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Tarik earned a bachelor's degree from Davidson College, a master's degree in nursing from La Salle University, and a doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Tarik Khan is currently the state representative of Assembly District 194. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term. 

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Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $18 an hour.

- Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $18 an hour.

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Believes everyone deserves access to quality healthcare. 

Supports eliminating copays and costs for PrEP and PEP and banning discrimination in life insurance for those taking these medications.

Supports eliminating copays and costs for HIV medications.

- Supports access to abortion.
- Believes everyone deserves access to quality healthcare. 
- Supports eliminating copays and costs for HIV medications.

Healthcare

Supports increasing school funding by $9 billion over the next 7 years, as determined by the Basic Education Funding Commission.

Wants to increase public school funding. 

Supports increasing school-based health centers to provide primary care and mental health services for children and young adults.

- Wants to increase public school funding. 
- Supports increasing school-based health centers to provide primary care and mental health services for children and young adults.

Education

Wants to reduce fracking and regulate it where it exists.

- Wants to reduce fracking and regulate it where it exists.

Energy & the Environment

As of September 30, 2024, Tarik Khan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Opposes "restrictive voter-ID laws, unlawful voter purges, and criminalizing the ballot box."

Opposes restrictions to voting, including voter ID laws. 

- Opposes restrictions to voting, including voter ID laws. 

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Tarik Khan

As of October 3, 2024, Tarik Khan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Tarik Khan is a nurse and has worked as a family nurse practitioner. He has also served as the President of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA).

Believes rising costs of food, services, and housing, coupled with stagnant wages, are exacerbating wealth inequality.

Supports unions and advocates for fair wages, workplace safety, and workers' rights.

Promises to advocate for "a Pennsylvania that works for all of us."

Believes in addressing economic hardship and loss, saying, "I decided to run for State Representative after hearing the countless stories of hardship and loss."

Supported expanding property tax and rent rebates to provide more financial assistance to help people remain in their homes.

Believes many people experience being "passed around from office to office" when seeking help with specific issues.

Supports drafting and advocating for Medicare-for-All legislation to ensure no one is uninsured.

Aims to reduce prescription medication costs and expand access to vaccinations and preventative care.

Supports promoting racial equity in healthcare by diversifying leadership and investing in Black and Brown healthcare workers in senior roles.

Supports a Fair Funding Formula to boost funding for the Philadelphia School District and opposes using property taxes for public education, as it limits access based on zip code and disadvantages poorer areas.

Believes the education system is broken, saying, "I see it every day working with patients at the health center in our district."

Believes in the importance of higher education for immigrants, citing his father's journey from Pakistan to Philadelphia for college as a means to create a better life.

Believes every student should have the opportunity to obtain a quality education, regardless of their neighborhood.

Supports ending "Toxic Schools" by remediating lead, asbestos, and mold, and rebuilding public school infrastructure to ensure safety.

Supports implementing a statewide Green New Deal that centers on union jobs and a Civilian Climate Corps to promote renewable energy.

Supports environmental justice and infrastructure improvements.

Supports cleaning every toxic site in Philadelphia caused by the fossil fuel industry and fighting for increased funding for community green spaces and urban farming.

Opposes environmental projects that disproportionately affect Black, brown, and working-class communities.

Supports eliminating lead from drinking water in all Pennsylvania schools.

Supports banning increased fracking in Pennsylvania and wants to work on increasing regulations and limiting Pennsylvania’s fracking industry.

As a state representative, led and helped pass the Anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) suit bill.

Believes in striving to be a strong leader every day.

Believes new leadership is needed to address community neglect by the government post-pandemic.

Supports repealing the "Red Flag" law, which allows police to confiscate guns from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others.

Believes in the importance of education and career advancement for overcoming challenging backgrounds, saying, "My mom was raised in NW Philly by a single mother, became a nurse and was the first in her family to go to college."

Believes in enhancing public safety through community engagement, crime prevention, and effective law enforcement.

Recognized with the Chief Service Officer's Award for outstanding community service.

Supports expanding voting access and increasing electoral engagement.

Believes citizens feel abandoned by the government and believe they "have to fight for themselves."

Said, "I'm running for State Representative to give Harrisburg a shot in the arm."

Believes people deserve leaders who represent them and serve with the energy they deserve.

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair elections.

Supports expanding ballot access and opposes efforts to reverse recent voting rights improvements.

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws, including introducing tax bills. 
- State representatives and their staff respond to constituent concerns and questions through emails, phone calls, and website announcements. 
- State representatives oversee the executive branch and can vote to overrule a veto by the Governor.  
- They are elected to two-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase

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Supports banning increased fracking and wants to work on increasing regulations and limiting Pennsylvania’s fracking industry.