PA Senate Democrats
FOR EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN
The Democratic Caucus of the Pennsylvania Senate is committed to serving all Pennsylvanians who call our districts home. We share a strong belief that our government can and must level the playing field so that everyone has a good job to earn a living, an excellent school that delivers beautiful childhoods, a safe affordable home, and accessible care for every mind and body. Our work will not stop until this is true for every Pennsylvanian.
We find ourselves up against actors and agents who are trying to hold these things back from us. From far-right ideologues to enemies of our public schools to greedy corporations, the opposition we face is mighty and entrenched. But let us be crystal clear: we have won enormous victories for PA’s families before, and we’ll do it again.
GOOD JOBS
FOR EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN
- 100% of jobs pay a livable wage
- Paid family, vacation, and sick leave for 100% of jobs
- Fight to provide property tax relief to seniors and working families
- Protect labor rights and increase worker representation including public sector OSHA protections
- Invest in infrastructure
- Encourage small business development and growth
Quality, Affordable Healthcare
FOR EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN
- Protect abortion access and reproductive rights
- Universal health care coverage for everyone
- Ensure adequate staffing and proper training for health care workers
- Support health care providers and frontline workers
- Retain and recruit nurses
An Excellent Education
FOR EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN
- Fight to enact fair and equitable funding and ensure quality and safe learning spaces for every PA child
- Retain and recruit high quality teachers and childcare providers
- Make higher education accessible and affordable to all
- Invest in early childhood education
- Provide mental and behavioral health services to all struggling children
- Retain and expand services and providers who help children with disabilities
- Make childcare accessible and affordable
Safe Communities
FOR EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN
- Equal pay for equal work for all
- Safe and affordable housing for every Pennsylvanian
- Ban assault weapons, implement extreme risk protections and expand universal background checks for guns
- End discrimination in jobs, housing, health care, and education
- Invest heavily in gun violence & community violence prevention
- Fund treatment for Substance Use Disorder
- Eliminate hunger for 100% of household
Clean Air, Water, Energy
FOR EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN
- Combat climate change
- Invest in electric vehicles
- Ensure all new energy investments are clean, green, and safe
- Hold fossil fuel industries accountable
- Provide clean water for every community
Protect Democracy
FOR EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN
- Protect voting rights for all
- Make it easier to register to vote
- Enact campaign finance reform
- Protect no excuse mail-in voting and expand drop box access
- Fund local elections administrations and improve voting equipment