2016 Voter Guide: Candidate Responses

The following candidates responded to our five questions about key hunger and poverty policies that they will likely vote on once elected. These policies will determine whether hunger and poverty get better or worse in Allegheny County and across our nation.

These are not all the candidates who will be on the ballot in Allegheny County, only the ones who responded to our survey.

Just Harvest is a non-partisan organization; we do not endorse candidates. This information is for education only.

Federal Candidates

U.S. Senate candidate Kathleen “Katie” McGinty. Photo via Wikipedia Katie McGinty: Candidate for U.S. Congress - Katie McGinty (D), running for election as U.S. Senator for PA, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Official portrait of United States Senator Pat Toomey Pat Toomey: Candidate for U.S. Congress - Pat Toomey (R), running for re-election as U.S. Senator for PA, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
U.S. Representative Mike Doyle, official portrait via wikipedia Mike Doyle: Candidate for U.S. Congress - Mike Doyle (D), running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in PA’s 14th congressional district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny […]
Lenny McAllister Lenny McAllister: Candidate for U.S. Congress - Lenny McAllister (R), running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in PA’s 14th congressional district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions.

State Candidates

Ed Eichenlaub, candidate for PA state senator Ed Eichenlaub: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly - Ed Eichenlaub (D), running for election to the State Senate in the 37th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Dan Frankel: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly - Dan Frankel (D), running for re-election to the State House of Representatives in the 23rd district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Candidate for State House of Representatives John Craig Hammond. John Craig Hammond: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly - John Craig Hammond (D), running for election to the State House of Representatives in the 28th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny […]
Candidate for State House of Representatives John Ritter. John Ritter: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly - John Ritter (R), running for election to the State House of Representatives in the 25th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Candidate for State House of Representatives Joe Szpara. Joe Szpara: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly - Joe Szpara (D), running for election to the State House of Representatives in the 46th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Candidate for State House of Representatives Fawn Walker-Montgomery. Fawn Walker-Montgomery: Candidate for Pennsylvania General Assembly - Fawn Walker-Montgomery (R), running for election to the State House of Representatives in the 35th district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.