2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Patrick J Harkins

Buket Urgen

As of October 16, 2026, Patrick J Harkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Healthcare

Said new grants will strengthen urban agriculture projects and food-science and safety programs for older students.

“...the new grants will help strengthen urban agriculture projects and enrich programs that teach older students about food science and safety,” Harkins said. The funding included grants for raised beds and kitchen expansion, urban agriculture project sites, pre-K gardening and nutritious-food tasting, sustainable-food-system garden beds, and food-safety and food-science kits.

PA House news release

Education

Harkins said a second grant will help the city address sediment pollution in Cemetery Run Stream. “So much of our region’s health depends on the health of our watershed,” Harkins said. “Improving water quality in our streams and tributaries means less impact to the shoreline, safer recreation and fishing for residents and visitors, and healthier business and tourism for our economy. The funding to restore Garrison Run and Cemetery Run streams is an investment in all of these things.”

Merski, Harkins: $400,000 awarded for Erie watershed restoration projects

Supports funding to restore Garrison Run and Cemetery Run streams to improve watershed health and water quality.

- Supports funding to restore Garrison Run and Cemetery Run streams to improve watershed health and water quality.

Energy & the Environment

Public Safety

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