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U.S. Senate
Bob Casey (i)
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Bob Casey was raised to believe that “all public service is a trust, given in faith and accepted in honor,” and he has brought that to every office he has held, including Pennsylvania Auditor General, State Treasurer, and U.S. Senator. In Harrisburg, Bob Casey compiled a record that focused on making government more accountable and responsive to the needs of Pennsylvanians. He has been a fiscal watchdog who made nursing homes safer, child care more affordable and government more accountable. He led the fight to reform Megan’s Law to better protect Pennsylvania children and communities. Since he was elected to the United States Senate in 2006, Bob Casey has worked to create family-sustaining jobs and foster financial security for Pennsylvania families; protect our children and invest in their futures; ensure safety at home and respect for America abroad; promote honesty and accountability in government; preserve the dignity of the vulnerable of all ages among us; and advocate for his constituents and help them solve problems they face. As a United States Senator, Bob Casey has established a long record of results on behalf of the people of Pennsylvania. |
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressional District 1
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Ashley Ehasz
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Ashley Ehasz is a US Army veteran and lifelong Pennsylvanian running to unseat anti-choice Republican Brian Fitzpatrick in one of the most competitive House districts in PA. Ashley joined the military when she was just 17, finding it an opportunity for a better future after her family struggled with mental health issues, substance abuse and financial insecurity. She graduated from West Point and was the only woman in her Apache helicopter class. She later deployed to Kuwait, Iraq and South Korea. After spending time overseas getting her Master’s degree, Ashley returned to PA to serve as a government and public service sector consultant. She is battle-tested and ready to work to address the exploding costs of childcare, tackle prescription drug pricing, and defend women from unprecedented attacks on their reproductive rights. The district Ashley is running to represent is considered a toss-up. |
Congressional District 2
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Brendan Boyle (i)
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Representative Brendan Boyle has served PA-02 in Congress since 2015. A Philadelphia native and son of an Irish immigrant, Brendan has advocated for the city and the state since he was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2008. Brendan is a founding member of the Blue Collar Caucus, which was created in 2016 with the goal to reconnect with Democrats and working class Americans over issues including offshoring and infrastructure investment. As a congressman, Brendan has been an advocate for Medicare for All, climate action, and economic policies to rebuild the middle class by taxing the wealthy and raising the minimum wage. Brendan’s district is considered safely Democratic. |
Congressional District 3
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Dwight Evans(i)
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Representative Dwight Evans has served PA-03 in Congress since 2016. Dwight grew up in the Germantown and West Oak Lane neighborhoods of Philadelphia and taught in the city’s schools before being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1980. Representing America’s poorest large city for over 30 years has given Dwight a reputation for tireless advocacy of urban renewal and policies that combat poverty in the country’s main population centers. He co-led the Reconnecting Communities Initiative in the Biden administration’s Infrastructure and Jobs Act, which provided $1 billion in funding to reunite communities separated by highway projects. In 2024, he announced that some of this funding is coming home in the form of a $158 million grant to reconnect the historic Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Dwight’s plan for American cities is built on the idea of neighborhoods: safe, walkable streets with access to parks, mixed housing options, good-paying jobs and access to healthy foods. He believes in putting “people before pavement, and communities before cars.” |
Congressional District 4
Madeleine Dean (i)
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Representative Madeleine Dean has served PA-04 in Congress since 2019. Madeleine has extensive experience with elected office, winning her first race as a high school graduate at the age of 18 to serve on a local township committee. After serving as Abington Township commissioner, she became a state representative for 6 years before winning her Congressional seat. Born and raised in Glenside and now residing in Lower Merion Township, Madeleine is a lifelong Pennsylvanian who is committed to the principles of good governance and public trust. In her first term in Congress, she cosponsored over 400 pieces of legislation and championed her priorities: education, universal healthcare access, gun safety and government ethics. Madeleine serves on the House Judiciary Committee and House Financial Services Committee and is a founding member of the Bipartisan PFAS Taskforce, which works to address the presence of forever chemicals in communities’ drinking water and other sources Madeleine’s district is considered lean Democratic. |
Congressional District 5
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Mary Gay Scanlon (i)
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Representative Mary Gay Scanlon has served PA-05 in Congress since 2018. Mary Gay’s long career of public advocacy began when she was a law student at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating, she worked extensively as legal counsel for children at risk and as a senior staff attorney for the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania leading lawsuits and advocacy for students with disabilities. In 2017, she became Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Task Force of the Association of Pro Bono Counsel, which was formed to combat voter suppression and gerrymandering. Since joining Congress, Mary Gay has fought tirelessly for southeastern PA and in particular for children and families. She serves on the House Judiciary Committee and House Committee on Rules, using her power in these positions to defend American rights such as transgender medical care from Republican attacks. Herself a victim of a violent carjacking in 2022, Mary Gay is a leader in advocacy for gun safety measures and assault weapons bans. Mary Gay’s district is considered safely Democratic. |
Congressional District 6
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Chrissy Houlahan (i)
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Representative Chrissy Houlahan has served PA-06 in Congress since 2019. A Captain in the US Air Force, a graduate of MIT and a former COO of a major footwear brand, Chrissy was inspired to run for office after her participation in the Women’s March. She challenged and then beat a Republican incumbent to become the first Democrat to represent PA’s 6th district since the Civil War (and the first woman ever). Chrissy serves on the Armed Services Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence. She is a particularly strong voice for veterans and military families, actively advocating for quality of life improvements such as childcare grants for military spouses trying to reintegrate into the workforce. In 2023, she co-founded the Bipartisan Paid Family Leave Working Group to address the fact that the US is the world’s only advanced economy without a national paid leave law. Chrissy’s district is considered lean Democratic. |
Congressional District 7
Susan Wild (i)
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Representative Susan Wild has served PA-07 in Congress since 2019. Susan is the daughter of an Air Force officer who grew up in places across the US and abroad before settling in PA. It was in Lehigh Valley that she built her legal practice and then became the first female Solicitor of the City of Allentown. She succeeded a 7-term Republican representative to become the first woman to represent Lehigh Valley in Congress and is the only Jewish member of PA’s Congressional delegation. Susan is a member of the House Ethics Committee, co-chairs the New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force and is vice chair of the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus. Concerned by the direction of the Republican party, she earlier this year introduced a bill to protect access to IVF treatment nationwide. Susan’s district is considered a tossup. She won it by less than 6,000 votes in 2022, so every vote makes a difference in this district. |
Congressional District 8
Matt Cartwright (i)
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Representative Matt Cartwright has served PA-08 since 2019 (and its predecessor district since 2013). A native of PA and himself a former overseas American, Matt had a long career practicing law in Philadelphia and Scranton before running for Congress in 2012. A self-professed “FDR Democrat,” he is one of the few Democratic House members to represent a district which voted for a Republican candidate in the 2020 presidential election. Matt prides himself on his record of working across the aisle to deliver real solutions for the problems the nation faces and bringing home wins for northeastern PA. He fought for the return of passenger rail to his district, supported caps on prescription drug costs for seniors, and worked to bring federal funding for addiction counseling and treatment back to communities hit hard by the opioid epidemic. Matt is also a strong advocate for the military and veterans, as well as a successful advocate for cleanup of environmental pollution affecting schools and living spaces. Matt’s district is considered a tossup. He won it in 2022 by around 7,000 votes and is designated as a Frontline Program member by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. |
Congressional District 9
Amanda Waldman
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Amanda is running to represent PA-09, challenging a Republican incumbent. A Lycoming County native, Amanda works as a Medicare appeals representative. She is also a board member of a local independent living center. Her previous experience working in the office of the former lieutenant governor gave her firsthand experience of “just how dysfunctional our government can be…we all want good, sustainable jobs, quality education for our children, affordable and accessible healthcare, and the freedom to truly pursue our happiness without being left behind for corporate interests by out-of-touch politicians.” Amanda is running to unseat Dan Meuser, a representative that in 2020 supported the betrayal of his own state by openly supporting the state of Texas’s attempt to legally invalidate PA’s legitimate and democratic election results. Amanda’s prospective district is considered strongly Republican. |
Congressional District 10
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Janelle Stelson
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Janelle is running to represent PA-10, challenging a Republican incumbent. As an Emmy Award–winning broadcast journalist, Janelle Stelson has spent her life listening and talking directly to the people of Central Pennsylvania. Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, Janelle grew up in the Seattle area, the oldest of 4 sisters. In 1997, Janelle joined Central Pennsylvania’s biggest station, WGAL-TV 8, as News Anchor. Her 11 PM show has consistently boasted the highest ratings in the region. Janelle is running for safe, healthy, well-educated communities and against the extremism of her Republican opponent Scott Perry. An anti-abortion election-denying conspiracy theorist, Perry played an active role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election and refused to answer for his actions by declining to respond to a subpoena from the House’s Jan 6 Committee. He has backed federal abortion bans, denies the existence of climate change and has endorsed the far-right white nationalist Great Replacement Theory. Janelle’s prospective district is considered lean Republican and is identified as one of Democrats’ best pickup opportunities in 2024. |
Congressional District 11
Jim Atkinson
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Jim is running to represent PA-11, challenging a Republican incumbent. Jim comes from an extensive career as an airline pilot, having become a commercial airline 737 pilot at the age of just 26. His career took him abroad as well, and he lived as an overseas American in Italy from 2006-2019. Now settled in Lancaster, Jim was inspired to run for public office after the 2016 election made him realize the importance of fighting for American democracy. Jim believes that America’s best days are ahead of us and that we cannot allow the MAGA movement to turn us into a different kind of nation. His priorities include protecting our democracy, lowering healthcare costs, and securing public safety. He is running against Lloyd Smucker, an anti-abortion Republican that consistently votes against common-sense legislation such as background checks for gun purchases. Jim’s prospective district is considered strongly Republican. |
Congressional District 12
Summer Lee (i)
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Representative Summer Lee has served PA-12 in Congress since 2023. Born and raised in the Mon Valley, Summer is a graduate of both Penn State and Howard University School of Law. After earning her Juris Doctorate, Summer worked as a highly successful labor organizer and activist for voter mobilization. She spearheaded a write-in campaign to transform the Woodland Hills School Board before winning a seat from a 20-year incumbent in the PA House in 2018. In 2022, she made history by becoming the first Black woman to represent PA at the federal level. In her short time in US Congress, Summer has already become a leading voice in the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Her top priorities include voter protection and reform, government ethics and campaign finance reform, Medicare for All, and promoting environmental justice and climate action. In her first year in office, she brought $1 billion in funding back to PA-12 for priorities such as public transit, infrastructure improvement and alleviating air pollution. Summer’s district is considered strongly Democratic. |
Congressional District 13
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Beth Farnham
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Beth is running to represent PA-13, challenging a Republican incumbent. A former school board member for the Conewago Valley School District, elected Adams County Democratic Committee member and stay at home parent, Beth believes that we are united by a deep love of country and constitutional values. She was a registered Republican for 25 years until the 2016 election made her realize that elements of the party were subverting American ideals of democracy and pushing extremist interpretations of her Christian faith. Beth’s priorities as a candidate are democracy, reproductive freedom, gun safety, public education, universal healthcare and immigration reform. She is running against John Joyce, a Republican who in 2023 co-sponsored federal legislation to ban abortion and consistently voted against any support for Ukraine. Beth’s prospective district is considered strongly Republican. |
Congressional District 14
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Chris Dziados
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Chris, a native of Indiana County, PA, saw firsthand in his family the effects of rural American economic marginalization and the loss of Main Street. After graduating high school, Chris joined Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s ROTC program and was commissioned as an officer in the Army. He served two tours in Iraq, Chris worked as a technical expert for the Pentagon. Chris is running to redefine a new and better American dream by investing in innovation, education and their underlying infrastructure. He shares the concerns of many Americans that troubling ideologies inconsistent with democratic institutions have seen a resurgence, and believes that character matters. His priorities include defending women’s healthcare, national security, technology and innovation and education. Chris’s prospective district is considered strongly Republican. |
Congressional District 15
Zach “Wome” Womer
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Wome is running to represent PA-15, challenging a Republican incumbent. Wome is a 12th generation central Pennsylvanian descended from coal miners in the Moshannon Valley. The first person in his family to graduate from college, Wome went on to earn his law degree from Penn State and become a board member of the Centre County Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, and Early Intervention Advisory Board. His writings about economic, mental health and rural blight issues have been featured in national publications. At just 25 years old, Wome is the youngest person representing a major party to be running for Congress this year and is the one of the first Gen Z nominees running to represent PA on the federal level (together with Preston Nouri, PA-16). He is motivated by his Methodist faith and his unshakeable dedication to the cause of humanity, humility and respect for rural America. His loyalties are with the working women and men of PA-15, and his top issues are addressing the effects of NAFTA on rural communities, funding public assistance and federal anti-poverty programs, workers’ rights and addressing corporate influence and market consolidation. Wome’s prospective district is considered strongly Republican. |
Congressional District 16
Preston Nouri
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Preston is running to Represent PA-16, challenging a Republican incumbent. Preston is a first generation American and native of Eerie running to challenge the politicians that have failed to bring western PA much-needed good paying jobs, quality education and affordable health care. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, Preston worked for the US House of Representatives and is currently a legislative analyst for the Department of Defense. He and his family also run a small business in Eerie. At just 25, Preston is one of the first Gen Z nominees running to represent PA on the federal level (together with Zach Womer, PA-15). He is a strong advocate for education and small business, believing that well-funded public schools and heavy investment in American made are the way to rebuild opportunity pathways increasingly shut to many Americans in places like western PA. He also prioritizes crafting a fairer tax code that makes billionaires pay their fair share and reforming campaign finance rules to curb out of control spending on political campaigns. Preston’s prospective district is considered strongly Republican. |
Congressional District 17
Other Key Races
Auditor General
Malcolm Kenyatta
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Representative Malcolm Kenyatta is a third-generation North Philadelphia native, thought leader, and legislator, currently representing North Philadelphia’s 181st district in the Pennsylvania General Assembly since 2019. Born and raised in a family he describes as “working poor,” Malcolm earned his B.A. in Public Communications and a minor in Political Science from Temple University, followed by an M.S. in Strategic and Digital Communications from Drexel University. He also completed the Harvard Kennedy School’s Executives in State and Local Government program. Malcolm’s early involvement in community affairs began at age eleven as a junior block captain with the Philadelphia Streets program. Before his election, he worked as a community activist and political consultant, focusing on poverty and social justice issues. Malcolm is a barrier-breaking public figure, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color and one of the youngest members elected to the PA General Assembly in 2018 at the age of 28 years old. In 2022, he became the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color to run for the U.S. Senate in PA's history. He has broad support from within the Democratic party, but Malcolm is in a competitive race against an incumbent Republican. Kenyatta’s campaign focus on transparency and accountability in government spending will resonate with many voters. |
Treasurer
Erin McClelland (i)
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Erin McClelland is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer in 2024. Referring to herself in her application to the DNC as “a lifelong, working-class Democrat, from a blue-collar, steel mill town in Western Pennsylvania”, Erin earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and her M.S. in counseling psychology from Chatham University. She began her career as a substance abuse and mental health counselor, eventually founding Pennsylvania’s first orthomolecular recovery program for addiction in 2006. Erin has also worked as a process improvement manager at the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA), where she focused on reducing the gap between best-practice research and clinical integration. In her political career, Erin was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District in 2014 and 2016. She is currently running for Pennsylvania Treasurer, advocating for transparency in state contracts and the elimination of goods from countries with human rights abuses from state supply chains. The race between her and the Republican opponent is close. As Garrity is the current officeholder and has her own base of support. But Erin McClelland has a good shot, given her campaigns focus on economic equality and union jobs. |
Attorney General
Eugene DePasquale
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Eugene is a lawyer and politician currently running for Pennsylvania Attorney General in the 2024 election. Born in Pittsburgh, he graduated from the College of Wooster with a bachelor’s degree, earned a Master of Public Policy from the University of Pittsburgh, and obtained his Juris Doctor from Widener University Commonwealth Law School. In 2007, he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 95th district, where he served until 20131. From 2013 to 2021, Eugene held the position of Pennsylvania Auditor General. During his tenure, he identified over $103 million in misspent or recoverable state funds, highlighted issues such as backlogged rape kits, and exposed failures in the state’s child abuse reporting hotline. His campaign focuses on prosecuting hate crimes, protecting voting rights, opposing book bans, and ensuring access to abortion. Eugene DePasquale’s race is quite competitive this year. With polls showing him in a virtual dead heat against Republican candidate Dave Sunday and many voters still undecided. |
