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Aerion Abney
Aerion Abney (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 19. He assumed office on April 26, 2022. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.
Abney (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 19. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Aerion Abney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Abney graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School in 2006. He earned a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in social work from the University of Pittsburgh in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Abney's career experience includes working in social work and as the Pennsylvania director of special projects with Access Democracy.[1][2][3][4]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Abney was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging & Older Adult Services Committee
- House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Government Health and Human Services
- Committee On Committees
- Urban Affairs & Housing Committee
- Insurance Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Aerion Abney won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aerion Abney (D) | 97.2 | 22,645 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 647 | ||
| Total votes: 23,292 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Aerion Abney advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aerion Abney | 98.6 | 6,883 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 97 | ||
| Total votes: 6,980 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
Regular election
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Aerion Abney won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aerion Abney (D) | 100.0 | 16,296 |
| Total votes: 16,296 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Aerion Abney defeated Glenn Grayson in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aerion Abney | 64.4 | 5,082 |
| Glenn Grayson | 35.6 | 2,812 | ||
| Total votes: 7,894 | |||
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Campaign finance
Special election
See also: Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Aerion Abney won election in the special general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aerion Abney (D) | 100.0 | 2,707 |
| Total votes: 2,707 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Jake Wheatley Jr. won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Wheatley Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 22,700 |
| Total votes: 22,700 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Jake Wheatley Jr. defeated Aerion Abney in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Wheatley Jr. | 61.9 | 6,484 |
| Aerion Abney | 38.1 | 3,983 | |
| Total votes: 10,467 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Jake Wheatley Jr. won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Wheatley Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 17,930 |
| Total votes: 17,930 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Jake Wheatley Jr. defeated Aerion Abney and Ebony Taylor in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Wheatley Jr. | 48.3 | 2,790 |
| Aerion Abney | 41.9 | 2,423 | |
| Ebony Taylor | 9.8 | 564 | ||
| Total votes: 5,777 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.
Incumbent Jake Wheatley, Jr. ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 general election.[5][6]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19, General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Jake Wheatley, Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||
Incumbent Jake Wheatley, Jr. defeated Jessica Wolfe in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jake Wheatley, Jr. Incumbent |
61.50% | 6,557 | |
| Democratic | Jessica Wolfe | 38.50% | 4,104 | |
| Total Votes | 10,661 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Aerion Abney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
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Previously, I served as a program officer at a local foundation in Pittsburgh where I was responsible for granting over $1.2M in funds to nonprofits in the area. Additionally I am a former committeeman in my neighborhood of Manchester.
As state representative I seek to support anti-displacement strategies that ensure residents have opportunities to remain in the neighborhoods as communities continue to develop. Additionally, I support the highest educational opportunities for students as they prepare to excel in the 21st-century workforce. I'm dedicated to criminal justice reform strategies that provide second chances for non-violent offenders to become reintegrated into society.
I sit on the boards of Hill District Federal Credit Union, Human Services Center Corporation, and Allegheny County's My Brother Keeper taskforce.
I live in Manchester with my wife Tamara and my newborn son Aerius.
- I believe in renewing the lines of accountability between our elected officials and those they represent.
- I'm running to challenge the status quo and the political establishment that all to often puts politics over people.
- I am different than my opponent who is a career politician that accepts corporate PAC money and has a record of missing key votes in Harrisburg,
Our youth deserve quality education that will position them for success in the 21st century. However, some of our schools do not have the funding they need to best support our teachers and educate our students. I believe that we can do better and that we must give our schools the resources they need to educate our youth including funding for out of school and afterschool educational opportunities, STEAM and STEM programming, and expanded Pre-K offerings.
Common sense
Open minded
Good listener
Decisive
Education
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2024
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In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14.
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2023
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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 |
Officeholder Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 22, 2020
- ↑ Aerion Andrew Abney for PA State Representative 19th District, "About," accessed May 2, 2022
- ↑ Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "Representative Aerion Abney," accessed May 2, 2022
- ↑ Facebook, "Aerion Andrew Abney," accessed May 2, 2022
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jake Wheatley Jr. (D) |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
