Ashley Ehasz is a combat veteran and former Apache helicopter pilot, running for Congress against Brian Fitzpatrick. Growing up here in Southeastern Pennsylvania with a single mother, Ashley joined the U.S. Army at 17 upon graduation from Pen Argyl High School, and was accepted to the United States Military Academy. After graduating from West Point, Ashley entered flight school, graduating as the only woman in her AH-64D Apache Longbow class. During her service, Ashley was a commander, in charge of several hundred soldiers, both overseas and here at home. After nearly 13 years of military service, Ashley left the Army to pursue her graduate degree (the first in her family to earn a master’s degree) at the University of Oxford. She then came home to work at the county level, implementing CARES Act projects during the COVID-19 pandemic and improving access to constituent services here in Pennsylvania and other states.
Josh Shapiro is a rare public servant who has risen above politics time and again to take on the status quo and protect everyday Pennsylvanians. Josh was sworn into office in January, 2017. As Attorney General, Josh has restored integrity to the office and is standing up for the rule of law and safeguarding Pennsylvanians’ rights — no matter what they look like, who they love, or who they pray or don’t pray to.
He has taken on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, identifying 301 predator priests and thousands of victims and spurring investigation across the United States. He has twice secured national injunctions protecting women’s access to no-cost contraception as required by the Affordable Care Act. He is fighting our country’s opioid epidemic on every front– including leading a multi-state investigation into pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors. Read More
Pennsylvania born and raised, John Fetterman was born to teenage parents who were just starting out on their own. At the time, his father worked nights to put himself through college. John grew up in York, and later followed in his father’s footsteps to Albright College, where he played offensive tackle for the Lions.
John has emerged as one of Pennsylvania’s leading progressive voices for working people, running on issues like inequality, racial justice, and ending the failed war on drugs. He is honored to have been chosen by the voters of this commonwealth to serve as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.
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