What’s at Stake this November?

During this election cycle, it will be vital for Pennsylvanians to elect officials up and down the ballot who will protect our rights.  Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are leading the fight at the national level to protect our freedoms. The choice is clear which presidential candidate will protect our rights.

And this November, we aren’t just voting for president! We’re voting to:

• Expand the Democratic majority in the state House in Pennsylvania
• Flip the majority in the State Senate and stop the Senate from blocking important legislation for all Pennsylvanians
• Re-elect Senator Bob Casey and help maintain control of the U.S. Senate

Let’s elect candidates up and down the ballot who share our values – and send a clear message for what we expect from our elected leaders in 2025 and beyond!!

Good things happen when we elect State Representatives and Senators who share our values

In 2022, we helped flip the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to a Democratic majority for the first time in twelve years. Since then, our State House of Representatives passed a record number of bills that the vast majority of Pennsylvanians support, including:

• Protecting our reproductive healthcare 
• Increased protections for the LGBTQ+ community
• Increased the minimum wage
• Took steps to end gun violence in our state
• Banned discrimination against natural hair styles

Two critical races we are focusing on this year are:

• HD-142 in Upper Bucks County, where incumbent extremist Joe Hogan won his race in 2022 by only 56 votes, is a race to watch. Representative Hogan voted no on expanding Pennsylvania’s anti-discrimination law to include protection of the LGBTQ+ community. In an interview with WHYY in 2022, Representative Hogan called himself “a pro-life guy”. He also opposed stronger gun laws to keep our community safe.

Middletown Township Supervisor Anna Payne is running to unseat Hogan. Supervisor Payne is a champion for affordable healthcare access, protecting reproductive freedom in Pennsylvania and bringing down the cost of living for working families. Just think, if ten voters in HD-142 had a conversation with just six friends about what is at stake in November, this House District could flip to a common sense Representative that would protect our reproductive rights! We can do this!

• In Allegheny County in HD-44, Hadley Haas is running to unseat current extremist State Representative Valerie Gaydos. Representative Gaydos is another extremist who voted no on expanding Pennsylvania’s anti-discrimination law to protect LGBTQ+ families. Gaydos is too extreme on educational issues too. She voted for a bill that discriminated against trans student athletes, voted against providing menstrual products in school bathrooms, and supports using taxpayer funds for school voucher programs. And she’s equally extreme on reproductive issues, voting yes on an amendment to the state constitution that said there is no constitutional right to taxpayer-funded abortion care.

Hadley Haas is a strong supporter of public education for all children, supports the LGBTQ+ community, reproductive freedom, and gun violence prevention and would fight to protect our rights at the state level. Let’s spread the news about Hadley Haas!

The road to holding the US Senate runs right through Pennsylvania

Senator Bob Casey, Jr. is running for re-election to the US Senate. In order to protect the common-sense Democratic majority in the Senate, we have to re-elect Senator Casey. Senator Casey believes in civil rights — from the freedom to vote, to reproductive freedom, to the freedom to live without fear of bullying or violence because of who you love or what language your grandmother speaks. He’ll keep fighting for the middle class — reversing those tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy, raising wages, and creating jobs. Senator Casey was proud to be born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he still lives with his family today.

Senator Casey also supports public schools and wants to ensure that all children have access to a high quality education. McCormick recently participated in an event with Moms for Liberty in the Lehigh Valley. Moms for Liberty, as classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is a far-right organization that engages in anti-student inclusion activities, opposes LGBTQ+ and racially inclusive school curriculum, and has advocated for book bans across the country and here in Pennsylvania. McCormick is too extreme for our schools and our communities.

Make a plan to vote!

Who’s on the Ballot?

We need to elect common sense candidates who reflect our values — in every race on our ballot. That means voting all the way down the ballot and voting for school board members who will stand up against the loud, extremist minority causing chaos in our schools. It also means voting to maintain our Democratic majority of state representatives who will continue to listen to Pennsylvanians and pass laws that work for all of us.

You can find information below about candidates in key local races across the state.

Candidates with a green check mark next to their name have proven that they are aligned with Red Wine & Blue’s values, like support for reproductive freedom, public education, and democracy.

Candidates with a red “x” next to their name are endorsed by extremist groups, have expressed support for extremist policies like abortion bans and book bans, or have otherwise proven that they are not aligned with Red Wine & Blue’s values.

Note: Not all Pennsylvania races are included in this list. Red Wine & Blue is working on the ground in these key races where we have the most ability to impact the outcome of the election. Information about statewide races is included above.

Congressional Races

State House Candidates

State Senate Candidates