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Ballotpedia: Danielle Friel Otten

Danielle is from Philadelphia. She earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from West Chester University.

Danielle works in marketing and hospitality. She previously owned a retail shop in downtown West Chester.

Danielle Friel Otten is currently the state representative for State Assembly District 155. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her 3rd term.

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Supports increasing the minimum wage, restoring the 40-hour work week, and guaranteeing sick time.

Supports workforce development by advocating for affordable vocational education and training programs to help create "family-sustaining jobs."

Supports workforce development by advocating for affordable vocational education and training programs.

- Supports increasing the minimum wage, restoring the 40-hour work week, and guaranteeing sick time.
- Supports workforce development by advocating for affordable vocational education and training programs.

Economy

Supports single-payer healthcare, believing it would reduce overall costs compared to private insurance.

- Supports single-payer healthcare.
- Supports abortion access.
- Supports the use of medical marijuana.

Healthcare

Believes Pennsylvania's reliance on local property taxes for school funding is unfair to homeowners and supports reforming the funding formula.

Supports increasing access to mental health services in schools.

Plans to address Pennsylvania’s "flawed charter school funding formula" that diverts public funds from local schools to charter schools without accountability for fund usage or student outcomes.

Plans to address Pennsylvania’s "flawed charter school funding formula."

- Believes Pennsylvania's reliance on local property taxes for school funding is unfair to homeowners and supports reforming the funding formula.
- Supports increasing access to mental health services in schools.
- Plans to address Pennsylvania’s "flawed charter school funding formula."

Education

Opposes "Big Oil" companies' influence on politics and property.

Believes in standing with community against "Big Oil" companies.

Believes in protecting communities from hazardous pipelines.

Believes clean energy will enhance Pennsylvania's economy and environment, reduce pollution, protect public health, and create jobs, and supports immediate investment in clean energy.

Supports legalizing industrial hemp production for medical and consumer uses, to reduce opioid reliance, create eco-friendly plastic alternatives, and boost the textile industry.

Supports legalizing industrial hemp production for medical and consumer uses.

- Believes in standing with community against "Big Oil" companies.
- Believes in protecting communities from hazardous pipelines.
- Supports investment in clean energy.
- Supports legalizing industrial hemp production for medical and consumer uses.

Energy & the Environment

Believes in the 2nd Amendment and supports "common-sense" gun safety legislation.

 Supports "common-sense" gun safety legislation.

Supports the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Believes substance addiction should be recognized and treated as a disease, not a crime.

Plans to make mental health and addiction services affordable and accessible.

-  Supports "common-sense" gun safety legislation.
- Supports the legalization of recreational marijuana.
- Believes substance addiction should be recognized and treated as a disease, not a crime.
- Plans to make mental health and addiction services affordable and accessible.

Public Safety

- Supports ending partisan gerrymandering.

Voting & Elections

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Danielle Friel Otten

Danielle is originally from Philadelphia. She earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from West Chester University.

Danielle has spent most of her professional career in marketing and hospitality and has served on the executive teams of multiple hospitality brands in Philadelphia. She is a former owner of a retail shop in downtown West Chester.

Plans to work towards advancing anti-cruelty bills in the state legislature.

Supports ensuring access to handicapped parking for those who need it.

Supports the We The People Pa pledge, which includes a commitment to "support policies that promote economic growth, job creation, and fiscal responsibility."

Believes that with proper regulation, there is significant economic potential for Pennsylvanians.

Supports the Mariner East Pipeline, believing it will enhance economic growth and job creation.

Supports affordable and accessible healthcare.

Supports longer-term insurance coverage for in-patient and out-patient treatment plans recommended by healthcare professionals, without the need for re-approval every five days.

Believes medical marijuana offers an alternative for patients with terminal illnesses and chronic conditions and can help reduce opioid use.

Plans to increase state investment in public schools to reduce local property tax burdens.

Believes Pennsylvania's education funding is inadequate, saying it ranks "47th out of 50 states in state share of education funding, and our local property taxes are out of control as a result."

Supports investments in vocational education.

Endorsed by the Pennsylvania State Education Association.

Opposes "greedy oil companies that want to line their pockets by polluting our communities."

Opposes the Mariner East pipeline, believing it poses dangers by sending "highly explosive natural gas liquids through [her] neighbor’s yard, just feet from where [her] children play."

Believes in "holding pipeline operators accountable to our community."

Supports gun control and has been recognized as a gun sense candidate by CeaseFire PA.

Plans to address the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania.

Supports securing equal rights and expanding protections for the LGBTQ community, including same-sex marriage and transgender people.

Believes in respecting each voter's choice and acknowledging differences in opinion.

Believes that "every one of us pays the price for corrupt or inept elected officials."

Believes in removing voting barriers to align state governance with the founders' vision of democracy.

Believes in "fixing Republican gerrymandering so that citizens’ votes actually count."

Believes in a government "of, by, and for the people," and supports robust voting rights and fair election processes.

Believes in funding campaigns through small donations and volunteer support, rejecting contributions from corporate political action committees (PACs).

Danielle was born and raised in Philadelphia and moved to Chester County to attend college at West Chester University.

Danielle Friel Otten has spent most of her professional career in marketing and hospitality and has served on the executive teams of some of Philadelphia’s notable hospitality brands. She is a former owner of a retail shop in downtown West Chester.

As of October 3, 2024, Danielle Friel Otten’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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