Candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate - District 22 in 2026 Pennsylvania Primary Election.
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Get StartedHe will protect reproductive freedom by blocking any abortion bans. Under current law, abortion is legal up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, and he will defend that standard. Learn more
Jeffrey will protect LGBTQIA Pennsylvanians by defending and expanding access to gender-affirming care, strengthening nondiscrimination protections in housing, employment, and healthcare, and funding rapid-response legal aid for victims of bias. Learn more
Jeffrey will repeal mandatory minimum sentences, restoring judges’ discretion so punishment fits the crime and the individual. He will oppose cruel practices like long-term solitary confinement and expand reentry programs—job training, counseling, and supportive housing—to help people rebuild after prison and reduce recidivism. Learn more
Jeffrey will partner with schools, health systems, and community organizations to build neighborhood-based prevention programs that reduce crimes long before it happens. By focusing on healing, not punishment, Jeffrey will advance a public-safety strategy that keeps families safe, reduces recidivism, and builds a justice system that actually serves the people. Learn more
To address the intimate partner violence endemic in America, Jeffrey will increase funding for domestic violence shelters, counseling, and prevention programs, ensuring survivors get help quickly. By empowering women and survivors and guaranteeing equal treatment at work and at home, he will make Pennsylvania fairer and safer for all families. Learn more
Jeffrey will expand access to mental-health services and invest in crisis-response teams to guide people away from emergency rooms and jail cells into the treatment they need and deserve. He will also work to strengthen reentry supports and invest in addiction treatment and supportive housing so individuals don’t cycle in and out of incarceration. Learn more
He also supports legalizing other natural medicines, such as psilocybin mushrooms and other plant-based psychedelic substances for supervised therapeutic use and decriminalizing personal possession, use, and cultivation of small amounts, following Colorado’s model (Proposition 122, approved by voters in 2022). Learn more
All prior nonviolent cannabis and plant-based psychedelics convictions will be sealed and expunged. By decriminalizing these substances and focusing on treatment rather than punishment, Pennsylvania can reduce prison populations and help people recover health and stability. This approach cuts crime and saves tax dollars, while respecting individual freedom. Learn more
Jeffrey will legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana statewide, treating it like alcohol and directing tax revenue to schools and addiction treatment. Learn more
He will enact a Pennsylvania Promise program that makes community college and state university tuition-free for in-state students. This education plan would cover two years at community college and four years at a state-owned university for qualifying students. Learn more
Jeffrey will move Pennsylvania decisively away from fossil fuels and toward a clean energy future built for working families. He will expand solar, the cheapest form of energy, so renters, homeowners, and small businesses can lower their electric bills through projects such as community solar. He will invest in geothermal heating and cooling for schools, public buildings, and new housing developments, cutting emissions while creating local union jobs. Learn more
Jeffrey will strengthen protections against industrial discharge and PFAS contamination, and invest in updating our water, sewer, and stormwater systems. He will protect Pennsylvania’s forests, wetlands, and public lands from reckless development, recognizing that conservation is both climate policy and public-health policy. Learn more
Under current law, there is no cap on what individuals or PACs can donate to candidates, letting wealthy interests drown out ordinary voters. He will align state law with federal limits (for example, capping individual donations at 3,500 per candidate per election) and close loopholes that allow hidden or unlimited spending. Learn more
Jeffrey also supports reasonable limits on the number of guns a person can buy and tougher penalties for illegal gun trafficking. Learn more
He will ban military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, which studies show make mass shootings deadlier: one high-quality analysis found that assault-weapon bans significantly reduced school shooting casualties and high-capacity-magazine bans reduced fatalities in mass shootings. Learn more
Jeffrey will require universal background checks on all gun sales to close the existing private-sale loophole. Learn more
He will require transparency and enforceable community-benefit agreements in any hospital acquisition and secure state support that protects emergency services, patient care, and the healthcare workforce. Looking ahead, he will pursue state-level universal coverage by introducing a pathway to a single-payer system, examining federal waiver opportunities, and provider reimbursement protections, with the goal of lowering costs, expanding access, and keeping care local. Learn more
Jeffrey will also work with local governments, housing authorities, and community developers to fast-track new affordable units. Learn more
Jeffrey will introduce legislation to increase affordable housing stock, scale permanent supportive housing, and grow eviction prevention funds that keep families housed. Learn more
By building partnerships with nonprofits, small developers, and health systems, Jeffrey will push for a state-wide housing strategy that prevents displacement, allows neighborhoods to flourish, and reduces the downstream costs of homelessness on community services. Learn more
He will expand legal aid and protections so residents aren’t forced into homelessness over temporary financial hardships. Learn more
He will end routine state cooperation with federal immigration detainers, directing that no one be held on an ICE warrant without a judge’s order, so local law enforcement isn’t complicit in deportations. Learn more
Instead, Jeffrey will work with municipalities, school districts, and local organizations to repurpose vacant buildings into community centers that give our youth, and our whole community, safe, welcoming places to gather. Learn more
He will also champion investments in green spaces, public libraries, after-school programming, and local arts initiatives, the public infrastructure that makes neighborhoods vibrant and resilient. Learn more
He will secure stable, long-term funding for public transportation across the Commonwealth, protecting service from devastating cuts and fare hikes. That means reliable trains and buses, expanded routes, and more frequent service so people can get where they need to go, and we all can stay connected to each other. Jeffrey will also push for reduced and fare-free transit programs, ensuring cost is never a barrier to mobility. Learn more
Jeffrey supports the three-year moratorium on hyperscale AI data centers. Learn more
To help new parents get a healthy start, Jeffrey will create a Keystone Baby Basket program: a free newborn starter kit that includes essential supplies and a resource guide to community services. At an estimated cost of 20 million a year, this is a small drop in the 50 billion state budget. These investments support early childhood development, save parents money, and give families a fairer chance at a hopeful future. Learn more
He will also push to repeal the state constitution’s 150-year-old Uniformity Clause, which forces flat tax rates on all classes. That clause currently shields the super-rich: for instance, it prevents cities from taxing commercial property at higher rates than homes. By repealing it, Pennsylvania could adopt tiered income and property taxes, so the wealthy and large corporations contribute more while middle- and low-income families pay proportionally less. Learn more
He will raise Pennsylvania’s corporate net income tax back to 9.99% (the rate in effect until 2022), ensuring big businesses and Wall Street pay fair support for schools, roads, and public services. Learn more
He will impose strong ethical standards on all state funds and pensions. No taxpayer money will be used to buy bonds from foreign governments that violate human rights or democratic norms. Instead, investments will prioritize jobs here at home: in infrastructure, clean energy, affordable housing, and companies that pay fair wages. Learn more
Every worker deserves basic rights: he will enforce mandatory meal and rest breaks (currently no law guarantees breaks for adults), and guarantee paid sick leave and family/medical leave so nobody must choose between a paycheck and a sick child or parent. Finally, Jeffrey will make Election Day a paid state holiday, so every Pennsylvanian can vote without missing work. Learn more
Effrey will raise the minimum wage to 20 an hour (a plan that would help roughly 1.3 million Pennsylvanians) and index it to inflation so it never lags. Learn more
Jeffrey will implement free childcare for every Pennsylvanian until the start of kindergarten, ensuring high-quality early learning and care for all families. He will also raise wages for childcare workers and public school educators, many of whom currently live in poverty. Learn more
E’ll provide incentives, such as loan forgiveness or tax credits, to encourage teachers, nurses, and social workers to serve in under-resourced urban and rural areas. Learn more
He’ll also close the gender pay gap by enforcing equal-pay laws and supporting working parents. Pennsylvania women still earn only about 82% of what men earn per week. Learn more
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