March 25: Coronavirus Impact on PA Primary, with PA Dept. of State

Kathy Boockvar, PA Secretary of the Commonwealth, is poised to address the prospect of delaying the state’s primary election due to the coronavirus outbreak.  New changes designed to make voting easier, including a mail-in ballot, could come into play in order to avoid gathering in large groups at the polls.   Another aspect of the department’s […]

March 16, 2020: Mike Cammisa, Republican for Congress, District 8

Mike Cammisa worked on Capitol Hill raising funds for political action committees.  While he was in Washington, he was able to see first-hand the shortcomings of government.  As a candidate for congress, he’s looking forward to reducing regulatory and tax burdens on small businesses.  He also wants to repeal District 8’s controversial “Rain Tax”.   Located […]

March 17, 2020: Scott Conklin, Democrat for PA Auditor General

The job of Pennsylvania’s auditor general is to make sure state funds are spent legally and properly.  Democrats are lining up for April’s primary to replace current auditor general Eugene DePasquale, who is not permitted to run for a third term.   Scott Conklin says his legislative experience in the House of Representatives since 2007 makes […]

March 9, 2020: Christina Hartman, Democrat for PA Auditor General

Pennsylvania’s auditor general is considered the state’s fiscal watchdog.  The office is charged with ensuring that all state money, including taxpayer dollars, is spent legally and properly.  Christina Hartman, a consultant for nonprofits, says her experience auditing programs funded by taxpayers makes her a good fit for the job.   She’s running for state auditor general […]

March 10, 2020: Teddy Daniels, Republican for Congress, District 8

Teddy Daniels calls himself a “pro-Trump conservative Republican.”   After he retired from being a police officer,  he enlisted in the Army Infantry and was wounded in action.   As a candidate for congress, Mr. Daniels says his priorities include lowering prescription drug prices, ending “surprise” billing for patients, and securing our southern border.  He’s running in […]

March 2, 2020: Eugene DePasquale, Democrat for Congress, District 10

Eugene DePasquale is currently the auditor general of Pennsylvania.  He plans to take lessons learned from his experience and apply them to the federal government as a new congressman.  Mr. DePasquale says congress members shouldn’t be paid if they can’t prevent a government shut-down in the event of a budget impasse.   He wants to expand […]

March 3, 2020: Andy Meehan, Republican for Congress, District 1

Andy Meehan says his only formal political experience up to this point has been working on behalf of the Trump campaigns of 2016 and 2020.   Mr. Meehan says the failure of congressman Brian Fitzpatrick motivated him to run against the incumbent in April’s primary election.  He opposes “red flag” gun laws, and government funding of […]

March 4, 2020: Harry Haas, Republican for Congress, District 8

Harri Haas has been a member of  Luzerne County Council since 2012.  He lives in Kingston, and teaches history at Dallas Middle School.  Mr. Haas  wants to address the “rain tax”, which  is a stormwater fee imposed on local property owners in his area that complies with federal rules.  Mr. Haas is running in April’s […]

February 24, 2020: Affordable Housing with PA Housing Finance Agency

The cost of owning a home can be a daunting financial challenge.  The PA Housing Finance Agency works to provide affordable homeownership for low and moderate income families, and people with special needs.  PHFA says their mortgage programs and investments in multi-family housing developments have saved 50,000 families from foreclosure.  They also take credit for […]

February 25, 2020: Tom Brier, Democrat for Congress, District 10

Tom Brier is a 27-year-old author and attorney from Hershey, PA.  He says his youthful energy and willingness to consider policies from the Democratic left separate him from his opponent in the primary, Eugene DePasquale.  He wants to address gun violence in schools because he says students he’s talked to say that’s their number one […]