Ballotpedia, Kristine Howard

Kristine earned her bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania and her law degree from Rutgers University. She has served as a volunteer attorney representing children in foster care in the justice system. She lives in Malvern with 3 of her 7 children. 

Kristine has worked as a child abuse investigator. She previously ran a non-profit legal and social services organization. 

Kristine Howard currently serves as the State Representative for State Assembly District 167. She was first elected in 2018 and is in her 3rd term. 

Candidate website

Believes recent bank failures are due to deregulation, saying "A blind obsession with deregulation is indeed dangerous."

- Supports unions.
- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- Opposes deregulation.

Economy

Plans to negotiate with insurance lobbyists and pharmaceutical companies to make healthcare and prescription medication more affordable.

Plans to reduce the cost of prescription medication. 

Supports expanding access to effective treatment and creating opportunities for recovery.

Supports expanding access to effective addiction treatment. 

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- Plans to reduce the cost of prescription medication. 
- Supports expanding access to effective addiction treatment. 

Healthcare

Supports making Pennsylvania’s community colleges and state universities tuition-free for families.

Supports making community colleges and state universities tuition-free for Pennsylvania families.

- Supports making community colleges and state universities tuition-free for Pennsylvania families.

Education

Supports taxing fracking to make it less profitable and clean energy alternatives more competitive.

- Supports taxing fracking to make it less profitable and clean energy alternatives more competitive.

Energy & the Environment

Supports red flag laws and proposed gun reforms, including banning firearms while intoxicated, establishing an assault weapons buy-back program, and enforcing penalties for violating property owners' firearm bans.

Public Safety

Opposes voter ID laws, arguing that they disenfranchise over 21 million Americans for an insignificant amount of voter fraud.

Voting & Elections

Twitter

Instagram

Facebook

Kristine C. Howard

Believes Republicans aim to reduce executive branch regulatory power on health and safety issues.

Believes the economy is not functioning properly.

Plans to vacate his seat in the Pennsylvania House if successful in his current campaign.

Supports economic protections for Pennsylvania public workers.

Supports access to affordable healthcare and prescription medication.

Believes in improving healthcare policies, citing personal family experiences.

Believes chronic illnesses in children, such as asthma, are exacerbated by environmental factors like air pollution, second-hand smoke, and allergens.

Supports abortion and is working to codify Roe v. Wade.

Believes access to health insurance is crucial for children, noting that in 2020, 4.3 million children under 19 were uninsured.

Believes the Bible is "an expansive book with sections that often seem in conflict with other verses addressing the same subjects."

Believes ignoring societal failures that harm children is "complicity in child abuse."

Believes 30 million American school children lack essential educational resources due to K-12 schools being underfunded by $150 billion.

Believes in protecting children from "terrible things" in education, but did not provide specific details.

Supports affordable higher education to ensure financial stability and economic prosperity for future generations.

Supports environmental conservation and has been endorsed by Conservation Voters Pennsylvania.

Supports environmental conservation and has received high ratings from environmental organizations.

Believes the free market is increasingly using natural gas because it is "plentiful and cheap."

Believes in ensuring the environment is clean and protected.

Supports protecting the environment and conserving natural resources.

Sponsored legislation requiring electric vehicle charging stations in new developments.

Supports strong laws for "increasing pipeline safety and accountability."

Believes "wisdom is better than weapons of war," emphasizing the importance of public safety through knowledge and understanding.

Believes in "creating transparency and putting community first" to enhance public safety.

Supports red flag laws, which allow police and family members to petition a court to remove firearms from a person who may be a danger to themselves or others.

Supports juvenile justice reform and public safety, and believes in addressing the needs of youth in the justice system.

Opposes House Bill 150, which would allow permitless concealed carry of a handgun in public.

Believes charlatans and opportunists misinterpret the Bible to justify "un-Christian-like behaviors" such as slavery and antisemitism.

Believes in the importance of faith, saying, "I am the Lord your God."

Supports Restore PA, a $500 million bond initiative to fund infrastructure projects, but has concerns about the plan.

Believes the "infinitesimal fraction of a percent of voter fraud" after the 2020 election does not justify disenfranchising over 21 million Americans without photo IDs.

Believes the Democratic Party endorsement process in a multi-candidate field is "divisive and confusing" and supports allowing Democratic voters to choose their candidates directly.

Believes her legislative experience and endorsements from organizations like Planned Parenthood and Moms Demand Action demonstrate her commitment to certain values and perspectives, which she believes will inform her judicial decisions.

Believes in transparency and keeping constituents informed about important issues.

Said, "Although I am a lifelong Democrat, I am an independent thinker not bound to blind partisan loyalty."

As of October 1, 2024, Kristine C. Howard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Kristine C. Howard is currently a State Representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She previously worked as a child abuse investigator for Chester County Children, Youth and Families and ran a non-profit legal and social services organization in New Mexico.

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws, including introducing tax bills. 
- State representatives and their staff respond to constituent concerns and questions through emails, phone calls, and website announcements. 
- State representatives oversee the executive branch and can vote to overrule a veto by the Governor.  
- They are elected to two-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives