Press Release North Carolina
Reproductive Freedom for All Announces Slate of Endorsements for Pennsylvania General Assembly
For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Reproductive Freedom for All Announces Slate of Endorsements for Pennsylvania General Assembly
Washington, DC — Today, Reproductive Freedom for All announced a slate of endorsements for candidates seeking election for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Pennsylvania stands at a pivotal moment to expand a reproductive freedom majority in the state House of Representatives and flip the state Senate, positioning it as one of the most critical state legislative elections nationwide.
Pennsylvania Senate Candidates:
- Patty Kim (SD-15)
- Nicole Ruscitto (SD-37)
- Nick Pisciottano (SD-45)
- Jim Wertz (SD-49)
Pennsylvania House Candidates :
- Anand Patel (HD-18)
- Dr. Arvind Venkat (Incumbent, HD-30)
- Mandy Steele (Incumbent, HD-33)
- John Inglis (HD-38)
- Hadley Haas (HD-44)
- Paul Takac (Incumbent, HD-82)
- Sara Agerton (HD-88)
- Jim Haddock (Incumbent, HD-118)
- Eddie Day Pashinski (Incumbent, HD-121)
- Anna Thomas (HD-137)
- Anna Payne (HD-142)
- Brian Munroe (Incumbent, HD-144)
- Elizabeth Moro (HD-160)
Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju released the following statement in response:
“We have a historic opportunity to lock in reproductive freedom majorities in both chambers of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, solidifying a trifecta that can expand access across the state. With voters more outraged than ever by the GOP’s attacks on our rights, we have the momentum to make it happen. We’re proud to endorse this slate of candidates and know we can count on them to fight tirelessly for abortion rights and access. Our members are fired up and ready to mobilize to elect them this November.”
This announcement builds on Reproductive Freedom for All’s ongoing efforts to endorse and support candidates committed to protecting and advancing reproductive freedom. Reproductive Freedom for All is on the ground in states across the country as part of its largest-ever electoral program, working to ensure reproductive freedom champions are elected from statehouses to the White House and that we protect and expand abortion rights and access through ballot measures. Our 2024 program connects voters with opportunities to make immediate, tangible changes to help build a future where everyone is free to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and families.
Read more about Reproductive Freedom for All’s endorsed candidates here.
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For over 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.