This year has posed significant challenges for endorsements due to the lack of priority anti-cruelty bills advancing to a floor vote in either chamber, at the time of this publication. The only exception is the Dog Law amendments, which thankfully addressed important animal welfare issues. As a result, in determining who to endorse this year, we’ve had to look back at several legislative sessions and consider voting scorecards, bill sponsorships, and leadership on these issues.
UPDATE: ✔️ means the endorsed candidate won.
Senate District 1: Nikil Saval️ ✔
Senate District 3: Sharif Street ✔
Senate District 5: Jimmy Dillon
Senate District 7: Vincent Hughes ✔
Senate District 9: John Kane ✔
Senate District 11: Judy Schwank ✔
Senate District 13: No Endorsement
Senate District 15: Patty Kim ✔
Senate District 17: Amanda Cappelletti ✔
Senate District 19: Carolyn Comitta ✔
Senate District 21: No Endorsement
Senate District 23: No Endorsement
Senate District 25: Cris Dush ✔
Senate District 27: No Endorsement
Senate District 29: No Endorsement
Senate District 31: No Endorsement
Senate District 33 Doug Mastriano ✔
Senate District 35: Wayne Langerholc ✔
Senate District 37: No Endorsement
Senate District 39: Kim Ward ✔
Senate District 41: No Endorsement
Senate District 43: Jay Costa ✔
Senate District 45: Nick Pisciottano ✔
Senate District 47: Elder Vogel ✔
Senate District 49: No endorsement
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House District 1: Patrick Harkins ✔
House District 2: Robert Merski ✔
House District 3: Ryan Bizzarro ✔
House District 4: No endorsement
House District 5: Heather Hanna
House District 6: No endorsement
House District 7: No endorsement
House District 8: Aaron Bernstine ✔
House District 9: Marla Gallo Brown ✔
House District 10: Amen Brown ✔
House District 11: Marci Mustello ✔
House District 12: Stephanie Scialabba ✔
House District 13: No endorsement
House District 14: Double endorsement: Kenya Johns Roman Kozak ✔
House District 15: Josh Kail ✔
House District 16: Robert Matzie ✔
House District 17: No endorsement
House District 18: K.C. Tomlinson ✔
House District 19: Aerion Abney ✔
House District 20: Emily Kinkead ✔
House District 21: Lindsay Powell ✔
House District 22: Joshua Siegel ✔
House District 23: Dan Frankel ✔
House District 24: La’Tasha Mayes ✔
House District 25: Brandon Markosek ✔
House District 26: Paul Friel ✔
House District 27: Dan Deasy ✔
House District 28: William Petulla ✔
House District 29: Tim Brennan ✔
House District 30: Arvind Zenkat ✔
House District 31: Perry Warren ✔
House District 32: Joe McAndrew ✔
House District 33: Mandy Steele ✔
House District 34: Abigail Salisbury ✔
House District: 35: Matthew Gergely ✔
House District 36: Jessica Benham ✔
House District 37: No Endorsement
House District 38: No Endorsement
House District 39: Andrew Kuzma ✔
House District 40: Natalie Mihalek ✔
House District 41: No endorsement
House District 42: Dan Miller ✔
House District 43: Keith Greiner ✔
House District 44: No endorsement
House District 45: Anita Kulik ✔
House District 46: Jason Ortitay ✔
House District 47: No endorsement
House District 48: Timothy O’Neal ✔
House District 49: Ismail Smith-Wade-El ✔
House District 50: No endorsement
House District 51: No endorsement
House District 52: No endorsement
House District 53: Steven Malagari ✔
House District 54: Greg Scott ✔
House District 55: Jill Cooper ✔
House District 56: No endorsement
House District 57: No endorsement
House District 58: No endorsement
House District 59: No endorsement
House District 60: Abby Major ✔
House District 61: Liz Hanbidge ✔
House District 62: James Struzzi II ✔
House District 63: No endorsement
House District 64: No endorsement
House District 65: No endorsement
House District 66: Brian Smith ✔
House District 67: No endorsement
House District 68: No endorsement
House District 69: No endorsement
House District 70: Matt Bradford ✔
House District 71: Jim Rigby ✔
House District 72: No endorsement
House District 73: No endorsement
House District 74: Dan Williams ✔
House District 75: No endorsement
House District 76: No endorsement
House District 77: Scott Conklin ✔
House District 78: No endorsement
House District 79: Louis Schmitt Jr. ✔
House District 80: No endorsement
House District 81: No endorsement
House District 82: Paul Takac ✔
House District 83: No endorsement
House District 84: No endorsement
House District 85: No endorsement
House District 86: No endorsement
House District 87: No endorsement
House District 88: No endorsement
House District 89: No Endorsement
House District 90: Chad Reichard ✔
House District 91: No Endorsement
House District 92: Dan Almoney
House District 93: Mike Jones ✔
House District 94: No endorsement
House District 95: Carol Hill-Evans ✔
House District 96: No endorsement
House District 97: No endorsement
House District 98: No endorsement
House District 99: No endorsement
House District 100: Bryan Cutler ✔
House District 101: No endorsement
House District 102: Russell Diamond ✔
House District 103: Nate Davidson ✔
House District 104: Dave Madsen ✔
House District 105: Justin Fleming ✔
House District 106: No Endorsement
House District 107: No Endorsement
House District 108: Michael Stender ✔
House District 109: No Endorsement
House District 110: No endorsement
House District 111: Johnathan Fritz ✔
House District 112: Kyle Mullins ✔
House District 113: Kyle Donahue ✔
House District 114: Bridget Kosierowski ✔
House District 115: Maureen Madden ✔
House District 116: No endorsement
House District 117: No endorsement
House District 118: James Haddock ✔
House District 119: Megan Kocher
House District 120: Fern Leard
House District 121: Eddie Day Pashinski ✔
House District 122: No Endorsement
House District 123: No Endorsement
House District 124: No endorsement
House District 125: No endorsement
House District 126: Jacklyn Rusnock ✔
House District 127: Manny Guzman ✔
House District 128: No Endorsement
House District 129: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz ✔
House District 130: No Endorsement
House District 131: Milou Mackenzie ✔
House District 132: Mike Schlossberg ✔
House District 133: Jeanne McNeill ✔
House District 134: Pete Schweyer ✔
House District 135: Steve Samuelson ✔
House District 136: Robert Freeman ✔
House District 137: No endorsement
House District 138: Ann Flood ✔
House District 139: No endorsement
House District 140: Jim Prokopiak ✔
House District 141: Tina Davis ✔
House District 142: Joe Hogan ✔
House District 143: Shelby Labs ✔
House District 144: Brian Munroe ✔
House District 145: Craig Staats ✔
House District 146: Joseph Ciresi ✔
House District 147: Donna Scheuren ✔
House District 148: Mary Jo Daley ✔
House District 149: Tim Briggs ✔
House District 150: Joseph Webster ✔
House District 151: Melissa Cerrato ✔
House District 152: Nancy Guenst ✔
House District 153: Ben Sanchez ✔
House District 154: Napoleon Nelson ✔
House District 155: Danielle Otten ✔
House District 156: Christopher Pielli ✔
House District 157: Melissa Shusterman ✔
House District 158: Christina Sappey ✔
House District 159: Carol Kazeem ✔
House District 160: Craig Williams ✔
House District 161: Leanne Krueger-Braneky ✔
House District 162: David Delloso ✔
House District 163: Heather Boyd ✔
House District 164: Gina Curry ✔
House District: 165: Jennifer O’Mara ✔
House District 166: Greg Vitali ✔
House District 167: Kristine Howard ✔
House District 168: Lisa Borowski
House District 169: No Endorsement
House District 170 Martina White
House District 171: No endorsement
House District 172: Sean Dougherty ✔
House District 173: Patrick Gallagher ✔
House District 174: No endorsement
House District 175: Mary Isaacson ✔
House District 176: Jack Rader ✔
House District 177: Joseph Hohenstein ✔
House District 178: Kristen Marcell ✔
House District 179: Jason Dawkins ✔
House District 180: Jose Giral ✔
House District: 181: Malcolm Kenyatta ✔
House District 182: Ben Waxman ✔
House District: 183: Zachary Mako ✔
House District: 184 Elizabeth Fiedler ✔
House District 185: Regina Young ✔
House District 186: Jordan Harris ✔
House District 187: Stefanie Rafes
House District 188: Rick Krajewski ✔
House District 189: Tarah Probst ✔
House District 190: G. Roni Green ✔
House District 191: Joanna McClinton ✔
House District 192: Morgan Cephas ✔
House District 193: No endorsement
House District 194: Tarik Kahn ✔
House District 195: Special Election
House District 196: No Endorsement
House District 197: Danilo Burgos ✔
House District 198: Darisha Parker ✔
House District 199: No endorsement
House District 200: Christopher Rabb ✔
House District 201: No endorsement
House District 202: Jared Solomon ✔
House District 203: Anthony Bellmon ✔
Below is our methodology:
Methodology:
- Criteria: Voting record, incumbency, leadership history (bill sponsorship, co-sponsorship, working to move bills), improved record, survey results, and viability. For more details on Humane PA’s endorsement process, see: Announcing Humane PA’s 2024 Endorsements.
- Endorsement: Candidates endorsed have either a strong voting record, co-sponsorship of priority bills, a leadership history, or a strong survey response and commitment to humane animal treatment. Priority is typically given to incumbents.
- No Endorsement: Candidates may receive no endorsement due to a negative survey, past voting record on anti-cruelty bills, or insufficient information. In some cases, Humane PA may refrain from endorsing when the candidate has little chance of success, or when we are unable to discern a significant difference on the issue positions. Note: Any further animal bill votes taken this session will be taken into consideration. For more information on non-endorsed races, feel free to reach out via the Humane PA Facebook page inbox.