Ballotpedia, Scott Barger

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Supports boosting family incomes by requiring healthy, able-bodied citizens to work or perform community service to renew benefits.

Supports requiring healthy, able-bodied citizens to work or perform community service to renew benefits.

- Supports requiring healthy, able-bodied citizens to work or perform community service to renew benefits.

Economy

Supports shifting new state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement program, instead of "the costly, budget-busting defined benefit plans."

Supports shifting new state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement program, instead of defined benefit plans.

Supports reallocating funds from Planned Parenthood to health centers that do not perform abortions.

- Supports shifting new state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement program, instead of defined benefit plans.
- Opposes abortion access. 

Healthcare

Supports holding schools accountable for declining results through public measurement.

Supports holding schools accountable for declining results.

- Supports holding schools accountable for declining results.

Education

Opposes the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), believing it will "destroy jobs" in Pennsylvania.

- Opposes the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), believing it will "destroy jobs" in Pennsylvania.

Energy & the Environment

As of September 30, 2024, Scott D Barger’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Believes in requiring voter identification, establishing clearer voter deadlines, and increasing transparency regarding third-party funding in elections.

- Believes in requiring voter identification, establishing clearer voter deadlines, and increasing transparency regarding third-party funding in elections.

Voting & Elections

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Scott D Barger

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