Robert Zeigler

Party: Democrat

Office: PA House ( District: 171 )

Robert Zeigler has worked within food service, hospitality, and retail, accruing over 20 years of management and trainer experience. He moved to the State College area in 2004, earning my B.A. in Political Science in 2005 at Penn State. He finished his MBA/MPA with the University of Phoenix. He began working on my Doctorate in Management (ABD), when he met his wife and we began their family together in 2010.

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Abortion

I am pro-choice. Government has no right to invade medical privacy.

Voting Rights and Access

I think what we have in place is great and we should expand voting rights.

Taxes/Economy

I think we need to stop giving tax breaks to corporations as that has proven to not be effective economic policy in our state, considering our state GDP has not increased in terms of percentage when we cut taxes. We also need to raise the minimum wage to

Climate Change/Environmental Policy

We need to cap abandoned wells/mines in addition to holding corporations accountable for negligence and/or inaction that impacts the environment. Furthermore, we need to transition to renewables as that is the future.

Immigration

We need to streamline our process for citizenship foe those who wish to become citizens and help those that we can.

LGBTQ Rights

I fully support LGBTQA rights.

Police/Criminal Justice Reform

We need to legalize marijuana, treat substance abuse and mental health as public health issues and not criminal ones, and focus on corresponder units within the police force to reduce crime. We also need to ensure our public defenders are not overworked a

Gun Policy

Responsible gun ownership is necessary. We need gun storage laws as well as red flag laws (assuming they are implemented correctly). We also need to better address substance abuse and mental health issues, which would also help in this area.

Additional Comments

I also support a gift ban on legislators (nominal gifts under $100 are tolerable) and want corporate money out of elections. I will support almost any legislation that works toward achieving those goals.

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