Candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 36 in 2020 Pennsylvania Primary Election.
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Get StartedMark believes that decisions regarding reproduction and sexual health should be left solely to each individual. He opposes any law that would attempt to restrict access to reproductive rights already guaranteed by court decisions like Roe v. Wade, and supports increasing funding to family planning agencies. Learn more
Mark supports expanding protection based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression to all laws that protect individuals from discrimination in employment, education, housing, and otherwise. Learn more
Mark supports expanding current laws to increase accommodations for the disabled. Learn more
Pennsylvania has entirely too many people in prison for non-violent offenses. Mark supports the elimination of for-profit prisons, and also supports programs that allow non-violent offenders (particularly minors) alternatives to prison. He also believes we should reexamine our sentencing standards and policies. Learn more
Mark supports giving funding to police departments statewide to provide for training on implicit bias and deescalation techniques. He also supports amending state laws to hold law enforcement officers accountable when they injure or kill a civilian without justification. Learn more
Ark believes that strict incarceration laws are not the solution. Mark also believes that people often need help with these types of struggles, and wants to set up programs for rehabilitation, job placement, and housing assistance. Learn more
Mark supports the full legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational use. Learn more
. Harrisburg has an obligation to provide and fund good schools and educational opportunities for our youth and our adults. Mark intends to make sure Harrisburg does that. Learn more
Mark believes in climate change and science. He seeks to invest in a renewable energy grid. Learn more
Mark believes that burden creates an insidious opportunity for interest groups and money to change and pervert politics into something that it should not be. Mark believes that we can reform the election system and the rules on campaign finance to make it both more fair, and also more representative of Pennsylvanians. Learn more
Mark also supports removing tax exempt status from health care giants that make millions of dollars, while forcing patients to have fewer options. Learn more
Mark wants to consider a statewide medical program that would provide healthcare for all Pennsylvanians. Learn more
Mark believes that Pennsylvania, and really most of America, is lagging behind in transportation infrastructure. Mark wants to explore any and all ideas in regards to transportation, including high speed rail across the state, higher investment in public transportation in urban areas, and an end to toll road systems that punish people for living near such a road. Learn more
Mark's legislative priorities include raising the minimum wage; providing protection to LGBTQ employees; providing protected family and medical leave to employees; expanding rights for pregnant workers and their families; and increasing the recovery available to employees who are treated illegally. Learn more
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