Candidate Survey Responses — Southeast PA


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Under each candidate’s name, we shared their answer to the question:

 

“Would you support legislation that establishes a program for paid family and medical leave so that families and employees can take time off when needed?”

 

PA House
Candidates

Other PA
Candidates

House Districts 5-147

  • Barry Jozwiak (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Amen Brown (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • David Cunningham (D)
    Did Not Respond

    John Lawrence (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Laurie Smith (D)
    Did Not Respond

    K.C. Tomlinson (R)
    Yes — Cosponsor of The Family Care Act (HB 1200)

  • Joshua Siegel (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Robert Smith (R)
    Yes.
    I would co-sponsor the bill. I have an employee that needs to go home and give his wife her insulin, and sometimes an aide does not show up. People need to go home and take care of love ones.”

  • Paul Friel (D)

    Timothy Hennessey (R)
    Yes — Cosponsor of The Family Care Act (HB 1200)

  • Tim Brennan (D)
    Yes.
    “This is long overdue.”

    Diane Smith (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Rob Ronky (I)
    Did Not Respond

  • Perry Warren (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)
    “New Jersey has a successful paid family and medical leave program, and short term disability, which operates like the unemployment program. I support legislation that would provide a similar family and medical leave program to Pennsylvania workers.”

    Bernie Sauer (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Mindy Fee (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Brett Miller (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Favyan Asia (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Keith Greiner (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Anne Rivers (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Ryan Warner (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Steven Malagari (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Jennifer Neha Sodha (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Liz Hanbidge (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Jessie Bradica (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Matthew Bradford (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Arthur Bustard (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Dan Williams (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Dale Hensel (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • P. Michael Sturla (D)
    Yes.
    “I have consistently supported and co-sponsored paid family and medical leave during my tenure as State Representative.”

    April Weaver (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Steven Mentzer (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Mark Temons (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Tom Jones (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Joshua Gerber (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Joshua Caltagirone (D)
    Did Not Respond

    David H. Zimmerman (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Bryan Cutler (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Cavi Miller (D)
    Did Not Respond

    John Schlegel (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Laura Quick (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Russell Diamond (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Joanne Stehr (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Kathleen Benyak (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Tim Twardzik (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Tina Burns (D)
    Yes.

    James Barton (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Mark Rozzi (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    James Oswald (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Manuel Guzman (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Vincent Gagliardo Jr. (R)
    Yes.
    “PROVIDED the program is written to benefit true family medical situations. Too many people are making a career out of “beating the system.”

  • Mark Gillen (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D)
    Yes.

    Barry Llewellyn (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • David Maloney (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Kevin Branco (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Milou Mackenzie (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Michael Schlossberg (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Bethney Finch (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Matthew Schutter (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Jeanne McNeill (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

  • Peter Schweyer (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Brent Labenberg (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Steve Samuelson (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Robert Freeman (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Anna Thomas (D)
    Yes.

    Joe Emrick (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Ann Flood (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • John Galloway (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

  • Tina Davis (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Kelly Bellerby-Allen (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Anthony Portillo (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Mark Moffa (D)
    Yes.
    Paid family leave is crucial for our economy. It encourages employees to return to work therefore companies can retail taken and decrease turnover rate. It also improves public health by allowing parents to care for their children and themselves, reducing the spread of illness and even potentially improving mental health.”

    Joseph Hogan (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Gwendolyn Stoltz (D)
    Yes.
    “As a working parent that had to make difficult decisions when my children were little, I know first hand the impact that paid family leave could have. It could be the difference between staying at a job or not and then struggling to re-enter the workforce years down the line.”

    Shelby Labs (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Brian Munroe (D)
    Did Not Respond

    F. Todd Polinchock (R)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

  • James Miller (D)
    Yes.

    Craig Staats (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Lula Vanliew (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Joseph Ciresi (D)
    Yes.

  • Alexandra Wisser (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Donna Scheuren (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Mary Jo Daley (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

House Districts 149-203

  • Tim Briggs (D)
    Yes.
    “I have introduced HB 788 a paid family leave bill in the House the last few terms.”

  • Joseph Webster (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Beth Ann Bittner Mazza (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Melissa Cerrato (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Todd Stephens (R)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

  • Nancy Guenst (D)
    Yes.

    John Weinrich Sr. (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Ben Sanchez (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Larry Ulrich (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Napoleon Nelson (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Angelina Banks (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Danielle Friel Otten (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Kyle Scribner (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Christopher Pielli (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Heidi Vanderwaal (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Melissa Shusterman (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Sarah Marvin (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Christina Sappey (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Leon Spencer (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Carol Kazeem (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Ruth Moton (R)
    Yes.

  • Catherine Spahr (D)
    Yes.

    Craig Williams (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Leanne Krueger (D)
    Yes.

    Edward Mongelluzzo (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • David Delloso (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Michelle Mattus (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Michael Zabel (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Kenneth P. Rucci (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Alfe Goodwin (L)
    Yes.
    “Let's save our families by providing the support needed.”

  • Gina Curry (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Jennifer O'Mara (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Nichole Missino (R)
    Did Not Respond

    William Foster (Fostering Our Vote)
    Did Not Respond

  • Gregory Vitali (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Kimberly Razzano (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Edward Clifford III (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Kristine Howard (D)
    Yes.

    Gail Newman (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Lisa Borowski (D)
    Yes.

    Christopher Quinn (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Martina White (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Kevin Boyle (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Al Taubenberger (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Patrick Gallagher (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Ed Neilson (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Mary Isaacson (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

  • Joseph Hohenstein (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

    Mark Lavelle (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Ilya Breyman (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Kristin Marcell (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Jason Dawkins (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Jose Giral (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Malcolm Kenyatta (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Benjamin Waxman (D)
    Yes.

    Albert Robles (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Zachary Mako (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Elizabeth Fiedler (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Marjilyn Murray (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Regina Young (D)
    Yes.

  • Jordan Harris (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Ryan Mackenzie (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Rick Krajewski (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)

  • G. Roni Green (D)
    Did Not Respond

    James Jackson (I)
    Did Not Respond

  • Joanna McClinton (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Morgan Cephas (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Tarik Khan (D)
    Yes.

    Torren Danowski (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Donna Bullock (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Danilo Burgos (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Darisha Parker (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Christopher Rabb (D)
    Yes.

    Kionna West (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Stephen Kinsey (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Jared Solomon (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Anthony Bellmon (D)
    Did Not Respond

PA Senate Candidates

  • Christine Tartaglione (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (SB 580)

  • Art Haywood (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Ann Marie Mitchell (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Frank Farry (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Brandon Bentrim (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Anthony Williams (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Steve Santarsiero (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (SB 580)

    Matt McCullough (R)
    Yes.

  • Maria Collett (D)
    Yes — Lead cosponsor of the Family Care Act (SB 580)

    Rob Davies (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Nick Miller (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Dean Browning (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Mark Pinsley (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Jarrett Coleman (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Lisa Boscola (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (SB 580)

    John Merhottein (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Jill Dennin (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Tracy Pennycuick (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Timothy Kearney (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (SB 580)
    “People that can take care of their families are better workers”

    Frank Agovino (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Katie Muth (D)
    Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (SB 580)

    Jessica Florio (R)
    Did Not Respond

  • Calvin Clements (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Chris Gebhard (R)
    Did Not Respond

 

US Congressional Candidates
(House of Representatives)

  • Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Ashley Ehasz (D)
    Yes.

  • Aaron Bashir (R)
    Yes.
    “Stronger, prosperous, and connected Family are one of the most important themes of my congressional campaign. I would love to advocate for the programs that can help working families to achieve those goals.”

    Brendan Boyle (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Dwight Evans (D)
    Yes.
    “We need to invest in a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program – one that provides equal access to benefits for all workers, not just the highest earners. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the FAMILY Act (H.R. 804), which would create a national family and medical leave insurance program.“

    Christopher Hoeppner (Socialist Workers Party)
    Did Not Respond

  • Christian Nascimento (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Juriss Kallatar (L)
    Did Not Respond

    Madeleine Dean (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • David Lewczyk Galluch (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Robert Margus (L)
    Did Not Respond

  • Guy Louis Ciarrocchi (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Christina Jampoler Houlahan (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Lisa Jane Scheller (R)
    Did Not Respond

    Susan Wild (D)
    Did Not Respond

  • Bob Hollister (D)
    Yes.

    Mike Doyle (R)
    Did Not Respond

 

Statewide Ballot Candidates

  • Josh Shapiro (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Doug Mastriano (R)
    Yes.
    “Family values are an important part of my policy platform. Individuals should not have to sacrifice a career to start a family.”

    Matt Hackenburg (L)
    Did Not Respond

    Joe Soloski (K)
    Did Not Respond

  • Timothy McMaster (L)
    No.
    ”I would oppose any new program that increases the tax burden to the voters of PA.”

  • John Fetterman (D)
    Did Not Respond

    Mehmet Oz (R)
    Did Not Respond