A friendly reminder from a friend to vote is reportedly twenty times more effective than a random text from an organization. If you keep an orderly list of contacts in your phone (complete names & addresses help), "Vote with Me," a free, well regarded app (see link below) can help you text a friendly reminder to like-minded people you care about to get out and vote! It uses publicly available voter registration information (e.g., party and voting record—not who they voted f

Thank you NextGen America, Capital Region Indivisible, Hershey Indivisible Team, Planned Parenthood, and all the individuals who volunteered to register new voters this weekend at the Kipona Festival in Harrisburg! As a result 110 more people will have the opportunity to participate in democracy this November! Stay engaged, and do what you can to make sure democracy is alive and well in Central PA. #voterregistration #democracy #2018Midterms #elections #NextGenAmerica #Hers

Central PA Action Agenda fully supports Patty Smith to represent the PA 104th District. Patty’s stances on education, healthcare, women’s issues, energy, and the environment put to shame the incumbent’s self-serving positions, which when not kowtowing to the polluting fossil fuel industry, simply mirror the wishes of her gerrymandering House Leadership. Patty is and will be responsive to the needs and interests of residents of the PA 104th District. In the several short mon

Voter turnout will tell the tale in this November's mid-term elections. Increasing the pool of young registered voters will be a key! Take this opportunity to increase your impact, and help salvage our Democracy! The links below will take you to online forms to register for shifts to do voter registration at the Kipona Festival Sept. 1-3, and/or local college "welcome week" events organized by NextGen America (NextGenAmerica.org). Instruction and support will be provided t

Thousands Marched today in Philadelphia, just one of hundreds of cities across Pennsylvania--and indeed, the World-- claiming their own voices, and giving voice to those the Trump Administration would seek to diminish. A consistent message was that women can, and will run for public office, and women will win across this Country. A powerful force has been unleashed--today we march, tomorrow we run, and in November, we will win! #WomensMarch2018 #Philadelphia #Pennysl #women

Based on the way the GOP has tried--with total disregard for the vast majority of Americans--to ram harmful and unpopular legislation down our throats, it's almost like they believe they have some kind of a mandate. On the contrary, if representation in the U.S. Senate was distributed equally by population, there would be one Senator representing every 3,213,906 residents. In reality, on average, there is a Republican Senator representing every 2,771,199 persons in red/purpl

So...let's get out there and strike a little fear into his would-be heart! #getoutthevote #Elections #humor #Trump #CentralPensylvania #politics

When you walk into your polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 7th, be aware that your favored candidate could lose if you also vote for candidates who are cross-filed as both Democrats and Republicans. If offered the option of voting for more than one candidate, be sure that your second or third choices are actually people you would choose, even if they were listed as candidates from an opposing Party...because in these parts, they probably are! If faced with the choice of casting