CAMPAIGN NEWS

Agriculture isn't just an economic sector in Tioga and Bradford counties—it's an integral part of our communities and the beautiful landscape of this region, our heritage, and our rural way of life. From our dairy, beef, and hog producers to our orchards and vegetable growers, family farmers are the true stewards of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier. Yet today, our local family farms face unprecedented pressure not from fair market competition, but from burdensome regulations, cor

I'll work to turn around our region's lack of mental health resources, which have dwindled alarmingly during funding cuts over the years. Residents of Tioga and Bradford counties face mental-health challenges that are common across rural Pennsylvania but which are especially difficult in sparsely populated communities. People may live many miles from a psychiatrist, therapist, crisis center, or hospital offering specialized behavioral-health care, and transportation itself ca

Healthcare resources are being pulled from our area, but not by our local doctors and hospital administrators, but instead by healthcare decision makers in major cities like Pittsburgh who have never even visited our area and who don't understand our needs. We need to back our local healthcare professionals and help get the power back into their hands to make local decisions for our local population. The local VA Clinic in Wellsboro still does not have a permanent doctor, and

Some politicians want data centers here. Not me. In Potter, Tioga and Bradford counties, life revolves around our love for our beautiful land. You see it in the dairy farms outside Coudersport, the quiet streets of Wellsboro, the Pine Creek Gorge and the rolling hills around Towanda. You feel it standing knee-deep in Pine Creek, casting for trout, or walking a ridge at first light during hunting season. Out here, clean water and open land are not luxuries. They make our regio

The Northcentral Pennsylvania ATV trail system has become an important part of the region’s outdoor recreation economy. Over the past several years, the expansion of ATV connectors and designated routes has brought new visitors to Potter, Tioga, and Bradford counties, helping support local businesses such as restaurants, gas stations, campgrounds, and lodging. A Penn State analysis found that the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail system generated about $13.1 million in economic