PA State Rep Ryan Mackenzie, Meet Ryan Mackenzie

Ryan earned his bachelor's degree in finance and international business from New York University and his master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. He lives with his wife, Chloe, and their son in Lower Macungie Township.

Ryan previously worked as the director of policy at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry and worked at the U.S. Department of Labor.

Ballotpedia, Ryan Mackenzie

Ryan Mackenzie currently serves as the state representative for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187. He was first elected in 2022 and is in his 1st term in this district. He previously served as state representative for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 for 5 terms from 2012 to 2022.

Supports investment in career and technical education.

- Supports investment in career and technical education.

Education

Supports reducing government spending to combat inflation.

- Supports reducing government spending to combat inflation.
- Supports cutting taxes and regulations.

Economy

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Opposes cuts to Medicare and Social Security.

Believes that providing more healthcare choice will lower prices, while protecting coverage for those with preexisting conditions.

Opposes abortion but supports contraception and in vitro fertilization.

Opposes abortion access but supports contraception and in vitro fertilization.

- Opposes cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
- Believes that providing more healthcare choice will lower prices, while protecting coverage for those with preexisting conditions.
- Opposes abortion access but supports contraception and in vitro fertilization.

Healthcare

Supports implementing Congressional term limits.

Supports a ban on members of Congress trading stocks.

- Supports implementing Congressional term limits.
- Supports a ban on members of Congress trading stocks.

Voting & Elections

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Believes in economic and policy measures that disentangle the American government and economy from the government of China.

Supports sufficient military spending to give our military the resources it needs.

Supports building the wall across the southern border and believes undocumented immigrant should not be given citizenship.

- Believes in economic and policy measures that disentangle the American government and economy from the government of China.
- Supports sufficient military spending to give our military the resources it needs.
- Supports building the wall across the southern border and believes undocumented immigrant should not be given citizenship.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports expanded American energy exploration, extraction, and production.

- Supports expanded American energy exploration, extraction, and production.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes the "Defund the Police" movement.

Supports increased funding for Customs and Border protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to combat the flow of illegal drugs into America.

- Opposes the "Defund the Police" movement.
- Supports increased funding for Customs and Border protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to combat the flow of illegal drugs into America.

Public Safety

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Susan earned her bachelor's degree in political science from American University and her law degree from George Washington University.  She currently lives in Lehigh Valley and has 2 children. 

Susan previously worked as a lawyer and partner at Gross, McGinley, LaBarre & Eaton. She also served as the City Solicitor of Allentown.

Susan Ellis Wild currently serves as U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District.  She has been in office for 3 terms since 2018.

Supports the Rebuild America’s Schools Act, which would authorize bold infrastructure investment in public school facilities to create jobs, improve educational equity, and ensure better working conditions for teachers and school employees.

Wants Congress to "treat student loan debt as a threat to our country’s future prosperity."

Supports the College Affordability Act, which will make higher education more accessible and affordable for everyone.

Wants federal tax dollars devoted to STEM education to be used to promote women’s participation in these areas.

Supports the Child Care for Working Families Act, which aims to make early learning programs and childcare more affordable for working families.

Supports continued funding of the G.I. Bill, which guarantees that all post-9/11 veterans have an opportunity to earn a college education.

- Supports the Rebuild America’s Schools Act, which would authorize bold infrastructure investment in public school facilities to create jobs, improve educational equity, and ensure better working conditions for teachers and school employees.
- Wants Congress to "treat student loan debt as a threat to our country’s future prosperity."
- Supports the College Affordability Act, which will make higher education more accessible and affordable for everyone.
- Wants federal tax dollars devoted to STEM education to be used to promote women’s participation in these areas.
- Supports the Child Care for Working Families Act, which aims to make early learning programs and childcare more affordable for working families.
- Supports continued funding of the G.I. Bill, which guarantees that all post-9/11 veterans have an opportunity to earn a college education.

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Supports the expansion of the Child Tax Credit.

Authored the Supply Chain Security and Resilience Act, which would create a comprehensive federal government approach to analyzing and responding to supply chain vulnerabilities before they become a crisis.

Believes that it is critical that workers are guaranteed the right to fight for higher wages, safer working conditions, better benefits, and to collectively organize without fear of intimidation or retribution.

Advocates for increased access to technical schools and apprenticeship programs.

Supports expanding broadband access to our rural and urban communities.

Supports increased funding for the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.

- Supports the expansion of the Child Tax Credit.
- Authored the Supply Chain Security and Resilience Act, which would create a comprehensive federal government approach to analyzing and responding to supply chain vulnerabilities before they become a crisis.
- Believes that it is critical that workers are guaranteed the right to fight for higher wages, safer working conditions, better benefits, and to collectively organize without fear of intimidation or retribution.
- Advocates for increased access to technical schools and apprenticeship programs.
- Supports expanding broadband access to our rural and urban communities.
- Supports increased funding for the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.

Supports the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which would give Medicare the ability to negotiate drug prices, and make those lower prices available to all Americans, not just those on Medicare.

Believes that drug abuse is a medical problem, not a criminal one.

Supports the Older Americans Act, which provides mental health screenings for senior citizens.

- Supports the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which would give Medicare the ability to negotiate drug prices, and make those lower prices available to all Americans, not just those on Medicare.
- Believes that drug abuse is a medical problem, not a criminal one.
- Supports the Older Americans Act, which provides mental health screenings for senior citizens.

Supports the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and ensure that all LGBTQ+ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law.

Supports the right to vote for nonviolent offenders who have served their time and paid their debt.

- Supports the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and ensure that all LGBTQ+ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law.
- Supports the right to vote for nonviolent offenders who have served their time and paid their debt.

Believes in addressing immigration issues through executive action when necessary.

Supports the Dignity Act, which would increase border patrol personnel and provide cutting-edge screening technology to help detect contraband and illegal substances; change our political asylum system by constructing facilities in Latin America, where asylum seekers would be screened for eligibility; require employers to verify the immigration status of their employees, and create a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers.”

Supports the Global Respect Act, which would block those who persecute LGBTQ+ people around the world from entering the United States.

- Believes in addressing immigration issues through executive action when necessary.
- Supports the Dignity Act, which would increase border patrol personnel and provide cutting-edge screening technology to help detect contraband and illegal substances; change our political asylum system by constructing facilities in Latin America, where asylum seekers would be screened for eligibility; require employers to verify the immigration status of their employees, and create a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers.”
- Supports the Global Respect Act, which would block those who persecute LGBTQ+ people around the world from entering the United States.

Supports urgent action to combat climate change, including rejoining the Paris Agreement and requiring the President to report on meeting emission reduction targets.

Believes the Inflation Reduction Act makes healthcare more affordable, lowers energy costs, reduces carbon emissions, cleans up pollution, and creates good-paying jobs in manufacturing.

As of September 30, 2024, Susan Ellis Wild’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Program and the Community Oriented Policing Services programs, which provides local and state law enforcement with the resources, personnel, and training.

Supports the Safe Interactions Act, which would improve interactions between law enforcement officers and people with disabilities and mental health needs, to help officers protect and serve all members of our community.

Supports the Justice in Policing Act, which would increase trust between police and the communities they serve, expand community-based policing programs, and collect data on police encounters, to work to ensure good outcomes for everyone involved.

Supports the FIRST STEP Act, which offers meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation and reentry into society and helps to ensure that people who were previously incarcerated can work and meaningfully contribute to society instead of returning to prison.

- Supports funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Program and the Community Oriented Policing Services programs, which provides local and state law enforcement with the resources, personnel, and training.
- Supports the Safe Interactions Act, which would improve interactions between law enforcement officers and people with disabilities and mental health needs, to help officers protect and serve all members of our community.
- Supports the Justice in Policing Act, which would increase trust between police and the communities they serve, expand community-based policing programs, and collect data on police encounters, to work to ensure good outcomes for everyone involved.
- Supports the FIRST STEP Act, which offers meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation and reentry into society and helps to ensure that people who were previously incarcerated can work and meaningfully contribute to society instead of returning to prison.

Susan Ellis Wild

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