Consider where the Democratic Party was in 2001 when I came to Braddock, PA; just a few years prior:

“Ended Welfare as we know it” 👈

The infamous Crime Bill. 👈

Instead, I came to work against our nation’s raging inequality in one of the most marginalized places in PA.
I’ve never had to “evolve” on core values like:

✅ Living Wage.

✅Healthcare a fundamental right.

✅ The Union Way of Life.

✅ Environmental Justice.

✅ Compassionate Immigration Reform.

✅ Criminal Justice Reform.

✅ LGBTQIA 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 Equality

✅ Ending the War on Drugs.
✅ Rebuilding distressed communities.

✅ Power of a 2nd Chance.

✅ No places left behind.

✅ Legal Weed for USA. 🇺🇸

✅ Your zip code must not be your destiny.

For 20 years, as a social worker, mayor or Lieutenant Governor, I’ve always fought for what I know to be true.
Back to 2007, as the ONLY elected official in Western PA opposed to running a 4 lane interstate- the Mon-Fayette Expressway- through poor black communities like Braddock.

post-gazette.com/opinion/2007/0…
Or breaking Pennsylvania and Federal law to officiate the first gay marriage 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ by an elected official in Pennsylvania.

wtae.com/article/braddo…
And fighting for 2nd Chances for people like Corry Sanders who couldn’t be fully free until the past was closed: post-gazette.com/local/south/20…

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I *just* realized this is my 1st Sheetz run as an official candidate for US Senate. 👋😭 Image
Could I be the first candidate to ever run statewide in Pennsylvania who has Sheetz > Wawa as part of their official campaign platform? 🤔
brb they’re making me put on pants for the interviews now. 🙄🙄
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I’m sending 500 lawyers to Punxsutawney immediately who will confirm Phil is part of the woodchuck deep state
Willing to even work across the aisle with the GOP to gerrymander Phil in time for next February
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Super. I wish you’d pay your workers here like you do in Denmark
All work has dignity. All paychecks must too.
Going on record to say I’d gladly-giddy even- pay an extra 39 cents for a Big Mac and have your workers make a dignified, living wage.

It’s time we take care of the workers who take care of the rest of us.
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August, after getting caught demolishing a pack of Keebler Fudge Stripes, goes into full damage control. 🙄

This type of *highly* effective contrition lobbying wasn’t around when I needed it as a kid. 😑 Image
“Dad I don’t even *like* those cookies”.
He totally worked me too. At the store he was like “dad didn’t you love these as a kid???”

I sure did, Nugget.

“Can we try them??” 😇

Uh, ok I guess. 😣
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🚨BREAKING: PA VOTER FRAUD🚨

Registered Allegheny County *REPUBLICAN* voted for his deceased wife (RIP 💀 2013) in the November 2020 election. 🗳

✅ So far in 2020, Trump has banked *100%* of the dead family member vote.

wtae.com/article/police…
Here we go, Dan:
I’m sorry but this is impossibly hilarious. *Four* cases of voter fraud in Pennsylvania out of 7M ballots and they ALL involve dead relatives voting for Trump.

Didn’t they always say it was dead Democrats that voted?? 😆
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You think that’s extreme in Arizona, try having a criminal record for life for using the same plant in Pennsylvania.
And now Delaware. It’s a blinding flash of the obvious.

GOP: Weed is dangerous.

Also GOP: Lying about the election and simping for Trump-what could possibly go wrong? Image
Omg now NORTH DAKOTA. 😳

marijuanamoment.net/anti-marijuana…
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