HRC’S Commitment to Pennsylvania

by Lynne Bowman

This year, HRC has nine organizers on the ground across Pennsylvania working to bring home pro-equality wins for LGBTQ+ communities this election season. HRC has had staff and resources on the ground in Pennsylvania since 2017 and is dedicated to electing leaders across the commonwealth who champion policies that will support the rights and lives of LGBTQ+ people.

Pennsylvania is home to over 3 million Equality Voters, a voting bloc of demographically and geographically diverse Americans who are united by the advancement of LGBTQ+ equality. Equality Voters are younger, more racially diverse, and more female than the general electorate, they recognize and trust the HRC brand, and they are more likely to identify with issue-specific organizations than candidates or political parties.

HRC’S ENDORSED CANDIDATES IN PENNSYLVANIA

U.S. Senate:
Bob Casey
U.S. House:
Brendan Boyle (PA-02)
Dwight Evans (PA-03)
Madeleine Dean (PA-04)
Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05)
Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06)
Susan Wild (PA-07)
Matt Cartwright (PA-08)
Janelle Stelson (PA-10)
Summer Lee (PA-12)
Christopher Deluzio (PA-17)
Pennsylvania Statewide Offices:
Attorney General: Eugene DePasquale
Auditor General: Malcolm Kenyatta
Treasurer: Erin McCleland
Pennsylvania State Senate:
John Kane - District 9
Judy Schwank - District 11
Trex Proffitt - District 13
Patty Kim - District 15
Carolyn Comitta - District 19
Mark Temons - District 31
Nicole Ruscito - District 37
Nick Pisciottano - District 45
Jim Wertz - District 49
Pennsylvania State House
Ryan Bizzarro - District 3
Christian Luna - District 13
Kenya Johns - District 14
Bob Matzie - District 16
Anand Patel - District 18
La'Tasha Mayes - District 24
Bill Petulla - District 28
Mandy Steele - District 33
Abigail Salisbury - District 34
Jessica Benham - District 36
Angela Girol - District 39
Brad Chambers - District 41
Hadley Haas - District 44
Izzy Smith Wade-El - District 49
Greg Scott - District 54
Dan Williams - District 74
Paul Takac - District 82
Sara Agerton - District 88
Jim Haddock - District 118
Eddie Day Pashinski - District 121
Anna Thomas - District 137
Jim Prokopiak - District 140
Anna Payne - District 142
Eleanor Breslin - District 143
Brian Munroe - District 144
Elizabeth Moro - District 160
Heather Boyd - District 163
Malcolm Kenyatta - District 181
Stephanie Raffes - District 187
Andre Carroll - District 202
HRC’s endorsements in Pennsylvania state legislative races are not meant to be a complete list of all candidates with pro-equality platforms but represent the candidates HRC will prioritize for volunteer and donor support in its efforts to elect pro-equality majorities in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. HRC does not endorse in all state-level races.