The ACRE Management Committee endorses the following U.S. Congressional members and state legislative candidates to represent electric cooperative service areas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The recommendations are based on the candidates' support for and voting record regarding rural electrification and their stance on various rural and consumer concerns, in accordance with ACRE bylaws.
Endorsed candidates are listed below. By voting for these men and women on Nov. 8, you will help ensure your local electric cooperative has a voice before Congress and the state legislature.
U.S. House of Representatives (N.J.)
Josh Gottheimer (D)
5th District (Sussex REC)
U.S. House of Representatives (Pa.)
State: : Pennsylvania
Dan Meuser (R)
9th District (Claverack REC, Sullivan County REC, Tri-County REC)
Scott Perry (R)
10th District (Adams EC)
Lloyd Smucker (R)
11th District (Adams EC)
John Joyce (R)
13th District (Adams EC, Bedford REC, New Enterprise REC, REA Energy, Somerset REC, Valley REC)
Guy Reschenthaler (R)
14th District (REA Energy, Somerset REC)
Glenn "GT" Thompson (R)
15th District (Central EC, Northwestern REC, REA Energy, Tri-County REC, United Electric, Warren EC)
Mike Kelly (R)
16th District (Central EC, Northwestern REC, Warren EC)
Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania
Lisa Baker (R)
20th District (Claverack REC)
Kristin Philips-Hill (R)
28rd District (Adams EC)
Judy Ward (R)
30th District (Adams EC, Bedford REC, New Enterprise REC, REA Energy, Valley REC)
Patrick Stefano (R)
32nd District (Bedford REC, Somerset REC)
Chris Gebhard (R)
48th District (Adams EC)
Michele Brooks (R)
50th District (Central EC, Northwestern REC, Warren EC)
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
3rd District (Northwestern REC)
Ryan A. Bizzarro (D)
3rd District (Northwestern REC)
6th District (Northwestern REC)
Brad Roae (R)
6th District (Northwestern REC)
7th District (Northwestern REC)
Parke Wentling (R)
7th District (Northwestern REC)
8th District (Central EC)
Aaron Bernstine (R)
8th District (Central EC)
11th District (Central EC)
Marci Mustello (R)
11th District (Central EC)
17th District (Northwestern REC)
Tim Bonner (R)
17th District (Northwestern REC)
52nd District (Somerset REC)
Ryan Warner (R)
52nd District (Somerset REC)
59th District (Somerset REC)
Leslie Rossi (R)
59th District (Somerset REC)
60th District (Central EC, REA Energy)
Abby Major (R)
60th District (Central EC, REA Energy)
62nd District (REA Energy)
Jim Struzzi II (R)
62nd District (REA Energy)
63rd District (Central EC, REA Energy, United Electric)
Donna Oberlander (R)
63rd District (Central EC, REA Energy, United Electric)
64th District (Central EC, Northwestern REC)
R. Lee James (R)
64th District (Central EC, Northwestern REC)
65th District (Central EC, Northwestern REC, United Electric, Warren EC)
Kathy Rapp (R)
65th District (Central EC, Northwestern REC, United Electric, Warren EC)
66th District (REA Energy, United Electric)
Brian Smith (R)
66th District (REA Energy, United Electric)
67th District (Tri-County REC)
Martin Causer (R)
67th District (Tri-County REC)
68th District (Claverack REC, Tri-County REC)
Clint Owlett (R)
68th District (Claverack REC, Tri-County REC)
69th District (Bedford REC, Somerset REC)
Carl Walker Metzgar (R)
69th District (Bedford REC, Somerset REC)
71st District (REA Energy)
Jim Rigby (R)
71st District (REA Energy)
72nd District (REA Energy)
Frank Burns (D)
72nd District (REA Energy)
75th District (United Electric)
Mike Armanini (R)
75th District (United Electric)
76th District (Tri-County REC, United Electric)
Stephanie Borowicz (R)
76th District (Tri-County REC, United Electric)
78th District (Bedford REC, New Enterprise REC, Valley REC)
Jesse Topper (R)
78th District (Bedford REC, New Enterprise REC, Valley REC)
79th District (Valley REC)
Lou Schmitt Jr. (R)
79th District (Valley REC)
80th District (Valley REC)
Jim Gregory (R)
80th District (Valley REC)
81st District (New Enterprise REC, Valley REC)
Rich Irvin (R)
81st District (New Enterprise REC, Valley REC)
84th District (Sullivan County REC, Tri-County REC)
Joseph Hamm (R)
84th District (Sullivan County REC, Tri-County REC)
86th District (Adams EC)
Perry Stambaugh (R)
86th District (Adams EC)
89th District (Adams EC)
Rob Kauffman (R)
89th District (Adams EC)
90th District (Adams EC)
Paul Schemel (R)
90th District (Adams EC)
91st District (Adams EC)
Dan Moul (R)
91st District (Adams EC)
92nd District (Adams EC)
Dawn Keefer (R)
92nd District (Adams EC)
93rd District (Adams EC)
Mike Jones (R)
93rd District (Adams EC)
110th District (Claverack REC, Sullivan County REC, Tri-County REC)
Tina Pickett (R)
110th District (Claverack REC, Sullivan County REC, Tri-County REC)
111th District (Claverack REC)
Jonathan Fritz (R)
111th District (Claverack REC)
169th District (Adams EC)
Kate Klunk (R)
169th District (Adams EC)
171st District (Valley REC)
Kerry Benninghoff (R)
171st District (Valley REC)
193rd District (Adams EC)
Torren Ecker (R)
193rd District (Adams EC)
196th District (Adams EC)
Seth Grove (R)
196th District (Adams EC)
199th District (Adams EC)
Barbara Gleim (R)
199th District (Adams EC)