FRANK DERMODY DISTRICT OFFICE DEMOCRATIC LEADER 33RD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT HARMAR I 33 I FREEPORT ROAD ROOM 423 MAIN CAPITOL CHESWICK, PENNSYLVANIA 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. Matthew Bradford 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. Tim Briggs District 149: Montgomery County Rep. Donna Bullock Dishict 195: Philadelphia County Rep. Danilo Burgos District 197: Philadelphia County Rep. Frank Burns 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. Mary Jo Daley District 148: Montgomery County Rep. Austin Davis District 35: Allegheny County Rep. Tina Davis Dishict 14l : Bucks County Rep. Jason Dawkins 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. Elizabeth Fiedler 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. Danielle Friel Otten 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. Liz Hanbidge Dishict 6l: Montgomery County Rep. Patrick J. Harkins Dishict 1: Erie County Rep. Joseph C. Hohenstein District 177: Philadelphia County Rep. Sara Innamorato Dishict 2l: Allegheny County Rep. Mary Isaacson District 175: Philadelphia County Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta Dishict 181: Philadelphia County Rep. Patty Kim District 103: Dauphin County Rep. Stephen Kinsey District 201: Philadelphia County Rep. William C. Kortz Dishict 38: Allegheny County Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky District 161: Delaware County Rep. Anita Astorino Kulik 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. Robert Matzie 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. Robert Merski District 2: Erie County Rep. Dan Miller Dishict 42: Allegheny County Rep. Gerald Mullery District 119: Luzerne County Rep. Kyle Mullins Dishict I 12: Lackawanna County Rep. Ed Neilson Dishict 174: Philadelphia County Rep. Jennifer M. O'Mara Dishict 165: Delaware County Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski District l2l: Luzeme County Rep. Joseph A. Petrarca District 55: Westmoreland, Armstrong and Indiana counties Rep. Adam Ravenstahl Dishict 20: Allegheny County Rep. Harry A. Readshaw District 36: Allegheny County Rep. James R. Roebuck Jr. District 188: Philadelphia County Rep. Mark Rozzi District 126: Berks County Rep. Christopher Sainato District 9: Lawrence County Rep. Steve Samuelson 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. Melissa Shusterman Dishict 157: Chester and Montgomery counties Rep. Brian K. Sims District 182: Philadelphia County Rep. Pam Snyder District 50: Washington, Fayette and Greene counties Rep. Jared G. Solomon District 202: Philadelphia County Rep. Mike Sturla Democratic Policy Chairman District 96: Lancaster County Rep. Wendy Ullman District 143: Bucks County Rep. Greg Vitali District 166: Delaware and Montgomery counties Rep. Perry Warren Dishict 3l: Bucks County Rep. Joe Webster District 150: Montgomery Counfy Rep. Jake Wheatley 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.