Ann Marie is the only candidate running for this State Senate seat that will fight to make sure the full range of reproductive care remains legal and accessible in Pennsylvania. Ann Marie knows that the majority of voters do not want Pennsylvania to return to the dark days when people had to put their lives at risk over a private and deeply personal healthcare choice. While the SCOTUS news is a tragedy for people across the country, Ann Marie is running to ensure the fight in Pennsylvania remains on the side of trusting people to make their healthcare decisions.

That’s why Ann Marie is fighting so hard to win this race and a Democratic majority in the PA Senate. Informed voters know that holding the Governor’s seat is not enough to protect our rights. Ann Marie’s opponent voted in favor of a Pennsylvania constitution amendment that would take away the right to an abortion in Pennsylvania.

Lives hang in the balance. Abortions can save lives during pregnancies and medical emergencies. And we know that safe abortions ensure that fewer children are left without mothers, and fewer mothers die as a result of childbirth. The balance of the State Senate this year could be the difference between abortion being outlawed or accessible in Pennsylvania.

Solving our nation’s health care crisis is critical to the health and wellbeing of our communities. The business of healthcare has too many Americans resorting to crowd funding to pay for necessary medical procedures, and prescriptions. While lobbyists and large companies determine the bottom line, mounting medical bills continue to be the number one reason Americans file for bankruptcy.  Ann Marie is committed to working diligently on both sides of the aisle to negotiate with insurance lobbyists and big pharma and create affordable healthcare options and reduce the cost of prescription medication.

Ann Marie knows that affordable mental health care and legitimate recovery support are critical and immediate needs in our communities. Ann Marie supports Governor Wolf’s plan to expand recovery efforts, eliminate barriers that keep inflicted patients from receiving necessary treatment, and continue to create pathways for individuals in recovery to rebuild their lives.

As a state Senator, Ann will focus on making more resources available to serve our families and our schools where the increased impact of newer abuses like marijuana vaping is often felt first.  Ann knows we need to protect our community from those profiteering and preying on people seeking help with recovery or mental health care for themselves or their family members.  She has seen families struggle to find services for a child or teenager reaching out with a special need or a serious mental health concern.  Ann Marie realizes that all of these hardships impact our community – at school, at our jobs and at large – and she will work to bring home state benefits and programs to help in these times of hardship to make our communities stronger.

Economic stagnation, student loan debt and increased cost of living have forced many families in our community to live in multi-generation households. In addition, many seniors struggle to maintain their independence with rising taxes, while their savings, pensions and social security benefits diminish. Ann Marie is committed to working to help our community find tax relief, increase our senior citizens’ access to public benefits, and help students find debt relief.

The condition of state-controlled roadways and infrastructure will be a top priority for Ann Marie. Failing roadway surfaces, inadequate drainage, poorly maintained bridges and overpasses impact the local day to day commute and business transportation within our region – in addition to impacting school bus travel for the thousands of school children that cross our state roads every school day.

Ann Marie cares deeply about making sure Pennsylvanians, including our law enforcement and other first responders, are safe in their homes, schools, public spaces, work environments and places of worship.  She knows the importance the enforcement of good laws and regulations play in keeping our community safe. Ann recognizes that sport shooting and hunting, in addition to preventing food insecurity for some, is a part of our Pennsylvania culture, and that personal protection is an important concern.  As the daughter of a hunter and avid gun collector, Ann Marie got her first permit at 14 years old, after completing an NRA-sponsored gun safety course.  Years later, when her family became victims of her father’s domestic violence, Ann Marie learned how fortunate they were that law enforcement was able to remove her father’s guns from his custody.  Ann understands the dangerous mix of domestic violence and guns, and the importance of gun safety to families, especially children. As a founding member of the Orange Wave for Gun Safety, and a former member of Moms Demand Action, Ann believes that public safety can be achieved without unduly impacting the rights of responsible gun owners.

As a longtime resident of Bucks County, Ann Marie believes thoughtful open space management, environmental conservation and well planned public recreation areas are of vital community importance.  The planning and protection of the District’s natural spaces and protection of its resources – especially the safeguarding of water and air quality – are important to the wellbeing of our District and our County.  As cyclists, Ann Marie and Don appreciate the trails and parks existing and planned throughout the District, and Ann will seek state resources to expand recreation and open spaces to the benefit of the community, while respecting neighboring landowners.  Ann Marie believes that interconnected and accessible recreation areas while maintaining restricted conservation and wilderness areas are crucial to maintaining the very essence of what Bucks County is and why we live here.

Ann Marie will be an upstander for the fair treatment and rights of all the people in our District. Regardless of gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, race, national origin or any other protected class, Ann Marie will fight for equal treatment and protection under the law. Not content to stand by, Ann knows that discrimination is an insidious and dangerous blight on a community and that fairness and equal opportunities are fundamental core values.

Voting rights are under attack in Pennsylvania and across the nation. I will fiercely support efforts to expand ballot access and oppose any effort to roll back our Commonwealth’s recent voting rights gains. 

As your State Senator in the 6th District, I will support legislation expanding access to voting in our Commonwealth and increasing engagement in our electoral process. I also support the movement to make future redistricting efforts fairer, so voters choose their elected officials instead of elected officials choosing their voters.

I will support: 

• Pre-registration for 16 and 17 year olds
• Instituting automatic voter registration in Pennsylvania
• Establishing same-day voter registration
• Expanding early voting sites and mail-in drop boxes
• Establishing pre-canvassing for mail-in voting
• Creating an independent commission for future redistricting efforts in the Commonwealth
• Blocking restrictive voter-ID laws, unlawful voter purges, and criminalizing the ballot box

The current procedural rules have led to political gridlock in Harrisburg. We need rules that support bipartisan compromise, not stop it from happening so that the elected legislators actually work with the other side of the aisle to pass legislation with compromise. 

As State Senator, I would support legislation that requires bills with demonstrated bipartisan support to receive a floor vote. Without this rule, the majority party leadership holds ultimate and disproportionate power.

Solving our nation’s health care crisis is critical to the health and wellbeing of our communities. The business of healthcare has too many Americans resorting to crowd funding to pay for necessary medical procedures, and prescriptions. While lobbyists, large companies determine the bottom line, mounting medical bills continue to be the number one reason Americans file for bankruptcy.  Ann Marie is committed to working diligently on both sides of the aisle to negotiate with insurance lobbyists and big pharma and create affordable healthcare options and reduce the cost of prescription medication.

Ann Marie knows that affordable mental health care and legitimate recovery support are critical and immediate needs in our communities. Ann Marie supports Governor Wolf’s plan to expand recovery efforts, eliminate barriers that keep inflicted patients from receiving necessary treatment, and continue to create pathways for individuals in recovery to rebuild their lives.

As a state Senator, Ann will focus on making more resources available to serve our families and our schools where the increased impact of newer abuses like marijuana vaping is often felt first.  Ann knows we need to protect our community from those profiteering and preying on people seeking help with recovery or mental health care for themselves or their family members.  She has seen families struggle to find services for a child or teenager reaching out with a special need or a serious mental health concern.  Ann Marie realizes that all of these hardships impact our community – at school, at our jobs and at large – and she will work to bring home state benefits and programs to help in these times of hardship to make our communities stronger.

Economic stagnation, student loan debt and increased cost of living have forced many families in our community to live in multi-generation households. In addition, many seniors struggle to maintain their independence with rising taxes, while their savings, pensions and social security benefits diminish. Ann Marie is committed to working to help our community find tax relief, increase our senior citizens’ access to public benefits, and help students find debt relief.

The condition of state-controlled roadways and infrastructure will be a top priority for Ann Marie.  Failing roadway surfaces, inadequate drainage, poorly maintained bridges and overpasses impact the local day to day commute and business transportation within our region – in addition to impacting school bus travel for the thousands of school children that cross our state roads every school day.

Ann Marie cares deeply about making sure Pennsylvanians, including our law enforcement and other first responders, are safe in their homes, schools, public spaces, work environments and places of worship.  She knows the importance the enforcement of good laws and regulations play in keeping our community safe. Ann recognizes that sport shooting and hunting, in addition to preventing food insecurity for some, is a part of our Pennsylvania culture, and that personal protection is an important concern.  As the daughter of a hunter and avid gun collector, Ann Marie got her first permit at 14 years old, after completing an NRA-sponsored gun safety course.  Years later, when her family became victims of her father’s domestic violence, Ann Marie learned how fortunate they were that law enforcement was able to remove her father’s guns from his custody.  Ann understands the dangerous mix of domestic violence and guns, and the importance of gun safety to families, especially children. As a founding member of the Orange Wave for Gun Safety, and a former member of Moms Demand Action, Ann believes that public safety can be achieved without unduly impacting the rights of responsible gun owners.

As a longtime resident of Bucks County, Ann Marie believes thoughtful open space management, environmental conservation and well planned public recreation areas are of vital community importance.  The planning and protection of the District’s natural spaces and protection of its resources – especially the safeguarding of water and air quality – are important to the wellbeing of our District and our County.  As cyclists, Ann Marie and Don appreciate the trails and parks existing and planned throughout the District, and Ann will seek state resources to expand recreation and open spaces to the benefit of the community, while respecting neighboring landowners.  Ann Marie believes that interconnected and accessible recreation areas while maintaining restricted conservation and wilderness areas are crucial to maintaining the very essence of what Bucks County is and why we live here.

Ann Marie will be an upstander for the fair treatment and rights of all the people in our District. Regardless of gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, race, national origin or any other protected class, Ann Marie will fight for equal treatment and protection under the law. Not content to stand by, Ann knows that discrimination is an insidious and dangerous blight on a community and that fairness and equal opportunities are fundamental core values.