Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, District 27, 2020

No caucus information on file.

Director, Children's Summer Musical Program, Selinsgrove Regional Engagement Center, 2017-present

Youth Pastor, St. Paul's UCC, 2017-2019

Chair, Snyder County Democratic Committee, 2020-present

State Committee Member, Snyder County, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 2017-present

Member, Climate Reality Project, Present

Facilitator, HUB for Progress

Member, Rivertown Coalition, Present

Vice Chair, Snyder County Democratic Committee, 2008-2020

Pets (include names):

Morty, Boston Terrier and Siegel for PA Senate Director of Morale

Priority Issues:

Rural people are too often ignored in Harrisburg. A lack of affordable and accessible healthcare has devastated rural people. The burdensome added costs of the Gas Tax have hit us hard because we drive everywhere. Our local schools, farms, and businesses are struggling, while career politicians remain silent. This is why rural people need a bill of rights The Rural Bill of Rights.

Rights such as:
1. Access to Hospitals and Affordable Healthcare
2. Access to Broadband and Cell Phone Service
3. Access to Public Transportation
4. Investment in Public Education
5. Protection and Growth of Family Farms
6. Access to Good Paying Jobs and Worker Protections
7. Infrastructure Investments
8. Support of Local Businesses
9. Access to Clean Air, Water, and Land
10. Upholding the PA and US Constitutions.

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I know how corporate greed and negligence can harm hardworking people. As a child my grandmother took me for a walk in the woods, where she showed me the unlined ash dam pit that had poisoned their well. The water contamination caused my uncle to develop ulcerative colitis, which progressed to colon cancer because he was unable to afford treatment. Like many proud rural natives, he could not bear to take money from family members to help defray his healthcare costs and passed away at a young age. A I vow to be a staunch defender of our state's constitutional guarantee of clean air, soil, and water. I believe that access to healthcare is a fundamental right and I will be a champion for single payer in Pennsylvania.

In the last year, I also watched two of the largest employers in the region shutter their doors and renege on their obligations to their employees. As a state senator, I will work tirelessly for every hardworking Pennsylvanian because we matter.