Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race

Incumbent:	Ed Rendell (D)
	Go to Ed Rendell’s campaign website.
Challenger(s):	Lynn Swann (R)

A STRONG VOICE FOR WORKING FAMILIES

GOV. ED RENDELL'S INVESTMENTS ARE YIELDING JOBS FOR HARD-WORKING PENNSYLVANIANS. STRONG GROWTH IS CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING FAMILIES.

Rendell Created More Than 120,000 New Jobs.
Pennsylvania has more than 120,000 more jobs today than when Gov. Rendell took offi ce and has its highest employment level ever. Gov. Rendell has invested $15 million in the Incumbent Worker Training Program and $20 million in Job Ready PA to improve workers’ skills. (Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry; Business Dateline, 2/17/06, 3/1/06)

Rendell Making Minimum Wage Increase an Election-Year Priority.
Gov. Rendell proposed raising the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $7.15, eff ectively giving a raise to more than 254,000 Pennsylvania workers. (Philadelphia Daily News, 6/21/06; Centre Daily Times, 4/7/06)

Rendell Met Demand for Health Care Workers.
Gov. Rendell created the Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers and eliminated mandatory overtime for nurses. (Pittsburgh Business Times, 4/13/04)

 

VOTE Nov. 7

How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.

 

 

 

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