Description of office: The General Assembly is the legislative branch of government in Pennsylvania. It is composed of two houses: the Senate is the upper house, and the House of Representatives is the lower house. A majority vote in both houses is necessary to pass a law. The PA Senate consists of 50 members, representing one district each, with an equal number of constituents. Senators must be at least 25 years old, have been a citizen and a resident of the state four years and a resident of their respective districts one year before their election, and shall reside in their respective districts during their terms of service. The Senate develops budget packages, makes taxation decisions, allocates spending, and passes laws (including redistricting in collaboration with the House of Representatives). In addition, the Senate tries officials impeached by the House and authorizes executive appointments. Senators serve on various policy committees that may propose legislation.Term: 4 years Salary: $113,591Vote for ONE.
County
Montgomery
Occupation
lawyer
Education
Morehouse College, London School of Economics and Political Science, U Michigan Law School
Qualifications
12 years of successful advocacy for neighbors in Harrisburg and in district
The cost of living is a pressing matter that can be addressed in part by a) raising pay and the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour, b) advocacy to restore access to food and healthcare that has been denied by Trump regime, and c) advocacy to end the war in Iran to bring down gas prices. In addition we must address the violations of our dignity from discrimination, ICE brutality, restrictions on women's health care, and degradation of the only environment we have, earth.
1) pre canvassing of mail in ballots starting 5 days before election day to speed mail ballot counting;
2) approve secure drop box mail voting across all counties;
3) approve standard mail voting cure procedures;
4) eliminate mail voting date requirements; and
5) prohibit sharing of voting records with federal government overreach
I have experienced a 9 month, and multiple 3 to 5 month delayed state budgets since 2015. The consequences of delayed budgets are severe. However, remedies must be carefully crafted. For instance, not paying legislators for the period of delays means that those legislators who have resources will have an advantage over those who do not. Automatically renewing the prior year budget improves the position of those who want budget cuts. A two year budget might work.
Yes, the state legislature should act even though state regulation would impact local governments. The statewide impact of data centers on water in particular are far beyond what local governments can manage. In addition, some data centers will require as much power as Pittsburgh. This power demand is far beyond what any local government can manage.
County
Philadelphia
Occupation
Organizer
Education
Lincoln University (Attended) University of Pennsylvania (LPS)
Qualifications
Southern Poverty Law Center Redistricting Advocacy Training, 2025 NAACP Civil Rights & Advocacy Training Institute, 2023 (Cert) Transformative Justice Coalition Leadership Training, 2022 (Cert) PA AFL-CIO COPE Institute, 2018–2019 (Cert) Political Action Chair, PA NAACP, 2020–2022 Center for America
I believe the fascist MAGA agenda is the most pressing issue negatively impacting residents in the PA's 4th Senatorial District. The racism, homophobia, and fake news has caused disruption in our nervous systems. The unconstitutional wars and land grabs have exacerbated the affordability crisis making us choose between paying for gas, groceries or rent, the kidnapping and separation of our Immigrant families, and the constant attempts to hijack our democracy. We can address these issues by organizing and mobilizing, flipping the PA Senate, getting our civil liberties to the ballot, and raising the wage to $15hr. We have to keep marching and winning elections. We have to harness our power from #nokings 3 and fight for every vote we can get.
Although our elections in Pennsylvania are free, fair and secure in Pennsylvania there are steps that we can take to expand democracy and improve participation and civic access. On the state level we can advance automatic voter registration programs, allow for early in-person voting, and require that civic education becomes a mandatory curriculum for juniors and seniors in High School. I believe we need stronger penalties for voter intimidation and "Domestic Election Terrorism" and we must fund election administration efforts. I will be an advocate for open primaries, a state holiday for Election Day and I will be a staunch advocate for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Lastly I will distribute a monthly news letter challenging Fake News!
I support the governors budget as it is aligned with my values and principles as a democratic voter in Pennsylvania. I am disappointed to see us lose Whole Home Repairs and RGGI but the historic investments in education and transit are long overdue and raising the wage should be at the top of our list for moral action items. We have to flip the Pennsylvania State Senate to make sure the budget is enacted in a timely manner. Senate Republicans are holding the budget hostage because they want to keep the minimum wage at $7.25 and they believe our schools and children aren't worth $900 million out of $53 billion dollars or that funding for home repairs will build generational wealth and health. No matter what we have to flip the State Senate.
Yes! Absolutely! Data center execs and developers will exploit our environment, raise our energy bills, contaminate our water and then disappear to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines while Pennsylvania residents suffer. I believe we need to implement a task force to conduct thorough and accurate research on data centers and the impact they have on our environment and utility costs. I also believe in putting zoning variances on the ballot, the neighbors should decide whether or not a data center is built their community. We have to enforce environmental sustainability ordinances like bring your own energy and equitable community benefit agreements in addition to closing tax loopholes or abatements that let billionaires off the "grid" in PA.
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