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★ This voter’sNOVEMBER guide was prepared by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life 3 Federation, 2020 for use by persons who view theGENERAL killing of 1 million unborn children each yearELECTION by abortion as a priority issue when voting. Public policy that promotes killing as a solution to our social problems will continue unless we elect candidates who value the protection of human life. On November 3, 2020, voters in PA will have a unique opportunity to stand up for life with their vote at this critical time in the history of our nation. If you do not know your Congressional, state Senate or state House district numbers, call your county election bureau (number on back), give your address and the bureau will give you your district voting information. REPUBLICANS★ COMPARE THE CANDIDATES DEMOCRATS★ ★★★★ PRESIDENT & VICE-PRESIDENT ★★★★ DONALD TRUMP (R) Joe Biden (D) MIKE PENCE (R) Kamala Harris (D) SUPPORT Ban on OPPOSE Ban on taxpayer funding taxpayer funding of abortion of abortion SUPPORT Ban on OPPOSE Ban on unlimited abortions unlimited abortions SUPPORT Ban on OPPOSE Ban on brutal dismember- brutal dismember- ment abortions ment abortions ★★★★★★★★★ PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ★★★★★★★★ ★ HEATHER HEIDELBAUGH (R) – PRO-LIFE Josh Shapiro (D) – PRO-ABORTION ★★★★★★★★★★ PENNSYLVANIA STATE AUDITOR GENERAL ★★★★★★★★★ TIM DEFOOR (R) – PRO-LIFE Nina Ahmad (D) – PRO-ABORTION ★★★★★★★★★★★ PENNSYLVANIA STATE TREASURER ★★★★★★★★★★★ STACY GARRITY (R) – PRO-LIFE Joe Torsella (D) – PRO-ABORTION NOTE: Information on this guide was compiled using candidate questionnaires, public statements, personal interviews or voting records. PRO-LIFE indicates that a candidate supports legislation to protect unborn children and supports positive alternatives to abortion. Pro-life candidates are in bold, except where the candidate is running against a pro-life incumbent. In that case only the pro-life incumbent is in bold. PRO-ABORTION indicates that a candidate will not support legislation to protect unborn children; would add so many exceptions to such legislation to render it meaningless; or, in the case of an incumbent, has a pro-abortion record. ★★★★★★★ PENNSYLVANIA PRO-LIFE FEDERATION’S ★★★★★★★ 2020 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE ★ UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ★ KEY: + Pro-Life: Supports legal protection for preborn children – Pro-Abortion MX Mixed position or record 0 No response / Unknown LP Leans Pro-Life NOTE: Pro-Life candidates are in bold, except where the candidate is running against another pro-life candidate. In that case only the pro-life incumbent is in bold. DISTRICT / COUNTY REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT DISTRICT / COUNTY REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT 01 All Bucks; part Montgomery LP Brian Fitzpatrick – Christina Finello 12 All Bradford; part Centre; all Clinton, + FRED KELLER – Lee Griffin Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin; part 02 Part Philadelphia O David Torres – Brendan Boyle Northumberland; all Perry, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wyoming 03 Part Philadelphia O Michael Harvey – Dwight Evans 13 All Adams, Bedford, Blair, part Cambria, + JOHN JOYCE – Todd Rowley 04 Part Berks, part Montgomery + KATHY BARNETTE – Madeleine Dean part Cumberland; all Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset; part Westmoreland 05 Part Philadelphia, part Chester; + DASHA PRUETT – Mary Gay Scanlon all Delaware; part Montgomery 14 All Fayette, Greene, Washington; + GUY RESCHENTHALER – William Marx part Westmoreland 06 Part Berks, part Chester + JOHN EMMONS – Christina Houlahan All Armstrong; part Butler, part Cambria; 07 All Lehigh; part Monroe; all Northampton LP Lisa Scheller – Susan Wild 15 + GLENN THOMPSON – Robert Williams all Cameron; part Centre; all Clarion, 08 All Lackawanna; part Luzerne, part Monroe; + JAMES BOGNET – Matthew Cartwright Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, all Pike, Wayne McKean, Venango, Warren 09 Part Berks; all Carbon, Columbia, Lebanon; + DANIEL MEUSER – Gary Wegman 16 Part Butler; all Crawford, Erie, + MIKE KELLY – Kristy Gnibus Lawrence, Mercer part Luzerne; all Montour; part Northumberland; all Schuylkill 17 Part Allegheny; all Beaver; part Butler + SEAN PARNELL – Conor Lamb 10 Part Cumberland; all Dauphin; part York + SCOTT PERRY – Eugene DePasquale 18 Part Allegheny + LUKE NEGRON – Michael Doyle 11 All Lancaster; part York + LLOYD SMUCKER – Sarah Hammond ★ PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATE ★ Only 1/2 of Senate districts are up for election this year (odd-numbered districts only). KEY: + Pro-Life: Supports legal protection for preborn children – Pro-Abortion MX Mixed position or record 0 No response / Unknown LP Leans Pro-Life NOTE: Pro-Life candidates are in bold, except where the candidate is running against another pro-life candidate. In that case only the pro-life incumbent is in bold. DISTRICT / COUNTY REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT DISTRICT / COUNTY REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT 01 Part Philadelphia None – Nikil Saval 27 All Columbia; part Luzerne; + JOHN GORDNER – Michelle Siegel all Montour, Northumberland and Snyder 03 Part Philadelphia None – Sharif Street 29 Part Berks; all Schuylkill + DAVID ARGALL None 05 Part Philadelphia None – John Sabatina 31 Part Cumberland, York + MIKE REGAN – Shanna Danielson 07 Part Montgomery, Philadelphia None – Vincent Hughes 33 All Adams; part Cumberland, + DOUG MASTRIANO – Richard Sterner 09 Part Chester, Delaware + THOMAS KILLION – John Kane Franklin, and York 11 Part Berks + ANNETTE BAKER – Judy Schwank 35 All Bedford, Cambria; part Clearfield + WAYNE LANGERHOLC 0 Shaun Dougherty 13 Part Lancaster + SCOTT MARTIN – Janet Diaz 15 Part Dauphin; all Perry + JOHN DISANTO – George Scott 37 Part Allegheny, Washington + DEVLIN ROBINSON – Pam Iovino 17 Part Delaware, Montgomery 0 Ellen Fisher – Amanda Cappelletti 39 Part Westmoreland + KIM WARD – Tay Waltenbaugh 19 Part Chester + KEVIN RUNEY – Carolyn Comitta 41 All Armstrong; part Butler; all Indiana; + JOE PITTMAN 0 Anthony DeLoreto part Westmoreland 21 Part Butler; all Clarion, Forest, + SCOTT HUTCHINSON 0 Shelbie Stromyer Venango; part Warren 43 Part Allegheny None – Jay Costa 23 All Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan; + GENE YAW – Jaclyn Baker 45 Part Allegheny, Westmoreland + NICOLE ZICCARELLI LP James Brewster part Susquehanna; all Union 47 Part Beaver, Butler; all Lawrence + ELDER VOGEL 0 Stephen Krizan 25 All Cameron; part Clearfield; all Clinton, + CHRIS DUSH 0 Margaret Brown 49 Part Erie MX Daniel Laughlin – Julie Slomski Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, and Tioga ★ PENNSYLVANIA STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ★ KEY: + Pro-Life: Supports legal protection for preborn children – Pro-Abortion MX Mixed position or record 0 No response / Unknown LP Leans Pro-Life NOTE: Pro-Life candidates are in bold, except where the candidate is running against another pro-life candidate. In that case only the pro-life incumbent is in bold. DISTRICT / COUNTY REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT DISTRICT / COUNTY REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT 01 Part Erie None – Patrick Harkins 50 Part Fayette; Greene; part Washington + LARRY YOST LP Pam Snyder 02 Part Erie None – Robert Merski 51 Part Fayette, Somerset + MATTHEW DOWLING 0 Kevin Jones 03 Part Erie + GREG HAYES – Ryan Bizzarro 52 Part Fayette, Westmoreland + RYAN WARNER MX Harry Cochran 04 Part Erie + CURTIS SONNEY None 53 Part Montgomery + MILES ARNOTT – Steven Malagari 05 Part Berks + BARRY JOZWIAK 0 Graham Gonzales 54 Part Allegheny, Westmoreland + ROBERT BROOKS None 06 Part Crawford, Erie + BRAD ROAE 0 Matthew Ferrence 55 Part Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland + Jason Silvis + JOSEPH PETRARCA 07 Part Mercer None + MARK LONGIETTI 56 Part Westmoreland + GEORGE DUNBAR None 08 Part Butler, Mercer + TIMOTHY BONNER 0 Philip Heasley 57 Part Westmoreland + ERIC NELSON None 09 Part Lawrence + Lynne Ryan + CHRIS SAINATO 58 Part Westmoreland + ERIC DAVANZO 0 Robert Prah 10 Part Beaver, Butler, Lawrence + AARON BERNSTINE – Kolbe Cole 59 Part Somerset, Westmoreland + MIKE REESE None 11 Part Butler + MARCI MUSTELLO 0 Samuel Doctor 60 Part Armstrong, Butler, Indiana + JEFF PYLE None 12 Part Butler + DARYL METCALFE – Daniel Smith 61 Part Montgomery 0 Lisa Friebel – Liz Hanbridge 13 Part Chester, Lancaster + JOHN LAWRENCE 0 Richard Ruggieri 62 Part Indiana + JIM STRUZZI 0 Dennis Semsick 14 Part Beaver, Butler + JIM MARSHALL 0 Zachary Wilson 63 Part Armstrong; all Clarion; part Forest+ DONNA OBERLANDER None 15 Part Beaver, Washington + JOSH KAIL 0 Bob Williams 64 Part Butler; all Venango + R. LEE JAMES None 16 Part Allegheny, Beaver + RICO ELMORE MX Robert Matzie 65 Part Crawford, Forest, Warren + KATHY RAPP None 17 Part Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer + PARKE WENTLING None 66 Part Indiana; Jefferson + BRIAN SMITH None 18 Part Bucks LP Kathleen Tomlinson 0 Harold Hayes 67 All Cameron, McKean; part Potter + MARTIN CAUSER None 19 Part Allegheny None – Jake Wheatley 68 Part Bradford, Potter; all Tioga + CLINTON OWLETT None 20 Part Allegheny None – Emily Kinkead 69 Part Bedford, Somerset + CARL WALKER METZGAR None 21 Part Allegheny + JOHN WAUGH – Sara Innamorato 70 Part Montgomery 0 Daniel Wissert – Matt Bradford 22 Part Lehigh None – Peter Schweyer 71 Part Cambria, Somerset + JIM RIGBY None 23 Part Allegheny None – Dan Frankel 72 Part Cambria + Howard Terndrup + FRANK BURNS 24 Part Allegheny None – Ed Gainey 73 Part Cambria, Clearfield + TOMMY SANKEY None 25 Part Allegheny + John Ritter + BRANDON MARKOSEK 74 Part Chester 0 Dale Hensel – Dan Williams 26 Part Chester, Montgomery + TIM HENNESSEY 0 Paul Friel 75 Part Clearfield; all Elk + MICHAEL ARMANINI 0 Ryan Grimm 27 Part Allegheny None – Dan Deasy 76 Part Centre; all Clinton + STEPHANIE BOROWICZ 0 Joe Waltz
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  • Copy of Letter to Administration Re Frack Public Health Study (002).Docx

    Copy of Letter to Administration Re Frack Public Health Study (002).Docx

    March 17th, 2021 The Honorable Tom Wolf Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 508 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 RE: Request for Action Dear Governor Wolf, Thank you for your recent support of the Delaware River Basin Commission’s efforts to protect our natural resources and drinking water supply. Please consider this correspondence as a formal request for your immediate action in response to the ongoing harm to the public’s health and well-being due to hydraulic fracturing. On March 4, 2021, the Environmental Health News published the results of an illuminating investigation that links hydraulic fracturing operations and exposure to toxic chemicals. This pilot study included five families residing in Westmoreland and Washington Counties, all living within miles of multiple hydraulic fracturing wells, pipelines, and compressor stations. Each family was monitored over 9 weeks through scientific data collection of urine, air, and water sampling. These samples were then analyzed using the best available technology to look for forty of the most common chemicals found in the emissions from fracking sites. The initial outcomes are alarming in terms of the effects on the long-term health and safety of these residents. Benzene and butylcyclohexane were among the chemicals found in both the drinking water and air samples. Breakdown products for the chemicals ethylbenzene, styrene, and toluene were found in the bodies of children living near fracking operations. For example, a nine-year-old participant showed levels of these harmful chemicals up to ninety-one times as high as the average American and substantially higher than levels seen in the average adult cigarette smoker.