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Ballotpedia, Rob Ronky

Rob was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He is married to his wife, Lucy, with whom he has 1 daughter. He is Catholic. 

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Rob Ronky's campaign for State Representative in District 29 is his first run for public office. 

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Believes in "promoting economic freedom and fiscal responsibility."

Supports economic freedom and fiscal responsibility.

Believes in empowering the private sector to lead environmental progress, aiming to marry economic growth with environmental sustainability for a greener, more prosperous Pennsylvania.

Believes in "empowering the private sector to lead environmental progress..." and "marry economic growth with environmental sustainability..."

Supports a tax system that is "simpler, fairer, and designed to boost economic growth and job creation while ensuring essential services are well-funded."

Advocates for a tax system that is "simpler, fairer, and designed to boost economic growth and job creation while ensuring essential services are well-funded."

Supports reducing regulations to enhance personal choices and business innovation.

Wants to reduce government regulations that "stifle personal choices and hinder business innovation."

Wants a state budget that is " transparent, accountable, and prioritizes spending on essential services, with a goal to eliminate wasteful expenditure and avoid burdening Pennsylvanians with debt."

- Supports economic freedom and fiscal responsibility.
- Believes in "empowering the private sector to lead environmental progress..." and "marry economic growth with environmental sustainability..."
- Advocates for a tax system that is "simpler, fairer, and designed to boost economic growth and job creation while ensuring essential services are well-funded."
- Wants to reduce government regulations that "stifle personal choices and hinder business innovation."
- Wants a state budget that is " transparent, accountable, and prioritizes spending on essential services, with a goal to eliminate wasteful expenditure and avoid burdening Pennsylvanians with debt."

Economy

Believes in advocating for healthcare reforms that enhance choice, competition, and transparency to lower costs and improve care quality.

Opposes "the imposition of blanket healthcare mandates that overlook individual needs and circumstances."

Opposes enforcing "blanket healthcare mandates that overlook individual needs and circumstances."

- Believes in advocating for healthcare reforms that enhance choice, competition, and transparency to lower costs and improve care quality.
- Opposes enforcing "blanket healthcare mandates that overlook individual needs and circumstances."

Healthcare

Supports school vouchers and charter schools.

Supports school vouchers, which allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools. 

Aims to create a more equitable education system by removing barriers and directing resources effectively.

Wants to develop a more equitable education system by removing educational barriers and directing resources effectively. 

- Supports school vouchers, which allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools. 
- Wants to develop a more equitable education system by removing educational barriers and directing resources effectively. 

Education

Believes in balancing environmental stewardship with property rights, advocating for voluntary conservation and sustainable practices.

Believes in balancing environmental stewardship with property rights, and advocates for "voluntary conservation and sustainable practices."

- Believes in balancing environmental stewardship with property rights, and advocates for "voluntary conservation and sustainable practices."

Energy & the Environment

Believes in protecting civil liberties, including freedom of speech, privacy, and the right to bear arms, while balancing with public safety.

Believes in protecting civil liberties and constitutional amendments.  

Said, "I am committed to vigorously protecting the civil liberties that are fundamental to all Pennsylvanians. I believe in safeguarding freedoms such as speech, privacy, and the right to bear arms, all while maintaining a necessary balance with public safety."

- Believes in protecting civil liberties and constitutional amendments.  
- Opposes gun control. 

Public Safety

Supports term limits, advocating for a constitutional amendment to restrict State Senators to two 4-year terms and State Representatives to four 2-year terms, preventing anyone from serving more than 8 years in total.

Supports term limits, advocating for a constitutional amendment to restrict State Senators to two 4-year terms and State Representatives to four 2-year terms and that prevent any government official from serving more than 8 years in total.

Supports a ban on foreign entities contributing to U.S. elections, and plans to implement transparency measures, penalties for violators, ethics training for legislators, and protections for whistleblowers.

Supports a ban on foreign entities contributing to U.S. elections and plans to implement transparency measures, penalties for violators, ethics training for legislators, and protections for whistleblowers.

Believes in protecting service members and upholding constitutional voting safeguards.

Believes in protecting veterans and upholding constitutional voting safeguards.

Proposes a "stringent gift ban" prohibiting any form of gifts from lobbyists and special interest groups to General Assembly members.

- Supports term limits, advocating for a constitutional amendment to restrict State Senators to two 4-year terms and State Representatives to four 2-year terms and that prevent any government official from serving more than 8 years in total.
- Supports a ban on foreign entities contributing to U.S. elections and plans to implement transparency measures, penalties for violators, ethics training for legislators, and protections for whistleblowers.
- Believes in protecting veterans and upholding constitutional voting safeguards.
- Proposes a "stringent gift ban" prohibiting any form of gifts from lobbyists and special interest groups to General Assembly members.

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Rob Ronky

Steve Mekanin, Ballotpedia

Steve attended the Citadel Military College of South Carolina.

Steven is the CEO of Visiting Angels in Bucks County. He has also served as a Buckingham Township auditor and has experience as an accountant.

Steve Mekanik's campaign for state representative is his first run for public office.

Supports freezing property taxes for senior citizens.

- Supports freezing property taxes for senior citizens.

As of September 30, 2024, Steven Mekanik’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ballotpedia, Tim Brennan

Tim is from Pottsville, and attended Nativity B.V.M. High School. He earned an bachelors degree in English from Ursinus College and a law degree from Widener University. He lives with his wife, Trish, and their son.

Tim owns a law firm, where he worked as a lawyer prior to entering politics. He was previously a lawyer for Northampton County and the City of Bethlehem, and worked for Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin law firm. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Northampton Community College, and a Legislative Assistant in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Tim Brennan is a state representative in State Assembly District 29. He previously ran in 2018 to represent the 143rd district, but did not win. He formerly served on the Doylestown Borough Council.

As a state representative, secured over $6 million in grants for local infrastructure, parks, and communities.

Plans to improve roads, including Routes 611 and 202, enhance recreational facilities, restore the Delaware Canal, and secure more PennDOT resources for Bucks County.

Plans to improve roads, enhance recreational facilities, restore the Delaware Canal, and secure more transportation resources for Bucks County.

Believes the cost of living is "too high for working families."

Supports investing in modern industries to boost local business, and lowering taxes for families and small businesses to create jobs.

Supports investing in career and technical education, community colleges, and public universities to create opportunities for the next generation.

- As a state representative, secured over $6 million in grants for local infrastructure, parks, and communities.
- Plans to improve roads, enhance recreational facilities, restore the Delaware Canal, and secure more transportation resources for Bucks County.
- Believes the cost of living is "too high for working families."
- Supports investing in modern industries to boost local business, and lowering taxes for families and small businesses to create jobs.
- Supports investing in career and technical education, community colleges, and public universities to create opportunities for the next generation.
- Supports labor unions.
- Supports raising the minimum wage.

Supports access to safe, legal abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and contraception.

Supports access to abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and contraception.

- Supports access to abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and contraception.

As of September 30, 2024, Timothy Patrick Brennan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports environmental conservation and has "protected our state constitutional right to breathe clean air and drink clean water."

As a state representative, co-sponsored a bill with conservative Republicans in the House that would secure additional funding for Bucks County land preservation groups.

As a state representative, co-sponsored a bill with conservative Republicans to secure additional funding for land preservation.

- Supports environmental conservation and has "protected our state constitutional right to breathe clean air and drink clean water."
- As a state representative, co-sponsored a bill with conservative Republicans to secure additional funding for land preservation.

As a state representative, introduced bills to strengthen volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention, create grant programs for police accreditation and consolidation, provide PTSD care for police, firefighters, and EMS, and secure resources for State Police.

Introduced bills to strengthen volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention, create grant programs for police accreditation and consolidation, provide PTSD care for police, firefighters, and emergency medicine, and secure resources for State Police.

- Introduced bills to strengthen volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention, create grant programs for police accreditation and consolidation, provide PTSD care for police, firefighters, and emergency medicine, and secure resources for State Police.

Believes in defending the right to have votes counted, and as an attorney, opposed "baseless lawsuits" from Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 Pennsylvania elections.

Believes in defending the right to have votes counted, and as an attorney, opposed "baseless lawsuits" to overturn the 2020 Pennsylvania elections.

Supports ending gerrymandering, opening primaries to Independent voters, expanding civic education, and protecting the right to vote.

Supports ending gerrymandering, opening primaries to independent voters, expanding civic education, and protecting the right to vote.

- Believes in defending the right to have votes counted, and as an attorney, opposed "baseless lawsuits" to overturn the 2020 Pennsylvania elections.
- Supports ending gerrymandering, opening primaries to independent voters, expanding civic education, and protecting the right to vote.

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- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws, including introducing tax bills. 
- State representatives and their staff respond to constituent concerns and questions through emails, phone calls, and website announcements. 
- State representatives oversee the executive branch and can vote to overrule a veto by the Governor.  
- They are elected to two-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase

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Pennsylvania State Representative, District 29

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