Ideas

I do Monday Morning sketch talks every week (tune in!), and today the theme was kindness, empathy, and hope as foundations for legislative action. And, wow, it was hard. Because, if you’re at all like me, you might be feeling a bit less hopeful than usual. Particularly about politics. For today’s video, check the Facebook … Continue reading Running On Hope

Certainly, it's wise that PA moved our primary from today to June 2nd (so please vote then!), but I'm still a tad bummed we can't be out there casting ballots and making our voice heard about our desire for a better PA and a better District 6. A reminder that the deadline for registration is now … Continue reading It’s Not Primary Day!

Well, here we are in some truly new territory for all of us. I hope you're all able to hunker down, work from home, avoid contact with others, all in this community effort to protect everyone from the coronavirus spread. What we do has such a tremendous impact on vulnerable members of our communities, so I'm … Continue reading Campaigning from a Distance

Some of the first bits of dust have settled, and the two primary ballots are set for April 28th. The incumbent Brad Roae is the only Republican; I'm the only Democrat. Effectively, that means the general election starts now. Brad v. Matt. Incumbent v. challenger. Entrenched austerity v. a desire for positive change. And I … Continue reading The Election is On…Now

Well: here we are. It's Tuesday, January 28th, 2020, and today several dedicated supporters are helping carry nomination petitions around the District. That's the first official hurdle for the election: a candidate for the State House needs a minimum of 300 signatures from Democrats registered in their legislative district in order to appear on the … Continue reading Step 1: On to the Ballot

In case you missed it, our official announcement video went live this week! https://www.facebook.com/ElectFerrence/videos/668782280316559/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBZvm64a7MmqeXWwFcn9tWQ4yWwNiilbrAYOLrvlTbYPPy0OL1pmyAmzlEmx60ndvevHNS1_5cJotvxw3-zz5ON9wi381mokFKiJ0hvxKzDsYGFUYEVTpS1XLsCRwuN5sbVr-LbtUBwQVj3UGXEz9iGJQe-tkmiGXnhQuewUfBicenVMUK12t3J2YRmrJo37gLtflp9bzv7DOb_jrl5E2kh455brNugwwHjOHqZLECWZkVtKUiok19YSW21E_3-5qpN7UNyREtOifHEEaAudlKxP-1obf7KWp6KNKXGq5N4F5fZL64XR3XdmNh-GC5teoncSmy5g7CFyLl8p8ewpi4oPvqzH9yJsT8ssaGk7QfCD-lGwaNXyB_oHhHiGg&__tn__=-R

Listen to what people have to say about our neck of the woods, and you'd get the message that ours is a legacy of smallness and exclusion. But that's neither the full picture, nor even the right one. Our legacy is care and compassion, and I'm running for the PA House because we deserve a … Continue reading New (Old) Legacies

Out and about the other night, I ran into Makayla Alicea, President of the Erie County Young Dems. Chit chat ensued, politics on tap, and a question: who do you consider your chief demographic. It was a good question, but one I wasn't quite prepared for, in part because I'd like to say, everyone. That's the … Continue reading Changing the Conversation

#1) Not long ago, I happened upon a parade while away for work in West Virginia. Around the bend came the usual cavalcade of high school bands, and civic organizations, and various politicians riding in borrowed convertibles, and then: the WVU marching band, "The Pride of West Virginia." Now, I'm a Pennsylvania kid, born and … Continue reading On Pride

Washington politics are on fire, again, in this age of accelerated hate-spew and wedge-driving, arch-nemeses waging war with nothing at stake but our shared future. And that doesn't often really work out for us, y'know what I mean? Because national politics works on its own illogic, and not so much with an eye toward our … Continue reading Keeping It Local