Keystone Progress endorses McGinty, Shapiro, DePasquale, and congressional and legislative candidates
Progressive organization gives "seal of approval" to candidates seeking to bolster their progressive bona fides, including Democrats, and a Green.
[READING, PA - September 15, 2016] – Keystone Progress announced its general election endorsements today, highlighted by the unanimous endorsements of statewide candidates Katie McGinty (U.S. Senate), Josh Shapiro (Attorney General) and Eugene DePasquale (Auditor General).
They also endorsed congressional candidates for the first time, including Joshua Burkholder (CD 4), Mary Ellen Balchunis (CD 7), Erin McClelland (CD 12) and Christina Hartman (CD 16).
The candidates were endorsed based on their support of the issue agenda of Keystone Progress, which includes supporting abortion rights, the right to organize, support of public schools, a clean environment and other progressive stands.
"We are thrilled to endorse these candidates who are running as bold progressives," said Michael Morrill, executive director of Keystone Progress. "These candidates are standing up for our working people by promising to protect our environment, our economy and our democracy."
Keystone Progress received applications from over 80 candidates. This was the first year that Republicans asked for the KP endorsement. None of the GOP applicants were endorsed.
This is the first time Keystone Progress endorsed a non-Democrat, Michael Bagdes-Canning, a Green candidate for state representative from Venango County.
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Name |
Office |
Party |
District |
Home County |
|
Katie McGinty |
U.S. Senator |
D |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Josh Shapiro |
Attorney General |
D |
|
Montgomery |
|
Eugene DePasquale |
Auditor General |
D |
|
York |
|
Joshua Burkholder |
Congress |
D |
4 |
Dauphin |
|
Mary Ellen Balchunis |
Congress |
D |
7 |
Delaware |
|
Erin McClelland |
Congress |
D |
12 |
Westmoreland |
|
Christina Hartman |
Congress |
D |
16 |
Lancaster |
|
Peter Zimmer |
State Representative |
D |
6 |
Crawford |
|
Christian Rieger |
State Representative |
D |
12 |
Butler |
|
Nancy Dean |
State Representative |
D |
13 |
Chester |
|
Dan Frankel |
State Representative |
D |
23 |
Allegheny |
|
John Craig Hammond |
State Representative |
D |
28 |
Allegheny |
|
Perry Warren |
State Representative |
D |
31 |
Bucks |
|
Steven Elliott |
State Representative |
D |
43 |
Lancaster |
|
Mary Popovich |
State Representative |
D |
58 |
Westmoreland |
|
Rob Wilkinson |
State Representative |
D |
61 |
Montgomery |
|
Patrick Edwards |
State Representative |
D |
62 |
Indiana |
|
Michael Bagdes-Canning |
State Representative |
G |
64 |
Venango |
|
Troy Clawson |
State Representative |
D |
65 |
Warren |
|
William Weaver |
State Representative |
D |
73 |
Clearfield |
|
Christopher Cowan |
State Representative |
D |
88 |
Cumberland |
|
Kate McGraw |
State Representative |
D |
92 |
York |
|
Charles Klein |
State Representative |
D |
97 |
Lancaster |
|
Dale Hamby |
State Representative |
D |
100 |
Lancaster |
|
Jody Rebarchak |
State Representative |
D |
104 |
Dauphin |
|
Joanne Jackson |
State Representative |
D |
131 |
Lehigh |
|
Michael Schlossberg |
State Representative |
D |
132 |
Lehigh |
|
Stephen Kunkel |
State Representative |
D |
143 |
Bucks |
|
Vera Cole |
State Representative |
D |
145 |
Bucks |
|
Joseph Ciresi |
State Representative |
D |
146 |
Montgomery |
|
Rachel Hendricks |
State Representative |
D |
147 |
Montgomery |
|
Mary Daley |
State Representative |
D |
148 |
Montgomery |
|
Timothy Briggs |
State Representative |
D |
149 |
Montgomery |
|
Linda Weaver |
State Representative |
D |
150 |
Montgomery |
|
Albert Dermovsesian |
State Representative |
D |
152 |
Montgomery |
|
Stephen McCarter |
State Representative |
D |
154 |
Montgomery |
|
Carolyn Comitta |
State Representative |
D |
156 |
Chester |
|
Hans Van Mol |
State Representative |
D |
157 |
Chester |
|
Leanne Krueger-Braneky |
State Representative |
D |
161 |
Delware |
|
James Butt |
State Representative |
D |
162 |
Delaware |
|
Barbarann Keffer |
State Representative |
D |
163 |
Delaware |
|
Elaine Schaefer |
State Representative |
D |
165 |
Delaware |
|
Diane Levy |
State Representative |
D |
168 |
Delaware |
|
Michael O'Brien |
State Representative |
D |
175 |
Philadelphia |
|
Joseph Hohenstein |
State Representative |
D |
177 |
Philadelphia |
|
Phillips Armstrong |
State Representative |
D |
183 |
Lehigh |
|
Pam DeLissio |
State Representative |
D |
194 |
Philadelphia |
|
Donna Bullock |
State Representative |
D |
195 |
Philadelphia |
|
Jill Sunday Bartoli |
State Representative |
D |
199 |
Cumberland |
|
Christopher Rabb |
State Representative |
D |
200 |
Philadelphia |
|
Isabella Fitzgerald |
State Representative |
D |
203 |
Philadelphia |
|
Larry Farnese |
State Senator |
D |
1 |
Philadelphia |
|
Martin Molloy |
State Senator |
D |
9 |
Delaware |
|
Judy Schwank |
State Senator |
D |
11 |
Berks |
|
Greg Paulson |
State Senator |
D |
13 |
Lancaster |
|
Robert Teplitz |
State Senator |
D |
15 |
Dauphin |
|
Daylin Leach |
State Senator |
D |
17 |
Montgomery |
|
John Bosha |
State Senator |
D |
31 |
Cumberland |
|
Sean Wiley |
State Senator |
D |
49 |
Erie |
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