Union County PA DNC: PA Senate 23rd District

Kim is originally from Warren Center, Pennsylvania. She earned her bachelor's degree in graphic design from Penn State University. She is a single mother.

Kim currently works as a photographer. She previously worked as a journalist and an editor.

Kim Pitcher previously ran for county commissioner in Bradford County, Pennsylvania in 2023, but she did not win.

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Supports rolling back the Pennsylvania gas tax.

Supports a cost of living increase for Social Security recipients.

- Supports rolling back the Pennsylvania gas tax.
- Supports increasing the minimum wage.
- Supports a cost of living increase for Social Security recipients.

Economy

Supports updating the population data that Pennsylvania uses for its public school fund distribution in order to create more equitable funding.

- Supports updating the population data that Pennsylvania uses for its public school fund distribution in order to create more equitable funding.

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Healthcare

Supports expanding languages available on ballots, creating more early voting days, and shortening absentee ballot request time.

- Supports expanding languages available on ballots, creating more early voting days, and shortening absentee ballot request time.

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As of September 30, 2024, Kim Pitcher did not have a website or any information online.

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Ballotpedia: Gene Yaw

Gene is originally from Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Lycoming College and his law degree from American University. He lives with his wife in Loyalsock Township. They have 2 children and 4 grandchildren.

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Gene previously worked as Lycoming County solicitor, general counsel to the Pennsylvania College of Technology, and of counsel with the McCormick Law Firm in Williamsport. He served in the U.S. Army as an artillery officer. 

Emerson Eugene "Gene" Yaw is a state senator in State Senate District 23. He was first elected in 2008 and is serving his 4th term.

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Supports expanding rural job creation tax incentives.

- Supports expanding rural job creation tax incentives.

As of September 30, 2024, Emerson Eugene Yaw’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports requiring health insurance coverage for biomarker testing, which can help determine the most effective treatments for certain diseases.

- Supports requiring health insurance coverage for biomarker testing, which can help determine the most effective treatments for certain diseases.

Supports expanding concealed carry rights and removing the requirement for a license to carry a concealed firearm.

- Supports expanding concealed carry rights and removing the requirement for a license to carry a concealed firearm.

Supports exempting Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon pricing program, a multi-state carbon pricing program aimed at reducing power sector emissions.

Supports deregulating the heavy-duty diesel emissions control program in Pennsylvania.

- Supports exempting Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon pricing program, a multi-state carbon pricing program aimed at reducing power sector emissions.
- Supports deregulating the heavy-duty diesel emissions control program in Pennsylvania.

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- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Pennsylvania State Senate. The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Pennsylvania General Assembly. 
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
- The State Senator and their staff members respond to constituent concerns and questions through emails, phone calls, and website announcements. 
- The State Senator oversees the executive branch and can vote to overrule a veto by the Governor.   
- There are 50 Pennsylvania state senators, each representing a single district.
- Senators must be at least 25 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of Pennsylvania for four years. They must also have lived in their district for one year before the election and must remain there throughout their term.
- State senators are elected to four-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase.  