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John holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Memphis. He lives in Walden with his wife and their 4 children.  He serves as president of the Parent Teacher Association, coaches youth sports, and volunteers as an astronomy and astrophysics teacher. 

John works as a software engineering manager at Assurant. He previously worked as an applications manager at ES3 and a systems manager at Rite Aid. He also served in the US Navy. 

John Flood's campaign for State Representative in State Assembly District 87 is his first run for public office. 

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Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and having it adjusted annually based on the Social Security Inflation Index.

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and adjusting it annually based on the Social Security Inflation Index.

Supports the right to organize and collectively bargain, believing it is essential for creating a "more just and fair economy that lifts everyone."

Supports allowing workers to organize and collectively bargain. 

Supports providing economic incentives for green technology companies to invest in Pennsylvania.

- Supports providing property tax relief.
- Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and adjusting it annually based on the Social Security Inflation Index.
- Supports allowing workers to organize and collectively bargain. 
- Supports providing economic incentives for green technology companies to invest in Pennsylvania.

Economy

Supports abortion and plans to "fight to protect the reproductive freedoms of Pennsylvanians by codifying this right into our state Constitution."

- Supports abortion access. 
- Supports access to contraception.

Healthcare

Believes in reforming school funding, supporting fair funding for schools, and holding charter schools to the same standards as public schools.

Wants to change the school funding formula and hold charter schools to the same standards as public schools.

Supports modernizing schools with grants.

Supports develop grants to help modernize schools.

Plans to increase teacher pay through grants and debt forgiveness.

- Wants to change the school funding formula and hold charter schools to the same standards as public schools.
- Supports develop grants to help modernize schools.
- Plans to increase teacher pay through grants and debt forgiveness.

Education

As of September 30, 2024, John Patrick Flood Jr’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Believes addressing gun violence requires support for "evidence-based" programs" aimed at preventing gun fatalities.

- Believes addressing gun violence requires support for "evidence-based" programs" aimed at preventing gun fatalities.
- Supports LGBTQ+ rights.

Public Safety

Wants to restore voting rights to felons who served their full sentence. 

Supports pre-registering 17-year-olds to vote and same-day voter registration.

Supports allowing 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote and same-day voter registration.

Supports funding counties to update outdated election equipment.

Supports providing funding  for counties to update outdated election equipment.

Supports creating standards for post-election auditing.

Wants to create standards for post-election auditing.

Supports adding an early voting period for all elections.

- Wants to restore voting rights to felons who served their full sentence. 
- Supports allowing 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote and same-day voter registration.
- Supports providing funding  for counties to update outdated election equipment.
- Wants to create standards for post-election auditing.
- Supports adding an early voting period for all elections.

Voting & Elections

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John Patrick Flood Jr

Thomas Kutz grew up in the Mechanicsburg area.

Thomas previously worked as a staff member for the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, with the Pennsylvania Senate Office of General Counsel, the Dauphin County District Attorney’s office, and as the policy director for Senator Mike Regan. He also served on the Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board and as a Lower Allen Township Commissioner.

Thomas Kutz currently serves as State Representative in State Assembly District 87 in Pennsylvania. He was first elected in 2022 and is in his 1st term. 

Supports Republican policies to revive Pennsylvania's economy, combat inflation, and advocate for small businesses, as endorsed by the PA Chamber and NFIB.

Supports Republican policies to revive Pennsylvania's economy, combat inflation, and advocate for small businesses.

- Supports Republican policies to revive Pennsylvania's economy, combat inflation, and advocate for small businesses.

As of September 30, 2024, Thomas H Kutz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in enhancing safety measures for corrections officers and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel working in state prisons and community medicine programs.

- Believes in enhancing safety measures for corrections officers and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel working in state prisons and community medicine programs.

Thomas H Kutz

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