Ballotpedia, Margie Zelenak

Margaret earned her associate's degree from Westmoreland County Community College and her bachelor's degree from Seton Hill University. She has 2 children. 

Margaret is currently a member of the PA Governor’s Long-Term Care Council. She previously served as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Assisted Living Association (PALA).

Margaret Zelenak's campaign for State Representative is her first run for public office. 

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Supports expanding the Property Tax Rebate.

Supports unions and collective bargaining.

Supports providing cost of living adjustments for state and education retirees.

Supports equal pay and prohibiting workplace discrimination based on age, gender, and ethnicity.

Supports equal pay and strengthening protections against workplace discrimination based on age, gender, and ethnicity.

- Supports expanding the Property Tax Rebate.
- Supports unions and collective bargaining.
- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- Supports providing cost of living adjustments for state and education retirees.
- Supports equal pay and strengthening protections against workplace discrimination based on age, gender, and ethnicity.

Economy

Supports access to contraception and in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Supports improving hospital price transparency.

Supports insurance coverage for telemedicine.

Supports the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in child care centers.

Plans to establish the office of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders.

- Supports access to contraception and in vitro fertilization (IVF).
- Supports abortion access.
- Supports improving hospital price transparency.
- Supports insurance coverage for telemedicine.
- Supports the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in child care centers.
- Plans to establish the office of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders.

Healthcare

Supports House Bill 613, which funds state universities.

Supports increasing funding for public schools and state universities.

Supports House Bill 1685, which mandates the presence of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at school athletic events.

Supports requiring the presence of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at school athletic events.

Supports accessibility to menstrual products in schools.

Supports making menstrual products more accessible in schools.

- Supports increasing funding for public schools and state universities.
- Supports requiring the presence of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at school athletic events.
- Supports making menstrual products more accessible in schools.

Education

As of September 30, 2024, Margaret A Zelenak’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports legislation for background checks, reporting lost/stolen firearms, extreme risk protection orders, regulating ghost guns, electronic records of firearm sales, banning machine gun conversion devices, and more.

Public Safety

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Margaret A Zelenak

Leslie is a small business owner and real estate developer.

Leslie Rossi is the State Representative for District 59. She was elected in 2021 and is serving her 1st term. 

Supports economic development through infrastructure investment, as evidenced by her support for a $5.2 million low-interest loan for wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Somerset County.

As a state representative, supported a $5.2 million low-interest loan for wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Somerset County.

Plans to "reverse the excessive government overreach" regarding the economy.

Wants to reverse  "excessive government overreach."

Believes it is crucial to invest in stormwater management, safety, infrastructure, and construction projects.

As a state representative, secured over $950,000 for community improvements to enhance safety, transportation, infrastructure, and water quality.

As a state representative, helped secure over $950,000 for community improvements to enhance safety, transportation, infrastructure, and water quality.

- As a state representative, supported a $5.2 million low-interest loan for wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Somerset County.
- Wants to reverse  "excessive government overreach."
- Believes it is crucial to invest in stormwater management, safety, infrastructure, and construction projects.
- As a state representative, helped secure over $950,000 for community improvements to enhance safety, transportation, infrastructure, and water quality.

Supports economic development and job creation through grant funding for local communities.

As a state representative, advocated for $85,000 in grant funding for the Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center.

- As a state representative, advocated for $85,000 in grant funding for the Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center.

Supports the natural gas industry, saying it benefits local communities, the economy, and workers through drilling and impact fees.

- Supports the natural gas industry, saying it benefits local communities, the economy, and workers through drilling and impact fees.

As of September 30, 2024, Leslie Rossi’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Leslie Rossi

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- They are elected to two-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase

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