Economy

SENATE RACE

Bob Casey (Democrat)

He is focused on rebuilding the middle class.

He supports reversing tax cuts for the upper class and big corporations.
He wants to reduce child poverty, lower the costs of child care and support working parents.
He is working to give the Federal Trade Commission the ability to stop corporate price gouging.

Dave McCormick (Republican)

He wants to lessen the tax burden for middle class Pennsylvanians.

Wants to rein in government spending and oppose tax increases.
He is against President Joe Biden’s economic plan, particularly he is against the current debt, higher taxes for the middle class and giving tax breaks to millionaires.

Marty Selker (Constitution)

Believes the federal reserve is to blame for heightened inflation.

Wants to regin in government spending
Believes reducing national debt will minimize spending for american families
Believes in reducing taxes for all classes

Leila Hazou (Green)

Wants to lower taxes for the working class.

Believes that the wealthy need to pay their fair share
Wants to lower taxes for the working classes and raise taxes for the wealthy

John Thomas (Libertarian)

Specific information not found.

Hussein Tartour-Aguirre (Independent)

Specific information not found.

Quincy Magee (Independent - Write-in)

Specific information not found.

HOUSE RACES

House District 1

Ashley Ehasz (Democrat)

Supports affordable housing

Endorses President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, supports any agenda that makes Bucks and Montgomery Counties affordable for middle class families, and provides high-quality jobs to the workers of our district.

Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Supports Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
Passed bipartisan tax package in 2024 expanding child tax credit
Voted yes on Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act 2023 (passed)
Secured $1 million grant for Bucks County Community Funding Project (Economic Self-Sufficiency Program) in September 2024

House District 2

Brendan Boyle (Democrat)

Aims to ease the tax burden of workers

Supports Build Back Better plan to help cut taxes for families
Introduced the Tax Fairness for Workers Act, which allows workers to deduct common employment expenses

Aaron Bashir (Republican)

Wants to lower taxes

Wants to lower taxes, but still provide the same services to the American people.
Wants to ease the burden of inflation, and deregulate the government’s outreach on people’s lives.
Wants to help small business owners within their communities.
Does not support government funding for affordable housing programs.

House District 3

Dwight Evans (Democrat)

Member of small business committee and is a ranking member of the subcommittee on Economic, growth and capital access.
Introduced HR1702
The Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017, which amends the previous Small Business Act to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to businesses owners.

House District 4

Madeleine Dean (Democrat)

Wants to raise the minimum wage and protect workers

Is a cosponsor of the Raise the Wage Act, would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour
Supports organized labor
Supported government paychecks for working families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

David Winkler (Republican)

Wants to address the national debt.

Advocate for policies affecting senior citizens who rely on social security and will work across the aisle to do so.

House District 5

Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat)

Wants to reduce the influence of money in politics.

Introduced bill to protect bankruptcy filers from employment discrimination
Wants to invest in American-made semiconductors to decrease foreign dependence.

Alfe Goodwin (Republican)

Specific information not found.

House District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (Democrat)

Wants to invest in the middle class

Worked to create an Inflation Working Group, which made a plan to fight inflation, lower the cost of living and secure the long-term fiscal future of the economy.
Worked on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including federal investment in infrastructure, with the goal of creating 2 millions jobs per year over a decade.
Cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Neil Young (Republican)

Does not support the Inflation Reduction Act.

Believes the IRA has lead to highest grocery prices in Pennsylvania compared to the rest of the country.
Believes restrictive energy policies are the main factor for setting record for high inflation.

House District 7

Susan Wild (Democrat)

Lowering costs for people in Pennsylvania is main priority

Believes every American should be able to count on safe, affordable, high-quality housing.
Delivered emergency rental assistance, the Homeowner Assistance fund, and Housing Choice Vouchers to support the neediest in Pennsylvania.
Wants to fight inflation and cap the price of insulin at $35 a month

Ryan Mackenzie (Republican)

Cut and eliminate taxes that are taking money out of the pockets of American workers and impeding economic growth; just merely holding the line is not enough. Stop the overregulation that is crushing America’s entrepreneurial spirit, return to the practice of removing two regulations for every new one, support the REINS Act to require Congressional approval for all new major rules, ensure faster permitting, and end ridiculous regulations like WOTUS that infringe upon the rights of farmers and ranchers.

House District 8

Matt Cartwright (Democrat)

Wants to strengthen the middle class and reduce costs.

Supports policies that strengthen the middle class, and bring good jobs to his region.
Helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, health insurance, and energy.

Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican)

Opposes inflation brought about by Biden / Harris

Vowed to end inflation.
Criticized rising consumer prices.
Supports policies that will benefit the American and greater Pennsylvania economy.

House District 9

Amanda Waldman (Democrat)

Supports taxes to make cost of living more affordable for the working class.

Supports the passing of a Windfall profits tax that would allow for more affordable basic necessities like gas and food.
Supports the passing of legislation like the PRIME act to increase small farms’ livestock.

Dan Meuser (Republican)

Opposes efforts to increase marginal income tax rates for businesses.

Supports policies to ensure taxes can not result in homes being taken away.
Supports the 14th Amendment

House District 10

Janelle Stelson (Democrat)

Advocates for bipartisan solutions.

Wants bipartisan problem-solving to pass laws that lower the cost of necessities including food, gas, housing, prescription drugs.

Scott Perry (Republican)

Supported Project 2025

Supports Project 2025, which could raise middle-class taxes by thousands of dollars.
Emphasizes reducing national debt.
Advocates for reducing government regulations of markets.

House District 11

Jim Atkinson (Democrat)

Key part of campaign is supporting workers rights
Support of unions
Supports policies that protect workers from exploitation, including raising the minimum wage.

Lloyd Smucker (Republican)

Specific information not found.

House District 12

Summer Lee (Democrat)

Supports economic policies that support the working class

Supports legislation that would create a livable wage for working class Americans
Believes wages should be able to support the working class in the purchase of a home
Supports acts to tax extreme wealth in order to reduce financial inequality

James Hayes (Republican)

In favor of encouraging business to create jobs
Believes the way to create jobs is encouraging and supporting small businesses

House District 13

Beth Farnham (Democrat)

Supports expanding tax cuts to the middle class and affordable housing.

Supports fighting high prices from corporations and granting tax cuts to the middle class
Supports affordable housing and enforce federal housing laws
Supports low-income housing tax credit for first time home builders

John Joyce (Republican)

Supports pro-growth agenda.

wants to create American jobs for American workers
Is on the House Small Business Committee and is working to support American workers entrepreneurs and small businesses.

House District 14

Chris Dziados (Democrat)

Supports tax policies that will benefit the working class

Supports enacting tax policies that will support working class families and spur economic growth
Supports more equitable tax policies that will benefit working Americans

Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)

Specific information not found.

House District 15

Zach Womer (Democrat)

Supports building more housing, opposes corporate consolidation

Opposes taxes that will harm the middle class
Supports the regulation of corporate consolidation, as it undermines the free market
Supports increased housing, believes the government should incentivize homebuilders by backing that they’ll guarantee the costs of new homes that they can’t sell.

Glenn Thompson (Republican)

Supports the reduction of spending
Supports the enacting of fiscal policies that reduce overall spending while paying down national debt
Supports the Community Development Block Grant and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME program to improve the quality of life for residents.
Upon passage of S.Con.Res.14, the Democrat's $3.5 trillion budget resolution, Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement: "Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrat's budget resolution opens the door for massive tax increases on small businesses and families, while adding trillions of dollars to our national debt. They have put together a blueprint to spend money we do not have, while aiming to put the government in the driver's seat when it comes to your health care, and it even goes as far to offer amnesty to illegal immigrants in the midst of an ongoing crisis at our southern border. Rather than saddle future generations with crushing debt, Congress should be working towards common sense, pro-growth policies, which will have positive impacts across Pennsylvania and our country." According to campaign press release.
Introduced Military Housing Transparency and Protection Act of 2022.
Supported Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2022, the largest tax code overhaul in three decades which creates a single flat corporate tax rate of 21%.

House District 16

Preston Nouri (Democrat)

Supports creating a tax code that serves to build wealth for Americans that don’t belong to the economic top 1%. https://www.prestonforpa.com/priorities
Supports campaign finance reform to reduce the influence of big money in politics and ensure representatives represent people. https://www.prestonforpa.com/priorities
Believes Americans want the same basic three things; opportunity for a good future, opportunity for their kids to have a good education and opportunity to be able to grow, buy a house and be able to establish themselves according to his campaign announcement in Oct 2023.

Mike Kelly (Republican)

Believes Congress must find ways to reduce the taxes that individuals pay by simplifying the tax code and holding Congress accountable. Statement from campaign website.
Believes America needs to reduce the size of the government and limit spending.
Says the Constitution clearly states what the responsibilities, obligations and limits are on the three branches of government, and needs to make sure that each branch stays within these limits. Statement from campaign website.

House District 17

Chris Deluzio (Democrat)

Supported and voted in Jan 2024 for Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which includes an expansion of the Child Tax Credit for 21,000 eligible PA children.
A key message of his campaign is “Make Stuff Here,” the view that Americans should be making products used by other Americans, with an emphasis on supporting PA union workers.

Rob Mercuri (Republican)

Proposed Taxpayer Dividend Program that returned up to $1,000 to taxpayers in 2024
Made “no new taxes promise” by signing Taxpayer Protection Pledge in March 2024