2024 PA Ballot Breakdown

Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz (Democrat)(President/Vice President)

Key Campaign Points:

Economy
- Public funding for pre-educational programs
- No tax on tips
Workers rights
- Rasinging the minimum wage
Environment/Climate change
- Wants to hold corporations accountable for pollution
- Clean energy initiatives
- Cut household energy cost
Immigration
- Wants to secure borders
- Focused on reform and enforcement
Reproductive rights/ LGBTQ+
- Opposes restrictions on Roe v. Wade
- Legal protection against discrimination against LGBTQ
Israel v. Palestine
- Two-state solution in Israel v. Palestine

Donald J Trump and JD Vance (Republican)(President/Vice President)

Key Campaign Points:

Imagration
- Resuming construction to the border wall
- Designating Mexican drug cartels as terroist organizations
- Restrict welfare and work permits for illegal aliens
Economy
- Tariffs of China to protect US jobs
- No social security tax for seniors
- Tax cuts
- No tax on tips
Crime and Policing
- Wants to make drug-related penalties toughe
- Increased legal protections
Education
- School choice
- Restricting gender-related programs in schools
- He wants to go back to traditional education
Energy and Climate
- Withdraw from the Parris climate agreement
- Favors traditional energy sources to those like wind power.
LGBTQ+ Rights
- Ban on gender-affirming surgery fro minors
- Banning transgender women from competing in sports

Robert P. Casey JR (Democrat) (State Senator)

Key Campaign Points:

“Greedflation”
- Against big corporations inflating their prices beyond realistic prices
Labor Rights
- Aims to secure federal funding for workers
Union rights
- Strong supporter of unions
Economic changes for working families
- Lower living cost
- Affordable healthcare
- Other cheaper essentials for these families
Consumer protections
- Wants pricing protections
- Wants to stop “junk fees”

Dave Mccormick (Republican) (State Senator)

Key Campaign Points:

Security on the border and economy
- Wants to increase security
- stop fentanyl related problems by securing the boarder
China policy
- threat to US economy
- advocate for economic decoupling
Government reform
- aims to create a limit to carreer politicians to limit their influence
- wants to realocate government agencies to PA which would help our local economy
Abortion
- Pro-life
- says states should make their own decision
Gun rights
- supports the 2nd amendment right
- wants to improve background checks for gun buyers
crime
School security
- expand school security
- increase mental health programs

Eugene Depasquale (Democrat)(Attorney General)

Key Campaign Points:

Protecting Elections in PA
- Wants to help make sure PA elections stay fair
Advocate for Reproductive rights
- Will not allow any reproductive freedoms to be taken away
LGBTQ+
- Wants to take heavy action and increase penalties for hate crimes against LGBTQ+
Consumer rights
- Stands up against corporate abuse
- Wants to keep prices in a good spot
Gun Violence
- “Red flag” act
- People who are thought to pose a danger are flagged
Mental Health
- Addressing mental health to stop crime

Dave Sunday (Republican)(Attorney General)

Key Campaign Points:

Violent crime reduction
- Helped achieve a 36% drop in gun violence in york County
Opioid crisis
- Support services for opioid users
Protects the old
- Wants to help protect the old from fraud and scam
Law enforcement support
- Aims to focus on support for police and other agencies
Transparency
- Wants a community-driven government

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