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‘I really believe that this is a big year for women,’ says veteran staffer running for Erie Senate seat | 2020 Women Speak Up

BY: - March 25, 2020

This week, we talk to Julie Slomski, a Democrat running for state Senate in Erie County’s 49th Senate District. Slomski and fellow Democrat Andre Horton are vying for the right to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Daniel Laughlin. Laughlin has held the seat since 2016.

Exclusive: ex-Democratic Congressional candidate George Scott is running for state Senate seat in Harrisburg

BY: - January 8, 2020

The campaign marks Scott’s return to politics since his Congressional bid, where he emerged from a crowded Democratic primary to come within two points of unseating Perry in the November general election. 

Pa. Senate committee approves bill that makes it easier for people with criminal records to get a job

BY: - October 30, 2019

The bill would prohibit the state’s 29 professional licensure boards from automatically denying licenses to anyone with a criminal record.