WHY IT MATTERS
"Transit is freedom. When we defund it, we don't punish cars but punish the people who have no choice but to ride.
$700M
Annual commitment under Transit for All PA
0
New rider fare hikes
ISSUE 01 - REGIONAL RAIL & SEPTA
AFFORDABLE, WORKING TRANSIT
SEPTA is the circulatory system of our region and it's hemorrhaging. Cuts to frequency, aging infrastructure, and fare hikes fall hardest on the people who have no alternative: workers, students, elderly residents, and anyone without a car. Leo will co-sponsor the Transit for All PA package, which commits $700 million annually to SEPTA through modest fees on car rentals, leases, and ride-shares. Not by raising fares on the riders who can least afford it. The logic is simple: the people most dependent on transit are the people least able to pay more for it.
This is also an economic argument. A worker who can't get to their job reliably and a student who misses class because the train didn't come aren't individual failures. They're policy failures. Transit is infrastructure, and infrastructure is investment.
WHY IT MATTERS
"Pennsylvania's laws are described as hostile by the Center for Reproductive Rights. We need to change that.
4
Bills in Daley's package
Hostile
How the Center for Reproductive Rights rates PA's current law
ISSUE 02 - REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOMS
THE STATE HAS NO PLACE IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
Leo refuses to fight Pennsylvania's abortion battle on the back foot. He supports Representative Daley's reproductive freedoms package (House Bills 1640, 1641, 1643, and 1644) which would codify abortion access, protect IVF, and ensure contraception remains legal in Pennsylvania regardless of what happens at the federal level.
We must expand access to abortion, contraception, and in vitro fertilization so that care is affordable, timely, and available in every community. And we must hold health insurance companies accountable when they lobby to restrict access and turn personal healthcare decisions into political theater.
WHY IT MATTERS
"Pennsylvania's school funding system was ruled unconstitutional. Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling.
2023
Year PA courts ruled school funding unconstitutional
$5000
Roughly the amount more money wealthy districts spend on students than poor districts
ISSUE 03 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS
YOUR ZIP CODE SHOULD NOT DECIDE YOUR EDUCATION.
Pennsylvania courts ruled the school funding system unconstitutional in the William Penn v. PA Department of Education decision. The legislature shrugged. Leo supports comprehensive tax reform to bring Pennsylvania into constitutional compliance - progressive tax.
The mechanism matters. This isn't about raising everyone's taxes but about shifting the burden from property taxes onto ultra-wealthy individuals and corporations, closing corporate loopholes, and ensuring that what a child gets in the classroom is not determined by the assessed value of their neighbor's home. Tax wealth, not work.
WHY IT MATTERS
"I challenged the party endorsement process in my own race because if I won't fight for open democracy when it's inconvenient for me, why would anyone trust me to fight for it in Harrisburg?
30+
A team of 30+ people, all volunteers, all grassroots, and all energized by real democracy
$0
ZERO dollars taken from PAC donations
ISSUE 04 - DEMOCRACY REFORM
VOTERS SHOULD DECIDE. NOT BACKROOM DEALS.
Leo called for on the local party to support an open primary because the voters of the 148th District should choose their representative, not a committee of party insiders. Leo is proud to say that he is not, and was not, a wannabe machine candidate.
This isn't anti-party. Leo is a proud Democrat. But democratic participation can't stop at the general election. If we're serious about building confidence in democratic institutions, we have to start by trusting the people those institutions are supposed to serve. It's the same reason why, unlike other candidates, Leo has not accepted any PAC funding. He has the largest grassroots operation in the race.
WHY IT MATTERS
"I've sat across the table from union-busting lawyers. I know what bad faith looks like up close. And I know why it has to be stopped.
#1
First student union at the University of Pennsylvania
Strong
What happens when workers organize
ISSUE 05 - UNION LABOR
PROUDLY CARD-CARRYING.
Leo has sat across the negotiating table from union-busting lawyers. He knows what it looks and feels like when bad-faith actors use power imbalances to strip dignity from workers. Having been a union organizer and card-carrying member of the first student union at the University of Pennsylvania, Leo understands why worker solidarity matters. This isn't a position he adopted for a campaign. It's a fight he was already in.
In Harrisburg, Leo will be a loud, Democratic-backed voice for union workers, fighting right-to-work attacks, supporting organizing rights, and making sure labor has a seat at every table where economic decisions are made.
WHY IT MATTERS
"I spent two years studying AI's ecological footprint with the UN. I'm not guessing at these risks. I helped write the international framework to address them.
ITU
UN International Telecommunication Union — 2-year research partnership
3
AI threats requiring legislation: kids, democracy, the planet
ISSUE 06 - AI & BIG TECH
PROTECT OUR KIDS, OUR DEMOCRACY,
OUR PLANET.
Leo believes in the power of technology. He spent two years researching AI's environmental impact in a partnership with the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency, and helped draft international AI environmental legislation. He understands the technical reality of these systems. That's exactly why Leo takes the risks seriously. AI is not neutral.
The threats are three. First, children: AI-generated deepfake imagery is being weaponized against minors, and existing protections are woefully inadequate. Second, democracy: AI makes election manipulation cheaper and more accessible than ever before. Third, the planet: massive, energy-intensive data centers are placing enormous strain on our power grids and water supplies.