Sean Steeg

Party: Democrat

Office: PA House ( District: 81 )

Sean Steeg is the co-owner of Juniata Brewing Company, Huntingdon County’s only production brewery, which opened in 2020. He serves on the board of directors for the non-profit Huntingdon Landmarks, as well as the Penn State Extension’s Huntingdon County Advisory Council. He has served on the Huntingdon Borough Council as Vice-President, and is a graduate of Leadership Huntingdon County, a Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce program to grow and empower local leaders. A native of Baltimore, MD, Sean chose to study at Juniata College and received a BA in 2000. His family returned to the area in 2016, and he has resided in Huntingdon Borough since.

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What is your position on addressing the cost of housing?
Increasing housing supply and managing the ability of private equity to snap up newly-created homes are the two best ways to control housing costs.
What is your position on healthcare access?
Healthcare should be viewed as a right, not a privilege, and we should take steps with that in mind.
What is your position on immigration policy?
Unlike most nations on the planet, the USA is largely a nation of immigrants. It's no coincidence that fact is true AND we are a global superpower. While unchecked immigration can certainly strain a system, our default position should be one of compassion
What is your position on abortion policy?
Abortion access is healthcare access. As state above: healthcare should be viewed as a right, not a privilege, and we should take steps with that in mind.
What is your position on gun ownership policy?
There is a vast amount of improvement in how we manage guns available to us; as it stands, we are awash in a gun violence epidemic of our own making. Even something as simple as treating guns like we treat cars (age limit, insurance requirements, tests be
What is your position on environmental policy? (ex: addressing climate change, clean water, clean air, etc.)
Climate change is an existential threat to humanity should it be allowed to continue on its current course. Any action we can take to mitigate that should be on the table to stem the tide as best as we can for future generations. Clean air and clean...
What is your position on LGBTQ rights? (ex: marriage, adoption, gender-affirming care, sports participation, etc.)
I continue to be baffled that this is even a question. LGBTQ people are people. Respect people. Respect who they are and their decisions, as you would expect your identity and decisions to be honored as...
What is your position on addressing lowering the cost of higher education in Pennsylvania?
The hardest part is adjusting the supply to meet the dwindling demand; we built up our higher education system over the last number of decades, but the number of students is lower now and will continue to lower for at least a few more years yet. The...

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