Edward Ritter
Retired professional engineer
The gist
- Supports raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour, with tipped workers paid 60% of it.
- Calls for property tax relief for retirees living on fixed incomes.
- Proposes that legislators forfeit two days' pay for each day the state budget is late.
- Supports open primaries so unaffiliated voters can take part in primary elections.
- Pledges to support a legislative gift ban and to serve no more than three terms.
- Proposes state funding to replace federal cuts to programs such as SNAP, Head Start and Medicaid.
- Supports expanding affordable housing by speeding permits and rehabilitating abandoned or underused properties.
- Calls for data center transparency and enforceable limits, including on power consumption.
- Supports Death with Dignity legislation for terminally ill patients of sound mind.
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Supports raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour, with tipped workers paid 60% of it.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 47 — VOTE411 Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I favor proposals to increase the state minimum wage to $15 per hour with tipped workers paid 60% of the minimum wage.”
Calls for property tax relief for retirees living on fixed incomes.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 47 — VOTE411 Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“some form of property tax relief needs to be considered for retirees living on fixed income. Nobody should lose their home due to tax increases.”
Proposes that legislators forfeit two days' pay for each day the state budget is late.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 47 — VOTE411 Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org
“For each day the budget is delayed, legislators forfeit their compensation at a rate of two days lost compensation for every day late”
Plaidsylvania — Edward Ritter for Pennsylvania House District 47Campaign website · Plaidsylvania · plaidsylvania.com
“I will waive my state salary each day that the state budget is late.”
Supports open primaries so unaffiliated voters can take part in primary elections.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 47 — VOTE411 Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I believe Pennsylvania needs to implement open primaries to guarantee unaffiliated voters fair access throughout the process.”
Pledges to support a legislative gift ban and to serve no more than three terms.
Plaidsylvania — Edward Ritter for Pennsylvania House District 47Campaign website · Plaidsylvania · Ethics Pledge · plaidsylvania.com
“I will not accept gifts and will support Gift Ban legislation. … I will not serve more than 3 terms.”
Proposes state funding to replace federal cuts to programs such as SNAP, Head Start and Medicaid.
Plaidsylvania — Edward Ritter for Pennsylvania House District 47Campaign website · Plaidsylvania · Core Platform Value · plaidsylvania.com
“As your legislator, I will work to restore or deliver these benefits through state funding.”
Edward Ritter — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection surveyCandidate questionnaire · Ballotpedia · ballotpedia.org
“State support for food security programs needs to be increased to make up for loss of federal funding - at a minimum.”
Supports expanding affordable housing by speeding permits and rehabilitating abandoned or underused properties.
Edward Ritter — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection surveyCandidate questionnaire · Ballotpedia · Key messages · ballotpedia.org
“Pennsylvania needs to expand affordable housing by expediting permitting and rehabbing abandoned OR underused properties.”
Calls for data center transparency and enforceable limits, including on power consumption.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 47 — VOTE411 Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Data centers need to be transparent regarding their potential impact to their neighbors. This includes specific, enforceable limits regarding power consumption”
Supports Death with Dignity legislation for terminally ill patients of sound mind.
Edward Ritter — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection surveyCandidate questionnaire · Ballotpedia · Areas of public policy · ballotpedia.org
“I am an advocate for Death with Dignity legislation.”