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Emily Kinkead

DEMOCRAT

Emily Kinkead is running for Pennsylvania State Representative, District 20.

Personal background

Emily has bachelor's degrees in biology and political science from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Professional background

Emily has worked in the legislative policy office at the National Institutes of Health and provided legal aid to individuals facing eviction. She also co-chairs a program through the Women in the Law Division of the Allegheny County Bar Association.

Political background

Emily Kinkead currently serves as State Representative for State Assembly District 20. She was first elected in 2020 and is serving her 2nd term.

Economy

Supports allowing workers to sue employers for illegally interfering with unionizing efforts, imposing financial penalties for illegally firing unionizing employees, and reinstating such employees pending their cases.

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Healthcare

Supports funding research and innovation to expand access and equity in healthcare.

Supports closing corporate tax loopholes to fund patient care and aims to lower prescription drug prices.

Plans to end policies that allow healthcare providers to refuse care based on personal beliefs.

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Education

Supports public education and opposes school vouchers, which school voucher programs which enable parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

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Energy & the Environment

Supports transitioning Pennsylvania's economy to clean, renewable energy sources.

Opposes House Bill (HB) 1100, which seeks to allocate nearly one billion dollars in subsidies to petrochemical companies to build cracker plants in Pennsylvania.

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Public Safety

Supports community policing, establishing independent citizen review boards for police misconduct, and rewarding officers for positive community interactions.

Supports expanding restorative justice programs and making them available to those accused of crimes without requiring a guilty plea.

Believes cash bail should be abolished for all non-violent offenses and supports releasing defendants on their own recognizance unless the state can demonstrate why they should be denied.

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Voting & Elections

Supports automatic voter registration, early voting, and making Election Day a state or federal holiday to encourage greater voter participation.

Supports universal use of hand-marked paper ballots with disability-accessible machines in each precinct.

Supports establishing campaign contribution limits and public financing for elections.

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