Information supplied by the Monroe County League of Women Voters:

U.S. Senator(Vote for One)Term: 6 YearsQuestion: Do you have specific suggestions for improving the administration of the office for which you are a candidate?DemocraticJoseph J. Vodvarka: Allegheny CountyDOB: 8/28/1943Education: High school diploma, over 60 years in manufacturing, worked for my dad, manufacturing custom springs and wire, owned my own spring company since 1978, know more about running a business the most of the United States Senate, also hired more peopleOccupation: custom springs and wire formsQualifications: Never served public officeAnswer to question: fair trade, go back to the Tariff Act of 1789 (the first act passed by new Congress of the United States) A tariff on all third world countries so American labor could be competitive (not compete with workers making under a dollar an hour or working for food). Free trade destroyed America. If we don't enact a fair trade program, we will perish and the Tariff Act of 1789, tax revenue to state paying off the national debt.John Fetterman: Allegheny County, no responseJoe Sestak: Delaware CountyWebsite:

www.joesestak.comDOB: 12/12/1951Education: U.S. Naval Academy; Harvard University, Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government; MPA.Occupation: Former Admiral, Congressman, ProfessorQualifications: 31 years in U.S. Navy: Three-star Admiral; Director, Anti-Terrorism Unit; President Clinton's Defense Policy Director; War Command Carrier Battlegroup; U.S. Congressman, 2007-2011; Professor at five universities, Carnegie Mellon to Cheyney.Answer: The biggest deficit in our nation is not the debt, it's the trust deficit. True leadership that bridges divisions begins with the people you've elected to serve. In Congress, I was named the most productive member of my class and serviced 18,000 constituent cases: four times the average office. I will continue my dedication to bipartisan leadership once elected by placing people above politics, above party, and above type - as all leaders should.Katie McGinty: Chester CountyWebsite:

www.KatieMcGinty.comDOB: May 11, 1963Education: B.S., St. Joseph's University; J.D., Columbia UniversityOccupation: BusinesswomanQualifications: Former Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality to President Clinton; former Secretary of Environmental Protection to Governor Rendell; former chief of staff to Gov. Wolf; Recipient of multiple awards and recognitions for lifetime work in clean energy and environmental protection.Answer: Pennsylvania's next senator must be able to rise above partisanship to lead. As President Clinton's adviser, I built partnerships with Republicans to strengthen laws keeping our water safe and our air clean. I carried that approach to Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection where we directed investments to clean energy development and enacted tougher standards on toxic emissions. I will bring that experience to achieving results regardless of politics to the Senate to fight for Pennsylvanians.RepublicanPat Toomey: Lehigh County, no responseAttorney General(Vote for One)Term: 4 YearsQuestion: Do you have specific suggestions for improving the administration of the office for which you are a candidate?DemocraticJohn Morganelli: Northampton CountyWebsite:

www.johnmorganelli.comDOB: 11/12/1955Education: Juris Doctor, May 1980, Villanova School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, Class Rank: 31/196; Moot Court Board Member - Selection based on outstanding academic achievement at end of first year; Bachelor of Arts, Political Science: May 1977, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018, Class Rank: 5/305, Summa Cum Laude graduate, Final cumulative quality point average 3.90, Perfect 4.00 average in major field of study.Occupation: District Attorney of Northampton CountyQualifications: Pennsylvania needs an experienced prosecutor. I have prosecuted 25 consecutive murder cases, without a loss, putting some of Pennsylvania's most dangerous criminals in jail. I have served too as a Special Deputy Attorney General.Answer: 1. End parole for repeat violent criminals 2. Keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. 3. Fix our justice system to make it fairer. 4. Give nonviolent offenders a "second chance.Josh Shapiro: Montgomery CountyWebsite:

www.joshshapiro.orgDOB: 6/20/1973Education: University of Rochester, B.A.; Georgetown Law Center, J.D.Occupation: Chairman, Montgomery County Commission; Chairman, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, 2015-present.Qualifications: Counsel with Stradley Ronon law firm 10 years; State Representative, 2005-2012.Answer: In my Integrity Agenda, I laid out the things I will do to restore integrity to the Office of Attorney General. On Day One, I will ban gifts, I will post all expenses online for every Pennsylvanian to see. I will create a code of conduct and mandate ethics training. Additionally, I establish a new Chief Diversity Officer to ensure that the Office of Attorney General looks like the public it is sworn to represent.Stephen A. Zappala Jr.: Allegheny County, no responseRepublicanJoe Peters: Wyoming County, no responseJohn Rafferty: Montgomery County, no responseAttorney General(Vote for One)Term: 4 YearsQuestion: Do you have specific suggestions for improving the administration of the office for which you are a candidate?DemocraticEugene A. Depasquale: York County, no responseRepublicanJohn Brown: Northampton County, no responseState Treasurer(Vote for One)Term: 4 YearsQuestion: Do you have specific suggestions for improving the administration of the office for which you are a candidate?DemocraticJoe Torsella: Montgomery County, no responseRepublicanOtto Voit: Berks County, no response