Issue Position: The State Legislature

Issue Position

Our government in Harrisburg has been the focus of many complaints over the years and these complaints have been investigated. The conclusions show that our Pennsylvania legislature is the largest, most expensive, full-time paid legislature in the country. Pennsylvania employs 204 Representatives and 50 Senators for a population of approximately 13 million people, compared to just 435 Congressional Representatives for about 330 million people nationally.

Our representatives have the best health care, a free car, paid offices, full staff, great retirement (after 10 years), and a stipend of $168 a day. All this is in addition to their $80,000 a year salary. The size of this Legislature needs to be drastically cut back, as do benefits. When elected, I pledge that I will vote for or write legislation that will create term limits and shrink the size of our government.

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