Pennsylvania State Senate District 14 candidate surveys, 2022

This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 14 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 14

Nick Miller defeated Dean Browning in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 14 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Nick Miller (D)	53.5	46,444
	Dean Browning (R)	46.5	40,360

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,804
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Dean Browning (R)

• COMBAT INFLATION AND GROW OUR ECONOMY – by taking advantage of the natural resources under our feet to make Pennsylvania the world’s leading producer of low-cost energy and reduce what it costs to fill up our cars and to heat our homes.

• EMPOWER PARENTS ON EDUCATION – and improve schools by giving parents the ability and means to make a choice that is best for their child; and require online transparency so they can see the curriculum used to instruct their kids.

• TACKLE CRIME – by standing with our policy officers and giving them the resources and support they need to keep our communities safe.

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Nick Miller (D)

Fair education funding

Property tax reform and economic development

Environmental conservation

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Dean Browning (R)

EDUCATION

I’ve long said that education is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. It is the answer to: • Poverty It is the answer to: • Income Inequality But now it is more than that – it is the national survival issue of the 21st century. Periodically, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development puts out a report of test results from around the world. In the latest report the US wasn’t even in the top 10 nations in math and in science. Ranking 31st and 11th respectively. STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math will be the drivers of the 21st century. According to the most recent data put out by the PA Dept of Education - only 59% of the boys who enter William Allen High School - the main high school in the Allentown School District - will graduate 4 years later. That means a failure rate of 40% or 4 out of every 10. That is abysmal. A school system that fails to deliver for 40% of its boys fails everyone who came here looking to make things better for their families. We can no longer accept that. We cannot succeed as a state or a country with that kind of educational failure. I talked to many moms who moved here to escape a failed school system. We have people right here who legally immigrated to our country to provide a better life for themselves and more importantly for their kids. We have a moral obligation to them.

Nick Miller (D)

One of my biggest priorities is getting all of PA public schools to be fairly funded. Currently, only 17% of Pennsylvania's education funding for k-12 goes through the updated fair funding formula. We need to fully implement the formula to 100% of the state education dollars to eliminate an unjust system that has been proven to be detrimental to our children’s education, and which benefits those from higher-income zip-codes. My work and experience on the school board gives me a crucial insight on how to make these changes a reality. For far too long, our students have been at the receiving end of an unfair system that is dependent on property taxes to fund our schools, rather than accessibility for every child to obtain a well-rounded, high quality education regardless of their address.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Nick Miller (D)

My mother, her sense of public service and care for her community are admirable.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Nick Miller (D)

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Nick Miller (D)

Advocating for the people within their community

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Nick Miller (D)

September 11th, 2001, I was 6 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?