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Election Preview 2018: 92nd Legislative District

Election Preview 2018: 92nd Legislative District

Author: The Sentinel / Source: The Sentinel

From left to right, Shanna Danielson and Dawn Keefer.

Like many of the local House races on the ballot this November, a Democrat is challenging a Republican incumbent for the 92nd Legislative District seat.

Danielson

Political Party: Democrat

Education:Bachelor’s in music education from Mansfield University (2008); master’s in education—educational…

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Media Advisory: "Pennsylvania Community Conversations on Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Women's Health" Kicks Off in Erie, PA

Media Advisory: “Pennsylvania Community Conversations on Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Women’s Health” Kicks Off in Erie, PA

Pennsylvania Campaign for Women’s Health Launches Statewide Series of Public Conversations about Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Women’s Health

Pennsylvania – A statewide series of public conversations about a broad range of women’s health issues kicks off this week with an inaugural event in Erie.

Community Conversations on Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Women’s Health is a direct response to several…

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Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, Lit the Torch in Her Keynote Address at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit | Audio

Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, Lit the Torch in Her Keynote Address at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit | Audio

Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, delivered a barn-burner of a keynote address to kick of the 2015 PA Progressive Summit this past Friday night.

Richards, made an impassioned call for progressives to stand together under the banner of justice and refuse to marginalize some issues at the expense of others. There are few…

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John Dodds, Director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Accepts the Anna Burger Award at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit

John Dodds, Director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Accepts the Anna Burger Award at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit

John Dodds received the Anna Burger Award for his life’s work with the Philadelphia Unemployment Project. In his acceptance speech, Dodds discussed some of his life’s work and some of the challenges facing low-wage workers in today’s economy.

Here is an excerpt of his bio from the 2015 PA Progressive Summit program:

John Dodds has been the director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project (PUP)…

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Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of NCBCP, Speaks at PA Progressive Summit | Audio

Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of NCBCP, Speaks at PA Progressive Summit | Audio

Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, speaks at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit opening session on Saturday, February 7.

Campbell discussed the importance of progressives coming together in common cause and her long history of mobilizing traditionally disillusioned Americans to become part of the political process. Her “thank yous” and…

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Fred Azcarate, Executive Director of US Action, Gives a Passionate, Fight-Back Speech at PA Progressive Summit | Audio

Fred Azcarate, Executive Director of US Action, Gives a Passionate, Fight-Back Speech at PA Progressive Summit | Audio

If the coffee had not yet kicked in for attendees of Saturday morning’s kick-off session at the PA Progressive Summit in Harrisburg this past weekend, everyone was wide awake by the time Fred Azcarate, Executive Director of US Action, finished speaking.

Azcarate spoke about the need to stand up and fight back for a fair economy and to stop in its tracks the latest “mother-of-all” free trade…

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Bernie Sanders Delivers Keynote Address to PA Progressive Summit | Audio

Bernie Sanders Delivers Keynote Address to PA Progressive Summit | Audio

Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont, delivered a Keynote address to a packed auditorium Saturday morning at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit. Sanders laid out a progressive agenda for the 2016 election cycle as he considers a run for president.

Sanders has been one of the strongest voices in Congress for working families since he first joined the body as a U.S. Representative in 1990.

Sanders…

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Keystone Progress Visits Sen. Toomey's Office, Urges Support for Working Familes

Keystone Progress Visits Sen. Toomey’s Office, Urges Support for Working Familes

On Monday of this week, a delegation of PA citizens visited Senator Pat Toomey’s office in Allentown to urge him to support working families. The visit was timed to correspond to Monday’s White House Summit on Working Familiesin Washington, D.C. Members of the delegation urged Toomey to support working families by raising the minimum wage, ensuring equal pay for equal work, advocating for paid…

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