District Round-up 02.22.26
Dear Neighbor, Thank you for reading my District Round-up. As your candidate for Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District, it is my honor and pleasure to deliver to you where I’ve been and what issues I’ve tackled in the past week. Criss-crossing the counties of Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Cumberland, and Somerset gives me great opportunities to meet with voters, hear what is on your hearts and minds, and the chance to voice my fight for Everyday Americans. If you would like to contribute to my campaign, please donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/beth-farnham-for-congress-1
On Sunday, I was proud to stand among my fellow patriots, singing hymns and holding lit candles in solidarity for our precious Democracy at the Vigil for Democracy at the Lutheran chapel in Gettysburg.
Attendees listened to excellent speeches and stopped at stations of “Ethical Governance,” “Separation of Powers,” “Separation of Church and State,” and other important elements of our Democracy that have been eroded by the current administration and complicit Congress.
May our neighbors and families #ChooseDemocracy instead of excusing fascism.
Many, many thanks to Women Standing Strong for hosting the meet and greet in Huntingdon on Tuesday. They welcomed me very warmly and gave me a standing ovation when I finished. It was a terrific event, well attended, full of good food and great vibes, and signed petitions. I also thank Team Beth Farnham for Congress member, Janis Jones, and her neighbor, Pam Gannon, for hosting meet and greets in their homes so I could connect with even more voters.
Photo credits: Jack Stansbury
Thank you to the Cambria County Democratic Committee event in Ebensburg, also on Tuesday. It was a strong start to the petition season.
Because candidates in Pennsylvania need signatures of support to appear on the ballots for the primary election, it is important to connect with the different county Democratic committees in order to learn about petition signing events or how to circulate a petition. I need 1000 signatures, for example, as do Governor Josh Shapiro and Lt. Governor Austin Davis in order to appear on the Democratic ballot of the May 19th Primary Election.
Please follow the link below in order to reach out to the committee of the county in which you reside:
Thank you to Blue Storm Action in Gettysburg for opening up their meeting to candidates and petitions. It was a packed house at Unitarian Universalist Church of Gettysburg on Friday night. Voters signed petitions for candidates and learned about our platforms. To learn more about mine, please visit my priorities page here: https://bethfarnhamforsenate.com/priorities/
Thank you to Cumberland County Democratic Committee for hosting a fantastic petition signing event yesterday! It was a packed house with great spirit and important information. I will be sorry to see Matt Roan retire as Chair and Liz Reilly retire as Vice Chair, but I know your committee will also find great replacements to tackle the challenges of this year because…
Together, we #ChooseDemocracy!
Legislative Comparison
Check out how Joyce recently voted, how I would have voted in comparison and why!
| Legislation | Joyce’s vote | US House Result | How Beth would have voted | Rationale for Beth’s vote |
| HR 2189 – Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act | Yes | Passed | No | While less-than-lethal weapons are ostensibly less lethal than many firearms, they can still be lethal, especially when converted through kits designed for that pu rpose. Repealing the power of the Gun Control Act to now allow convicted criminals, including domestic abusers, to create these “ghost guns” increases danger to American communities, especially by those who have not changed their ways. |
| H J Res 72 – Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025 | No | Passed | Yes | Agree with Rep. Bacon that Trump’s unjustified tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada “have been a ‘net negative’ for the economy and are a significant tax that American consumers, manufacturers, and farmers are paying.” and that “Article I of the Constitution places authority over taxes and tariffs with Congress for a reason, but for too long, we have handed that authority to the executive branch. It’s time for Congress to reclaim that responsibility.” |
| S 1383 – Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act | Yes | Passed | No | Suppresses the votes of married women especially whose names do not match those on their birth certificates by requiring passports as proof of citizenship instead, in the event of registration for change of address, name change, change of political party, or unjust removal from voter rolls. Cost and burden of passport is virtually poll tax with disparate impact against women. |
| HR 1531 – Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to (PROTECT) Taiwan Act | Yes | Passed | Yes | Requires Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the Securities and Exchange Commission to exclude China from the Group of Twenty; the Bank for International Settlements; the Financial Stability Board; the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; and the International Organization of Securities Commissions, if China poses threat to Tawain or US interests. |
| HR 6644 – To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes | Yes | Passed | Yes | Expanding available finance programs for affordable housing. Restricts veterans’ disability benefits from being considered as source of income. |
| H J Res 142 – Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 | Yes | Passed | No | OBBBA decreased DC’s “overall stability and revenue streams of economic base” and the decoupling was allowable through Home Rule. |
| HR 4090 – Critical Mineral Dominance Act | Yes | Passed | No | Sweetheart deals to foreign mining corporations is contrary to American interests and security. Nor should we violate our protected public and tribal lands to do it. |
| HR 7148 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yes | Passed | No | Because there has been no correction of masked agents of I.C.E. using lethal force for imaginary reasons, I.C.E. must be abolished. It is unconscionable that the United States keep supplying funding to masked agents of the state who murder Americans on our public streets with no accountability. This is contrary to ideals born of the American Revolution. |
| HR 3123 – Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act | Yes | Passed | Yes | Living dependents of the veteran who died deserve the pension payment that was destined to him/her, yet unpaid. |
If you’re like me, you love this country as much as I do and work to make a positive difference. In the midst of this Constitutional Crisis, please consider reaching out to your local Democratic committees or Democratic candidates so that we can strengthen our Democracy instead of letting it slide into fascism.
We don’t just #ChooseDemocracy, we choose Pennsylvania, we choose The United States of America, we choose Humanity and I am deeply glad to work along side you.
Sincerely,
Beth
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