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Richard Weiss (Pennsylvania)
Richard Weiss (Green Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Richard Weiss earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989. He earned a J.D. from the University of Denver in 1992. He earned a graduate degree from the University of Chicago in 1998. Weiss' career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2024
General election
General election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Sunday (R) | 50.8 | 3,496,679 |
 | Eugene DePasquale (D) | 46.2 | 3,179,376 | |
 | Rob Cowburn (L) | 1.3 | 88,835 | |
 | Richard Weiss (G)  | 1.0 | 68,046 | |
 | Justin Magill (Constitution Party) | 0.5 | 31,282 | |
 | Eric Settle (Forward Party) | 0.3 | 18,151 | |
| Total votes: 6,882,369 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Eugene DePasquale defeated Jack Stollsteimer, Joe Khan, Keir Bradford-Grey, and Jared Solomon in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eugene DePasquale | 35.2 | 371,911 |
 | Jack Stollsteimer | 20.1 | 212,413 | |
 | Joe Khan | 15.9 | 167,895 | |
 | Keir Bradford-Grey | 15.2 | 160,369 | |
 | Jared Solomon | 13.1 | 137,920 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4,577 | ||
| Total votes: 1,055,085 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Dave Sunday defeated Craig Williams in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Sunday | 69.9 | 620,515 |
 | Craig Williams | 29.5 | 261,419 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 5,282 | ||
| Total votes: 887,216 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Weiss in this election.
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Fetterman (D) | 51.2 | 2,751,012 |
 | Mehmet Oz (R) | 46.3 | 2,487,260 | |
 | Erik Chase Gerhardt (L) | 1.4 | 72,887 | |
| Richard Weiss (G) | 0.6 | 30,434 | |
 | Daniel Wassmer (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) | 0.5 | 26,428 | |
 | Quincy Magee (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
 | Ronald Johnson (Constitution Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 5,368,021 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Everett Stern (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
John Fetterman defeated Conor Lamb, Malcolm Kenyatta, and Alexandria Khalil in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Fetterman | 58.6 | 753,557 |
 | Conor Lamb | 26.3 | 337,498 | |
 | Malcolm Kenyatta | 10.8 | 139,393 | |
 | Alexandria Khalil | 4.2 | 54,460 | |
| Total votes: 1,284,908 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Walter Sluzynsky (D)
- John McGuigan (D)
- Kyle Norton (D)
- Alan Shank (D)
- Larry Johnson (D)
- Kevin Baumlin (D)
- Sharif Street (D)
- Valerie Arkoosh (D)
- Lew Tapera (D)
- Eric Orts (D)
- Kael Dougherty (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mehmet Oz | 31.2 | 420,168 |
 | David McCormick | 31.1 | 419,218 | |
 | Kathy Barnette | 24.7 | 331,903 | |
 | Carla Sands | 5.4 | 73,360 | |
 | Jeff Bartos | 5.0 | 66,684 | |
 | Sean Gale | 1.5 | 20,266 | |
 | George Bochetto | 1.1 | 14,492 | |
| Total votes: 1,346,091 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Debellis (R)
- Max Richardson (R)
- John Eichenberg (R)
- Vince Fusca (R)
- Martin Rosenfeld (R)
- Bobby Jeffries (R)
- Richard Mulholland (R)
- Sean Parnell (R)
- Ronald Johnson (R)
- Craig Snyder (R)
- David Xu (R)
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicola Henry-Taylor (D) | 6.9 | 153,174 |
| ✔ | Tiffany Sizemore (D) | 6.8 | 151,134 | |
| ✔ |  | Elliot Howsie (D) | 6.8 | 150,872 |
| ✔ |  | Wrenna Watson (D) | 6.8 | 149,859 |
| ✔ | Chelsa Wagner (D) | 6.7 | 148,534 | |
| ✔ |  | Lisa Middleman (R / D) | 6.7 | 147,452 |
| ✔ | Thomas P. Caulfield (D) | 6.6 | 147,367 | |
| ✔ |  | Sabrina Korbel (R / D) | 6.6 | 147,303 |
| ✔ |  | Bruce Beemer (R / D) | 6.4 | 141,948 |
| ✔ | Jessel Costa (D) | 6.4 | 140,773 | |
| Anthony DeLuca (R) | 5.0 | 110,422 | ||
 | Joseph Patrick Murphy (R) | 4.6 | 103,004 | |
| Mark Patrick Flaherty (R) | 4.6 | 102,482 | ||
 | William Caye II (R) | 4.5 | 99,217 | |
| Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. (R) | 4.4 | 97,283 | ||
| Chuck Porter (R) | 4.3 | 95,305 | ||
| Rick Hosking (R) | 3.8 | 85,111 | ||
| Richard Weiss (G) | 1.9 | 41,948 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,066 | ||
| Total votes: 2,216,254 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.
| Total votes: 1,148,248 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Patrick Murphy | 7.2 | 26,247 |
| ✔ | | Bruce Beemer | 5.8 | 21,139 |
| ✔ | Anthony DeLuca | 5.6 | 20,567 | |
| ✔ | Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. | 5.5 | 20,266 | |
| ✔ | | William Caye II | 5.2 | 19,115 |
| ✔ | Chuck Porter | 5.2 | 18,989 | |
| ✔ | | Sabrina Korbel | 5.2 | 18,861 |
| ✔ | Mark Patrick Flaherty | 4.9 | 17,899 | |
| ✔ | | Lisa Middleman | 4.0 | 14,694 |
| Matt Rogers | 3.9 | 14,165 | ||
| Pauline Calabrese | 3.8 | 14,065 | ||
| Elliot Howsie | 3.5 | 12,810 | |
| Marc Daffner | 3.5 | 12,643 | ||
| Ryan Hemminger | 3.1 | 11,506 | ||
| Jimmy Sheets | 3.1 | 11,309 | ||
| Andrew Szefi | 3.1 | 11,211 | ||
| Thomas P. Caulfield | 3.0 | 10,957 | ||
 | Beth Tarasi Sinatra | 2.9 | 10,743 | |
| Albert Veverka | 2.9 | 10,559 | ||
 | Patrick A. Sweeney | 2.9 | 10,446 | |
| Jason Cervone | 2.6 | 9,545 | ||
| Chelsa Wagner | 2.6 | 9,330 | ||
| Jessel Costa | 2.2 | 7,886 | ||
 | Ilan Zur | 1.9 | 6,921 | |
| Wrenna Watson | 1.7 | 6,167 | |
| Mik Pappas | 1.5 | 5,651 | ||
| Richard Thomas Ernsberger | 1.5 | 5,366 | ||
| Zeke Rediker | 0.9 | 3,205 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 3,188 | ||
| Total votes: 365,450 | |||
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2020
See also: Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020
Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Incumbent Josh Shapiro defeated Heather Heidelbaugh, Daniel Wassmer, and Richard Weiss in the general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Shapiro (D) | 50.9 | 3,461,472 |
 | Heather Heidelbaugh (R) | 46.3 | 3,153,831 | |
| Daniel Wassmer (L) | 1.8 | 120,489 | |
| Richard Weiss (G) | 1.0 | 70,804 | |
| Total votes: 6,806,596 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Incumbent Josh Shapiro advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Shapiro | 100.0 | 1,429,414 |
| Total votes: 1,429,414 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Heather Heidelbaugh advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Heidelbaugh | 100.0 | 1,055,168 |
| Total votes: 1,055,168 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Richard Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weiss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I believe Pennsylvanians want clean water, clean air, and to avoid cancer. If elected, I will pursue those responsible for over half a million uncapped fracking wells in Pennsylvania and require owners of currently active wells to set aside funds for capping.
- I believe Pennsylvanians want to reduce crime, lower costs to taxpayers, protect consumers, renters, workers, the uninsured, the unhoused, those discriminated against and the disabled. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Prison slave laborers in Pennsylvania work for corporations for pennies per hour, while their incarceration, food, healthcare, guards, etc. are paid for by taxpayers. Migrants aren't taking anyone's job, prison slave laborers are. Require payment of market rates for work of inmates. Incarceration will go down when it is no longer profitable.
- I believe Pennsylvanians want their politicians not to be corrupt by taking gifts. As PA Attorney General I will pursue public officials to refuse or return gifts they receive. I will not be partisan.
Green Party of Allegheny County
I would treat cannabis similar to alcohol, i.e. as an intoxicant that could be the basis for a DUI, but not as a scheduled drug or controlled substance.
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2022
Richard Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weiss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The latest UN report on climate change underscores the need to immediately make all efforts to stop emissions of greenhouse gases. This can be accomplished through a "just transition" to renewable energy that provides permanent jobs, and does not cause cancer like mining and burning fossil fuels. The technology exists today. All we need to do is implement it. And the first step is to halt fracking which is ruining the water and health of Pennsylvania.
- The Covid-19 pandemic underlines the need for universal healthcare. Many who lose their job cannot afford the payments to maintain their health insurance. In the modern gig economy, many do not receive health insurance through their employer. They may face the choice of paying for rent or healthcare, but not have enough resources for both. The health insurance that is available has too many deductibles, copays and limitations on coverage. Employers who provide healthcare will benefit from Medicare for All by having their costs reduced. Employers who do not provide healthcare will benefit from Medicare for All by having healthier workers. Medicare for All costs less for better care. Everyone benefits from Medicare for All.
- The US has a higher incarceration rate than any other developed country in the world. Conditions in prisons are human rights violations, with overcrowding and inadequate food and healthcare. Prisoners are preyed upon with unreasonable charges to buy their own food and communicate with their family. Many inmates of local jails are held without being convicted of any crime solely because they do not have enough money to pay cash bail. Decriminalizing cannabis would have an immediate effect on reducing prison and jail populations, and save money. All current prisoners and inmates serving time solely for cannabis charges should be released and all past criminal records from cannabis convictions expunged.
As U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, my first act would be to call for a vote on Medicare for All. I oppose fracking and support a rapid transition to renewable energy as well as reproductive rights and sensible gun regulation. The U.S. should negotiate peace, close the overseas military bases opened since 9/11, bring the troops home and spend that money at home.
Get money out of politics and publicly finance all campaigns. The Green Party accepts no donations from corporations, but instead relies on ordinary working people. Make a monthly donation for as little as $3 per month or as much as generosity inspires at gpofpa.org/join_us .
Ranked choice voting (RCV), also known as the instant runoff, eliminates any perceived or real spoiler effect. https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)
Those casting 50 votes plus tiebreaker cast by the Vice President can already pass anything they want anytime they want.
The filibuster is possible due to a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to end debate. The decision whether procedure was valid is by majority vote. Thus the majority party can take a vote and override any objection by majority vote (50+ VP tiebreaker). This is the “nuclear option.”
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Note: Weiss submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on August 12, 2022.
2021
Richard Weiss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Richard Weiss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 12, 2022
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