Humane PA presents our 2016 endorsements for Pennsylvania state offices in the upcoming election on November 8th. We were pleased to note that this year, so many of the new challengers who are running for office have a much stronger commitment to the humane treatment of animals. We had some very tough choices! The “middle T” of the state remains problematic! If your county has no endorsed candidate – please contact the candidates to ask why they are not endorsed (key is at the bottom of the page). Please share widely and make sure to get out and vote for humane candidates on Nov. 8th!
Post election update: A ✔ signifies that the endorsed candidate won their race.
Statewide Candidates:
Pennsylvania Auditor General – Eugene DePasquale ✔
Pennsylvania Attorney General – Both Attorney General candidates – Commissioner Josh Shapiro and Senator John Rafferty have similar records of supporting anti-cruelty bills when they served in the Pennsylvania Legislature. We look forward to working with the next Pennsylvania Attorney General to combat animal cruelty in our state. ✔
Adams County:
Senate District 33 – Richard Alloway ll ✔
House District 91 – No recommendation
House District 193 -No recommendation
Allegheny County:
Senate District 37- Guy Reschenthaler✔
Senate District 43 – Jay Costa✔
Senate District 45- James Brewster✔
House District 16 – Robert Matzie✔
House District 19 – Jake Wheatley✔
House District 20 – Adam Ravenstahl✔
House District 21 – Dom Costa✔
House District 22 – Peter Shweyer✔
House District 23 – Dan Frankel✔
House District 24 – Ed Gainey✔
House District 25 – Joe Markosek✔
House District 27 – Dan Deasy✔
House District 28 – John Craig Hammond
House District 30 – Hal English✔
House District 32 – Tony Deluca✔
House District 33 – No recommendation
House District 34 – Paul Costa✔
House District 35 – No recommendation
House District 36 – Harry Readshaw✔
House District 38 – Bill Kortz✔
House District 39 – No Recommendation
House District 40 – John Maher✔
House District 42 – Dan Miller✔
House District 44 – Mark Mustio✔
House District 45 – Anita Astorino Kulik✔
House District 46 – Jason Ortitay✔
Armstrong County:
Senate District 41 – No recommendation
House District 54 – No recommendation
House District 55 – Joe Petrarca✔
House District 60 – No recommendation
House District 63 – No recommendation
House District 66 – Cris Dush✔
Beaver County:
Senate District 47 – Elder Vogel✔
House District 9 – Chris Sainato✔
House District 10 – Jaret Gibbons
House District 14 – James Marshall
House District 15 – No recommendation
House District 16 – Robert Matzie✔
House District 46 – Jason Ortitay✔
Bedford County:
Senate District 35 – No recommendation
House District 69 – No recommendation
House District 78 – No recommendation
Berks County:
Senate District 11- Judy Schwank✔
Senate District 29 – No recommendation
House District 5 – No recommendation
House District 126 – Mark Rozzi✔
House District 127 – Tom Caltagirone✔
House District 128 – No recommendation
House District 129 – No recommendation
House District 130 – No recommendation
House District 134 – No recommendation
House District 187 – No recommendation
Blair County:
House District 79 – No recommendation
House District 80 – No recommendation
Bradford County:
Senate District 23 – No recommendation
House District 68 – No recommendation
House District 110 -No recommendation
Bucks County:
House District 18 – Gene DiGirolamo✔
House District 29 – Bernie O’Neil✔
House District 31 – Perry Warren✔
House District 140 – John Galloway✔
House District 141 – Tina Davis✔
House District 142 – Frank Farry✔
House District 143 – No recommendation
House District 144 – Katherine Watson✔
House District 145 – Craig Staats✔
House District 178 – Scott Petri✔
Butler County:
Senate District 21 – No recommendation
Senate District 41 – No recommendation
House District 8 – No recommendation
House District 11 – Brian Ellis✔
House District 12 – Christian Rieger
House District 64 – No recommendation
Cambria County:
Senate District 35 -No recommendation
House District 71 – No recommendation
House District 72 – Frank Burns✔
House District 73 – No recommendation
Cameron County
Senate District 25 – No recommendation
House District 67 – No recommendation
Carbon County:
House District 122 – No recommendation
Centre County:
House District 76 – No recommendation
House District 77 – Scott Conklin✔
House District 81 – No recommendation
House District 171 -No recommendation
Chester County:
Senate District 9 – Thomas Killian✔
Senate District 19 – Andrew Dinniman✔
House District 13 – No recommendation
House District 26 – No recommendation
House District 74 – Harry Lewis✔
House District 155 – Becky Corbin✔
House District 156 – Dan Truitt✔
House District 157 – Warren Kampf✔
House District 158 – Susan Rzucidlo
House District 160 – Stephen Barrar✔
House District 167 – Duane Milne✔
House District 168 – Chris Quinn✔
Clarion County:
Senate District 21 – No recommendation
House District 63 – No recommendation
Clearfield County:
Senate District 25 – No recommendation
Senate District 35 – No recommendation
House District 73 – No recommendation
House District 75 – Jay Notarianni
Clinton County:
Senate District 25 – No recommendation
House District 76 – No recommendation
Columbia County:
Senate District 27 – No recommendation
House District 107 – No recommendation
House District 109 – No recommendation
Crawford County:
House District 6 – No recommendation
House District 17 – No recommendation
House District 65 – No recommendation
Cumberland County:
Senate District 31 – Mike Regan✔
Senate District 33 – Richard Alloway✔
House District 86 – No recommendation
House District 87 – No recommendation
House District 88 – No recommendation
House District 92 – Dawn Wetzel Keefer✔
House District 193 – No recommendation
House District 199 – No recommendation
Dauphin County:
Senate District 15 – Rob Teplitz
House District 98 – No recommendation
House District 103 – Patty Kim✔
House District 104 – Jody Rebarchak
House District 105 – No recommendation
House District 106 – No recommendation
House District 125 – No recommendation
Delaware County:
Senate District 9 – Thomas Killion✔
Senate District 17 – Daylin Leach✔
House District 159 – No recommendation
House District 160 – Stephen Barrar✔
House District 161 – Leanne Krueger-Braneky✔
House District 162 – Nick Miccarelli✔
House District 163 – Jamie Santora✔
House District 164 – Margo Davidson✔
House District 165 – Both candidates are new: Elaine Shaffer and Alexander Charlton✔ are both excellent humane candidates.
House District 166 – Greg Vitali✔
House District 168 – Christopher Quinn✔
House District 185 – Maria Donatucci✔
House District 191 – Joanna McClinton✔
Elk County:
Senate District 25 – No recommendation
House District 75 – Jay Notarianni
Erie County:
Senate District 49 – Sean Wiley
House District 1 – Pat Harkins✔
House District 3 – Ryan Bizzaro✔
House District 2 – Flo Fabrizio✔
House District 4 – Curt Sonny✔
House District 6 – No recommendation
House District – 17 – No recommendation
Fayette County:
House District 49 – No recommendation
House District 50 – Pam Snyder✔
House District 51 – Tim Mahoney
House District 52 – No recommendation
Forest County:
Senate District 21 – No recommendation
House District 63 – No recommendation
House District 65 – No recommendation
Franklin County:
Senate District 33 – Richard Alloway✔
House District 78 – No recommendation
House District 82 – No recommendation
House District 89 – No recommendation
House District 90 – No recommendation
Fulton County:
House District 78 – No recommendation
Greene County:
House District 50 – Pam Snyder✔
Huntington County:
House District 81 – No recommendation
Indiana County:
Senate District 41 – No recommendation
House District 55 – Joe Petrarca✔
House District 60 – No recommendation
House District 62 – Dave Reed✔
House District 66 – Cris Dush✔
Jefferson County:
Senate District 25 – No recommendation
House District 66 – Cris Dush✔
Juniata County:
House District 82 -No recommendation
Lackawanna County:
House District 112 – Two excellent candidates: Kevin Haggerty ✔was a representative in the 2013/14 session with a solid record. Based on his survey, Ernest Lemoncelli is also a stellar candidate.
House District 113 – Marty Flynn✔
House District 114 – Sid Kavulich✔
House District 117 – No Recommendation
House District 118 – Mike Carroll✔
Lancaster County:
Senate District 13 – Greg Paulson
House District 13 – No Recommendation
House District 37 – No Recommendation
House District 41 – No recommendation
House District 43 – Keith Greiner✔
House District 96 – Mike Sturla✔
House District 97 – Charles Kline
House District 98 – No recommendation
House District 99 – No Recommendation
House District 100 -No recommendation
House District 128 – No Recommendation
House District 129 – No Recommendation
Lawrence County:
Senate District 47 – Elder Vogel✔
House District 9 – Chris Sainato✔
House District 10 – Jaret Gibbons
House District 17 – No Recommendation
Lebanon County:
House District 101 – No recommendation
House District 102 – Russ Diamond✔
House District 104 – Jody Rebarchek
Lehigh County:
House District 22 – Peter Schweyer✔
House District 131 -Justin Simmons✔
House District 132 – Mike Schlossberg✔
House District 133 – Dan McNeill✔
House District 134 – No recommendation
House District 135 – Steve Samuelson✔
House District 187 – No recommendation
House District 183 – Phillips Armstrong
Luzerne County:
Senate District 27 – No Recommendation
House District 116 – No recommendation
House District 117 – No recommendation
House District 118 – Mike Carroll✔
House District 119 – Gerald Mullery✔
House District 120 – Aaron Kaufer✔
House District 121 – Eddie Pashinski✔
Lycoming County:
Senate District 23 – No Recommendation
House District 83 -No recommendation
House District 84 – No recommendation
McKean County:
Senate District 25 – No Recommendation
House District 67 – no recommendation
Mercer County:
House District 7 – No recommendation
House District 8 – No recommendation
House District 17 – No recommendation
Mifflin County:
House District 81 – No recommendation
House District 82 – No recommendation
House District 171 – No recommendation
Monroe County:
House District 115 – David Parker
House District 176 – No recommendation
House District 189- No recommendation
Montgomery County:
Senate District 17 – Daylin Leach✔
Senate District 7 – Vicent Hughs✔
House District 26 – No Recommendation
House District 70 – Matthew Bradford✔
House District 131 – Justin Simmons✔
House District 146 –Joe Ciresi
House District 147 – Marcy Toepel✔
House District 148 – Mary Jo Daley✔
House District 149 – Tim Briggs✔
House District 150 – Linda Weaver
House District 151 – Todd Stephens✔
House District 152 – Thomas Murt✔
House District 153 – Madeleine Dean✔
House District 154 – Steve McCarter✔
House District 157 – Warren Kampf✔
House District 166 – Greg Vitali✔
House District 172 – Kevin Boyle✔
House District 53 – Leon Angelichio
House District 61 – Kate Harper✔
House District 146 – No recommendation
House District 194 – Pam Delissio✔
Montour County:
Senate District 27 – No recommendation
House District 107 – No recommendation
Northampton County:
House District 135 – Steve Samuelson✔
House District 136 – Bob Freeman✔
House District 137 – No recommendation
House District 138 – No recommendation
House District 183 – Phillip Armstrong
Northumberland County:
Senate District 27 – No recommendation
House District 107 – No recommendation
House District 108 -No recommendation
Perry County:
Senate District 15 – Rob Teplitz
House District 86 – No recommendation
Philadelphia County:
Senate District 5 – John Sabatina✔
Senate District 1 – Larry Farnese✔
Senate District 3 – No recommendation
Senate District 7 – Vincent Hughs✔
House District 152 – Thomas Murt✔
House District 170 – Martina White✔
House District 172 – Kevin Boyle✔
House District 173 – Michael Driscoll✔
House District 174 – Ed Neilson✔
House District 175 – Mike O’Brien✔
House District 177 – John Taylor✔
House District 179 – Jason Dawkins✔
House District 180 – Angel Cruz✔
House District 181 – W. Curtis Thomas✔
House District 182 – Brian Sims✔
House District 184 – Bill Keller✔
House District 185 – Maria Donatucci✔
House District 186 – Jordan Harris✔
House District 188 – Jim Roebuck✔
House District 190 – Vanessa Brown✔
House District 191 – Joanna McClinton✔
House District 192 – No recommendation
House District 194 – Pamela DeLissio✔
House District 195 – Donna Bullock✔
House District 197 – Leslie Acosta✔
House District 198 – Rosita Youngblood✔
House District 200 – No recommendation
House District 201 – Stephen Kinsey✔
House District 202 – Jared Solomon✔
House District 203 -No recommendation
Pike County:
House District 139 – No recommendation
House District 189 – No recommendation
Potter County:
Senate District 25 – No recommendation
House District 67 – No recommendation
House District 68 – No recommendation
Schuylkill County:
Senate District 29 – No recommendation
House District – 123 – No recommendation
House District – 124 -No recommendation
House District – 125 – No recommendation
Snyder County:
Senate District 27 – No recommendation
House District 85 – No recommendation
House District 108 – No recommendation
Somerset County:
House District 51 – Tim Mahoney
House District 59 – No recommendation
House District 69 – No recommendation
Sullivan County:
Senate District 23 – No recommendation
House District 110 – No recommendation
Susquehanna County:
Senate District 23 – No recommendation
House District 110 – No recommendation
House District 111 – No recommendation
Tioga County:
Senate District 25 – No recommendation
House District 68 – No recommendation
Union County:
Senate District 23 – No recommendation
House District 84 – No recommendation
House District 85 – No recommendation
Venango County:
Senante District 21 – No recommendation
House District 64 – No recommendation
Warren County:
Senate District 21 – No recommendation
House District 65 – No recommendation
Washington County:
House District 15 – No recommendation
House District 39 – No recommendation
House District 40 – John Maher✔
House District 46 – Jason Ortitay✔
House District 48 – Brandon Neuman✔
House District 49 – No recommendation
House District 50 – Pam Snyder
Wayne County:
House District 139 – No recommendation
House District 111 – No recommendation
Westmoreland County:
Senate District 39 – Kim Ward✔
Senate District 45 – Jim Brewster✔
Senate District 41 – No recommendation
House District 33 – No recommendation
House District 52 – No recommendation
House District 54 – No recommendation
House District 55 – Joe Petrarca✔
House District 56 – George Dunbar✔
House District 57 – No recommendation
House District 58 – Mary Popovich
House District 59 – No recommendation
Wyoming County:
House District 117 – No recommendation
York County:
Senate District 31 – Mike Regan✔
Senate District 33 – Richard Alloway✔
House District 92 – Dawn Wetzel Keefer✔
House District 47 – Keith Gillespie✔
House District 93 – Kristin Phillips-Hill`✔
House District 94 – No recommendation
House District 95 – Carol Hill-Evans✔
House District 169 – Kate Klunk✔
House District 196 – No recommendation
Key:
Recommendation: Candidate has either a strong voting record, history of leadership or strong survey and commitment to the humane treatment of animals.
No recommendation : Candidates either did not fill out the survey or are equally rated based on the information we have at this time. Viability is also taken into consideration.
Criteria: Voting records, including previous sessions especially in the PA House, since the 2016 session had very little activity in the House on animal bills, incumbency, history of leadership, improved record, survey results, viability. For more details about Humane PA’s methodology – check: Announcing Humane PA’s 2016 Endorsements.
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