Joe Pittman

Party: Republican

Office: PA Senate ( District: 41 )

Senator Joe Pittman was elected as the State Senator for the 41st Senatorial District in a May 21, 2019 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Don White, who retired on February 28, 2019, after 18 years of service. Born and raised in Hillsdale, Indiana County, by his parents John and Mary Ann (Yevchak), Senator Pittman is a 1995 graduate of Purchase Line High School. He was appointed to its school board and served until his graduation from Penn State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science in December 1998.

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Abortion
From av.pasenategop.com "You can't believe all lives matter if you don't believe unborn life doesn't matter... I am happy to protect the unborn."
Climate Change/Environmental Policy
From pasentategop.com: Participated in "Rally in Opposition to Implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)"
Police/Criminal Justice Reform
From senatorpittman.com: Voted for bipartisan police bills to "improve police training and reduce deadly force incidents"
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
From senatorpittman.com: “The Governor’s overreach in issuing his orders is clear and this ruling unequivocally affirms that. "
Health Care
From senatorpittman.com: Supported a "bill that promotes telemedicine as a way to overcome barriers to quality patient care created by distance and reduce the costs of those services, according to Senator Joe Pittman."
Pennsylvania Taxes/Economy
From senatorpittman.com: On spending, quote, “That conservative approach works, so I don’t see any reason to change. It would be easy to spend that money, but we have to be very wise in how we use it. I prefer that we prepare for the next ‘rainy day’ that
Gun Policy
From senatorpittman.com: "Senator Pittman is a life member of the NRA, member of the Indiana County Republican Committee, Ford City Sportsmen’s Association, and the Indiana-Franklin Lodge #313."

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