National group endorses robust slate eligible for up to $400,000 staff investment as part of effort to rally Democrats to vote
For Immediate Release
August 3, 2022
CHICAGO–Progressive Turnout Project is proud to announce the endorsement of 113 state legislative candidates across Pennsylvania. These candidates are essential to flipping the Republican-controlled General Assembly.
These endorsed candidates will be eligible to participate in Progressive Turnout Project’s Campaign Fellows Program, which will bring an investment of up to $400,000 to selected Pennsylvania candidates by directly supporting campaigns with a paid staff member dedicated to voter contact. Adding just one full-time staff member can make all the difference, especially in state legislative races, which typically see less attention.
“Direct voter contact is essential to winning in Pennsylvania,” said Representative Jennifer O’Mara. “PTP’s investment in these efforts through their Turnout Fellowships will result in more conversations and more wins for Pennsylvania Democrats up and down the ballot. I’m thrilled to participate in and support this program.” Representative O’Mara is a member of Progressive Turnout Project’s Fellows Advisory Board.
This kind of direct voter contact is how elections are won—and PTP is thrilled to offer this level of support to Pennsylvania Democrats.
“We’re extremely happy to have the Progressive Turnout Project working with us to flip the Pennsylvania House in 2022,” said House Minority Leader Joanna McClinton. “Ensuring that our candidates have the staff they need is critical, and with the support of groups like PTP, we’re going to be able to provide that necessary infrastructure to our campaigns.”
“As Pennsylvania’s right-wing controlled General Assembly continues to legislate in creative ways to bypass our courts and Governor’s veto pen, it has never been more important to flip the House and Senate here,” added Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa. “Our party has the bigger tent and the better ideas; now, we have to work together with all of our partners in this space to show that to voters. We’re excited to be part of this project and get to work.”
Progressive Turnout Project is investing over $5 million to elect Democrats in state legislatures across the country to combat Republican attempts at undermining the future of our communities.
PTP’s full list of endorsements is included below and can be found on its website:
State Senate:
- Art Haywood (SD 4)
- Anne Marie Mitchell (SD 6)
- Steven Santarsiero (SD 10)
- Maria Collett (SD 12)
- Nick Miller (SD 14)
- Mark Pinsley (SD 16)
- Jackie Baker (SD 20)
- Marty Flynn (SD 22)
- Jill Denin (SD 24)
- Tim Kearney (SD 26)
- Judy Higgins (SD 28)
- Carol Taylor (SD 30)
- Lindsay L. Williams (SD 38)
- Jennifer Shukaitis (SD 40)
- Katie Muth (SD 44)
- Rianna Czech (SD 50)
State House of Representatives:
- Ryan Bizzarro (HD 3)
- Chelsea Oliver (HD 4)
- Nerissa Galt (HD 6)
- Tim McGonigle (HD 7)
- Bruce Carper (HD 14)
- Emily Kinkead (HD 20)
- Joshua Siegel (HD 22)
- Dan Frankel (HD 23)
- Latasha Mayes (HD 24)
- Paul Friel (HD 26)
- Tim Brennan (HD 29)
- Dr. Arvind Venkat (HD 30)
- Perry Warren (HD 31)
- Mandy Steele (HD 33)
- Jessica Benham (HD 36)
- Nick Pisciottano (HD 38)
- Ismail (Izzy) Smith-Wade-El (HD 49)
- Steven Malagari (HD 53)
- Greg Scott (HD 54)
- Ken Bach (HD 58)
- Liz Hanbidge (HD 61)
- Matthew Bradford (HD 70)
- Dan Williams (HD 74)
- Denise Maris (HD 76)
- Scott Conklin (HD 77)
- Kim Capenos (HD 80)
- Paul Takac (HD 82)
- Kristal Markle (HD 87)
- Sara Agerton (HD 88)
- Daniel Almoney (HD 92)
- Chris Rodkey (HD 93)
- Michael Sturla (HD 96)
- Mark Temons (HD 98)
- Catherine “Cavi” Miller (HD 101)
- David Madsen (HD 104)
- Justin Flemming (HD 105)
- Ed Giannattasio (HD 109)
- Kyle Donahue (HD 113)
- Bridget Kosierowski (HD 114)
- Maureen Madden (HD 115)
- Yesenia Rodriguez (HD 116)
- James Haddock (HD 118)
- Vito Malacari (HD 119)
- Eddie Pashinski (HD 121)
- Kathleen Benyak (HD 123)
- Tina Burns (HD 124)
- Mark Rozzi (HD 126)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (HD 129)
- Kevin Branco (HD 131)
- Michael Schlossberg (HD 132)
- Jeanne McNeill (HD 133)
- Peter Schweyer (HD 134)
- Robert Freeman (HD 136)
- Anna Thomas (HD 137)
- Meg Rosenfeld (HD 139)
- Tina T. Davis (HD 141)
- Mark Moffa (HD 142)
- Gwen Stoltz (HD 143)
- Brian Munroe (HD 144)
- Joe Ciresi (HD 146)
- Alexandra Wisser (HD 147)
- Mary-Jo Daley (HD 148)
- Tim Briggs (HD 149)
- Joe Webster (HD 150)
- Melissa Cerrato (HD 151)
- Nancy Guenst (HD 152)
- Napoleon N. Nelson (HD 154)
- Danielle Otten (HD 155)
- Chris Pielli (HD 156)
- Melissa Shusterman (HD 157)
- Christina Sappey (HD 158)
- Carol Kazeem (HD 159)
- Catherine Spahr (HD 160)
- Leanne Krueger (HD 161)
- David Delloso (HD 162)
- Mike Zabel (HD 163)
- Jennifer O’Mara (HD 165)
- Kristine Howard (HD 167)
- Lisa Borowski (HD 168)
- Isaac Riston (HD 169)
- Kevin Boyle (HD 172)
- Robert Zeigler (HD 171)
- Hope Christman (HD 176)
- Ilya Breyman (HD 178)
- Benjamin Waxman (HD 182)
- Elizabeth Fiedler (HD 184)
- Regina Young (HD 185)
- Rick Krajewski (HD 188)
- Tarah Probst (HD 189)
- Roni Green (HD 190)
- Joanna McClinton (HD 191)
- Tarik Khan (HD 194)
- Alan Howe (HD 199)
- Chris Rabb (HD 200)
- Stephen Kinsey (HD 201)
- Jared Solomon (HD 202)
- Patty Kim (HD 103)
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Progressive Turnout Project is the largest voter contact organization in the country, specifically dedicated to mobilizing the Democratic Party and defending democracy. Our mission: Rally Democrats to Vote. Since 2015, our trained field staff, fellows, and volunteers have made more than 59 million voter contact attempts across 39 states. PTP is grassroots funded, with more than 2.3 million unique donors and an average contribution of $19.13.
