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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Secretary, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Secretary, Labor and Industry Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Member, Urban Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Education

  • JD, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, 1984-1987
  • BS, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, 1979-1983

Professional Experience

  • JD, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, 1984-1987
  • BS, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, 1979-1983
  • Author, AMG Publishers, 2007-present
  • Of Counsel, Irwin & McKnight, Professional Corperation, 2007-present
  • Adjunct Instructor in Management and Business, Messiah College, 2007-2011

Political Experience

  • JD, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, 1984-1987
  • BS, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, 1979-1983
  • Author, AMG Publishers, 2007-present
  • Of Counsel, Irwin & McKnight, Professional Corperation, 2007-present
  • Adjunct Instructor in Management and Business, Messiah College, 2007-2011
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2010-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 13, 2018

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Secretary, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Secretary, Labor and Industry Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

Former Member, Urban Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, 1984-1987
  • BS, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, 1979-1983
  • Author, AMG Publishers, 2007-present
  • Of Counsel, Irwin & McKnight, Professional Corperation, 2007-present
  • Adjunct Instructor in Management and Business, Messiah College, 2007-2011
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2010-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 13, 2018
  • Member, Carlisle Alliance Church, present
  • Member, Christian Legal Society, present
  • Member, Cumberland County Bar Association, present
  • Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
  • Member, New Covenant Fellowship PCA Church, present
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, present
  • Member, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, present
  • Board Member, Sonpower Ministries, present
  • Former President, Carlisle Early Education Center
  • Former President, Carlisle Jaycees
  • Former Treasurer, Christian Services Counseling Center
  • Former President, Downtown Carlisle Association
  • Founder/Former President, Estate Planning Council of Cumberland County
  • Former Treasurer, Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Board Member, Greater Carlisle Area Council for Excellence
  • Member, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
  • Former Board Member, Salvation Army of Carlisle
  • Consultant, United Methodist Stewardship Foundation of Central Pennsylvania, 2008-2011

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business
  • Defender of Liberty, American Conservative Union
  • Friend of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.

Priority Issues:

His mission as a lawmaker is to cut the size and scope of government, reduce the burden of taxes and unnecessary regulation, protect and defend constitutional freedoms, and by doing those things, unleash the power of individuals and businesses to grow jobs and economic prosperity.

— Publications:

  • The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues
  • Living Ink Books, an imprint of AMG Publishers
  • 2008
  • Authors: Stephen Bloom

    They've Crossed the Line: A Patriot's Guide to Religious Freedom

  • God & Country Press, an imprint of AMG Publishers
  • 2013
  • Authors: Stephen Bloom, Kerriel Bailey

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Pennsylvania State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test

Abortion and Reproductive

1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life

2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- No

8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- Yes

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget, Spending, and Tax

State SpendingIndicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.2) State TaxesIndicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Pennsylvania's budget.

1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Decrease

2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Decrease

3. Environment
- Greatly Decrease

4. Health care
- Greatly Decrease

5. Law enforcement
- Maintain Status

6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Slightly Decrease

7. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

9. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

10. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status

11. Corporate taxes
- Greatly Decrease

12. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status

13. Property taxes
- Eliminate

14. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

15. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

16. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

17. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

18. Tapping into Pennsylvania's "rainy day" fund
- No

19. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- No

20. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

21. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- Yes

22. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes

23. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes

24. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

1. Do you support limits on the number of terms for Pennsylvania governors?
- Yes

2. Do you support limits on the number of terms for Pennsylvania state legislators?
- No

3. Do you support reducing the size of the General Assembly?
- No

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?

1. Individual
- No

2. Political Action Committee
- No

3. Corporate
- No

4. Political Party
- No

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime and Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- Yes

6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- No

3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No

4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No

7. Do you support the taxation of cigars and smokeless tobacco?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support national education standards?
- No

2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes

3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Pennsylvania high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment and Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- No

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to Pennsylvania's energy infrastructure?
- No

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- No

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Pennsylvania?
- No

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes

2. Should Pennsylvania allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- No

3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- No

4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No

5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- No

6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Pennsylvania's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

State Bills