Candidates

Elected to the US House in 2018 as the first woman and first Democrat to represent PA-06, Chrissy Houlahan is an Air Force veteran, engineer, entrepreneur, and educator. She serves on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Small Business Committees. She’s on the leadership team of the New Democrat Coalition and is the co-founder of three Congressional Caucuses: Women in STEM, For County, and The Servicewomen, and Women Veterans Caucus.

Elected in 2022, Governor Shapiro has delivered results on the issues that matter most; he has shown up in moments of crisis and emergency; and he has proven every day that he is a Governor who fights for all of us. Now, Governor Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis are running for reelection to keep getting stuff done and to keep moving our Commonwealth forward. Under Josh Shapiro’s leadership, we have invested more in public education than ever before, hired hundreds of new law enforcement officers, created thousands of new jobs, and put money back in people’s pockets.

He previously served as Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, and State Representative. From seeing his parents serve others – his father in the Navy and as the local pediatrician and his mother as an educator – to marrying his high-school sweetheart, Lori, and raising four children in the community and traditions they grew up in, to a career fighting for the people of Pennsylvania, Governor Shapiro’s life has been grounded in faith, family, and public service.

As lieutenant governor, Austin Davis serves as President of the Pennsylvania Senate. Additionally, he chairs the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Governor’s Local Government Advisory Committee, the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council, the Pennsylvania Advisory Council for Inclusive Procurement, and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Aerospace States Association. He also serves as co-chair on the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission.

First elected to office in 2018, Katie Muth is a passionate advocate for change. Senator Muth has stood up to corporate polluters and defended the constitutional right of all Pennsylvanians to clean water, air, and land. She works to ensure that the retirement funds of hardworking teachers, school employees and taxpayers are invested and spent wisely in the Pennsylvania School Employees Retirement System, where she serves as a trustee.

Elected in 2018, Danielle Friel Otten is the voice of the people in government. Danielle stands for the health, welfare, and safety of citizens, and the environment. The values and the reasons she ran for the State House of Representatives is commitment to building community, and serving people first. In 2021, Danielle was elected to serve as the House Chair for the Pennsylvania Legislative Climate Caucus. In 2022, Danielle was named the Pennsylvania State Lead for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. In the State House, Danielle serves on the Environmental Resources and Energy, Aging and Older Adult Services, and Human Services committees.

Kristine, a graduate of University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers Law, has served as the director of a social services and legal aid clinic, represented children in foster care, and worked as a child abuse investigator. Kristine has become the Democratic Caucus go-to-expert for issues of child welfare. Kristine was first elected in 2018 and currently serves on Children & Youth, State Government, Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Veterans' Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees.