Matt Hackenburg

Party: Libertarian

Office: Governor

Matt Hackenburg's career experience includes working as a computer engineer in the aerospace industry. Hackenburg is a former member of the Army National Guard.

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Abortion
From a personal standpoint, I think abortion is wrong, but I don’t think there is any effective method to use the state to police it. That’s a recipe for disaster, a recipe for abuse. The government are naturals at finding ways to use restrictions against
Voting Rights and Access
Act 77 is legally questionable and prone to being abused by people looking to buy your vote or breaching your privacy and should be repealed. It is worth reminding people that Doug Mastriano was one of the biggest supporters of Act 77 in the Pennsylvania
Taxes/Economy
The Federal Reserve has destroyed the value of our currency during both Trump and Biden administrations. 80% of all U.S. dollars in existence were printed in 2020. Ron Paul was right: we need to End the Fed. Pennsylvania needs to embrace sound, hard money
Climate Change/Environmental Policy
We should be treating pollution as a trespass violation, allowing people affected by polluters to issue court injunctions to shut them down, court orders to clean up our property, or imprisonment if they do not get off our property. Energy companies that
Immigration
Our immigration system is a convoluted, bureaucratic nightmare. People from other countries seeking a better life should have the opportunity to legally join us as Americans. We can secure the border without turning hard working people away. To curb illeg
LGBTQ Rights
The Libertarian Party is the most principled political party when it comes to defending the rights of the individual, their property, and their way of life. It is a consent-based philosophy. I don't want to get into the Governor's mansion to dictate how p
Police/Criminal Justice Reform
Our criminal justice system is corrupt beyond measure. We need to end qualified immunity, eliminate police quotas, and victimless "crimes" should be legalized. Our resources are being wasted on "cracking down on crimes" with no victim like drug possession
Gun Policy
The Pennsylvania Constitution states that " The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned." All gun control measures are illegitimate and ought to be repealed. I would make Pennsylvania a Second Amen

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