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JUSTIN C FLEMING- D
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ANJU SINGH- D
🚫TOM MEHAFFIE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*JOANNE STEHR- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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MICHAEL STENDER
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NICK MCGAW- D
🚫*ROBERT LEADBETER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*TINA PICKETT- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫JONATHAN FRITZ- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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KYLE J MULLINS- D
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KYLE T DONAHUE- D
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BRIDGET MALLOY KOSIEROWSKI- D
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MAUREEN E MADDEN- D
MATT LONG- R
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✅DEBORAH ADOFF-D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I am 65 years old. Some of my best friends have been LGBTQ, and I want for them every single right and freedom afforded every other citizen."
"The only qualification a person needs to be a parent is the love of children and the willingness to shower them with love for a lifetime. Your sexual orientation should have no bearing on parenthood."
"It is critical for every child to see themselves in others. Therefore these materials are necessary for growth and development. I reject book bans entirely."
🚫*DANE WATRO- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅*JIM HADDOCK- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I am in a Trump district and have voted to support the LGBTQ community on multiple issues. This district is key to Democrats maintaining the majority in PA."
MCKAYLA KATHIO- R
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MEGAN KOCHER- D
ALEC J RYNCAVAGE- R
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✅ FERN LEARD- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
BRENDA PUGH- R
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EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI- D
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🚫DOYLE HEFFLEY- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ MICHAEL ZVALAREN- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"LGBTQ+ people are under attack in America, and need all the protections afforded by the Fairness Act to ensure their civil rights are not curtailed."
"Hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people remain an issue in the Commonwealth, including the tragic death of Pauly Likens just a few weeks ago. Adding sexual orientation and gender identity to hate crime laws in PA is a must."
"School sports are an integral part of one's youth, providing execise, camaraderie, and socialization. Everyone should have access to school sports, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation, and laws preventing students from taking part in these programs are as cruel as they are ignorant."
"I am a strong ally of the LGBTQ+ community, and promise to do everything in my power once elected to protect their rights and ensure that they are given the same privileges, opportunities, and protections as every other American."
On the issue of extending the statue of limitations under which a person could file a civil claim related to gender affirming care,
"This bill transparently aims at increasing insurance costs for trans people, all for a problem that doesn't exist. A recent study showed that only 13.1% of people detransitioned later in life, and over 80% of those who did chose to do so because of external factors. This is just another bill in search of a problem to solve."
Thank you so much for this (endorsement), and for your support! I'm a strong ally of the LGBTQ+ community, and I look forward to working with you closely once I get to Harrisburg. It will be a priority for me to codify the rights of all Pennsylvanians to live their lives as the person they want to be, to love and marry whomever they please, and to fully enjoy every civil right that American citizenship allows. If SCOTUS isn't going to protect the rights of Americans, then it'll be up to the states themselves to ensure people are given the respect and dignity they deserve, and that will be my promise to you. Thank you again for your endorsement! Let's win this thing!
Mike
🚫*TIM TWARDZIK- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅TINA BURNS- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Would join the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus if elected. Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫JAMIE BARTON- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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GENE STILP- D
🚫JOE KERWIN- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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JACKLYN RUSNOCK- D
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MANNY GUZMAN- D
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🚫 MARK M GILLEN- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ JOHANNY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Voted in favor and Co-sponsored the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
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✅RAYNE REITNAUER- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I am a supporter of the community. I have family members and friends that are part of the community. As a business owner, I have made my workplace welcoming of all. A few years ago, I added a rainbow to our Facebook profile pic for Pride month. At the end of June, I was about to return to our plain logo again. I decided to leave the rainbow, because our support wasn’t going away when the calendar switched to July. It has remained up."
🚫*DAVID M MALONEY- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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MERIAM SABIH- D
🚫*MILOU MACKENZIE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ MIKE SCHLOSSBERG- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Long time supporter of LGBTQ+ issues in the Lehigh Valley. Co- sponsored the Fairness Act (HB 300). Is a member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
Authored HB 637, which prohibits the LGBTQ+ panic defense in Pennsylvania legal proceedings.
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JEANNE M MCNEILL- D
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✅ PETER SCHWEYER- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Long time supporter of LGBTQ+ issues in the Lehigh Valley. Co- sponsored the Fairness Act (HB 300). Is a member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
Representative Schweyer has supported the LGBTQ+ community and worked with LGBTQ+ community activists for decades.
"Friends, For far too long - let’s be more honest, for forever - our loved ones from the LGBTQIA+ community have endured hatred and bigotry; taunts and name calling; violence.Our friends have been marginalized, treated like less than human all because of being brave enough and honest enough to love who they love, and identify as who they really are.
This is never going to stop unless people find their voice and say ENOUGH! Throughout my career first as a member of Allentown City Council then as State Representative, I have been inspired to fight as an ally w my friends from the LGBTQIA+ community for equity, inclusion and love.
As majority chairman of the House Education Committee, we have stopped attacks on our trans community, effectively defeated book bans that overwhelmingly target queer literature and radically changed the way we fund education so that all students have access to everything they need to be successful, including mental health and social supports.
Thank you for always leading from the front and teaching people like me how to better represent my neighbors. " -
STEVE SAMUELSON- D
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✅*ROBERT FREEMAN- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
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ANNA THOMAS- D
JOE EMRICK- R
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JARED BITTING- D
🚫ANN FLOOD- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅ ROBIN SCHOOLEY SKIBBER- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"The LGBTQ community is extremely important to me, and I have the pleasure of already being endorsed by our local LGBTQ Democratic Club the Zimmermann-Peirce Democrats, whose membership endorsed me with the highest possible score on both LGBTQ and reproductive issues."
JEFF OLSOMMER- R
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JIM PROKOPIAK- D
CANDACE CABANAS- R
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✅ TINA DAVIS- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Voted in favor of the Fairness Act (HB 300). Is a member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
NOAH BOYD- R
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ANNA PAYNE- D
🚫*JOE HOGAN- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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ELEANOR BRESLIN- D
🚫*SHELBY LABS- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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BRIAN MUNROE- D
91% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Voted in favor of the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I personally recruited and helped elect the first LGBTQ+ member of the Centennial school district, and I will continue to fight for the LGBTQ+ community."
Answered no when asked by Keystone Equality if he would oppose efforts to prevent transgender students from participating in publicly sanctioned or funded school athletic programs.
"I support HB 1999 as it is written, and we have enacted other policy to protect LGBTQ+ students and prevent harassment. However transgender individuals in sports is a divisive subject in my district and I would have to consider the constituent concerns on any policy. I believe this issue is best addressed by running qualified and aligned members to the school board and to handle policy at that level."
DANIEL J MCPHILLIPS- R
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VERA COLE- D
🚫*CRAIG STAATS- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅JOE CIRESI- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Co-sponsored the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
MICHAEL J MCCLOSKEY III- R
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✅ ALBERT LEACH- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫*DONNA M SCHEUREN- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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✅*MARY JO DALEY- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the Bicameral Pennsylvania LGBPTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
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✅ TIM BRIGGS- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Would vote in favor of the Fairness Act (HB 300). Is a member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
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✅JOE WEBSTER- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
"Not only did I vote in support of the Fairness Act over multiple legislative cycles, but I also co-sponsored it under both Rep Frankel and Rep Kenyatta. I will always support legislation that will ensure dignity and respect for all people."
"There is no place for the horrific practice of "conversion therapy" in Pennsylvania. Period"
"Rep Ben Sanchez and I are co-prime sponsors of HB 609 (Streamlining Name Change in PA). I will support all of the Senate bills listed as long as they arrive in the House chamber without any amendments from the Senate that change their intent. I am also co-prime sponsor of HB 1817 (Streamlining Name Change in PA) with Rep La’Tasha D. Mayes to streamline the name change process. As a member of the General Assembly’s LGBTQ Equity Caucus, I will continue to advocate for, support, and write legislation that removes barriers and burdens from procedural, administrative needs in PA."SIMONE COLLINS- R
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MELISSA CERRATO- D
ALLEN ARTHUR ANDERSON- R
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✅ *NANCY GUENST- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBT Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
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✅*BEN SANCHEZ- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Co-sponsor of the Fairness Act (HB 300). Prime sponsor of Pennsylvania's Uniform Parentage Act and legislation which would ban the LGBTQ+ panic defense in legal proceedings in Pennsylvania. A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I’m a dedicated ally, legislatively and in every other way possible. We hang the pride flag in my district office for all the world to see that we are a safe place for everyone. We have also hosted an LGBTQ+ resource fair and consistently participate in and advocate to advance the cause."
JOSEPH J ROONEY- R
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NAPOLEON NELSON- D
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✅*DANIELLE FRIEL OTTEN- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
On the issue of Transgender students participating in publicly funded school athletic programs said,
"This harmful bill was put forth solely as a distraction by lawmakers who would rather stir up a culture war against transgender children and young adults than address their own failures to improve the lives of Pennsylvanians. I will continue to stand up for the rights of girls who are simply trying to be accepted and understood."
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RODNEY SIMON- R
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CHRIS PIELLI- D
KRIS R VOLLRATH- R
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✅MELISSA SHUSTERMAN- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the Bicameral Pennsylvania LGBPTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
REGINA MAURO- R
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✅ CHRISTINA D SAPPEY- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
Opposes efforts at state or school district levels to restrict curricula, ban books, or curtail educatioal matierals, or individual expression of educators, because of LGBTQ+ content: "My opponent, Tina Ayala, is a strong supporter of book banning and curriculum control for parents."
"Thank you for the opportunity to be endorsed. Many of my friends are members of the LGBTQ+ community and your safety and rights mean a great deal to me!"
TINA AYALA- R
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CAROL KAZEEM- D
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ELIZABETH R MORO- D
CRAIG WILLIAMS- R
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✅*LEANNE KRUEGER- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Co-sponsored the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
JOHN MANCINELLI JR- R
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DAVE DELLOSO- D
GABRIELLA MENDEZ- R
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✅HEATHER BOYD- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
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GINA CURY- D
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✅*JENNIFER O'MARA- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I am deeply committed to advancing LGBTQ rights and ensuring equality for all. Throughout my career, I have championed policies that protect and uplift the LGBTQ community, from advocating for inclusive anti-discrimination laws to supporting comprehensive healthcare access. Your endorsement would not only be an honor but a partnership in our shared mission to create a society where everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, can live openly and proudly."
LIZ PIAZZA- R
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GREG VITALI- D
KAY DUGERY- R
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✅KRISTINE HOWARD- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information
MELISSA DICRANIAN- R
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✅LISA A BOROWSKI- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Co-sponsor of the Fairness Act (HB 300). Co-sponsor of the Rights and Protections for All Students Act (HB 1999). A member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
"I am a proud co-sponsor of the Fairness Act and the intent to include members of the LGBTQIA+ community as a protected class under the PA Human Relations Act and end discrimination when it comes to employment, housing, and other public programs."
"We need to help protect providers who are caring for our LGBTQIA+ community, not make it harder for them to provide necessary gender affirming care."
KATHRYN BUCKLEY- R
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🚫KATE A KLUNK- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫*MARTINA WHITE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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🚫KERRY A BENNINGHOFF- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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SEAN DOUGHERTY- D
AIZAZ GILL- R
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PAT GALLAGHER- D
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ED NEILSON- D
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✅ MARYLOUISE ISAACSON- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Long time supporter of LGBTQ+ issues in the Lehigh Valley. Co- sponsored the Fairness Act (HB 300). Is a member of the bicameral Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Click here for questions and legislation information.
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HOPE CHRISTMAN- D
🚫JACK RADER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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JOE HOHENSTEIN- D
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EMMA ROSENTHAL- D
🚫*KRISTIN MARCELL- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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JASON DAWKINS- D
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JOSE A GIRAL- D
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MALCOLM KENYATTA- D
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BEN WAXMAN- D
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✅JOE LENZI- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Supports the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫*ZACH MAKO- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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ELIZABETH FIEDLER- D
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REGINA G YOUNG- D
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JORDAN A HARRIS- D
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✅ STEFANIE RAFES- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Long time supporter of LGBTQ+ issues in the Lehigh Valley. Co- sponsored the Fairness Act (HB 300). Click here for questions and legislation information.
This is a close and key race in the PA State HouseGARY DAY- R
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RICK KRAJEWSKI- D
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TARAH PROBST- D
LISA VANWHY- R
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RONI GREEN- D
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JOANNA E MCCLINTON- D
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MORGAN CEPHAS- D
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🚫TORREN ECKER- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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TARIK KHAN- D
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DONNA BULLOCK- D
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🚫SETH M GROVE- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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DANILO BURGOS- D
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DARISHA K PARKER- D
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✅ RICK CHRISTIE- D
Endorsed by Keystone Equality, 100% positive on LGBTQ+ issues and legislation. Long time supporter of LGBTQ+ issues in the Lehigh Valley. Co- sponsored the Fairness Act (HB 300).. Click here for questions and legislation information.
🚫BARB GLEIM- R
Has not returned questionnaire. Voted against the Fairness Act (HB 300)
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CHRIS RABB- D
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ANDRE D CARROLL- D
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JARED SOLOMON- D
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ANTHONY BELLMON- D
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