Kyle Siskron-Leonard
Kyle Siskron-Leonard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 79. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Siskron-Leonard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kyle Siskron-Leonard attended Pennsylvania State University. Siskron-Leonard's career experience includes working as a mental health professional and a certified peer specialist. Siskron-Leonard has also worked in the medical marijuana industry.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Louis Schmitt Jr. defeated Kyle Siskron-Leonard in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Louis Schmitt Jr. (R) | 93.5 | 18,434 | |
 | Kyle Siskron-Leonard (D) (Write-in)  | 2.0 | 385 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.6 | 904 | ||
| Total votes: 19,723 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Louis Schmitt Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Louis Schmitt Jr. | 99.4 | 7,870 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 7,919 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kyle Siskron-Leonard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Siskron-Leonard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I started serving at the age of fourteen at the Casino at Lakemont Park in Altoona. I served at various restaurants and worked my way up as a trainer before the age of seventeen. When I went to college, I worked three serving jobs in Altoona and would drive home every Friday for work. I worked 9pm-4am at Denny’s and would usually start my shift at 9am at Bob Evans. I would fit in serving for the Casino around the other two jobs.
At 21, I decided to change direction and began working in the Medical Marijuana industry as a Cannabis Consultant. I stayed in the industry for two years but decided to pursue a more hands-on approach to helping our community. I currently work as a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) in Blair County, sharing my mental health recovery with our community members to inspire hope, self-determination, and recovery.
- I support quality, affordable healthcare and recovery services.
- Marijuana needs to be legalized in PA. We will bring in a lot of revenue not only for the Commonwealth, but our farmers as well.
- I support fully funding public education in Pennsylvania. I also support free meals for students that are attending ANY (Public and Private) K-12 school in Pennsylvania.
My mom has one of the strongest work ethics ever and she is selfless. When someone needs help, she helps them. She hates getting rewards for helping. She just does it because it is natural to her.
She spends a majority of her time working as a CNA at a Veteran's home. I have gotten to speak to some of her coworkers who always brag about my mom's work ethic and kind heart. In her free time, she cleans houses and tries to help our older community members.
In 2012, Memo voted for Obama!
It is important that we have representation for all members of our communities and by requiring previous experience in politics/government, we would be limiting that representation.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 14, 2022
