Currently holds the office of Allegheny County: Penn Hills Township Mayor until December 31, 2027.
Candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 32 in 2024 Pennsylvania Primary Election.
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Get StartedIn our Commonwealth, abortion is still regulated by the Abortion Control Act in the Pennsylvania criminal code. Abortion is not a crime and that needs to be fixed. Rather, it is an element of women’s healthcare and no government at any level should interfere with a woman’s personal healthcare choices. Learn more
Voting should be easy and accessible for everyone, and we should build on the positive changes we’ve made in Pennsylvania. Voting by mail, automatic registration for qualified voters, and tearing down barriers to voting are all critical to protecting our democracy. Learn more
She has expanded her commitment to keeping our streets safe beyond Penn Hills by extending police protection to neighboring Verona when their balance sheets made it necessary to cut their law enforcement budget. Learn more
It is imperative that the legislature restructure education funding in a way that is substantially less reliant on property taxes. The best way to do that is to significantly increase the state’s share of public education funding by infusing revenue from broader-based tax sources, especially for low-wealth school districts. Learn more
It is a worthy goal to reach zero-carbon emissions in our lifetime, but it is important to do it in a way that balances our need for a greener planet with the necessity of family-sustaining good jobs — and we have the opportunity to do both. That means embracing science to help us transition to a greener economy and making sure workers are part of that transition. Carbon capture technology, investing in nuclear energy, domestic mining for the raw materials used in high-tech industries, as well as manufacturing components used in solar panels, wind turbines and other green technologies, all provide exciting pathways to a greener economy transition that brings workers along. Learn more
I strongly support expanding background checks to ensure they cover all firearm transfers and implementing reasonable waiting periods. Pennsylvania also needs to pass a red-flag law that gets guns out of the hands of those that are a threat to themselves and others, and empower law enforcement to go after those trafficking guns illegally. Additionally, I support President Biden’s call to ban assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines. Learn more
Healthcare costs pose a tremendous burden for Pennsylvania families, and Americans pay some of the highest prices in the world for medical care and prescription drugs. We should hold pharmaceutical and insurance companies accountable to make sure they can’t take advantage of people facing life’s biggest challenges. Pennsylvania should invest in broadening healthcare access for all and make sure it reaches the rural and historically disadvantaged communities that need it most. Learn more
Investing in infrastructure is a win-win-win. Infrastructure spending enhances public safety, improves the quality of life and creates good paying jobs in the process. Presently, the Commonwealth is sitting on a “rainy day fund” and budget surplus of nearly $14 billion dollars. A decade ago, a Standard & Poors report projected at the time $1.3 billion dollars in infrastructure spending would create 29,000 jobs and $2 billion dollars of economic growth. If we invested half of the $5 billion rainy day fund in infrastructure spending it would create a job-increasing economic stimulus that would pay dividends for years. Learn more
Our Commonwealth Court in ruling our system of funding public education is unconstitutional made it clear that there needs be changes. I agree. First, we need to shift the funding for public education to be less dependent on property taxes and more reliant on broader-based, less regressive financing. Second, we need to establish a statewide property tax reassessment system that protects homeowners and small businesses from burdensome reassessment tax shock., especially for our senior neighbors. And thirdly, we need to develop a “fair share” mechanism for large tax-exempt non-profits to help pay for the public services they receive. Learn more
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