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Joseph earned a bachelor's degree from Earlham College and a law degree from the University of Minnesota.

Joseph has worked as an attorney and small business owner.

Joseph C Hohenstein is currently the state representative of Assembly District 177. He was first elected in 2018 and is serving his 3rd term. 

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

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Supports abortion and access to reproductive healthcare.

Supports long-term treatment options for addiction, including in-patient programs and transitional housing, and believes Medicaid and private insurers should provide comprehensive care beyond 15-30 days.

Opposes "safe injection sites" and instead wants long-term treatment options for drug addiction, including in-patient programs and transitional housing.

- Supports abortion and access to reproductive healthcare.
- Opposes "safe injection sites" and instead wants long-term treatment options for drug addiction, including in-patient programs and transitional housing.

Healthcare

Supports separating funding streams for public school districts and charter schools.

Believes in separating funding streams for public school districts and charter schools.

- Believes in separating funding streams for public school districts and charter schools.

Education

Supports enacting a strong severance tax on natural gas drilling to generate revenue and fund environmental impact mediation.

Supports a strong tax on natural gas drilling to generate revenue and fund policies to address climate change. 

- Supports a strong tax on natural gas drilling to generate revenue and fund policies to address climate change. 

Energy & the Environment

Believes in reducing incarceration by improving community needs and investing in rehabilitation.

- Believes in reducing incarceration by improving community needs and investing in rehabilitation.

Public Safety

Supports automatic voter registration, expanding early voting and mail-in options, and pre-canvassing ballots to expedite results.

Supports automatic voter registration, expanding early voting and mail-in options, and pre-checking ballots to speed up results.

- Supports automatic voter registration, expanding early voting and mail-in options, and pre-checking ballots to speed up results.

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Joseph C Hohenstein

Joseph C Hohenstein is currently the state representative of Assembly District 177. He was first elected in 2018 and is serving his 2nd term. 

Supports investing in supply chain infrastructure to boost the economy.

Believes the current system forces people to pay "thousands of dollars for medicine that they need to survive, often leading to bankruptcy."

Believes "corporate profits should not come before lives and livelihoods."

Supports fracking and the severance tax, which is a tax on the extraction of nonrenewable resources.

Supports state funding for developing and revitalizing Bridesburg Park.

Supports the Delaware River, which runs through the 177th district.

Believes investing in transportation and essential services infrastructure will create jobs and boost the economy.

Supports accessible healthcare for disabled and differently-abled communities.

Believes healthcare is a "basic human right" and supports guaranteeing quality healthcare coverage for every American.

Opposes establishing safe injection sites.

Supports insurance reforms to provide treatment for long-term recovery.

Believes in the importance of being open to learning.

Believes the "defining issue" for the School District of Philadelphia is the lack of consistent financial resources to provide a quality education for all students.

Believes students' experiences will be enriched by understanding diverse stories and their impact.

Believes charter schools should meet the same accountability standards as other public funds, supports local control and responsible fiscal practices, and plans to reform admission processes to prevent segregation.

Supports a different model for Philadelphia School District governance, similar to one put forth by the Education Voters PA.

Believes in a model that increases state involvement and accountability for education boards.

Opposes allowing the industry to change environmental protection laws.

Supports regulating fracking in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale to prevent health and environmental harm, advocates for more public health studies, and endorses a moratorium on new fracking until current impacts are understood and mitigated.

Believes lead and heavy metals in the soil are serious threats to health and safety, and that mitigating contamination from shuttered factories is the most important local environmental issue.

Supports addressing historical heavy metal contamination.

Supports ensuring environmental justice for "frontline communities" affected by climate change, including under-resourced groups, people of color, children, and the elderly.

Supports gun violence restraining orders.

Supports policies aimed at empowering women.

Believes in the importance of self-empowerment for domestic violence survivors.

Supports legislation to end violence against women and wants to create a culture that believes victims of violence and harassment.

Opposes any attempts to prevent certain Americans from registering to vote or casting their ballot.

Opposes any attempts to prevent citizens from registering to vote or casting their ballot.

Supports transparency in campaign financing, limiting SuperPACs, and eliminating "dark money" from politics.

Supports nonpartisan redistricting to prevent gerrymandering.

Supports voting rights and has taken actions to protect them.

Supports the right to vote and fair election processes.

Believes Republicans use "voter suppression measures" in Pennsylvania, such as ID restrictions and reduced polling hours, to target specific groups.

Believes Republicans use "voter suppression measures" such as ID restrictions and reduced polling hours to target specific groups.

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

Joseph C. Hohenstein is a Democrat serving as State Representative of Pennsylvania’s 177th Legislative District. He has also worked as an attorney and small business owner.

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