FRANK DERMODY DISTRICT OFFICE DEMOCRATIC LEADER 33RD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT HARMAR I 33 I FREEPORT ROAD ROOM 423 MAIN CAPITOL CHESWICK, I 5024 PO BOX 202033 PHONE: (724) 274-4770 HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA I7 I ?O-2O33 FAX: (7?4) 274-AAl4 PHONE: (7 I 7t 7A7-3566 FAX: (7 l7) 7A7-A060

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COM MONWEALTH OF PEN NSYLVANIA HARRISBURG December 17,2018

The Honorable Tom Wolf Governor of Pennsylvania 225 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg,PA 17120

Dear Governor Wolf:

Your re-election by a large margin demonstrated once again that people support your approach to improving the lives of the hard-working families of Pennsylvania. We, -erob"m of the Hour" Democratic Caucus, stand ready to work with you to deliver on the voters' mandate. One of the many issues on which voters want to see more progress is access to high-quality pre-kindergarten education. You ran on that issue and so did many of us. Now, as Democrats, we must turn that campaign message to action and deliver on that promise.

Our caucus has many policy goals on which we look forward to working with you in the months ahead. We write today to set a marker that the first policy we hope to accompiish with you is to ensure every eligible Pennsylvania preschooler can attend a high-quality Pre-K program. Specifically, this can be advanced by a budget proposal that will grow Pre-K and Head Start funding to enable at least 10,000 more of Pennsylvania's at-risk 3- and 4-year-olds to enroll during the 2019-20 fiscal year.

With your leadership over the last four years, the state made admirable progress expanding pre- K access to more than 12,000 additional children. Despite this impressive expansion, more than 106,000 eligible 3- and 4-year-old children still lack access because of inadequate program funding. That's why we ask you to work with us by proposing in your next budgei u UotO plan to substantially expand funding so that 10,000 more children can attend high quality pre-K. We understand that we will need to find ways to fund this ambitious goal iniide the confines of the budget and we pledge to work with you to make that possible.

In this election, Pennsylvania voters embraced our campaigns' shared vision of educational opportunity for all children. As Democratic legislators, newly elected and returning, we are proud to work with you to deliver for those voters who sent all of us to Harrisburg. There's no better first step we can take than growing access to state funded high-quality Pre-k for 10,000 more of Pennsylvania's most at-risk children.

Thank you for your consideration ofthis request and for your continued leadership. Sincerely,

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

Rep. Frank Dermody

Democratic Leader Dishict 33: Allegheny and Westmoreland counties

Rep. Jordan A. Harris Democratic Whip District 186: Philadelphia County

Rep.

Democratic Appropriations Chairman District 70: Montgomery County

Rep. Ryan A.Bizzano Dishict 3: Erie County

Rep. Kevin Boyle District 172: Montgomery and Philadelphia counties

Rep. District 149: Montgomery County

Rep. Dishict 195: Philadelphia County

Rep. Danilo Burgos District 197: Philadelphia County

Rep. District 72: Cambria County

Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone District 127: Berks County

Rep. Michael B. Canoll District I l8: Lackawanna and Luzerne counties

Rep. Morgan B. Cephas District 192: Philadelphia County Rep. Joseph Ciresi District 146: Montgomery County

Rep. Carolyn Comitta District 156: Chester County

Rep. Scott Conklin District 77: Centre County

Rep. District 148: Montgomery County

Rep. Austin Davis District 35: Allegheny County

Rep. Dishict 14l : Bucks County

Rep. District 179: Philadelphia County

Rep. Daniel Deasy District 27: Allegheny County

Rep. Pamela A. Delissio Dishict 194: Montgomery and Philadelphia counties

Rep. David M. Delloso District 162: Delaware County

Rep. Tony Deluca District 32: Allegheny County

Rep. Maria P. Donatucci Dishict 185: Delaware and Philadelphia counties

Rep. Michael Driscoll District 173: Philadelphia County

Rep. Dishict 184: Philadelphia County

Rep. Isabell a F itzger ald District 203: Philadelphia County Rep. Marty Flynn District 113: Lackawanna County

Rep. Dan B. Frankel District 23: Allegheny County

Rep. Robert L. Freeman Dishict 136: Northampton County

Rep. Disfict 155: Chester County

Rep. Edward C. Gainey Dishict 24: Allegheny County

Rep. John T Galloway Dishict 140: Bucks County

Rep. Neal P. Goodman

Democratic Caucus Administrator District 123: Schuylkill County

Rep. Dishict 6l: Montgomery County

Rep. Patrick J. Harkins Dishict 1: Erie County

Rep. Joseph C. Hohenstein District 177: Philadelphia County

Rep. Dishict 2l: Allegheny County

Rep. District 175: Philadelphia County

Rep. Dishict 181: Philadelphia County

Rep. District 103: Dauphin County Rep. District 201: Philadelphia County

Rep. William C. Kortz Dishict 38: Allegheny County

Rep. -Braneky District 161: Delaware County

Rep. District 45: Allegheny County

Rep. Mark A. Longietti District 7: Mercer County

Rep. Maureen E. Madden District I l5: Monroe County

Rep. Steven Malagari Dishict 53: Montgomery County

Rep. Brandon Markosek District 25: Allegheny County

Rep. District 16: Allegheny and Beaver counties

Rep. Steve McCarter District 154: Montgomery County

Rep. Joanna E. McClinton

Democratic Caucus Chairman District l9l: Delaware and Philadelphia counties

Rep. Jeanne McNeill District 133: Lehigh County

Rep. District 2: Erie County

Rep. Dan Miller Dishict 42: Allegheny County Rep. District 119: Luzerne County

Rep. Dishict I 12: Lackawanna County

Rep. Dishict 174: Philadelphia County

Rep. Jennifer M. O'Mara Dishict 165: Delaware County

Rep. District l2l: Luzeme County

Rep. Joseph A. Petrarca District 55: Westmoreland, Armstrong and Indiana counties

Rep. Dishict 20: Allegheny County

Rep. Harry A. Readshaw District 36: Allegheny County

Rep. James R. Roebuck Jr. District 188: Philadelphia County

Rep. District 126: Berks County

Rep. Christopher Sainato District 9: Lawrence County

Rep. Dishict 135: Northampton County

Rep. Ben Sanchez District 153: Montgomery County

Rep. Christina D Sappey District 158: Chester County

Rep. Mike Schlossberg Dishict 132: Lehigh County Rep. Peter G. Schweyer District 22: Lehigh County

Rep. Dishict 157: Chester and Montgomery counties

Rep. Brian K. Sims District 182: Philadelphia County

Rep. District 50: Washington, Fayette and Greene counties

Rep. Jared G. Solomon District 202: Philadelphia County

Rep.

Democratic Policy Chairman District 96: Lancaster County

Rep. District 143: Bucks County

Rep. District 166: Delaware and Montgomery counties

Rep. Dishict 3l: Bucks County

Rep. Joe Webster District 150: Montgomery Counfy

Rep. Dishict l9: Allegheny County

Rep. Dan Williams District 74: Chester County

Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood

Democratic Caucus Secretary District 198: Philadelphia County

Rep. Michael Patrick Zabel District 163: Delaware County