Meet the Candidate
KIM, PATTY
Running For:
SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLYDistrict:
15Political Affiliation:
DEMSurvey
Response Legend
- YYes
- NNo
- UUndecided
- −Declined to Respond / Position Unknown / Unclear
- *Comment
- †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
| Question | Response | Comments/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Should education funding be available directly to families through a grant, scholarship, or education savings account so that parents can send their children to the school of their choice, including religious schools? | - | |
| 2. Should marijuana be legalized and sold commercially for recreational use? | - | |
| 3. Should the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act be amended to include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," which would require public schools and other public facilities to open up restrooms and locker rooms to members of the opposite sex? | Y† | Note: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2023&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=71 |
| 4. Should Pennsylvania enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which would include a new carbon tax on electricity producers? | - | |
| 5. Should increases in state government spending be limited to the rate of inflation plus population growth? | - | |
| 6. Should state taxpayer funding be allowed for elective abortions? | - | |
| 7. Should all voters be required to show identification before voting? | N† | Note: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2023&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=572 |
| 8. Should striking union members have access to unemployment compensation? | Y† | Note: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2023&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=748 |
| 9. Should public schools be prohibited from allowing males who identify as females to compete in girls’ sports? | N† | Note: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2021&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=811 |
| 10. Should schools have to post curriculum online for review by parents and taxpayers? | N† | Note: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2021&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=684 |
| 11. Should funding for public and state-related universities follow the student rather than go directly to the institution? | - |