Joseph earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Cornell University. He is married to his wife, Beth, with whom he has 5 children.

Joseph J Rooney worked as a captain for Delta Air Lines. He also served in the US Marine Corps from 1980 to 2003, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Joseph J. Rooney’s campaign for State Representative in State Assembly District 153 is his first run for public office.


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Believes the Pennsylvania (PA) state government should revise state tax policies and spending priorities.

- Supports reducing taxes and regulations.
- Believes the Pennsylvania (PA) state government should revise state tax policies and spending priorities.

Economy

As of September 30, 2024, Joseph J Rooney’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Supports improving civics education for children.

Supports school choice and parental rights in their children's education.

- Supports improving civics education for children.
- Supports school choice and parental rights in their children's education.

Education

Believes in developing and supporting Pennsylvania's (PA) vast energy reserves.

- Believes in developing and supporting Pennsylvania's (PA) vast energy reserves.

Energy & the Environment

Public Safety

Supports voter ID, paper ballots, monitoring of election drop boxes, and counting all votes in their correct wards and precincts at the end of election day.

Supports voter ID, paper ballots, and monitoring of election drop boxes.

- Supports voter ID, paper ballots, and monitoring of election drop boxes.

Voting & Elections

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Ben is originally from Abington, Pennsylvania. He attended Abington Senior High Schoo then earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Villanova University and his law degree from Temple University School of Law. Sanchez lives in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Ben currently works as counsel at Rudolph Clarke, LLC. He previously worked as a lawyer at Ballard Spahr LLP and as a Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP. Sanchez also served as an adjunct professor at Drexel University's Earle Mack School of Law.

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Benjamin V. Sanchez currently serves as the State Representative for District 153 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2018 and is serving his third term. Sanchez previously served as an Abington Township Commissioner from 2014 to 2019.

Supports raising the minimum wage and empowering unions to negotiate better compensation and safer workplaces.

- Supports raising the minimum wage and empowering unions to negotiate better compensation and safer workplaces.

Supports access to abortion and believes reproductive decisions should be made without government interference.

Supports expanding access to affordable, quality health care, controlling rising insurance premiums, and increasing transparency in insurance and medical services.

Supports expanding access to affordable health care by controlling rising insurance premiums and increasing transparency in insurance and medical services.

- Supports access to abortion.
- Supports expanding access to affordable health care by controlling rising insurance premiums and increasing transparency in insurance and medical services.

As of October 2, 2024, Benjamin V. Sanchez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes Pennsylvania's environmental integrity is threatened by toxins and fracking, and plans to ensure polluters are held responsible.

- Believes Pennsylvania's environmental integrity is threatened by toxins and fracking, and plans to ensure polluters are held responsible.

Supports "common-sense" gun safety measures like universal background checks and gun violence restraining orders.

Supports gun safety measures like universal background checks and gun violence restraining orders.

- Supports gun safety measures like universal background checks and gun violence restraining orders.

Supports establishing an independent commission to draw legislative districts.

- Supports establishing an independent commission to draw legislative districts.

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