2018 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Ken Krawchuk: Pre-natal adoption with a right to choose.

Budget & Economy     Ken Krawchuk: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.

Civil Rights     Ken Krawchuk: Supports same-sex marriage.

Crime     Ken Krawchuk: Eliminate parole for violent criminals.     Tom Wolf: Moratorium on death penalty; reprieves to death-row inmates.

Drugs     Scott Wagner: Supports legal medical marijuana but not recreational.     Tom Wolf: Legal medical marijuana, but not recreational, yet.     Ken Krawchuk: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.

Education     Scott Wagner: Support vouchers; we spend enough on public schools.     Scott Wagner: All 14 state colleges die by 2022 unless we revamp pensions.     Tom Wolf: Opposes diverting state funding away from public schools.     Tom Wolf: Increase state funding for higher education.     Ken Krawchuk: Oppose vouchers because of the "political ˙golden rule".

Energy & Oil     Lou Barletta: Use coal, nuclear, natural gas; consider alternatives.     Lou Barletta: Energy regulations cost jobs.     Scott Wagner: Planet moving closer to sun is cause of global warming.     Scott Wagner: Let market decide renewables & clean energy.     Tom Wolf: PA is on target to exceed the Paris Accord on GHGs.     Tom Wolf: Supports loans & grants for solar energy.     Ken Krawchuk: I support green energy.     John Fetterman: Fracking acceptable if it brings thousands of jobs.

Environment     Ken Krawchuk: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.

Families & Children     Scott Wagner: Supports gay marriage.     Tom Wolf: Supports gay marriage.     Scott Wagner: Supports and shines light on efforts to protect LGBT rights.

Foreign Policy     Scott Wagner: We are an exceptional nation because we self-correct.

Free Trade     Ken Krawchuk: Support free trade.     Scott Wagner: How can any self-made man not back the free market?

Government Reform     Tom Wolf: Same-day voter registration; automatic voter registration.     Tom Wolf: Limit campaign contributions.     Ken Krawchuk: Make voter registration easier.

Gun Control     Lou Barletta: Opposes all gun restrictions.     Scott Wagner: Opposes gun restrictions.     Tom Wolf: Expand background checks; ban bump stocks.     Ken Krawchuk: Absolute right to gun ownership.

Health Care     Lou Barletta: Protected volunteer firefighters from ObamaCare.     Scott Wagner: Repeal ObamaCare; add work requirement for Medicaid.     Tom Wolf: Expand ObamaCare; no work requirement for Medicaid.     Ken Krawchuk: Oppose ObamaCare.     Scott Wagner: Roll back Medicaid expansion and repeal Obamacare.

Homeland Security     Ken Krawchuk: Bring the troops home to defend America.     Scott Wagner: Americans honor veterans by standing up for National Anthem.     Lou Barletta: Military shouldn't have gay rights imposed.

Immigration     Lou Barletta: Make visa overstay a felony.     Tom Wolf: Supports having a Pennsylvania DREAM Act.     Ken Krawchuk: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.

Jobs     Scott Wagner: Supports "right-to-work"; allow opt-out from unionization.     Scott Wagner: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50/hr, but not higher.     Tom Wolf: No "right-to-work"; unionization decided by majority rule.     Tom Wolf: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $12/hr.     Ken Krawchuk: Oppose affirmative action.     John Fetterman: Raise minimum wage to $15 per hour.     Tom Wolf: Raised minimum wage from $7 to $10 per hour.

Principles & Values     Ken Krawchuk: God by any name should not be government supported.     John Fetterman: Beat establishment incumbent as Bernie Sanders progressive.     Scott Wagner: Pastors call on Wagner to apologize to Jewish philanthropist.

Social Security     Lou Barletta: Supports safety net of Social Security and Medicare.     Ken Krawchuk: Privatize Social Security.

Tax Reform     Ken Krawchuk: Pledged to veto every tax increase.

Technology     Lou Barletta: Spend on infrastructure before it costs more.     Tom Wolf: Supports Net Neutrality: keep the internet free & open.     Tom Wolf: Redevelopment project to revitalize the Pittston waterfront.

War & Peace     Ken Krawchuk: Avoid foreign entanglements.

Click for quotations from other sources by: John Fetterman Pennsylvania Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Ken Krawchuk Pennsylvania Libertarian candidate for governor Lou Barletta Pennsylvania Former Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Scott Wagner Pennsylvania Republican Tom Wolf Pennsylvania Democratic Governor