Candidates for rural House and Senate seats call for a “Rural Bill of Rights” Thursday. (Capital-Star photo by Cassie Miller).
Democratic candidates from rural Pennsylvania districts joined constituents on the Capitol Steps Thursday to call for a “Rural Bill of Rights.”
They are as follows:
- Access to Hospitals and Affordable Healthcare
- Access to Broadband and Cell Phone Service
- Access to Public Transportation
- Investment in Public Education
- Protection and Growth of Family Farms
- Access to Good Paying Jobs and Worker Protections
- Infrastructure Investments
- Support of Local Businesses
- Access to Clean Air, Water and Land
- Upholding the Pa. and U.S. Constitutions.
Several of the candidates said that residents of rural Pennsylvania don’t feel “heard” in Harrisburg.
Michelle Siegel, a Democrat running for Senate in the rural 27th SD.
She says the rural bill of rights came about because rural people don’t feel heard in Harrisburg.
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“Rural people want to be heard,” said Joe Waltz, the Democratic candidate for the Clinton County-based l 76th House District.
“They’re angry … they just don’t know who to be angry at,” said Shelbie Stromyer, a retired nurse and Democrat running for the 21st Senate District, which includes Clarion, Forest, Venago and parts of Butler and Warren counties.
Watch as candidates from Rural Pa. sign the “Rural Bill of Rights.”
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- Michelle Siegel, Democratic candidate for Senate District 27.
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- The Rural Bill of Rights.
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- (Capital-Star photo by Cassie Miller).
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- Candidates for rural House and Senate seats call for a “Rural Bill of Rights” Thursday. (Capital-Star photo by Cassie Miller).
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- Amanda Waldman of Lycoming County.
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- Army veteran Airneezer Page, running for the 83rd House District
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- Joe Waltz, candidate for the 76th House District.
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- Patty Smith, candidate for the 104th.
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- Doc Clemens, running for the 101st House District.
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- Brian Monahan, a boilermaker from the 109th.
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- Monahan speaks about the importance of trade schools.
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- Lee Griffin, a first-time candidate.
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