Steve Cickay
Steve Cickay, Jr. was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 10 of the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Campaign themes
2014
Cickay's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Restore Excellence of PA's Educational System
- Excerpt: "Reverse the Corbett education budget cuts"
- Excerpt: "Fully support our community and state college systems"
Preserve Our Water Quality
- Excerpt: "No fracking in the Delaware River Basin or state parks and forests"
- Excerpt: "Support federal carbon emission standards"
- Excerpt: "Fully fund and staff environmental regulatory agencies"
Provide Economic Relief for the Middle Class
- Excerpt: "Implement an extraction fee on fracking so these large corporations are paying their fair share"
- Excerpt: "Develop strategies for middle class property tax relief"
- Excerpt: "Support affordable college tuition and loans"
Stand for Equality and the Opportunity to Contribute
- Excerpt: "Fight relentlessly for women's health, reproductive freedom and equality"
- Excerpt: "Uphold Marriage Equality and fight LGBT workplace discrimination"
- Excerpt: "Raise the minimum wage"
- Excerpt: "Encourage decent wages and benefits for all Pennsylvania workers."
Lead with Inclusive Compassion
- Excerpt: "Medicaid expansion."
- Excerpt: "Medical marijuana availability for suffering patients."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in that election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Charles McIlhinney was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Steve Cickay was unopposed in the Democratic primary. McIlhinney defeated Cickay in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Charles McIlhinney Incumbent |
58.7% | 49,605 | |
| Democratic | Steve Cickay | 41.3% | 34,967 | |
| Total Votes | 84,572 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Steve + Cickay + Pennsylvania + Senate"
See also
- Pennsylvania State Senate
- Pennsylvania State Legislature
- Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2014
- Pennsylvania State Senate District 10
External links
- Official campaign website
- Steve Cickay on Facebook
- Steve Cickay on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Pennsylvania Department of State- Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Steve Cickay website, "Issues," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
