Chad's Priorities
Increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage for the first time since 2009
All working Pennsylvanians deserve a livable wage. Every year, 63,000 Pennsylvanians rely on minimum wage income - and most of them are adults supporting households through work in food service, retail, and other critical service-based jobs. Even working full-time, these jobs hold our workers below the federal poverty line.
In Pennsylvania, we can do better for our communities, and we are overdue for a solution to protect and empower our working class through a higher wage floor.
Supporting our small and family-owned businesses by lowering their tax rates
To level the playing field for our small and family-owned businesses, Chad believes in offering tax incentives tied to local hiring, wage growth, and capital investment. Large corporations have not paid their fair share and continue to bury these cultural storefronts, which erodes what makes our communities special.
Strengthen public safety institutions with proven best practices in training, transparency, and community outreach
Our Fire, Police, and Emergency Health & Safety departments protect our communities and keep us safe. As a career first responder who specializes in community policing, Chad is looking for increased funding for public servants and has a unique perspective on how to operate these institutions to better serve every Pennsylvanian. It is critical to strengthen trust and give resources to our first responders, which will take renewed training and support for our public service officials, accountable community policing, and proactive engagement between our communities and those who serve them.