Allegheny Group Endorsements
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US House
PA 12
Congresswoman Lee has several environmental justice priorities, including: the Environmental Justice for All bill, and the creation of the first environmental justice caucus in the Democratic caucus. She emphasizes the importance of community-centered processes and stakeholder involvement in these efforts. Lee also sees the need for supporting local organizing efforts and addressing new issues like data centers.
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US House
PA 17
Congressman Deluzio's environmental priorities include: the “All Aboard Act” to electrify the rail system and enhance rail safety, re-establish funds for hydrogen power, reverse the cuts to health insurance subsidies, re-establish funds to refurbish existing nuclear power plants [like Beaver County plant].
PA Senate Endorsed Candidates
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PA State Senate
38
Senator Williams feels that Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) are a good mechanism for getting data centers developers compensate communities for the impacts that the data centers might have, including a rebuttal presumption requiring data centers to pay for grid upgrades. Regarding the Lightning Plan bills, Senator Williams suggested focusing on smaller pieces that could be included in code bills alongside the budget.
Lindsey is an Incumbent - she has a 92% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA House Endorsed Candidates
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PA State Rep
21
Rep Powell would like to reduce the potential for more data centers in Pa. She also wants to make sure that those centers alreadybuilt or are going forward are equitable and not unduly burdening the energy costs to those municipalities and adjacent communities. She felt some help could be providing communities information on zoning laws..
Lindsay is an Incumbent - she has a 95% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
30
Rep Venkat (a member of the Energy Committee) is committed to working in a bi-partisan way to bring more clean energy solutions to PA. HB2076 which will be the first bill in the state to establish regulations for geothermal energy. It has bi-partisan support. Geothermal energy is clean energy and the labor force that may be displaced by “green energies” would find many jobs in the construction and implementation of geothermal energy.
Arvind is an Incumbent - he has a 95% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
48
Rebecca feels that there is a lot of anti-AI sentiment especially in the younger generation. She feels that the data centers are inevitable but that doesn't mean we should just roll over. There has to be guard rails. A moratorium is needed until we understand the impacts of the data centers to land, humans, and animals. There’s a strain on water and on the grid.
Rebecca is a Challenger - the Incumbent has a 11% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
33
Mandy has siting for clean energy and grid scaled solar high on her list. Grid scale solar is important because data centers are coming and we need to run them on solar and batteries, not natural gas.Also, she feels that working on conservation is an area where she can be very useful. She has an ability build bridges such as working with hunters on these issues.
Mandy is an Incumbent - she has a 95% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
39
Dylan will work to educate the public about the influence of the gas industry in Harrisburg and how it works to negatively affect the environment in Pa. He will also work to fully fund the DEP so it would have the money it needs to protect the environment.
Dylan is a Challenger - the Incumbent has a 23% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
28
Jeremy would like to see some long term planning for better rail service in PA. Data centers will require state legislation to require developers to provide their own energy and protect communities from overconsumption of water.
Jeremy is a Challenger - the Incumbent has a 50% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
20
Emily feels that PA can’t just ban data center but it can add important guardrails such as bring your own energy, use clean energy, and restrict water use. PA is in a unique situation in regards to renewable energy - we need to balance the need for solar farms with the need to preserve farmland in some areas. We should also explore different types of clean energy like geothermal and green hydrogen.
Emily is an Incumbent - she has a 98% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
44
Hadley supports state-level protections for public lands, greenways and public parks like Allegheny Forest. Hadley prioritizes watching over area waterways like the Ohio River focusing on water pollution levels to provide clean water access for the public.
Hadley is a Challenger - the Incumbent has a 15% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
60
Dustyn sees three environmental issues affecting Pennsylvania, including public utility companies' efforts to control water supplies, orphan gas wells leaking methane, and corporate abuse of environmental regulations through shadow companies.
Dustyn is a Challenger - the Incumbent has a 12% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
50
Lois has legislative priorities including setback distances for data centers and renewable energy development. Lois has had a 10-year career with the Clean Air Council, which allowed her to work with the front lines of communities impacted by the fracking industry.
Lois is running for an open seat - the former Incumbent had a 7% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
12
Brandon is concerned about all environmental issues. He is concerned about data centers, air quality which cause medical issues, rapid development of suburbs, chemicals that get dumped in water, etc.
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PA State Rep
45
Brittany feels we need more support for solar farms to connect timely to the grid, and better education for the public and local governments on related issues. We need to get people informed and concerned about smoke and extreme weather, starting with kids.
Brittany is running for an open seat.
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PA State Rep
36
Jessica’s priorities are healthcare and human services. She sponsored the Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) bill which was signed into law by Gov Shapiro. There are predatory middlemen who raise the price of prescription drugs. Jessica’s primary focus is insurance and consumer protection. Jessica has helped bring in $1.5 million in funding for area stormwater projects, such as flooding issues on Rte 51 in the South Hills.
Jessica is an Incumbent - she has a 98% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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PA State Rep
15
For Sydney, affordability is the top concern: people cannot afford to live. Sydney sees the issue as a trickle-down effect from the current federal administration into state government. She argues that expanding the Democratic House majority (currently only one or two seats) enables better budgets, tax relief for working class, and programs like affordable childcare
Sydney is a Challenger - the Incumbent has a 9% Lifetime Environmental Voting Score.
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