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10.What office are you seeking?(Required.)

11.Are you the incumbent?(Required.)

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12.If yes, year first elected.

13.With which party are you registered?(Required.)

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14.Please list union leaders you seek input from when developing your agenda.

15.Who are your opponents?

16.What is your strategy to win office?

17.Have you sought endorsement from any other AFSCME Affiliates?(Required.)

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18.What significant endorsements have you received from organizations and individuals?(Required.)

19.Beyond our public endorsement, what specific support are you seeking from AFSCME DC 47?(Required.)

20.Briefly describe what will be your top priorities and issue areas of focus if elected.(Required.)

21.Please explain why you seek Labor's endorsement.(Required.)

22.Do you support raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to a living wage? If so, to what amount?(Required.)

23.What measures would you support to reduce the cost of living in Pennsylvania such as housing and utilities?

24.Would you support requirements that evictions be carried out by a public entity which could not be contracted to a private party? Would you support additional requirements for carrying out evictions?

25.What public services in Pennsylvania do you think are underfunded, and what is your plan to support funding for those services?

26.What measures would you support to provide guaranteed capital funding for reliable public transportation systems in Pennsylvania? What plan do you have for funding the expansion and modernization of those systems?

27.How would you increase Pennsylvanians’ access to health care?

28.As Governor/Lieutenant Governor, would you support legislation that guarantees access to all reproductive healthcare including continued access to abortion?

29.What funding and legislation would you support to combat the Opioid Epidemic?

30.Do you support creating an agency that extends OSHA protections to public employees in Pennsylvania?

31.Do you support the current system of defined benefit pensions for state and local public employees?

32.Would you support legislation that improves the defined benefit pension plans for public sector employees and retirees?

33.How would you work to support, strengthen and diversify unions in PA?

34.How would you protect and expand voting rights and ease of voter access in Pennsylvania?

35.Would you support public funding for state and local political campaigns in Pennsylvania? What other measures would you support to reduce the role of big money in politics?

36.What is your position on DEI initiatives that promote inclusivity, protect freedom of expression, remove barriers, and provide opportunities for all Pennsylvanians?

37.Should Pennsylvania adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism? Why or why not?

38.Do you support current anti-BDS laws in Pennsylvania and would you support ongoing efforts by the legislature to expand such laws by prohibiting the State Treasurer and state retirement systems from boycotting or divesting from Israeli companies or companies that support the Israeli occupation of Palestine?

39.In what circumstances would you request support from the National Guard in Pennsylvania?

40.What would you do as Governor/Lieutenant Governor if the Federal Executive sent the National Guard to Pennsylvania without your invitation?

41.Do you support a statewide ban on 287(g) agreements between ICE and local law enforcement agencies?

42.What criteria do you consider for making (GOV) or recommending (LG) pardons or commutations?

43.Do you support publicly funded reentry programs for previously incarcerated individuals? Would you support additional incentives for employers to hire previously incarcerated individuals?

44.Would you support banning private operation of prisons? Why or why not?

45.What funding plans would you propose in the PA budget for diversion programs for various issues, including drug offenders, and access to mental health treatment?

46.Would you engage members of the legislative body to give counties more control over gun laws? If so, what measures would you support? If not, why?

47.What is your position on the state's current drug laws? Would you support legalizing Marijuana for recreational use? Please explain your position.

48.Do you support capital punishment? Do you support maintaining the moratorium on executions in Pennsylvania?

49.Do you support amending the Pennsylvania constitution to remove the uniformity clause? Are there other measures you would support to make state and local taxes more progressive and equitable?

50.Do you support legislation that would allow localities to require PILOTs (payments in lieu of taxes) for large non-profits? Are there other forms of leverage you'd explore that do not require rescinding that prohibition from the state legislature?

51.What measures would you take to unfreeze Federal funds to governments, institutions, and companies in Pennsylvania?

52.Pennsylvania, like most states, provides a host of tax incentive programs to businesses and developers such as the Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) and Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). Do you think the current incentive structure is effective or should it be modified? Please explain.

53.What are your plans to address the 2023 court decision highlighting constitutional deficiencies of public funding for public education?

54.What is your view on charter schools? What reforms would you support for oversight and regulation of charter schools?

55.What are your views on public tax money to be used for private schools? What are your views on educational tax credits?

56.How would you increase Pennsylvanians’ access to higher education? Would you consider making the state’s public colleges and universities tuition-free for Pennsylvania residents?

57.Since Pennsylvania withdrew from RGGI this year, what measures would you support to expand the use of clean and renewable energy sources, to combat climate change and to promote environmental justice?

58.How would you regulate the rapid growth of data centers operating in the Commonwealth and the impact they have on the electric grid and environment?

59.In addition to climate change, water pollution is a big concern in the commonwealth. What steps would you take to clean up the 27,886 miles of polluted waterways?