Contest Every Race, PA Dems Launch Statewide Candidate Recruitment Drive

n 2024, there were 93 races for seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that went uncontested, including 43 seats occupied by Republicans.

In a hotly contested 102-101 Keystone State House, one seat makes all the difference.

That’s why Contest Every Race and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party are launching a new initiative to recruit Democrats to run for every local office across the state.

“Democrats are ready to fight by stepping up in every county, especially in rural communities, to ensure that every Pennsylvanian has a government that fights for working people and common-sense leadership,” said Pennsylvania Democratic Party Executive Director Mitch Kates.

Ahead of Pennsylvania’s filing deadline on March 11, the program aims to recruit and support nearly 5,200 local candidates running in non-urban areas that typically lack Democratic candidates. Contest Every Race, which has successfully recruited over 10,000 candidates nationwide since 2018, will assist in outreach, training, and mobilization efforts.




https://www.politicspa.com/contest-every-race-pa-dems-launch-statewide-candidate-recruitment-drive/140728/