Gertrude Stein Political Club of Who we are, what we do, and Greater Membership why you should join: GSPCGP Slate for the Primary Election, April 28, 2020 Name: ______The Gertrude Stein Political Club of Greater Pittsburgh is a PA Auditor General (pick one) Address: ______small, local, longstanding Nina Ahmad (D) ______LGBTQIAA & feminist PAC. We Christina Hartman (D) are not aligned with any political Michael Lamb (D) City: ______party. US Congress, PA District 18 State: ______Our membership votes, in Mike Doyle (D) person, to endorse candidates, ZIP: ______based on their questionnaire PA State Senate responses and their record. We Phone: ______Jay Costa (D, Dist. 43) aim to endorse the most LGBT- PA State House (D races) supportive candidate in each race, th Email: ______Daniel Smith (12 ) focusing on a proven history of th Date: ______support when several are similar J.Wheatley or A.Abney (19 ) (20th) Check is from my own funds ___ Yes "on paper." (21st) We educate and lobby elected (23rd) officials on issues regarding the th LGBT+ community and women. Emily Skopov (28 ) Join GSPCGP Today! th This can include position Lissa Geiger Shulman (30 ) Membership $30 nd Family/Household $40 statements, letters, meeting with Erin Vecchio (32 ) th Student/Low Income $10 candidates or inviting officials (34 ) [email protected] come to club meetings to discuss (36th) www.gertrudesteinclub.org/ issues, as well as information contained in the questionnaire Presidential endorsement: itself. We work to elect supportive "Support The Democrat in the Mail with check to: fall. Get involved as early as candidates and we want all possible." Treasurer, GSPCGP, candidates to be educated on all of our issues. Questions? Drop us 7008 Willard St PGH 15208 an email. On 3/8/20 GSPCGP members endorsed: thoroughly excellent answers from In Dist. 30, we like and endorse challenger Bill Brittain (honorable Lissa Geiger Shulman. Her answers Federal offices mention). were good, concise, and practical in the extreme. For President, after discussion, we PA State House endorse the statement, "Support The Erin Vecchio (32nd Dist) is a breath Dist. 12: Daniel Smith (of course!). Democrat in the fall. Get involved as of fresh air, a fighter, a friend. Who Dist. 19 incumbent early as possible." (No sour grapes.) needs pomp and polish when your has become pretty good on our issues heart is in the right place? Endorsed. US Congressman Mike Doyle has (and we have seen him take strong slowly and determinedly become a stances on issues outside our purview). It's a huge pleasure to re-endorse rock-solid ally. We endorse him (and Aerion Abney, his challenger, is Summer Lee in Dist 34. (Fastest trust him) unreservedly on our issues. excellent on our issues and strong on unanimous vote of the meeting.) We also, however, give honorable many of the same outside issues. We mention to impressive challenger Jerry In Dist. 36, we don't just "have to" don't feel qualified to weigh in on who endorse Jessica Benham; we very Dickinson. His analytical, detailed, best serves the needs of the district, so intersectional analysis is spot-on. much want to. Her insights as a we are co-endorsing both: you pick. member of our community (and Statewide offices In Dist. 20, we love and endorse others) are priceless. Even if that were not so, her answers are spot-on. Three candidates for Auditor General Emily Kinkead. She's kind, fierce, (We are aware Johnson is also are exemplars of what a candidate for justice-aware, smart, clear on the OK/good on many of our issues.) that office should be. All are also issues, and just plain sensible. strong and persuasive on our issues. We're pleased with Sara Innamorato, President aside, we only endorse candidates We co-endorse Nina Ahmad, and re-endorse her in Dist. 21. who ask. Don't presume we dislike a Christina Hartman and Pittsburgh's (Waugh's answers were also decent.) candidate if they/their race is not mentioned. Agree? Disagree? Send in your dues & vote. own Michael Lamb. Make your Endorsee Dan Frankel (23rd Dist.) Want more non-D coverage? We invite decision on some other basis. Solidly progressive on our issues since broadly, hear back narrowly. PA State Senate forever. Unopposed in the spring, he will face Walker, a young Green with Any voter can now request a Mail- We ask questions and analyze answers, many good ideas, in the fall. In Ballot (different from "absentee") but we have a bias towards track instead of voting in person on election Dist 28: Endorsee Emily Skopov is records. Incumbent Jay Costa (State day. Reduce virus risk for all: do it. Senate Dist. 43) has, for years, been unopposed in her primary; the fall will tinyurl.com/MailVotingAllegheny 100% dependable on the nuts & bolts be a different story. If you're in her and trustworthy on all our big issues. district, start talking her up to your PA2020 neighbors now! We endorse him. We also received CVOTE BY MAIL or Tues April 28B