Richard Weiss (Pennsylvania)
Richard Weiss (Green Party) is running for election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 5, 2024.[source]
Biography
Richard Weiss earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989. He earned a J.D. from the University of Denver in 1992. He earned a graduate degree from the University of Chicago in 1998. Weiss' career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
2024 battleground election
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Eugene DePasquale (D), Dave Sunday (R) and four other candidates are running in the November 5 general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
In the 2020 general election, Josh Shapiro (D) defeated Heather Heidelbaugh (R) 50.9% to 46.3%. Shapiro appointed Michelle Henry (D) attorney general after he was elected governor in 2022. Henry is not running for election in 2024.
Pennsylvania's attorney general is the state's chief law enforcement officer. The office's duties include prosecuting organized crime and public corruption, collecting debts, taxes, and accounts due to the state, and representing Pennsylvania and its agencies in court.[2]
DePasquale was Pennsylvania's Auditor General from 2013 to 2021. Previously, he served in the state House and chaired the York County Democratic Party. He is running on his record and personal story. DePasquale said, "People know I've got the spine to take on big corporations, big insurance companies, and to run complex investigations. And that's what I'll do as your attorney general."[3]
DePasquale said his key accomplishments as auditor general included finding 3,000 untested rape kits and 50,000 unanswered phone calls at the child abuse hotline.[4] As attorney general, he said his first priority would be protecting democracy and making sure every vote is counted as well as protecting "abortion rights, protecting consumers, protecting our environment and also making sure that we have public safety across the state."[4]
Sunday has been York County's District Attorney since 2018. He previously served in the U.S. Navy and is running on his record as a prosecutor. On his campaign website, Sunday listed a 30% decrease in crime during his first term, and a 40% reduction in the prison population since its peak among his accomplishments as district attorney.[5]
Sunday said his top priority is the opioid epidemic: "My philosophy of criminal justice is accountability and redemption. You have to have both. You must hold people accountable, but on the other side of it, we have to embrace redemption, and we have to do work that encompasses prevention as well." [6]
Justin Magill (Constitution Party), Eric Settle (Forward Party), Richard Weiss (G), and Rob Cowburn (L) are also running in the race for attorney general.
Pennsylvania has a divided government where neither party holds triplex control. Ballotpedia defines a triplex as when one political party holds the offices of governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. Pennsylvania has a Democratic governor and attorney general and a Republican secretary of state. The attorney general's office is the only one of the three offices up for election in 2024.
Pennsylvania has five statewide elections in 2024, including races for President, U.S. Senate, Attorney General, Auditor General, and Treasurer. In 2020, Pennsylvania had four statewide elections. That year, Joe Biden (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) 50% to 48.8% in the race for President, Timothy DeFoor (R) defeated Nina Ahmad (D) 49.4% to 46.3% in the race for Auditor General, Josh Shapiro (D) defeated Heather Heidelbaugh (R) 50.9% to 46.3% in the race for Attorney General, and Stacy Garrity (R) defeated Joseph Torsella (D) 48.7% to 47.9% in the race for Treasurer.
Ten states are holding attorney general elections in 2024. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer. Heading into the 2024 elections, there are 22 Democratic, 27 Republican, and one independent attorney general. To read more about attorney general elections happening in 2024, click here.
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2024
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
The following candidates are running in the general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Eugene DePasquale (D) | ||
Dave Sunday (R) | ||
Justin Magill (Constitution Party) | ||
Eric Settle (Forward Party) | ||
Richard Weiss (G) | ||
Rob Cowburn (L) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Eugene DePasquale defeated Jack Stollsteimer, Joe Khan, Keir Bradford-Grey, and Jared Solomon in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eugene DePasquale | 35.2 | 371,911 | |
Jack Stollsteimer | 20.1 | 212,413 | ||
Joe Khan | 15.9 | 167,895 | ||
Keir Bradford-Grey | 15.2 | 160,369 | ||
Jared Solomon | 13.1 | 137,920 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4,577 |
Total votes: 1,055,085 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Dave Sunday defeated Craig Williams in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dave Sunday | 69.9 | 620,515 | |
Craig Williams | 29.5 | 261,419 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 5,282 |
Total votes: 887,216 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Polls
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Election campaign finance
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Satellite spending
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2022
See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Fetterman (D) | 51.2 | 2,751,012 | |
Mehmet Oz (R) | 46.3 | 2,487,260 | ||
Erik Chase Gerhardt (L) | 1.4 | 72,887 | ||
Richard Weiss (G) | 0.6 | 30,434 | ||
Daniel Wassmer (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) | 0.5 | 26,428 | ||
Quincy Magee (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Ronald Johnson (Constitution Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 |
Total votes: 5,368,021 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Everett Stern (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
John Fetterman defeated Conor Lamb, Malcolm Kenyatta, and Alexandria Khalil in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Fetterman | 58.6 | 753,557 | |
Conor Lamb | 26.3 | 337,498 | ||
Malcolm Kenyatta | 10.8 | 139,393 | ||
Alexandria Khalil | 4.2 | 54,460 |
Total votes: 1,284,908 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Walter Sluzynsky (D)
- John McGuigan (D)
- Kyle Norton (D)
- Alan Shank (D)
- Larry Johnson (D)
- Kevin Baumlin (D)
- Sharif Street (D)
- Valerie Arkoosh (D)
- Lew Tapera (D)
- Eric Orts (D)
- Kael Dougherty (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mehmet Oz | 31.2 | 420,168 | |
David McCormick | 31.1 | 419,218 | ||
Kathy Barnette | 24.7 | 331,903 | ||
Carla Sands | 5.4 | 73,360 | ||
Jeff Bartos | 5.0 | 66,684 | ||
Sean Gale | 1.5 | 20,266 | ||
George Bochetto | 1.1 | 14,492 |
Total votes: 1,346,091 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Debellis (R)
- Max Richardson (R)
- John Eichenberg (R)
- Vince Fusca (R)
- Martin Rosenfeld (R)
- Bobby Jeffries (R)
- Richard Mulholland (R)
- Sean Parnell (R)
- Ronald Johnson (R)
- Craig Snyder (R)
- David Xu (R)
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Nicola Henry-Taylor (D) | 6.9 | 153,174 | |
✔ | Tiffany Sizemore (D) | 6.8 | 151,134 | |
✔ | Elliot Howsie (D) | 6.8 | 150,872 | |
✔ | Wrenna Watson (D) | 6.8 | 149,859 | |
✔ | Chelsa Wagner (D) | 6.7 | 148,534 | |
✔ | Lisa Middleman (R / D) | 6.7 | 147,452 | |
✔ | Thomas P. Caulfield (D) | 6.6 | 147,367 | |
✔ | Sabrina Korbel (R / D) | 6.6 | 147,303 | |
✔ | Bruce Beemer (R / D) | 6.4 | 141,948 | |
✔ | Jessel Costa (D) | 6.4 | 140,773 | |
Anthony DeLuca (R) | 5.0 | 110,422 | ||
Joseph Patrick Murphy (R) | 4.6 | 103,004 | ||
Mark Patrick Flaherty (R) | 4.6 | 102,482 | ||
William Caye II (R) | 4.5 | 99,217 | ||
Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. (R) | 4.4 | 97,283 | ||
Chuck Porter (R) | 4.3 | 95,305 | ||
Rick Hosking (R) | 3.8 | 85,111 | ||
Richard Weiss (G) | 1.9 | 41,948 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,066 |
Total votes: 2,216,254 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.
Total votes: 1,148,248 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joseph Patrick Murphy | 7.2 | 26,247 | |
✔ | Bruce Beemer | 5.8 | 21,139 | |
✔ | Anthony DeLuca | 5.6 | 20,567 | |
✔ | Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. | 5.5 | 20,266 | |
✔ | William Caye II | 5.2 | 19,115 | |
✔ | Chuck Porter | 5.2 | 18,989 | |
✔ | Sabrina Korbel | 5.2 | 18,861 | |
✔ | Mark Patrick Flaherty | 4.9 | 17,899 | |
✔ | Lisa Middleman | 4.0 | 14,694 | |
Matt Rogers | 3.9 | 14,165 | ||
Pauline Calabrese | 3.8 | 14,065 | ||
Elliot Howsie | 3.5 | 12,810 | ||
Marc Daffner | 3.5 | 12,643 | ||
Ryan Hemminger | 3.1 | 11,506 | ||
Jimmy Sheets | 3.1 | 11,309 | ||
Andrew Szefi | 3.1 | 11,211 | ||
Thomas P. Caulfield | 3.0 | 10,957 | ||
Beth Tarasi Sinatra | 2.9 | 10,743 | ||
Albert Veverka | 2.9 | 10,559 | ||
Patrick A. Sweeney | 2.9 | 10,446 | ||
Jason Cervone | 2.6 | 9,545 | ||
Chelsa Wagner | 2.6 | 9,330 | ||
Jessel Costa | 2.2 | 7,886 | ||
Ilan Zur | 1.9 | 6,921 | ||
Wrenna Watson | 1.7 | 6,167 | ||
Mik Pappas | 1.5 | 5,651 | ||
Richard Thomas Ernsberger | 1.5 | 5,366 | ||
Zeke Rediker | 0.9 | 3,205 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 3,188 |
Total votes: 365,450 | ||||
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2020
See also: Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020
Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Incumbent Josh Shapiro defeated Heather Heidelbaugh, Daniel Wassmer, and Richard Weiss in the general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Josh Shapiro (D) | 50.9 | 3,461,472 | |
Heather Heidelbaugh (R) | 46.3 | 3,153,831 | ||
Daniel Wassmer (L) | 1.8 | 120,489 | ||
Richard Weiss (G) | 1.0 | 70,804 |
Total votes: 6,806,596 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Incumbent Josh Shapiro advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Josh Shapiro | 100.0 | 1,429,414 |
Total votes: 1,429,414 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Heather Heidelbaugh advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Heidelbaugh | 100.0 | 1,055,168 |
Total votes: 1,055,168 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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|I am born and raised in Pennsylvania. My parents owned Weiss Bakery in the Brentwood boro of Pittsburgh. My first law job was as an attorney for the federal government in the General Counsel's Office of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C. Since then my career has been divided between Jakarta, Indonesia, where I worked on foreign investment and project finance, and Pittsburgh where I work on litigation support on a project basis.
- The latest UN report on climate change underscores the need to immediately make all efforts to stop emissions of greenhouse gases. This can be accomplished through a "just transition" to renewable energy that provides permanent jobs, and does not cause cancer like mining and burning fossil fuels. The technology exists today. All we need to do is implement it. And the first step is to halt fracking which is ruining the water and health of Pennsylvania.
- The Covid-19 pandemic underlines the need for universal healthcare. Many who lose their job cannot afford the payments to maintain their health insurance. In the modern gig economy, many do not receive health insurance through their employer. They may face the choice of paying for rent or healthcare, but not have enough resources for both. The health insurance that is available has too many deductibles, copays and limitations on coverage. Employers who provide healthcare will benefit from Medicare for All by having their costs reduced. Employers who do not provide healthcare will benefit from Medicare for All by having healthier workers. Medicare for All costs less for better care. Everyone benefits from Medicare for All.
- The US has a higher incarceration rate than any other developed country in the world. Conditions in prisons are human rights violations, with overcrowding and inadequate food and healthcare. Prisoners are preyed upon with unreasonable charges to buy their own food and communicate with their family. Many inmates of local jails are held without being convicted of any crime solely because they do not have enough money to pay cash bail. Decriminalizing cannabis would have an immediate effect on reducing prison and jail populations, and save money. All current prisoners and inmates serving time solely for cannabis charges should be released and all past criminal records from cannabis convictions expunged.
This is a link to an interview with me on the KDKA morning radio show: https://24343.mc.tritondigital.com/OMNY_KDKAMORNINGNEWSWITHLARRYRICHERTANDJOHNSHUM_P/media-session/6abb8b6c-7934-4f0e-9274-583b6d5bb393/d/clips/4b5f9d6d-9214-48cb-8455-a73200038129/23d39bcc-80d0-4a91-abb0-a78e00b60011/11e84545-ba45-437e-bac5-aee800a2eec5/audio/direct/t1659693473/2022_Pennsylvania_Green_Party_Candidate_Richard_Weiss.mp3?t=1659693473
As U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, my first act would be to call for a vote on Medicare for All. I oppose fracking and support a rapid transition to renewable energy as well as reproductive rights and sensible gun regulation. The U.S. should negotiate peace, close the overseas military bases opened since 9/11, bring the troops home and spend that money at home.
Get money out of politics and publicly finance all campaigns. The Green Party accepts no donations from corporations, but instead relies on ordinary working people. Make a monthly donation for as little as $3 per month or as much as generosity inspires at gpofpa.org/join_us .
Ranked choice voting (RCV), also known as the instant runoff, eliminates any perceived or real spoiler effect. https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)
Make election day a public holiday. in order to reduce or elimate doubts, require hand marked ballots, counted by hand on camera. Register everyone to vote at birth, or at the polling place, with the option of giving a fingerprint if not photo ID. Fingerprint readers could confirm the person has not voted elsewhere.
I worked in my family's bakery business until I went to college.
Climate change.
There should be term limits.
Not if you want something different.
Circumventing the filibuster with a rules manuver is the “nuclear option.” Any filibuster can be defeated with a simple majority vote or as little as 50 votes plus a tie breaking vote cast by the Vice President of the United States.
Those casting 50 votes plus tiebreaker cast by the Vice President can already pass anything they want anytime they want.
The filibuster is possible due to a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to end debate. The decision whether procedure was valid is by majority vote. Thus the majority party can take a vote and override any objection by majority vote (50+ VP tiebreaker). This is the “nuclear option.”
The filibuster is regularly circumvented and has been cirumvented over 100 times to pass legislation already. It would be just as simple to eliminate the filibuster entirely. However, the filibuster is not an obstacle to passing legislation.
I would want to start a new committed on climate which touches on all other committees because it is an existential issue.
Bernie Sanders
I would work with senators from all parties on common issues.
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2021
Richard Weiss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Richard Weiss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 12, 2022
- ↑ PA Office of Attorney General,"The Office," accessed August 16, 2024
- ↑ ABC27, "Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic Debate," March 12, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 City and State Pennsylvania,"‘These fights are personal to me’: A Q&A with AG candidate Eugene DePasquale," March 29, 2024
- ↑ Dave Sunday 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed August 21, 2024
- ↑ PCNTV,"On The Issues: Dave Sunday (2/21/2024)," February 21, 2024
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
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