Pennsylvania State Senate District 12 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 12 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 12
Incumbent Maria Collett defeated Rob Davies in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maria Collett (D) | 59.8 | 77,532 |
 | Rob Davies (R)  | 40.2 | 52,033 | |
| Total votes: 129,565 | |||
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Rob Davies (R)
Safe Communities The past two years have seen an explosion in violent crime spreading out of urban areas into suburban and rural communities. We need to fully fund our police and other first responders to ensure that they are properly staffed, trained, and equipped to do their vital and dangerous jobs. Prosecutors who fail to do their jobs need to be removed or bypassed. Too many violent offenders are not given punishment commensurate with their crimes, which teaches them that they can get away with it again.
Election Integrity Free and fair elections are essential to our way of life. If the people do not have confidence in the electoral process they will not trust the results and will be discouraged from participating. We can restore integrity to our elections by requiring Universal Voter ID and eliminating mass “No Excuse” mail-in ballots and drop boxes.
Rob Davies (R)
If there is anything good about the lockdowns of the past 2 years it is that parents have discovered that their children are too often being indoctrinated in a radical leftist ideology, while basic education is ignored. To end this, we must ensure transparency in the curriculum and instructional materials used and provide for more accountability to parents, including the right to choose the best educational options for their children.
For too long the focus has been on pushing students toward college, which often leaves them heavily in debt and unprepared to earn a living. A renewed emphasis on vocational and technical training can ensure Pennsylvania has the workforce needed to attract businesses to our state and provide a good living for our citizens.
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