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
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Barry Jozwiak (R)
Did Not Respond -
Amen Brown (D)
Did Not Respond -
David Cunningham (D)
Did Not RespondJohn Lawrence (R)
Did Not Respond -
Laurie Smith (D)
Did Not RespondK.C. Tomlinson (R)
Yes — Cosponsor of The Family Care Act (HB 1200) -
Joshua Siegel (D)
Did Not RespondRobert 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 RespondRob 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 RespondFavyan Asia (L)
Did Not Respond -
Keith Greiner (R)
Did Not Respond -
Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D)
Did Not RespondAnne 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 RespondJessie Bradica (R)
Did Not Respond -
Matthew Bradford (D)
Did Not RespondArthur 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 RespondTom Jones (R)
Did Not RespondJoshua Gerber (L)
Did Not Respond -
Joshua Caltagirone (D)
Did Not RespondDavid H. Zimmerman (R)
Did Not Respond -
Bryan Cutler (R)
Did Not Respond -
Cavi Miller (D)
Did Not RespondJohn Schlegel (R)
Did Not Respond -
Laura Quick (D)
Did Not RespondRussell Diamond (R)
Did Not Respond -
Joanne Stehr (R)
Did Not Respond -
Kathleen Benyak (D)
Did Not RespondTim 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 RespondVincent 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 RespondMilou Mackenzie (R)
Did Not Respond -
Michael Schlossberg (D)
Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)Bethney Finch (R)
Did Not RespondMatthew Schutter (L)
Did Not Respond -
Jeanne McNeill (D)
Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200) -
Peter Schweyer (D)
Did Not RespondBrent 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 RespondAnthony 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 RespondF. Todd Polinchock (R)
Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200) -
James Miller (D)
Yes.Craig Staats (R)
Did Not RespondLula Vanliew (L)
Did Not Respond -
Joseph Ciresi (D)
Yes. -
Alexandra Wisser (D)
Did Not RespondDonna Scheuren (R)
Did Not Respond -
Mary Jo Daley (D)
Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)
House Districts 149-203
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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 RespondTodd 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 RespondHeidi 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 RespondLeon Spencer (R)
Did Not Respond -
Carol Kazeem (D)
Did Not RespondRuth 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 RespondMichelle Mattus (R)
Did Not Respond -
Michael Zabel (D)
Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (HB 1200)Kenneth P. Rucci (R)
Did Not RespondAlfe 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 RespondWilliam Foster (Fostering Our Vote)
Did Not Respond -
Gregory Vitali (D)
Did Not RespondKimberly Razzano (R)
Did Not RespondEdward 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 RespondAl 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 RespondKristin 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 RespondMarjilyn 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 RespondJames 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
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Christine Tartaglione (D)
Yes — Cosponsor of the Family Care Act (SB 580) -
Art Haywood (D)
Did Not Respond -
Ann Marie Mitchell (D)
Did Not RespondFrank Farry (R)
Did Not RespondBrandon 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 RespondDean Browning (R)
Did Not Respond -
Mark Pinsley (D)
Did Not RespondJarrett 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 RespondTracy 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 RespondChris Gebhard (R)
Did Not Respond
US Congressional Candidates
(House of Representatives)
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Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
Did Not RespondAshley 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 RespondJuriss Kallatar (L)
Did Not RespondMadeleine Dean (D)
Did Not Respond -
David Lewczyk Galluch (R)
Did Not RespondMary Gay Scanlon (D)
Did Not RespondRobert Margus (L)
Did Not Respond -
Guy Louis Ciarrocchi (R)
Did Not RespondChristina Jampoler Houlahan (D)
Did Not Respond -
Lisa Jane Scheller (R)
Did Not RespondSusan Wild (D)
Did Not Respond -
Bob Hollister (D)
Yes.Mike Doyle (R)
Did Not Respond
Statewide Ballot Candidates
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Josh Shapiro (D)
Did Not RespondDoug 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 RespondJoe 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 RespondMehmet Oz (R)
Did Not Respond