County
Montgomery
Occupation
Governor of Pennsylvania
Education
University of Rochester, BA; Georgetown University Law Center, JD
Qualifications
Governor of Pennsylvania, who is fighting every day to Get Stuff Done and protect real freedom in our Commonwealth.
I’ve met with Pennsylvanians on our farms, in our cities, and everywhere in between, and I’ve found that most people want the same key things: good schools, safe communities, good-paying jobs, and their freedoms protected. As Governor, I’ve worked hard to get stuff done on these pressing issues — cutting taxes seven times, securing over $40 billion in private-sector investment, creating over 22,000 good-paying jobs, delivering historic public education funding, and improving public safety by supporting law enforcement and violence prevention programs — but there's more work to do, and I’m going to keep fighting to ensure all Pennsylvanians have the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed here in our Commonwealth.
I believe in our obligation to ensure our kids have access to a thorough and efficient public education. We’ve brought Democrats and Republicans together to invest a record amount in public education and created a new formula that drives that money out to the schools that need it most. With these investments, schools have served over 224 million free breakfasts, 3,000 more students are enrolled in career and technical education courses, the number of new teacher certifications is increasing, regular attendance and graduation rates are up, and Consumer Affairs now ranks us as one of the top states for quality public education in the entire country. I’m committed to continuing to build on that progress and delivering for all Pennsylvanians.
I have been clear that our country needs comprehensive immigration reform in order to have a secure border, a more clear, efficient, orderly immigration process, a path to citizenship for people who have been living here lawfully, and to protect public safety. That is far from what we are seeing from Donald Trump – who has violated constitutional rights, acted outside the law, and brought chaos to communities across this country. As Governor, I have opposed many of those actions – including the Administration’s desire to bring ICE detention centers to Pennsylvania – and I will continue to protect public safety in our Commonwealth while standing up to reckless federal policies that are harming our communities.
Our elections are free, fair, safe, and secure – and I’m continuing protect the security of our elections and our democracy in the face of threats from Donald Trump and his allies. I’m proud to have appointed Al Schmidt as Secretary of State – and since taking office, we’ve strengthened voting rights by implementing automatic voter registration, redesigning mail-in ballots to reduce errors and support county election workers, launching an easy-to-use online ballot request tool, and providing voter resources in multiple languages. I have always stood up for our democracy – and I am going to continue to protect our elections and the right to vote.
County
Bradford
Occupation
Pennsylvania State Treasurer
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Bloomsburg University
Qualifications
30 year U.S. Army Reserve Veteran with three Combat Deployments (Col., Ret.) | Former VP at Global Tungsten & Powders
Pennsylvania families are being squeezed by higher energy bills, failing schools, rising crime, and a government that spends too much while delivering too little. My focus will be simple: make life affordable again, restore safe communities, and create real opportunity. That means unleashing Pennsylvania energy, cutting red tape on job creators, demanding accountability in education, protecting public safety, and bringing fiscal discipline back to Harrisburg. As Treasurer, I returned over $1 billion to taxpayers. As Governor, I’ll bring that same results-driven leadership to lower costs and put Pennsylvania families first.
Every Pennsylvania child deserves access to a great education, no matter their ZIP code or the type of school that best fits their needs. We should absolutely support strong public schools, but families must also have meaningful choices, including charter schools, cyber charters, private schools, and scholarship opportunities. The focus should be on funding students and outcomes, not protecting systems that are failing too many kids. I will fight to ensure parents remain in the driver’s seat, expand high-quality school choice options, and demand accountability so every education dollar is helping students succeed.
Immigration enforcement is primarily a federal responsibility, but Pennsylvania has an obligation to protect its communities and uphold the rule of law. As Governor, I will ensure state agencies fully cooperate with federal authorities when it comes to violent criminals, drug trafficking, and human trafficking. Pennsylvania should never be a sanctuary for those who break our laws. The state’s role is to keep communities safe, prevent taxpayer resources from being misused, and partner with federal officials where public safety is at stake.
Pennsylvanians deserve elections that are easy to participate in and impossible to doubt. I support strong voter ID requirements, accurate voter rolls, chain-of-custody protections for ballots, timely counting, and consistent standards across all 67 counties. We should expand access for eligible voters through clear rules, early preparation, and well-trained local election officials, while cracking down on fraud, noncitizen voting, and administrative loopholes. One illegal vote is one too many. My goal is simple: every legal vote counted, every illegal vote stopped, and every voter confident the system is fair.
