Edward Gately

Edward Gately

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Profession

Organic farmer

Edward Gately was a Libertarian candidate for District 28 of the Pennsylvania State Senate. The primary election was on May 18, 2010 and the general election was on November 2, 2010.

Elections

2010

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2010

Gately lost to Republican incumbent Mike Waugh in the November 2 general election.

Campaign themes

2010

Gately's campaign website listed 10 key issues:

• Home Rule Excerpt: "Recently, there has been state legislation that has resulted in serious harm to too many residents living in our 28th District – by threatening the ability of local officials to maintain the type of community they wish to call home, by placing these citizens in danger of very serious health and safety risk with no recourse to their rights that should have been protected under the constitution."

• Eliminate Property Tax Excerpt: "It is time to eliminate Property tax. It is time to phase it out and phase in placing the burden of our school system on an expanded sales tax."

• Strong Local Economy Excerpt: "We need to focus on finding solutions to bring back a free market so local businesses can thrive once again."

• Strong Local Law Enforcement & Fire Protection Excerpt: "It was a responsibility our local state representation should never lose sight to provide and support to the fullest for those individuals that every day put their lives in jeopardy for the safety of our communities."

• Family Farm Preservation Excerpt: "It is time to start removing the obstacles our state representation has placed on York County family farms. It is time to start supporting and promoting York County family farms and make them thrive once again."

• Environmental Protection Excerpt: "We need to NOW be even more vigilant than ever with proposed legislation that would permit corporations to turn Pennsylvania’s municipalities into nothing more than resource colonies for outside private wealth. This proposed legislation will remove our inalienable right to protect our home towns and communities."

• State Lobbying and Corruption Reform Excerpt: "In November, we all have to think and remember that in just a few seconds we have the power to bring back true citizen representation in Harrisburg. Representation that works towards real state lobbying and corruption reform."

• Smaller State Government Excerpt: "It is time to stop our ever-expanding state government! It is time to rethink how and why it functions! It is time to get state government out of areas it has no state constitutional right to govern. In these difficult economic times, it is time to reduce state government."

• Term Limits and Reform Excerpt: "First, gerrymandering has to be taken out of the hands of professional politicians and redistricting placed in the care of nonpartisan citizens directed by nonpartisan guidelines . . . Second, campaign reform needs to be truly addressed."

• Protecting Our Constitution "Patriot-to-Patriot, I believe you understand."

External links

• Official list of Pennsylvania candidates for the 2010 general elections
• Official Campaign Website
• Official Campaign Facebook page
• Biography from Project Vote Smart

Footnotes

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Current members of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Joe Pittman

Minority Leader:Jay Costa

Senators

District 1

Nikil Saval (D)

District 2

Christine Tartaglione (D)

District 3

Sharif Street (D)

District 4

Art Haywood (D)

District 5

Joe Picozzi (R)

District 6

Frank Farry (R)

District 7

Vincent Hughes (D)

District 8

Anthony Williams (D)

District 9

John Kane (D)

District 10

Steve Santarsiero (D)

District 11

Judy Schwank (D)

District 12

Maria Collett (D)

District 13

Scott Martin (R)

District 14

Nick Miller (D)

District 15

Patty Kim (D)

District 16

Jarrett Coleman (R)

District 17

Amanda Cappelletti (D)

District 18

Lisa Boscola (D)

District 19

Carolyn Comitta (D)

District 20

Lisa Baker (R)

District 21

Scott Hutchinson (R)

District 22

Martin Flynn (D)

District 23

Gene Yaw (R)

District 24

Tracy Pennycuick (R)

District 25

Cris Dush (R)

District 26

Timothy Kearney (D)

District 27

Lynda Culver (R)

District 28

Kristin Phillips-Hill (R)

District 29

David Argall (R)

District 30

Judith Ward (R)

District 31

Dawn Keefer (R)

District 32

Patrick Stefano (R)

District 33

Doug Mastriano (R)

District 34

Greg Rothman (R)

District 35

Wayne Langerholc (R)

District 36

James Malone (D)

District 37

Devlin Robinson (R)

District 38

Lindsey Williams (D)

District 39

Kim Ward (R)

District 40

Rosemary Brown (R)

District 41

Joe Pittman (R)

District 42

Wayne Fontana (D)

District 43

Jay Costa (D)

District 44

Katie Muth (D)

District 45

Nick Pisciottano (D)

District 46

Camera Bartolotta (R)

District 47

Elder Vogel (R)

District 48

Chris Gebhard (R)

District 49

Daniel Laughlin (R)

District 50

Michele Brooks (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (23)