PRESIDENTIAL

CANDIDATES

Democratic - Vote for one

Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders

Republican - Vote for one

Ted Cruz

Donald Trump

Commonwealth of Pa. and local candidates were all asked: What do you think is the primary concern of your constituents?

U.S. SENATE

Democratic - Vote for one

John Fetterman: “There currently isn’t a voice in Washington that understands what it’s like or lives in a community where there hasn’t been a corresponding level of care, investment or concern. I understand the issues Pennsylvanians take on every day because I have lived them and had to confront them as mayor of one of the most troubled communities in the Commonwealth. I want to bring the lessons and outlooks that I have, which are unique to any of the candidates in this race, and bring them to the U.S. Senate because they currently don’t exist there.”

Katie McGinty: “Everywhere I go, people tell me the same thing: there aren’t enough jobs to go around, and the ones we do have don’t pay enough for people to get by. Our middle class is getting squeezed out of the picture as the cost of living goes up and wages don’t. I’ve spent my career creating good paying jobs and job training opportunities in our Commonwealth. In the Senate, I’ll fight to rebuild our middle class by investing in affordable education and job training, raising the minimum wage and bringing clean, innovative manufacturing and infrastructure jobs back to Pennsylvania.”

Joe Sestak: “I know – having left the Navy after 31 years to fight for healthcare for all families after my daughter won her battle with cancer – that national security begins at home with access to healthcare, quality education and good-paying jobs. But I also know that people have lost their faith in their elected officials, which is why the biggest deficit we have in America isn’t the debt – it’s the trust deficit. I want to restore people’s trust in their leaders by being not a politician, but a public servant accountable to the people above politics, party, and type.”

Republican - unopposed

Pat Toomey

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

15th District

Democratic - unopposed

Rick Daugherty

Republican - unopposed

Charles W. Dent

17th District

Democratic - unopposed

Matt Cartwright

Republican - Vote for one

Matt Connelly: “Financial security (having / keeping a solid job) and personal security (from terrorists and others). Oddly, government overreach with taxes and regulation threatens the financial security by choking business growth and hiring, i.e. Obamacare preventing full time work, and a lack of government strength overseas threatens us by allowing the terrorist enemies to thrive since they don’t think the US is serious about stopping them. The US is the world’s natural leader, and we must reassert ourselves to keep rogue groups in check. We must also allow business to be free of onerous regulatory burdens that are driving jobs to other countries.”

Glenn Geisenger: No response

PA ATTORNEY GENERAL

Democratic - Vote for one

John Morganelli: Pennsylvania is in desperate need of an experienced prosecutor. I am Pennsylvania’s longest serving district attorney. I am the only candidate who has actually personally prosecuted criminal cases. I have personally prosecuted 25 murder cases, without a loss, putting some of Pennsylvania’s most dangerous criminals in jail for life. Neither of my opponents have ever prosecuted a single criminal case . I am the only candidate who has served as a Special Deputy Attorney General. And I am the only candidate who has served as President of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. My experience is unmatched.

Josh Shapiro: “I believe an underlying concern for people across the Commonwealth is the lack of fairness in our justice system today. From “Bonusgate” to “Kids For Cash” and now to “Porngate” we can’t help but question if we’ll ever have the fairness and integrity we deserve. Too many in our Commonwealth feel the deck is stacked against them and they can’t get a fair shake in our justice system. Throughout my career in public service, I’ve fought to bring integrity and fairness to our system, and that’s what I’ll do as Attorney General.”

Stephen A. Zappala Jr.: No response

Republican - Vote for one

Joe Peters: “My first priority as Attorney General will be to restore the public’s full faith in the office. A former cop, I began there as an intern and later rose to be the state’s top drug prosecutor, as Executive Deputy Attorney General of the Office’s Drug and Organized Crime Division. Battling the heroin epidemic will be a top priority for me. I know that office (OAG) because I’ve lived it. I would arrive as an independent and tough proven Attorney General who would be ready to lead on Day 1. There would be no need for on the job training.”

John Rafferty: No response

PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

133rd District

Democratic - unopposed

Daniel McNeill

Republican- unopposed

David Molony

JUDICIAL RETIREMENT

Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years, instead of the current requirement that they be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70?

Yes/For the Measure

No/Against the Measure

All details are available at http://lwvnorthco.org/VotersGuide.html.

Compiled by Nate Jastrzemski