Karen Lynn Dalton
About Karen Lynn Dalton
Karen Dalton (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.
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[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Karen Dalton completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dalton's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading-bio-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI'm running against Scott Perry in the primary because there is a wildfire running through our country: eye-popping prices at the grocery store; loss of jobs in the mid-state through the cuts by Elon Musk and DOGE; harm caused to our farmers through the imposition of nonsensical, across-the-board tariffs; and the destruction of the American Dream through the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, which I believe should be called the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. \r\n<p>Scott Perry either watches silently or cheers on the person who set the wildfire - - Donald Trump. Mr. Perry said at his telephone town halls - - he won't meet with us in person - - that he wishes \"DOGE would go further,\" and the executive \"can cut whatever they want.\"\r\nMr. Perry was the deciding vote for the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. In fact, he voted for it not once, but twice. It will make hungry people hungrier, sick people sicker, close the door to higher education for those who can't afford to simply write a check. \r\nI am running to give voters a choice and to propose new ideas. We need to restore and rebuild our country.\r\n</p>\nI have lived in the mid-state for 35 years. I am a lawyer. I spent over 25 years working as a staff attorney at the capitol in Harrisburg, over 20 as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee. I wrote and helped to pass legislation aimed at helping victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading-key-message-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>The power to change things lies in our hands. It lies in our ballots. It lies in our determination. It lies in our hearts. We have the power to remove Scott Perry from Congress. We have the power to chose someone else to represent us. We can do it as early as May 2026. It's not that far away. Together, we rebuild. As my faith teaches me, when the Temple is destroyed, you go to work rebuilding the Temple.\r\nI'm Karen Dalton, an independent Republican, a Republican with a heart, a Republican you can trust. I ask my neighbors to consider voting for me in the primary. If I have the voters' permission to serve, I will only serve three terms and will hold regular, in-person town halls. If I lose, I will concede.</li><li>I wonder if Scott Perry realizes the tariffs he champions - - he said at one of his telephone town halls that we need a level playing field in terms of trade - -is really a tax on the American people. The average family will have to spend thousands more a year on everyday items and food. Because of the tariffs, some companies, including a major auto manufacturer, have cut jobs. Since April, no less than 42,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost. For the first time since COVID, our economy actually contracted in the first quarter of 2025. Many economists say we are heading for a recession or worse, stagflation, a combination of high prices and high unemployment. Scott Perry does nothing to help us. Does Scott Perry not care? \r\nI care.</li><li>I believe in meeting voters face-to-face. I will formally announce my candidacy on October 16, 10:00am at the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. If you can't join me, please go to my website, votekd4c.com. You can always send me an email through the website. I will read it and answer as soon as I can, votekd4c.com.\r\nI will knock on as many doors as I can. I intend to go to every house, whether you're a Republican, Independent, or Democrat. We're all in this American experiment together, after all. I will hold my first in-person town hall as a candidate in November. Please go to my website, votekd4c.com, for details. In addition, I have a Voters' Bill of Rights on my website. I will follow this ethical blueprint.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading1-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tBefore we can get to policy debates, we must secure our democracy. I'm a lawyer. I took an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution. I implore the people serving in government, including Congressman Perry, to read it and re-read it. The right to vote is one of our most sacred in the Constitution. Yet, Congressman Perry tried to take away the votes of 6.7 million Pennsylvanians. He stood on the floor of the U.S. House, hours after the blood of police officers was spilled and our cathedral of democracy ransacked, and asked that all of Pennsylvania's votes, including those for President Trump, be thrown away. He signed onto a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas to prevent the votes of four states from counting, including ours.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading2-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI look up to many people, like Jim Greenwood, John McCain, the U.S. Senator from Arizona who saved the Affordable Care Act during the first Trump Term, and Margaret Chase Smith, who stood up to Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare of the 1950s.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading3-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading3-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tHonesty. Integrity. The ability to listen. To have empathy. To be open minded enough to allow someone to change your mind. To not be afraid to face voters and look them in the eye. <br/>\n<p>My faith teaches that real leaders are servants of the people. That's why I like the story of Miriam and the Well in the Bible so much. Here's the story in a nutshell: After the Jewish people were freed from bondage in Egypt, they wandered in the desert for many years. All of that time, the Lord provided water, through Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron. While Miriam was alive, water followed her. When she died, the water dried up. For the first time, the Jewish people had to rely upon themselves to find water. And so they dug a well. The most important part to me is who actually did the digging. Did the people do the digging or did the leaders of the community do the digging? The Bible states that, with their rods and their scepters, they built the well. One translation even uses the word, \"princes,\" to make it clear that the leaders built the well. Then the leaders worked to bring water to each and every tent. No one was left out.<br/>\n</p>\nI believe this principal holds true today. We cannot leave anyone out. If you go to my website, votekd4c.com, you will see my policy proposals. I call my platform, \"Fulfilling America's Promise to our Families.\" We must make real the American Dream for every family and person. We must restore and rebuild our nation. We need to increase the buying power of our families, cut the deficit in a responsible way, make America affordable, and throw the doors of higher education open to anyone who can do college-level work. I have three policies that will help create a future we all want to see: \"Make Social Security Work for us Now; Serve America Scholarships; and creation of the National Foundation for Scientific Discovery.\" More details on the website, votekd4c.com.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading4-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse4-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse4-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading4-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse4-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tA representative must understand the real life experiences of the people you represent. Listening to their stories, listening to what they care about, just plain listening to what the people who live in the 10th Congressional District have to say. Then go fight as hard as you can, based on that information, for them in Washington. Work tirelessly to implement public policies that will make their lives more prosperous and secure. Work to make the American Dream real. <br/>\n<p>Another core responsibility is to be accountable to votes. There is a covenant between the people of the 10th Congressional District and their member of Congress. Mr. Perry does not understand that. The covenant means that the representative listens, shows up when things go wrong, and does their utmost to help. I understand that covenant.<br/>\r\nAs a staff attorney with the Republican Caucus in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, I saw principled, Republican leadership on a daily basis. I spent over 20 years as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee. I worked to draft and help pass legislation aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence and sexual offenses, especially offenses committed against children. <br/>\r\nSeeing how the Republicans in the state House, including leadership, chairs of the Judiciary Committee, and Republican members, made such a difference in the lives of victims, I believe it is part of government's job to help people heal. The leaders I worked for found a way to fund shelters for victims of domestic violence and their children, to open additional childrens advocacy center to help child victims of sexual assault, and to enact legislation to allow a victim of rape to require the rapist to take a HIV/AIDS test. <br/>\n</p>\nIf voters give me permission to serve them in Congress, this is the example I will follow. Additionally, I will not take a dime of PAC or special interest money. I will only serve three terms. I will listen not only with my ears, but with my heart.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading5-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse5-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse5-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat legacy would you like to leave?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading5-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse5-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI have three proposals in my platform that I would like to see enacted, if the voters give me permission to represent them. The first is called, \"Make Social Security Work for Us Now.\" Many young adults do not believe that Social Security will be there for them, even though they pay into the system. My proposal will allow anyone under 62 to borrow up to two years-worth of Social Security benefits, about $40,000, interest free. Just spend it on any family-related need, like making a down payment on a house, paying rent, starting a business, paying for college, and the like. Simply pay it back when you start to collect benefits, a little will be deducted from each check. Not only will this stimulate economic activity, the monies repaid will stabilize the Social Security trust fund.<br/>\n<p>The second idea will make college affordable for every person who can do college-level work. I believe income should not determine who goes to college and who does not. My proposal is the exact opposite of that found in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which works to close the doors of college for those who need to borrow federal loans. My plan is called \"Serve America Scholarships.\" The idea is to pay for college, community college, graduate school, or professional school. The government will pay for your education, just commit to working for the first ten years in the public service. For example, you want to be a nurse or a doctor, great. Just work at the VA hospital. You want to study music, great. Just work as a music therapist in a nursing home. The list can go on and on. <br/>\n</p>\nThe third idea will restore America's role as the world's leaders in science. I would create the National Foundation for Scientific Discovery. The idea is to identify people who are good at science and want to make it a career. Your education will be paid for. Just serve in that agency or the CDC or NIH.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading6-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse6-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse6-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading6-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse6-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI remember distinctly the day that Robert F. Kennedy was shot. It occurred at night, when he was addressing a crowd in the Ambassador Hotel after he won the California primary. He died the next day. I remember the funeral train, which brought his body and his family from California to the East Cost. It was such a sad and devastating time. All of those hopes and dreams gone. I also remember the clips of Mr. Kennedy reciting his favorite poem at a campaign stop after Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. I was 8 years-old. <br/>\r\nIn 1964, a short time after his brother, President Kennedy was killed, he gave a speech in which he said, \"The question is always whether we will act. Whether we teach the children and heal the sick, help the weak, and venerate the old.\" I could not agree more.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading7-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse7-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse7-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat was your very first job? How long did you have it?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading7-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse7-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI had my first job when I was 15 years-old. I helped an accountant sort through his stack of updates for his tax books.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading8-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse8-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse8-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is your favorite book? Why?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading8-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse8-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI love Song in a Weary Throat, the autobiography of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. Rev. Murray is the real life Forest Gump. Rev. Murray was a lawyer, a founding member of NOW, a member of President Kennedy's commission on women. She also led efforts to desegregate luncheonettes and even went to jail when she said she couldn't ride in the back of an interstate bus because the seat was broken. She was the first woman ordained as an Anglican priest and was the author of the theory used by Thurgood Marshall when he argued the case of Brown v. Board of Education. Rev. Murray also wrote a history about her family called Proud Shoes. Additionally, she wrote a book of poetry. She is a hero of mine.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading9-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse9-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse9-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIf you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading9-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse9-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI don't think I would do this, if I could. That means someone else, the author, determined my life.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading10-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse10-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse10-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is something that has been a struggle in your life?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading10-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse10-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tA lot of things don't come easily to me. I try to make up for it by working extremely hard.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading11-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse11-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse11-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading11-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse11-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tCongress is composed of two chambers, the House and the Senate. The House is based upon population, unlike the Senate where every state gets two senators, regardless of population. In addition, the terms are different, two years for a Member of Congress and six for U.S. Senators. All bills that raise revenue must start in the House. The trial part of impeachment is held in the House.<br/>\n<p>The House was designed by our founders to be more responsive to the people. At the time of our founding, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Now, we have direct election. But the House, in its design, was to be closer to the needs and aspirations of the people.<br/>\r\nWhat worries me now is that Congress has abdicated its responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution. They have have made themselves powerless under the Constitution.<br/>\r\nA case in point is the power to set tariffs. Under the Constitution, only Congress can set tariffs. The president has no authority to set tariffs unless Congress delegates that authority.<br/>\r\nSince April 2, President Trump has relied upon the International Emergency Economic Powers Act as his authority to set tariffs. Under that statute, Congress can declare an emergency is over and take back its power. The Republicans in Congress, including Scott Perry, won't do that. Scott Perry and the other Republicans in Congress would rather see people hurt than stand up to Donald Trump. And we are suffering because of their timidity. <br/>\r\nNow that Donald Trump is imposing another round of tariffs under a different statute, one based upon national security, Congress won't be able to so easily take back its power. The next round of tariffs include 100% on medicine. Who can afford that? Donald Trump just announced that, as of November 1, he wants to impose another 100% tariff on China. <br/>\n</p>\nCongressman Perry and the rest of the Republicans in Congress have a duty to try to stop the president. They won't. Doesn't Scott Perry care? I do.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading12-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse12-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse12-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading12-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse12-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI believe every person is unique. There may be some people who are naturally gifted and don't need to have prior experience before they are elected to a position. <br/>\n<p>I do have prior experience in government. I served over 25 years as a staff attorney for the Republican Caucus in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. For over 20 of those years, I served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee.<br/>\r\nI drafted and helped to enact legislation aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence and sexual violence, especially children.<br/>\r\nI was lead counsel on a number of laws enacted by the General Assembly, including:<br/>\r\n(1) Pennsylvania's mandatory sex offender treatment act;<br/>\r\n(2) Pennsylvania's child witness statute, which allows child victims of sexual violence to testify in court outside the presence of the accused;<br/>\r\n(3) Act 28 of 2014, establishing a dedicated funding stream for Pennsylvania's children's advocacy centers (a one-stop shop if you will for child victims of sexual violence);<br/>\r\n(4) the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), an update to Pennsylvania's Megan's Law; and<br/>\r\n(5) an amendment to the Adoption Act to permit the mother of a child conceived as a result of rape or incest to more easily terminate the parental rights of the rapist.<br/>\r\nWhen I worked in the Pennsylvania House, I was able to watch principled, Republican leadership on a daily basis. The Republicans in the state House funded shelters for victims of domestic violence, found a way to pay for children's advocacy centers so that additional ones could be created, and also passed a number of victim-centered pieces of legislation, including a bill to allow a victim of rape to have the offender tested for HIV/AIDS.<br/>\n</p>\nAll of this experience leads me to believe that part of government's job is to help people heal. If government is causing more pain - - as we currently see with Donald Trump and Scott Perry - - something is desperately wrong.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading13-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse13-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse13-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading13-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse13-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tRespectfully, we need to focus on the challenge facing us today. We face an unparalleled time of danger in our country. We're in danger of losing our economic security, our national security, and our very way of life. <br/>\n<p>We're also in danger of losing the moral and legal foundation of our nation: adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law. And the threat is coming from within.<br/>\r\nI have never seen politicians act like Donald Trump and Scott Perry act. <br/>\r\nWe have never before seen a president take a flame thrower to the economy. No other president has deliberately driven up unemployment. No other president has deliberately taken away health care. No other president has deliberately driven up the price of groceries. No other president has so cavalierly steered us toward a recession. Some economists have said we are heading for stagflation, a dangerous combination of high unemployment and high prices unseen since the presidency of Jimmy Carter.<br/>\r\nYou know who is not helping to correct any of this? Scott Perry. At his April 2 telephone town hall - - again, he won't meet voters eye-to-eye or face-to-face - - he said he was in favor of the tariffs and the cuts to our federal workforce by Elon Musk and DOGE. The 10th Congressional District is home to more federal workers than any other congressional district in Pennsylvania. Taking a job away for no reason not only hurts the breadwinner, it hurts the family. It takes away health insurance. It also deprives us, the American people, of the workers we rely upon to keep our food, medicine, infant formula, and pet food safe. Does Scott Perry not care?<br/>\r\nThe cuts by DOGE have hurt our veterans, seniors, farmers, teachers, school children. All of us.<br/>\n</p>\nThen there is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which should be called the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. Scott Perry voted for it twice. Mr. Perry is not asking the president to reverse course. If I were in his place, I would.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading14-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse14-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse14-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading14-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse14-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI will not question the genius of our founders. The U.S. Constitution sets a term of two years. I accept that.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading15-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse15-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse15-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat are your thoughts on term limits?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading15-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse15-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tIf voters in the 10th Congressional District give me permission to serve them in Congress, I promise I will only serve three terms.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading16-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse16-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse16-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tIs there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading16-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse16-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI was fortunate enough to work for Jim Greenwood, Republican of Bucks County, before he was a member of Congress. I worked for Jim as his campaign director in 1986, when he was serving in the state House and was running to become a state Senator. <br/>\n<p>Jim is as honest as the day is bright and the night is long. As a member of Congress, he took no money from special interests or PACs. <br/>\n</p>\nOnce, when we were in a hardware store, a constituent came up to him and told him she had cancer. Jim put his arm around her and walked with her through the store. He just listened. I watched. At the time, I was 25 years- old. I never forgot that. And I won't, if the voters give me permission to serve them in Congress. This is the kind of leadership to which I aspire.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading17-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse17-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse17-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tBoth sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading17-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse17-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI spoke with a man who has had cancer for over 10 years. He is constantly in and out of the hospital, yet he is good to everyone around him and even makes jokes about his treatment. He is beyond courageous.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading18-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse18-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse18-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tDo you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading18-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse18-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tCompromise is part-and-parcel of the American experiment. We must talk to each other. Finding common ground is part of our national character. <br/>\n<p>If the Republicans in Congress - - at this very minute - - were willing to compromise with Democrats, the government would be re-opened. The shutdown is an example of what happens when the party in power, the Republicans, won't compromise. They won't even talk to the Democrats. The Republican leadership in Congress has said there is nothing to talk about. <br/>\r\nAs a consequence, additional layoffs of the federal work force have started. These firings are illegal and immoral. They are also unprecedented. Typically, furloughs occur and some workers have to report to work, despite not getting paid. But there is nothing in the law that allows a president to summarily fire federal workers because he is unhappy that he can't get his way. <br/>\r\nAnd Scott Perry says nothing about the firings. Silence in the face of more suffering. Doesn't Scott Perry know that the 10th Congressional District is home to more federal workers than any other district? Doesn't he know that when government adds to the pain of people's lives, something is desperately wrong? <br/>\r\nIt is quite possible that if Congress did not enact the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we would not be facing a shutdown right now. The fight is over health care benefits. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act should be called the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. According to the Congressional Budget Office, it will throw 15 million people off of their health insurance, and not just under Medicaid, but also under the Affordable Care Act. <br/>\n</p>\nIt is estimated that unless the cuts to the ACA are restored, the cost of health insurance will go from hundreds a month to thousands a month. Scott Perry voted to take away health insurance not once but twice. The Republicans should take this opportunity to reverse course and restore health insurance.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading19-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse19-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse19-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tThe Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading19-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse19-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI believe we must have a tax system that is fair. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed in order to give gigantic tax cuts to the wealthiest corporations and individuals, the top 1% of us. <br/>\n<p>What if you're not at the top? The tax cuts will be minuscule. The top tax cut for an individual is expected to be about $64,000 per year. But the per capita income of the people in the 10th Congressional District is about $43,000. How is that fair? That the top tax refund per year is higher than the per capita income per year of the people of the 10th? Yet Scott Perry voted for this legislation not once but twice.<br/>\r\nThose at the bottom of the ladder, making under $27,000, will see a tax cut of under $2 a week. How does that buy gas or groceries? The people making over $27,000 but under $53,000 will see about $14 a week. In Donald Trump's and Scott Perry's economy, what does that really buy? The people in the middle, making between $53,000 and $92,000 will see a tax cut of about $1,600 a year, or $30 a week. That's not enough to fill your gas tank or take your family out for a nice dinner.<br/>\r\nI believe we need a tax structure that will give families more buying power. We can us the tax code to provide families more money. If you go to my website, votekd4c.com, you will see my tax proposals set forth in detail. I want to cut the deficit responsibly, while still providing a way for families to keep more of their money.<br/>\n</p>\nFor example, let's increase the child tax credit to $5,000 per child for kids under 5, and to $4,000 for kids over 6. Let's make the tax credit available until 18, if the child is in high school. Let's let families deduct 100% of child care expenses. These proposals are more generous than what Scott Perry voted for (twice). Let's cut the deficit by closing the carried interest and other loopholes. Those who have reaped the most in our economy can pay a little more. Visit my website for more tax proposals.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading20-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse20-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse20-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tHow should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading20-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse20-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThe House should use its investigative powers to further the best interests of the American people. Investigative powers should not be used vindictively or maliciously. The power to investigate should be used to further Congress' duty to conduct oversight of the working of the executive branch and to investigate other matters that are of concern to the American people.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading21-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse21-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse21-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading21-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse21-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tIt's a homemade campaign. And it's three weeks old.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading22-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse22-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse22-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tCandidates hear many personal stories from voters. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching or memorable?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading22-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse22-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tAs I wrote earlier, I heard from a man who had been fighting cancer for over ten years. He always was in good humor, even making jokes. I admire his courage.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading23-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse23-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse23-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat is an accomplishment that you are proud of?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading23-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse23-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI think of all the legislative accomplishments I have been fortunate to be a part of, under the leadership of the Republican leaders, chairs, and members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, there are two: (1) passage of a way for Pennsylvania to create additional children's advocacy centers; and (2) legislation allowing victims of rape to require the perpetrator to be tested for HIV/AIDS. <br/>\r\nChildren's advocacy centers are a one-stop shop, if you will, for sexually abused children. Rape victims need peace of mind that, on top of everything else, they have not contracted AIDS.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading24-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse24-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse24-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat role should the United States government have in the development or use of artificial intelligence?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading24-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse24-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tArtificial intelligence is a fact of life. What we have to do is ensure that it benefits humankind. <br/>\n<p>A big issue is that of data centers. There is one proposed five miles from my home, in Middlesex. There is another that is proposed in York. There may be others on the way, given the fact that these projects are being pushed by Governor Shapiro and Senator McCormick and other leaders.<br/>\n</p>\nWe need to make sure that the environment is safe and that the property rights of the homeowners are protected. We cannot sacrifice clean water or air or ruin our quality of life in the rush to build data centers.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-368412-2025-10-11\" id=\"heading25-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse25-368412-2025-10-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse25-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat legislation would you enact related to election administration in the United States?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading25-368412-2025-10-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse25-368412-2025-10-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThe U.S. Constitution provides that States have the power to set the time, place, and manner of elections. The case law of the U.S. Supreme Court holds that states set the ground rules for our elections, from voter registration to counting ballots to certifying vote totals.<br/>\n<p>There is a mis-perception that our votes are not secure. They are. That includes mail-in voting. Congressman Perry, who is on record as trying to throw out the votes of 6.7 million Pennsylvanians in the presidential election of 2020, even those who voted for Donald Trump, is trying to sow seeds of doubt about mail-in voting. Here are the facts:<br/>\r\nPennsylvania has had some type of mail-in voting since the 1960s. When the General Assembly enacted mail-in voting in 2019, it was done on a bi-partisan basis. The majority leaders at the time, a Republican, said that mail-in voting would preserve the integrity of every election and lift the voice of every voter. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld mail-in voting.<br/>\n</p>\nI would be very cautious about enacting legislation on a national basis, with the exception of legislation which is more protective of the right to vote. What we see in Washington now, under the Republican majority and Donald Trump, is an attempt to federalize elections in order to break down the rule of One Person One Vote.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nKaren Dalton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dalton's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I'm running against Scott Perry in the primary because there is a wildfire running through our country: eye-popping prices at the grocery store; loss of jobs in the mid-state through the cuts by Elon Musk and DOGE; harm caused to our farmers through the imposition of nonsensical, across-the-board tariffs; and the destruction of the American Dream through the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, which I believe should be called the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. Scott Perry either watches silently or cheers on the person who set the wildfire - - Donald Trump. Mr. Perry said at his telephone town halls - - he won't meet with us in person - - that he wishes \"DOGE would go further,\" and the executive \"can cut whatever they want.\"\r\nMr. Perry was the deciding vote for the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. In fact, he voted for it not once, but twice. It will make hungry people hungrier, sick people sicker, close the door to higher education for those who can't afford to simply write a check. \r\nI am running to give voters a choice and to propose new ideas. We need to restore and rebuild our country. I have lived in the mid-state for 35 years. I am a lawyer. I spent over 25 years working as a staff attorney at the capitol in Harrisburg, over 20 as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee. I wrote and helped to pass legislation aimed at helping victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? The power to change things lies in our hands. It lies in our ballots. It lies in our determination. It lies in our hearts. We have the power to remove Scott Perry from Congress. We have the power to chose someone else to represent us. We can do it as early as May 2026. It's not that far away. Together, we rebuild. As my faith teaches me, when the Temple is destroyed, you go to work rebuilding the Temple.\r\nI'm Karen Dalton, an independent Republican, a Republican with a heart, a Republican you can trust. I ask my neighbors to consider voting for me in the primary. If I have the voters' permission to serve, I will only serve three terms and will hold regular, in-person town halls. If I lose, I will concede. I wonder if Scott Perry realizes the tariffs he champions - - he said at one of his telephone town halls that we need a level playing field in terms of trade - -is really a tax on the American people. The average family will have to spend thousands more a year on everyday items and food. Because of the tariffs, some companies, including a major auto manufacturer, have cut jobs. Since April, no less than 42,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost. For the first time since COVID, our economy actually contracted in the first quarter of 2025. Many economists say we are heading for a recession or worse, stagflation, a combination of high prices and high unemployment. Scott Perry does nothing to help us. Does Scott Perry not care? \r\nI care. I believe in meeting voters face-to-face. I will formally announce my candidacy on October 16, 10:00am at the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. If you can't join me, please go to my website, votekd4c.com. You can always send me an email through the website. I will read it and answer as soon as I can, votekd4c.com.\r\nI will knock on as many doors as I can. I intend to go to every house, whether you're a Republican, Independent, or Democrat. We're all in this American experiment together, after all. I will hold my first in-person town hall as a candidate in November. Please go to my website, votekd4c.com, for details. In addition, I have a Voters' Bill of Rights on my website. I will follow this ethical blueprint. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Before we can get to policy debates, we must secure our democracy. I'm a lawyer. I took an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution. I implore the people serving in government, including Congressman Perry, to read it and re-read it. The right to vote is one of our most sacred in the Constitution. Yet, Congressman Perry tried to take away the votes of 6.7 million Pennsylvanians. He stood on the floor of the U.S. House, hours after the blood of police officers was spilled and our cathedral of democracy ransacked, and asked that all of Pennsylvania's votes, including those for President Trump, be thrown away. He signed onto a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas to prevent the votes of four states from counting, including ours. Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? I look up to many people, like Jim Greenwood, John McCain, the U.S. Senator from Arizona who saved the Affordable Care Act during the first Trump Term, and Margaret Chase Smith, who stood up to Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare of the 1950s. What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Honesty. Integrity. The ability to listen. To have empathy. To be open minded enough to allow someone to change your mind. To not be afraid to face voters and look them in the eye. My faith teaches that real leaders are servants of the people. That's why I like the story of Miriam and the Well in the Bible so much. Here's the story in a nutshell: After the Jewish people were freed from bondage in Egypt, they wandered in the desert for many years. All of that time, the Lord provided water, through Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron. While Miriam was alive, water followed her. When she died, the water dried up. For the first time, the Jewish people had to rely upon themselves to find water. And so they dug a well. The most important part to me is who actually did the digging. Did the people do the digging or did the leaders of the community do the digging? The Bible states that, with their rods and their scepters, they built the well. One translation even uses the word, \"princes,\" to make it clear that the leaders built the well. Then the leaders worked to bring water to each and every tent. No one was left out. I believe this principal holds true today. We cannot leave anyone out. If you go to my website, votekd4c.com, you will see my policy proposals. I call my platform, \"Fulfilling America's Promise to our Families.\" We must make real the American Dream for every family and person. We must restore and rebuild our nation. We need to increase the buying power of our families, cut the deficit in a responsible way, make America affordable, and throw the doors of higher education open to anyone who can do college-level work. I have three policies that will help create a future we all want to see: \"Make Social Security Work for us Now; Serve America Scholarships; and creation of the National Foundation for Scientific Discovery.\" More details on the website, votekd4c.com. What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? A representative must understand the real life experiences of the people you represent. Listening to their stories, listening to what they care about, just plain listening to what the people who live in the 10th Congressional District have to say. Then go fight as hard as you can, based on that information, for them in Washington. Work tirelessly to implement public policies that will make their lives more prosperous and secure. Work to make the American Dream real. Another core responsibility is to be accountable to votes. There is a covenant between the people of the 10th Congressional District and their member of Congress. Mr. Perry does not understand that. The covenant means that the representative listens, shows up when things go wrong, and does their utmost to help. I understand that covenant. As a staff attorney with the Republican Caucus in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, I saw principled, Republican leadership on a daily basis. I spent over 20 years as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee. I worked to draft and help pass legislation aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence and sexual offenses, especially offenses committed against children. Seeing how the Republicans in the state House, including leadership, chairs of the Judiciary Committee, and Republican members, made such a difference in the lives of victims, I believe it is part of government's job to help people heal. The leaders I worked for found a way to fund shelters for victims of domestic violence and their children, to open additional childrens advocacy center to help child victims of sexual assault, and to enact legislation to allow a victim of rape to require the rapist to take a HIV/AIDS test. If voters give me permission to serve them in Congress, this is the example I will follow. Additionally, I will not take a dime of PAC or special interest money. I will only serve three terms. I will listen not only with my ears, but with my heart. What legacy would you like to leave? I have three proposals in my platform that I would like to see enacted, if the voters give me permission to represent them. The first is called, \"Make Social Security Work for Us Now.\" Many young adults do not believe that Social Security will be there for them, even though they pay into the system. My proposal will allow anyone under 62 to borrow up to two years-worth of Social Security benefits, about $40,000, interest free. Just spend it on any family-related need, like making a down payment on a house, paying rent, starting a business, paying for college, and the like. Simply pay it back when you start to collect benefits, a little will be deducted from each check. Not only will this stimulate economic activity, the monies repaid will stabilize the Social Security trust fund. The second idea will make college affordable for every person who can do college-level work. I believe income should not determine who goes to college and who does not. My proposal is the exact opposite of that found in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which works to close the doors of college for those who need to borrow federal loans. My plan is called \"Serve America Scholarships.\" The idea is to pay for college, community college, graduate school, or professional school. The government will pay for your education, just commit to working for the first ten years in the public service. For example, you want to be a nurse or a doctor, great. Just work at the VA hospital. You want to study music, great. Just work as a music therapist in a nursing home. The list can go on and on. The third idea will restore America's role as the world's leaders in science. I would create the National Foundation for Scientific Discovery. The idea is to identify people who are good at science and want to make it a career. Your education will be paid for. Just serve in that agency or the CDC or NIH. What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? I remember distinctly the day that Robert F. Kennedy was shot. It occurred at night, when he was addressing a crowd in the Ambassador Hotel after he won the California primary. He died the next day. I remember the funeral train, which brought his body and his family from California to the East Cost. It was such a sad and devastating time. All of those hopes and dreams gone. I also remember the clips of Mr. Kennedy reciting his favorite poem at a campaign stop after Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. I was 8 years-old. In 1964, a short time after his brother, President Kennedy was killed, he gave a speech in which he said, \"The question is always whether we will act. Whether we teach the children and heal the sick, help the weak, and venerate the old.\" I could not agree more. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? I had my first job when I was 15 years-old. I helped an accountant sort through his stack of updates for his tax books. What is your favorite book? Why? I love Song in a Weary Throat, the autobiography of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. Rev. Murray is the real life Forest Gump. Rev. Murray was a lawyer, a founding member of NOW, a member of President Kennedy's commission on women. She also led efforts to desegregate luncheonettes and even went to jail when she said she couldn't ride in the back of an interstate bus because the seat was broken. She was the first woman ordained as an Anglican priest and was the author of the theory used by Thurgood Marshall when he argued the case of Brown v. Board of Education. Rev. Murray also wrote a history about her family called Proud Shoes. Additionally, she wrote a book of poetry. She is a hero of mine. If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? I don't think I would do this, if I could. That means someone else, the author, determined my life. What is something that has been a struggle in your life? A lot of things don't come easily to me. I try to make up for it by working extremely hard. What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution? Congress is composed of two chambers, the House and the Senate. The House is based upon population, unlike the Senate where every state gets two senators, regardless of population. In addition, the terms are different, two years for a Member of Congress and six for U.S. Senators. All bills that raise revenue must start in the House. The trial part of impeachment is held in the House. The House was designed by our founders to be more responsive to the people. At the time of our founding, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Now, we have direct election. But the House, in its design, was to be closer to the needs and aspirations of the people. What worries me now is that Congress has abdicated its responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution. They have have made themselves powerless under the Constitution. A case in point is the power to set tariffs. Under the Constitution, only Congress can set tariffs. The president has no authority to set tariffs unless Congress delegates that authority. Since April 2, President Trump has relied upon the International Emergency Economic Powers Act as his authority to set tariffs. Under that statute, Congress can declare an emergency is over and take back its power. The Republicans in Congress, including Scott Perry, won't do that. Scott Perry and the other Republicans in Congress would rather see people hurt than stand up to Donald Trump. And we are suffering because of their timidity. Now that Donald Trump is imposing another round of tariffs under a different statute, one based upon national security, Congress won't be able to so easily take back its power. The next round of tariffs include 100% on medicine. Who can afford that? Donald Trump just announced that, as of November 1, he wants to impose another 100% tariff on China. Congressman Perry and the rest of the Republicans in Congress have a duty to try to stop the president. They won't. Doesn't Scott Perry care? I do. Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics? I believe every person is unique. There may be some people who are naturally gifted and don't need to have prior experience before they are elected to a position. I do have prior experience in government. I served over 25 years as a staff attorney for the Republican Caucus in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. For over 20 of those years, I served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee. I drafted and helped to enact legislation aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence and sexual violence, especially children. I was lead counsel on a number of laws enacted by the General Assembly, including: (1) Pennsylvania's mandatory sex offender treatment act; (2) Pennsylvania's child witness statute, which allows child victims of sexual violence to testify in court outside the presence of the accused; (3) Act 28 of 2014, establishing a dedicated funding stream for Pennsylvania's children's advocacy centers (a one-stop shop if you will for child victims of sexual violence); (4) the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), an update to Pennsylvania's Megan's Law; and (5) an amendment to the Adoption Act to permit the mother of a child conceived as a result of rape or incest to more easily terminate the parental rights of the rapist. When I worked in the Pennsylvania House, I was able to watch principled, Republican leadership on a daily basis. The Republicans in the state House funded shelters for victims of domestic violence, found a way to pay for children's advocacy centers so that additional ones could be created, and also passed a number of victim-centered pieces of legislation, including a bill to allow a victim of rape to have the offender tested for HIV/AIDS. All of this experience leads me to believe that part of government's job is to help people heal. If government is causing more pain - - as we currently see with Donald Trump and Scott Perry - - something is desperately wrong. What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? Respectfully, we need to focus on the challenge facing us today. We face an unparalleled time of danger in our country. We're in danger of losing our economic security, our national security, and our very way of life. We're also in danger of losing the moral and legal foundation of our nation: adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law. And the threat is coming from within. I have never seen politicians act like Donald Trump and Scott Perry act. We have never before seen a president take a flame thrower to the economy. No other president has deliberately driven up unemployment. No other president has deliberately taken away health care. No other president has deliberately driven up the price of groceries. No other president has so cavalierly steered us toward a recession. Some economists have said we are heading for stagflation, a dangerous combination of high unemployment and high prices unseen since the presidency of Jimmy Carter. You know who is not helping to correct any of this? Scott Perry. At his April 2 telephone town hall - - again, he won't meet voters eye-to-eye or face-to-face - - he said he was in favor of the tariffs and the cuts to our federal workforce by Elon Musk and DOGE. The 10th Congressional District is home to more federal workers than any other congressional district in Pennsylvania. Taking a job away for no reason not only hurts the breadwinner, it hurts the family. It takes away health insurance. It also deprives us, the American people, of the workers we rely upon to keep our food, medicine, infant formula, and pet food safe. Does Scott Perry not care? The cuts by DOGE have hurt our veterans, seniors, farmers, teachers, school children. All of us. Then there is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which should be called the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. Scott Perry voted for it twice. Mr. Perry is not asking the president to reverse course. If I were in his place, I would. Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives? I will not question the genius of our founders. The U.S. Constitution sets a term of two years. I accept that. What are your thoughts on term limits? If voters in the 10th Congressional District give me permission to serve them in Congress, I promise I will only serve three terms. Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after? I was fortunate enough to work for Jim Greenwood, Republican of Bucks County, before he was a member of Congress. I worked for Jim as his campaign director in 1986, when he was serving in the state House and was running to become a state Senator. Jim is as honest as the day is bright and the night is long. As a member of Congress, he took no money from special interests or PACs. Once, when we were in a hardware store, a constituent came up to him and told him she had cancer. Jim put his arm around her and walked with her through the store. He just listened. I watched. At the time, I was 25 years- old. I never forgot that. And I won't, if the voters give me permission to serve them in Congress. This is the kind of leadership to which I aspire. Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful? I spoke with a man who has had cancer for over 10 years. He is constantly in and out of the hospital, yet he is good to everyone around him and even makes jokes about his treatment. He is beyond courageous. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Compromise is part-and-parcel of the American experiment. We must talk to each other. Finding common ground is part of our national character. If the Republicans in Congress - - at this very minute - - were willing to compromise with Democrats, the government would be re-opened. The shutdown is an example of what happens when the party in power, the Republicans, won't compromise. They won't even talk to the Democrats. The Republican leadership in Congress has said there is nothing to talk about. As a consequence, additional layoffs of the federal work force have started. These firings are illegal and immoral. They are also unprecedented. Typically, furloughs occur and some workers have to report to work, despite not getting paid. But there is nothing in the law that allows a president to summarily fire federal workers because he is unhappy that he can't get his way. And Scott Perry says nothing about the firings. Silence in the face of more suffering. Doesn't Scott Perry know that the 10th Congressional District is home to more federal workers than any other district? Doesn't he know that when government adds to the pain of people's lives, something is desperately wrong? It is quite possible that if Congress did not enact the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we would not be facing a shutdown right now. The fight is over health care benefits. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act should be called the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. According to the Congressional Budget Office, it will throw 15 million people off of their health insurance, and not just under Medicaid, but also under the Affordable Care Act. It is estimated that unless the cuts to the ACA are restored, the cost of health insurance will go from hundreds a month to thousands a month. Scott Perry voted to take away health insurance not once but twice. The Republicans should take this opportunity to reverse course and restore health insurance. The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected? I believe we must have a tax system that is fair. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed in order to give gigantic tax cuts to the wealthiest corporations and individuals, the top 1% of us. What if you're not at the top? The tax cuts will be minuscule. The top tax cut for an individual is expected to be about $64,000 per year. But the per capita income of the people in the 10th Congressional District is about $43,000. How is that fair? That the top tax refund per year is higher than the per capita income per year of the people of the 10th? Yet Scott Perry voted for this legislation not once but twice. Those at the bottom of the ladder, making under $27,000, will see a tax cut of under $2 a week. How does that buy gas or groceries? The people making over $27,000 but under $53,000 will see about $14 a week. In Donald Trump's and Scott Perry's economy, what does that really buy? The people in the middle, making between $53,000 and $92,000 will see a tax cut of about $1,600 a year, or $30 a week. That's not enough to fill your gas tank or take your family out for a nice dinner. I believe we need a tax structure that will give families more buying power. We can us the tax code to provide families more money. If you go to my website, votekd4c.com, you will see my tax proposals set forth in detail. I want to cut the deficit responsibly, while still providing a way for families to keep more of their money. For example, let's increase the child tax credit to $5,000 per child for kids under 5, and to $4,000 for kids over 6. Let's make the tax credit available until 18, if the child is in high school. Let's let families deduct 100% of child care expenses. These proposals are more generous than what Scott Perry voted for (twice). Let's cut the deficit by closing the carried interest and other loopholes. Those who have reaped the most in our economy can pay a little more. Visit my website for more tax proposals. How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers? The House should use its investigative powers to further the best interests of the American people. Investigative powers should not be used vindictively or maliciously. The power to investigate should be used to further Congress' duty to conduct oversight of the working of the executive branch and to investigate other matters that are of concern to the American people. What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign? It's a homemade campaign. And it's three weeks old. Candidates hear many personal stories from voters. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching or memorable? As I wrote earlier, I heard from a man who had been fighting cancer for over ten years. He always was in good humor, even making jokes. I admire his courage. What is an accomplishment that you are proud of? I think of all the legislative accomplishments I have been fortunate to be a part of, under the leadership of the Republican leaders, chairs, and members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, there are two: (1) passage of a way for Pennsylvania to create additional children's advocacy centers; and (2) legislation allowing victims of rape to require the perpetrator to be tested for HIV/AIDS. Children's advocacy centers are a one-stop shop, if you will, for sexually abused children. Rape victims need peace of mind that, on top of everything else, they have not contracted AIDS. What role should the United States government have in the development or use of artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence is a fact of life. What we have to do is ensure that it benefits humankind. A big issue is that of data centers. There is one proposed five miles from my home, in Middlesex. There is another that is proposed in York. There may be others on the way, given the fact that these projects are being pushed by Governor Shapiro and Senator McCormick and other leaders. We need to make sure that the environment is safe and that the property rights of the homeowners are protected. We cannot sacrifice clean water or air or ruin our quality of life in the rush to build data centers. What legislation would you enact related to election administration in the United States? The U.S. Constitution provides that States have the power to set the time, place, and manner of elections. The case law of the U.S. Supreme Court holds that states set the ground rules for our elections, from voter registration to counting ballots to certifying vote totals. There is a mis-perception that our votes are not secure. They are. That includes mail-in voting. Congressman Perry, who is on record as trying to throw out the votes of 6.7 million Pennsylvanians in the presidential election of 2020, even those who voted for Donald Trump, is trying to sow seeds of doubt about mail-in voting. Here are the facts: Pennsylvania has had some type of mail-in voting since the 1960s. When the General Assembly enacted mail-in voting in 2019, it was done on a bi-partisan basis. The majority leaders at the time, a Republican, said that mail-in voting would preserve the integrity of every election and lift the voice of every voter. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld mail-in voting. I would be very cautious about enacting legislation on a national basis, with the exception of legislation which is more protective of the right to vote. What we see in Washington now, under the Republican majority and Donald Trump, is an attempt to federalize elections in order to break down the rule of One Person One Vote.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]
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