Ceasefirepa Action Endorses 89 Gun Safety Champions for 2024 Election

Philadelphia, PA—Three bipartisan gun safety policies passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this legislative session, making history. Three failed by a single vote – allowing homemade machine guns to proliferate and depriving law enforcement of tools to fight gun trafficking.

CeaseFirePA Action, the Commonwealth’s leading gun violence prevention advocacy organization, endorsed a slate of candidates who will help ensure these life-saving policies pass next session.

“The Pennsylvania House of Representatives delivered on their commitment to move gun safety policies forward. They heard from survivors, law enforcement officers, trauma surgeons and other experts – and then they took historic action, putting life-saving solutions up for a votes,” said Adam Garber, CeaseFirePA Action’s Executive Director. “While three bipartisan bills moved forward, we need more champions who put the lives and safety of Pennsylvanians before the profits of the gun industry. And that’s exactly what each of these candidates will do.”

During the current session, six gun safety bills have historically received votes:

PASSED: Extreme Risk Protection Orders would prevent firearm suicides, which comprise 60% of all gun deaths in Pennsylvania, often in rural communities;
PASSED: Universal Background Checks close a loophole that allows anyone to buy a long gun, such as the AR-15 used in PA’s 19th mass shooting this year at the Trump rally, without a background check;
PASSED: Ending ghost guns, which were used in a shooting that killed three in Bucks County, closing down the community;
FAILED: Stopping the proliferation of machine guns converters, which enabled the shooting of 8 students at a SEPTA bus stop;
FAILED: Preventing firearm trafficking by modernizing record-keeping systems, which was supported by the PA District Attorneys Association and PA Police Chief Association;
FAILED: Requiring the reporting of lost or stolen firearms to address straw purchases;

The three passed bills are languishing in the Pennsylvania Senate. CeaseFirePA Action plans to announce Pennsylvania Senate endorsements in the coming weeks.

“It’s unconscionable that these life-saving policies, which are supported by Pennsylvanians, including conservatives and gun owners, are waiting for a hearing in the Senate while families attend more funerals. Candidates ignore gun safety issues at their own political peril,” said Garber.

STATE HOUSE ENDORSEMENTS

District 19 Rep. Aerion Abney
District 20: Rep. Emily Kinkead
District 22 Rep. Josh Siegel
District 23 Rep. Dan Frankel
District 24 Rep. Latasha Mayes
District 26: Rep. Paul Friel
District 29 Rep. Tim Brennan
District 30 Rep. Arvind Venkat
District 31 Rep. Perry Warren
District 32 Rep. MCandrew
District 33: Rep. Mandy Steele
District 34 Rep. Abigail Salisbury
District 36 Rep. Jessica Benham
District 38 John Inglis
District 39 Angela Girol
District 41 Bradford Terrell Chambers
District 42 Rep. Dan Miller
District 44 Hadley Haas
District 46 Alex Taylor
District 49 Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El
District 53 Rep. Steven Malagari
District 54 Rep. Gregory Scott
District 61 Rep. Liz Hanbidge
District 70 Rep. Matt Bradford
District 74 Rep. Dan Williams
District 82 Rep. Paul Takac
District 88 Sara Agerton
District 95 Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
District 96 Rep. Michael Sturla
District 103 Nathan Davidson
District 105 Rep. Justin Fleming
District 112 Rep. Kyle Mullins
District 113 Rep. Kyle Donahue
District 114 Rep. Bridget Kosierowski
District 115: Rep. Maureen Madden
District 118 Rep. Jim Haddock
District 119 Megan Kocher
District 121 Rep. Ed Pashinski
District 129 Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
District 132 Rep. Mike Schlossberg
District 133 Rep. Jeanne Mcneill
District 134 Rep. Peter Schweyer
District 135 Rep. Stephen Samuelson
District 136 Rep. Bob Freeman
District 137 Anna R Thomas
District 140 Rep. Jim Prokopiak
District 141 Rep. Tina Davis
District 142 Anna Payne
District 143 Eleanor Breslin
District 144 Rep. Brian Munroe
District 146 Rep. Joseph Ciresi
District 148 Rep. Mary Jo Daley
District 149 Rep. Timothy Briggs
District 150 Rep. Joseph Webster
District 151 Rep. Melissa Cerrato
District 152 Rep. Nancy Guenst
District 153 Rep. Ben Sanchez
District 154 Rep. Napoleon Nelson
District 155 Rep. Danielle Friel Otten
District 156 Rep. Chris Pielli
District 157 Rep. Melissa Shusterman
District 158 Rep. Christina Sappey
District 159 Rep. Carol Kazeem
District 160 Elizabeth Moro
District 161 Rep. Leanne Krueger
District 162 Rep. David Delloso
District 163 Rep. Heather Boyd
District 164 Rep. Gina Curry
District 165 Rep. Jennifer O’Mara
District 167 Rep. Kristine Howard
District 168 Rep. Lisa Borowski
District 172 Sean Michael Dougherty
District 173 Rep. Pat Gallagher
District 174 Rep. Ed Neilson
District 177: Joe Hohenstein
District 180 Rep. Jose Giral
District 182 Rep. Ben Waxman
District 184 Rep. Liz Fiedler
District 186 Rep. Jordan Harris
District 187 Stefanie Rafes
District 189 Rep. Tarah Probst
District 191 Rep. Joanna McClinton
District 192 Rep. Morgan Cephas
District 194 Rep. Tarik Khan
District 197 Rep. Danilo Burgos
District 198 Rep. Darisha Parker
District 200 Rep. Chris Rabb
District 202 Rep. Jared Solomon
District 203 Rep. Anthony Bellmon

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As the Commonwealth’s leading gun violence prevention organization, CeaseFirePA works to ensure everyone can live a life free from gun violence. We organize with communities closest to the issue, hold those in power accountable, and maximize the strengths of every member in our broad coalition.