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Has your candidate agreed to participate? Today was Endorsement Day for the Allegheny County Democratic Committee (ACDC) so it seems a good time to update you on our Q&A. We have reached out to over 30 candidates (it is not too late!) 18 of those candidates agreed to participate in our efforts, I’ve sent out […]
I often joke that all former mayors deserved degrees in social work. My time in local government taught me a lot about what makes people tick, their struggles, their hopes and fears, and most importantly how to meet them where they are. Many people coming to court are often there because something bad happened to […]
I agreed to complete this Q&A for several reasons: Meet the Candidate Welcome to the 2025 election season series ‘Political Q&A’ – interviews with candidates throughout Pennsylvania. Since 2013, we’ve published nearly 150 of these interviews. We use an email Q&A format to allow the candidates to speak directly to you, the readers. Candidates can […]
Everyone is entitled to dignity and respect, people have a right to due process, and the government should help and serve the people – especially those who may lack the resources to fully participate in our society and economy. On the bench, I would see people in light of their full lives and not reduce […]
It is crucial that we keep acknowledging that these day-to-day decisions may affect the lifetime of the litigants in the courtroom. The outcome of these court cases changes the trajectory of everyone involved. These decisions do not matter any less, even if we are exhausted by changing national circumstances. Meet the Candidate Welcome to the […]
In order for marginalized groups to have increased access to the judicial system to expand their civil rights, I would make these three recommendations: expand pro bono programs, create additional self-help centers, and encourage attorneys to adopt a sliding-fee scale based on income and ability to pay. Meet the Candidate Welcome to the 2025 election […]
I agreed to complete this Q&A because I myself have previously used this blog to learn more about candidates running for office. I feel it is often difficult to find information about candidates, especially when most people do not know that Judicial candidates have a different set of ethical rules to adhere to compared to […]
It is almost time for a feature we’ve published for a decade – the Political Q&A interviews with candidates for political office in Pennsylvania. What is the Political Q&A? Each year, we customize a Q&A of about 15-20 questions for interested candidates running for any level of office – local, state, and federal from anywhere […]
It’s my hope that Dems will control the Senate when we move into 2025, and then we can get to work on the hundreds of bills that the House sent us this session and the Governor promised he would sign. Early on, we’d pass LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination, an increase in the minimum wage, measures to prevent […]
While Pennsylvania is known as a primary state, the upcoming General Election has a significant number of critical races. We’ve got their Q&A’s. Our blog has historically customized and distributed Q&A’s to candidates for political office. We want them to engage our readers, of course, but also to have information available for the general public. […]
