Mary Gay Scanlon
Progressive
Democrat
House Representative
Pennsylvania - District 5
Current Position: US House Representative PA-5
Running For: House Representative - District 5
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For rolling back the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to reduce federal deficit
Business & Labor
- For a $15 minimum wage as a goal, with careful staging
Health Care
- For expanding access to healthcare
Education
- For universal pre-K education
Civil Rights
- For the Equality Act
- Against overturning Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage case)
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For repealing Citizens' United through legislation
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For removing American troops from Somalia
- For removing U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days
Public Safety
- For reauthorization of the Violence Against Women's Act
- For marijuana decriminalization
- For gun control