
Pat Stefano
Republican | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Pat Stefano
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary, Special HD196
Race
State Senate, District 32
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Penn State, Lemont Furnacwe, Assoc, 1989
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
American Heart Association, Past President
Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, Past President, Past President
Bullskin Twp/Connellsville Twp Joint Sewer Authority, Past Chairman
FayPenn Economic Development Council, Board Member
St Rita Church, Lector
East End United Community Center, Board Member
Junior Achievement of SW PA, Board VP
Fayette County Community Action, Board Member
St. John Church, Lector
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Senator PA 32nd
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Fayette County GOP
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (14)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
State Republican Party Organizations (2025)
Devlin Robinson (2024)
Jennifer Boczar-Dintini (2024)
Lynda Schlegel-Culver (2023)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (32)
Better Pennsylvania PAC (2025)
Northwest Leaders PAC, (2025)
Pennsylvanians for Tomorrow (2025)
Strategy PAC (2025)
Strategy PAC (PA) (2025)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (13)
Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association (2025)
Salvo Strategies (2025)
Unite America (2025)
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (2025)
Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (2024)
OTHER INFORMATION
Pat Stefano's grade from pro-marijuana group, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
For the safety of the mother, should her life be in danger.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Church and religion should not be trying to influence politics, but should be intimately involved in our poverty programs in the communities.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, a strong Israeli relationship is vital for relationships throughout the Middle East. They are the most similar to us.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
D. Any type of government run health care is ineffective and a waste of taxpayer dollars. Private insurance should run like auto insurance where catastrophic incidents are covered but routine healthcare is on the individual. Just like oil changes, tires and brakes. Putting responsibility for good health on the person, not the institution.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Minimum wage affects less than 1% of the workforce. Minimum wage is adequate for our youth as they enter the workforce while still in school. Discussions should be focused on maximum wage or family sustaining jobs. Eyes to the top, not the bottom.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
ID requirement to receive state benefits. State benefits should be only for a defined time period with reevaluation in each cycle. Develop programs that break the dependency cycle and foster self growth Care for the ID population, but require employment for those able-bodied.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Keep people that chose to defy laws of society from being part of society
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
No additional restrictions. Laws don't stop those who defy or ignore the laws. They only affect law abiding citizens.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
Never
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
Never
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am Catholic by faith and strongly believe as Ben Franklin so aptly stated that without our faith, we will not be able to hire enough police officers. Also believe that the percentage of those practicing their faith is tied to the birth rate. A drop in faith equates to a drop in the birth rate.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Until we develop newer technologies in the fusion realm, we need to use the most effective form of base-load generation at the lowest cost. That would mean a balance of fuel sources across many types of hydrocarbons and carbons.
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