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Candidate-controlled / James Julius for State Representative
James Julius campaign biography
Robinson Township roots, local business background, and familyCandidate-controlled / James Julius for State Representative
James Julius local agenda and commitments
Affordability, energy, roads, jobs, first responders, constituent service, and lifeAttributed reporting / WESA
Independent profile of James Julius
Southwestern Pennsylvania background, company leadership, and Build–Grow–Protect prioritiesCandidate answer / PublicSource
2026 primary candidate guide and direct answers
District profile: Kulik significantly outran other Democrats; May 4 candidate answers on taxes, Transit for All, and immigration enforcementCandidate answer / WESA
House District 45 voter guide
District skews more conservative than neighboring House districts; April 20 tax answerRecorded candidate answer / May 5 candidate forum
Paid-family-leave answer
Video 16:41–17:51: statewide, state-funded program; not employer-reliantRecorded candidate answer / May 5 candidate forum
Minimum-wage answer
Video 25:09–25:44Recorded candidate answer / May 5 candidate forum
Election-law answer
Video 55:00–56:06Recorded candidate answer / May 5 candidate forum
Renewable-energy answer
Video 44:59–46:12: more wind and solar; streamline renewable approvalsRecorded candidate answer / May 5 candidate forum
Corporate environmental-rules answer
Video 46:51–47:47: enforce and consider strengthening pollution rulesBylined candidate article / Developing Pittsburgh
Facilitating Solar Development in Urban and Suburban Areas
Fall 2024 standalone excerpt, PDF pp. 1–3: legislation, funding, and streamlined permittingOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania House
Kulik energy-choice co-sponsorship memo
Policy supporting natural gas, coal, nuclear, hydrogen, renewables, and other sourcesOfficial enacted law / Pennsylvania General Assembly
PA EDGE Act 108
Natural gas, clean hydrogen, carbon capture, and employment incentivesOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
October 26, 2022 House Journal
Kulik vote on the PA EDGE packageOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Community-solar roll call
2023 House roll call 942Official legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 2017 small modular reactor bill
2025 nuclear-energy legislationOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Small modular reactor roll call
2025 House roll call 1344Recorded candidate interview / Facts Over Fear
She Beat the Political Establishment. Now Brittany Bloam Wants to Change Harrisburg
July 28, 2026: House majority 14:37; data centers 18:08; energy 20:07; ICE 22:11; paid leave 24:52; Shapiro–Davis space 28:17Organization record / States Win
2026 endorsement slate
District 45 and qualified progressive candidate framingOrganization rule / States Win
Approach, candidate conditions, and campaign integration
Progressive power; abortion condition; integrated campaign supportOrganization record / Pennsylvania Working Families Party
2026 primary-election memo
Hand-in-hand work, direct mail, field and Election Day supportMandatory endorsement rule / Vote Mama
Endorsement process and Candidate Pledge
Every endorsed candidate must commit to every pledge priorityOrganization record / Vote Mama
Official Brittany Bloam candidate page
Official endorsed-candidate relationshipGovernment filing / Pennsylvania Department of State
Brittany for PA primary report 437173
Friends of Anita Astorino Kulik $1,000; Working Families Party in-kind mail, organization support, and vendor expensesGovernment filing / Pennsylvania Department of State
Brittany for PA post-primary report 440685
Vote Mama $2,500; later Working Families Party in-kind entry; support and expensesOfficial legislative source / Pennsylvania House Democrats
Transit for All package description
6% ride-hail tax; rental $2 → $6.50; lease 3% → 5%Official historical record / Pennsylvania House Archives
District 45 officeholder chronology
Trello, Kotik, and Kulik service in the District 45 seatOfficial historical biography / Pennsylvania House Archives
Fred Trello biography
Nine years on Coraopolis Council; public-safety and housing leadershipOfficial historical biography / Pennsylvania House Archives
Nick Kotik biography
McKees Rocks Council, Trello aide, and Robinson Township managerOfficial biography / Pennsylvania House
Official Anita Kulik biography
Kennedy commissioner, Char-West COG, legislative aide, legal and community serviceProfessional biography / Meyer, Unkovic & Scott
Brittany Bloam professional biography
Legal practice, pro-bono, and professional serviceOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 71 — right-to-life resolution
1977 right-to-life measure supported by Fred TrelloOfficial floor statement and roll call / Pennsylvania House
July 12, 1977 House Journal
Trello's statement that the right to life begins at conception; final Yea voteOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1436 — public-funding abortion restriction
1980 enacted abortion-funding restrictionOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
November 18, 1980 House Journal
Trello Yea on House concurrence in the abortion-funding restrictionOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
SB 742 — abortion regulation
1981 abortion-control measure supported by Trello; later vetoedOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
December 9, 1981 House Journal
Trello Yea on final passage of SB 742Official legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
SB 439 — Abortion Control Act
1982 enacted abortion-control legislationOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
June 7, 1982 House Journal
Trello Yea on final passage of SB 439Official legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 668 bill history
1987–88 abortion-control legislation historyOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
March 16, 1988 House Journal
Trello vote for House concurrence after abortion-control provisions were addedOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
SB 369 — Abortion Control Act of 1989
1989 enacted abortion-control legislationOfficial floor statement and roll call / Pennsylvania House
October 24, 1989 House Journal
Trello floor statement and Yea on final passage of SB 369Official legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1361 — abortion regulation
Fred Trello co-sponsorshipOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1979 — abortion restrictions
Fred Trello co-sponsorshipOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1908 — abortion coverage exclusion
Fred Trello co-sponsorshipAttributed reporting / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
45th House: Kotik is the experienced and reliable choice
2010: Nick Kotik calls himself pro-lifeOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1591 — abortion-facility standards
Kotik co-sponsorship and votes; enacted as Act 30 of 2006Official roll call / Pennsylvania House
January 31, 2006 House Journal
Kotik Yea on final passage of HB 1591Official roll call / Pennsylvania House
April 24, 2006 House Journal
Kotik Yea on Senate concurrence for HB 1591Official legislative text / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 2700 — Ultrasound Access Law
Kotik listed among introducers and co-sponsorsOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 574 — abortion-clinic regulation
Kotik final-passage vote in 2011Official roll call / Pennsylvania House
May 11, 2011 House Journal
Kotik Yea on final passage of HB 574Official legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
SB 732 — abortion-clinic regulation
Kotik final-passage vote; enacted as Act 122 of 2011Official roll call / Pennsylvania House
December 13, 2011 House Journal
Kotik Yea on final passage of SB 732Official legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1977 bill history
ACA-exchange abortion-coverage restrictionOfficial committee roll call / Pennsylvania House Insurance Committee
June 22, 2011 SB 3 committee vote
Kotik Yea on ACA-exchange abortion-coverage restrictionsOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
2011 HB 1977 roll call
Nick Kotik vote on ACA-exchange abortion coverageOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 818 — ACA-exchange abortion-coverage restriction
Kotik final-passage vote; enacted as Act 13 of 2013Official roll call / Pennsylvania House
April 23, 2013 House Journal
Kotik Yea on final passage of HB 818Official legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1314 — abortion-provider admitting privileges
Nick Kotik co-sponsorshipOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1948 — 20-week and dismemberment-abortion bill
Nick Kotik co-sponsorship; he was excused for final passageOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1500 bill history
Anita Kulik co-sponsorship; Down-syndrome abortion restrictionOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
June 8, 2021 House Journal
Kulik vote for HB 1500Official legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1593 — background checks for firearm transfers
Bill text, history, and Sept. 30, 2025 final passageOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
HB 1593 final-passage roll call
Sept. 30, 2025: Kulik voted no; final passage 104–99Contemporaneous reporting / City & State Pennsylvania
Gun-control bills receive mixed response in tight House votes
Sept. 30, 2025: Kulik was one of three House Democrats opposing HB 1593First-person column / West Hills Gazette
Kulik column on gun violence, enforcement, and compromise
June 8, 2022: enforce existing laws, fund police and schools, debate common-sense lawsOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
June 17, 2025 House Journal
Kulik vote on HB 1364; no-new-tax transit explanationOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 714 text
State Police notification to ICE provisionOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
May 22, 2023 House Journal
Kulik vote on HB 714Attributed reporting / WESA
Anita Kulik retirement and district-service profile
Kennedy service, domestic-violence work, and local assessment of constituent serviceAttributed reporting / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Kotik retirement and Kulik succession interview
2016: Kotik predicts Kulik would be an independent voice for the districtAttributed interview / KDKA / CBS Pittsburgh
Kulik on Western Pennsylvania energy jobs
2020: opposition to a shale severance tax and district-first jobs rationaleAttributed reporting / WHYY / PA Post
Kulik's constituent rationale for breaking with Governor Wolf
2020: one of 12 House Democrats voting to end the COVID emergency declarationData analysis / The Philadelphia Inquirer
House voting-alignment analysis
2023: Kulik crossed toward the Republican leader relatively often on divided votesAttributed reporting and direct quote / WESA
Kulik on District 45, progressive colleagues, spending, and abortion
2018: district-first explanation; caution about where new spending comes from; direct pro-life statementAttributed reporting / WESA
District 45 abortion politics and Kulik's record
April 28, 2026: calls Kulik the county House delegation's most conservative Democrat and describes the district's Western Pennsylvania pro-life Democratic traditionAttributed reporting / WESA
Kulik's 2025 reproductive-liberty amendment vote
Dec. 2025: Kulik voted against HB 1957 and was described as a longtime opponent of abortion-rights legislationOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik vote on SB 3
Dec. 12, 2017: 20-week limit and dismemberment-abortion banOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik vote on HB 2050
Apr. 16, 2018: Down-syndrome abortion restrictionOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 2050 bill history and sponsors
Kulik co-sponsorship; Down-syndrome abortion restrictionOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik vote on HB 321
May 14, 2019: Down-syndrome abortion restrictionOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 321 bill history and sponsors
Kulik sponsorship; Down-syndrome abortion restrictionOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik vote on HB 1890
Nov. 18, 2019: fetal-remains disposition requirementsOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1890 bill history and sponsors
Kulik sponsorship; fetal-remains disposition requirementsOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik vote on SB 857
Nov. 21, 2019: telemedicine bill containing a medication restrictionOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
SB 857 bill history and text
Telemedicine bill containing a REMS-listed medication restrictionOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik vote on HB 118
June 9, 2021: final passage of fetal-remains disposition requirementsOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik vote on HB 1500
June 8, 2021: Down-syndrome abortion restrictionOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik vote on HB 1957
Dec. 17, 2025: voted no on proposed constitutional protection for personal reproductive libertyOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1957 bill history and text
Proposed constitutional protection for personal reproductive libertyOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 1947 — energy-choice preemption
Jan. 2022: Kulik among 7 voting Democrats supporting final passageOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
January 26, 2022 House Journal
HB 1947 final passage, 118–83; Kulik YeaOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 637 — legislative approval for carbon fees
Mar. 2022: Kulik among 18 voting Democrats supporting final passageOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
March 30, 2022 House Journal
HB 637 final passage, 126–72; Kulik YeaOfficial legislative record / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 2461 — subsurface energy leasing and stream grants
Apr. 2022: Kulik among 4 voting Democrats supporting final passageOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
April 11, 2022 House Journal
HB 2461 final passage, 116–84; Kulik YeaOfficial district record / Pennsylvania House
Local police-equipment grant announcement
2022: $346,588 across four local police departmentsOfficial district record / Pennsylvania House
Local fire and EMS grant announcement
2025: $227,000 across 13 fire and EMS organizationsOfficial enacted legislation / Pennsylvania General Assembly
HB 103 / Act 28 of 2025 — abandoned boats
Kulik prime sponsorship; bipartisan enactment creating a local removal processOfficial roll call / Pennsylvania House
Kulik's 2026 minimum-wage vote
Mar. 2026: Yea on HB 2189; counterexample to a blanket conservative labelAttributed reporting / WESA
Anita Kulik endorsement report
Kulik endorsement of BloamHistorical source / Gettysburg College
2008 publication identifying Bloam's House Caucus role
Repository record for the Spring 2008 newsletter; PDF p. 1 identifies the research-analyst roleAttributed reporting / WESA
2026 campaign profile
Outside fresh perspective language; abortion position; Bloam's acknowledgment of Kulik's community presenceHOW THE RECORD IS SOURCED
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