John T. Yudichak (b. May 1, 1970) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 14. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.
Yudichak served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1998-2010.
Yudichak earned his B.A. in English from Pennsylvania State University in 1993 and his M.A. in American Studies from Pennsylvania State University in 2004. His professional experience includes working as a Legislative Aide to Congressman Paul Kanjorski in 1994 and as the Director of Development at Osterhout Free Library from 1995 to 1998.
Former Member, Aging and Youth Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Chair, Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, Labor and Industry Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate
Member, Game and Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2017-2019
Member, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2017-2019
1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No Answer
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No Answer
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- No Answer
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No Answer
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No Answer
7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- No Answer
8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No Answer
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase
3. Environment
- Maintain Status
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement
- Maintain Status
6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Slightly Increase
7. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase
3. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Increase
4. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status
5. Property taxes
- Eliminate
6. Sales taxes
- Slightly Increase
7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Maintain Status
8. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Maintain Status
9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Increase
10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Tapping into Pennsylvania's "rainy day" fund
- Yes
2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- No Answer
3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No
4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No
5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No
6. Privatizing certain government services
- No Answer
7. Other or expanded principles
- B) I favor prison reformF) I favor a constitutional convention to examine the full scope of local/state gov't.
1. Individual
- Yes
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Party
- Yes
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No Answer
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
1. Other or expanded principles
- B & C I support a constitutional convention to address these issues.
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No Answer
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No Answer
5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- Yes
6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- D) Depends on individual case.
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- No Answer
2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes
4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes
7. Do you support the taxation of cigars and smokeless tobacco?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- A) I favor responsible regulation of industry
1. Do you support national education standards?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes
3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- No Answer
4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Pennsylvania high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- C. Depends on system.
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for improvements to Pennsylvania's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No
3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No Answer
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- No
6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Pennsylvania?
- No Answer
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No Answer
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes
2. Should Pennsylvania allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- Yes
3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No Answer
5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- Yes
6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- (1) Jobs: Improving PA's economy(2) Schools: Continue to improve PA public schools and its system of higher education.(3) Communities: Invest in safer neighborhoods, better roads and a cleaner environment.
Type: resolution Chamber: upper
Type: resolution Chamber: upper
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