April 3, 2024 - Pittsburgh City Paper

JAMES PAUL

FEWER CHOICES, HIGHER STAKES

The 2024 primary election will have a huge bearing on who makes Pennsylvania policy in 2025 and beyond.

BY COLIN WILLIAMS // CWILLIAMS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

Primary season is here, and that means Pennsylvanians will flock (or perhaps trickle) to the polls to cast votes in our closed primary system . The Commonwealth’s April 23 primary unfortunately falls on Passover this year, potentially impacting Jewish voters. America’s two major parties are already looking beyond April, however, to a November general election that is likely to be acrimonious, disappointing, and awash in dark money. Isn’t democracy great?

At the top of the ticket are two old men America knows well by now.

Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have already cleared their primary fields, so Democrats and Republicans will have a single option listed at the top of their ballots. For registered Dems hoping to show their lack of support for Biden’s policies in Gaza, however, there’s a campaign underway encouraging primary voters to write in “uncommitted.”

The U.S. Senate race has also been distilled to its November essence. Pa. Democratic mainstay Bob Casey is hoping for a fourth term. His Republican challenger, Connecticut hedge-fund manager Dave McCormick, never drew a serious opponent. This battle of familiar faces has lacked some of the goofiness of Fetterman vs. Oz, but perhaps that’s a good thing.

In the U.S. House, Democratic firstterm incumbent Rep. Summer Lee faces primary challenger Bhavini Patel in Pa.-12, while two Republicans, one the heavy favorite, are hoping to unseat firstterm incumbent Rep. Chris Deluzio. We have more on these contests and statewide races in this issue’s candidate charts.

This relative lack of choices extends down the ballot to the Pa. Senate, where many incumbents are running unopposed. However, Pa. Senate District 45 features a Democratic contest between party favorite Pa. Rep. Nick Pisciottano, whom outgoing Pa. Sen. Jim Brewster has endorsed, and social worker Mackenzie White.

Meanwhile, in the Pa. House , Rep. Joe McAndrew is hoping to retain the District 32 seat he won in a special elec tion to replace the late Rep. Tony DeLuca by fending off a challenge from Penn Hills mayor Pauline Calabrese. Democratic Pa. Rep. Abigail Salisbury, who likewise won her District 34 seat in a special election faces a stiff challenge from progressive Wilkinsburg school board member and Summer Lee ally Ashley Comans (whom Pittsburgh City Paper interviewed about her family’s rise in Wilkinsburg politics).

Lastly, Pa. House District 38, which Pisciottano is departing to pursue his Pa. Senate run, features a three-way contest between Pisciottano’s cousin, teacher and local politician John Inglis, whom

the state party has endorsed; A.J. Olasz, grandson of a former Pa. Rep. and law clerk who’s picked up several prominent endorsements; and policy analyst Victoria Schmotzer, whose father served in the Statehouse. This contest of political insiders could prove decisive — Democrats hold only a narrow edge in registration in the district, so a strong contender in November could be the difference in whether or not Pa. House Dems hold onto their paper-thin majority.

The stakes this year are high. April’s

winners could have a say in issues including abortion , education funding, fracking, the legalization of recreational weed, and voting rights City Paper will continue to cover these issues and the candidates discussing them through November — in the meantime, we encourage you to please vote responsibly on April 23! Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day, and a recent court case should have cleared the way for mail-in ballots and more dropbox locations in and around Pittsburgh.

CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Campaign signs

CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Campaign sign for Bhavini Patel

PA’S 12TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

BY COLIN WILLIAMS

The “new” Pa.-12 was created in 2022 following the 2020 census and includes all of the city of Pittsburgh, large portions of southern and eastern Allegheny County, and a piece of western Westmoreland County. Democrat Summer Lee has represented the district since its creation. She faces Edgewood Borough councilmember Bhavini Patel in the Democratic primary in a two-way matchup following Laurie McDonald’s withdrawal. Patel previously ran in the district in 2022 and has excoriated Lee for calling for a ceasefire in Gaza alongside other “Squad” members, and has called for Hindu American Republicans to switch parties to vote for her. Lee, meanwhile, touts a productive first term and her delivery of over $1 billion in earmarks to the district as reasons she should retain the seat.

SUMMER LEE

NAME OF CANIDATE BIOGRAPHY

Incumbent. Grew up in North Braddock. Howard Law grad. Represented 34th state House district from 2019 to 2023. Narrowly elected to U.S. House in 2022 following contested primary and general election vs. "other" Mike Doyle.

FUNDRAISING

Raised over $1 million in Q4 of 2023, 29% of which came from donations under $100. Received numerous donations from outside Pa. Received donations from Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) staff that Patel asked Lee to return.

WAR IN GAZA

Has consistently called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Voted against budget packages that contained further military aid to Israel and Ukraine aid packages that included Israel funding. Withdrew from CAIR fundraiser after scrutiny of speakers' past comments.

ABORTION

Co-sponsored Women's Health Protection Act and legislation to lower Black infant mortality. Supports abortion access and Medicaid coverage of mifepristone.

VOTING WITH BIDEN

Votes with Biden 94% of the time. Has supported Biden's budget and tax plans while criticizing from the left on climate and healthcare. Broke with establishment Democrats on issues including military aid to Israel and Democrat-supported raising of debt ceiling.

ENDORSEMENTS

Clean Water Action, Justice Democrats, J Street, MoveOn, Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, SEIU, UFCW Local 1776, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Allegheny Co. Exec. Sara Innamorato, Pittsburgh mayor Ed Gainey

PATEL

BIOGRAPHY

Raised by a single mother in Monroeville. Pitt and Oxford grad. Edgewood Borough Council member and 2020 Democratic National Convention delegate. Previously challenged Lee in 2022 primary.

FUNDRAISING

Raised over $300,000 in Q4 of 2023, a majority from Pa. residents. Nearly all 2023 donations over $100. Courted controvery by soliciting money from donors with Hindu nationalist ties and history of donations to GOP, as City Paper first reported.

WAR IN GAZA

Has consistently supported Israel. Received advertising support from GOP megadonor Jeffrey Yass. Has received donations from moderates and GOP donors for Israel support and fundraised with local Jewish groups that support the war in Gaza. Calls initiative to vote uncommitted in Presidential primary "fringe."

ABORTION

Says she will "do everything in my power" to fight abortion restrictions. Supports insurance coverage of contraception and federal funding of Planned Parenthood.

VOTING WITH BIDEN

Pledges full support for Pres. Biden's agenda. Has criticized Lee for not voting with Biden enough and accused Lee of "weakening" Biden. Decried Squad votes to vacate House speakership.

ENDORSEMENTS

Hindu American PAC, 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club, IBEW Local 5, Operating Engineers Local 56, Steamfitters Local 449, Teamsters Local 341, mayors of McKeesport, Monroeville, and elsewhere

BIOGRAPHY

Grew up in Lancaster County. Multiple degrees including Ph.D. in business from Case Western. Son killed in shooting in New Kensington. Businessman with experience at Federal Reserve and Wabtec.

FUNDRAISING

Raised just under $50,000 from individual donors.

WAR IN GAZA

Has said "he won't walk away from our ally, Israel" and accused Lee of supporting extremism. Rejects characterization of Israel as "racist" or "apartheid state."

ABORTION

No public comments

VOTING WITH BIDEN

Said America has "regressed" since Biden took office and criticized Biden's plans to tax rich. Has pledged to take on Squad members including Lee.

ENDORSEMENTS

None listed

JAMES HAYES

BHAVINI

PA’S 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

BY COLIN WILLIAMS

The 17th Congressional District includes all of Beaver County and approximately the northwestern half of Allegheny County, including the Ohio Valley, Penn Hills, and Mt. Lebanon. Democrat Chris Deluzio, an Iraq veteran and policy scholar at Pitt, has represented the district since 2022. While Pa. Rep. Rob Mercuri is the likely Republican nominee for the seat (despite recent controversy over incomplete financial disclosure forms), outsider candidate Jesse James Vodvarka is also vying for the GOP nomination. While Vodvarka’s campaign website is still active, it appears on LinkedIn that his focus has been on fighting his father Joe’s removal from the U.S. Senate ballot.

BIOGRAPHY

Incumbent. Grew up in Thornburg. Naval Academy grad, Iraq War veteran, Georgetown Law grad. Pitt professor and union organizer. Won in new Pa.-17 following Conor Lamb's departure.

NAME OF CANIDATE

FUNDRAISING

Raised over $460,000 in Q4 of 2023 and has raised over $1.5 million this cycle.

LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Staunch advocate of railroad regulation following East Palestine derailment. Criticized sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel. Rail safety, unions, trade, U.S. Steel. Supports legislation to limit monopolies. Has supported Blue Hydrogen technology.

ABORTION

Lists reproductive freedom as a "core value." Supports federal and state action to codify abortion rights. Supports federal coverage of abortion and contraceptive care.

SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS

Supports social security expansion as way to offset fewer pensions. Wants to expand Medicare and Medicaid and supports higher staffing levels at VA. Wants to fund safety net expansion using raised cap on payroll taxes for the wealthy.

ENDORSEMENTS

Beaver County Democrats, Human Rights Campaign, NOW, Sierra Club, Moms Demand Action, Allegheny/Fayette County Labor Council, Amalgamated Transit Union, Boilermakers Local 154, CWA, Pittsburgh Firefighters, SEIU, Teamsters, UFCW Local 1776, USW

BIOGRAPHY

Grew up in Deer Lakes. West Point grad and Iraq War vet. UMass MBA and work experience in PNC and shipping company. Outgoing Pa. Rep. for District 28.

FUNDRAISING

Raised nearly $205,000 in Q4 of 2023 and over $350,000 total.

LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Has criticized "Biden economy" and supports tax cuts. Supports deregulation of fossil fuels and fracking. Criticized sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel and blamed it on policies of "Climate Left," including Deluzio.

ABORTION

Supported six-week abortion ban and had espoused "pro-life" views before wiping from website. Attended rally with anti-abortion activists in Harrisburg in Oct. 2023.

SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS

Says he wouldn't cut Medicare or Social Security. Wants to "accelerate advanced healthcare innovation." Supports veteran treatment courts for veterans suffering from addiction and mental illness.

ENDORSEMENTS

Americans for Prosperity, College Republicans at Pitt, U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik

JESSE JAMES VODVARKA

BIOGRAPHY

Grew up in western suburbs. Manages family spring and wire business in Clinton. Has pursued office before including abortive primary bid for Pa.-17 in 2020. Father Joe Vodvarka recently removed from U.S. Senate ballot.

NAME OF CANIDATE

FUNDRAISING

None listed

LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Decries "destruction of the American manufacturing base" and U.S. dependence on Chinese exports. Supports Trump-era trade policies.

ABORTION

No public comments

SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS

Has not directly addressed social welfare programs but supports an amendment requiring a balanced budget.

ENDORSEMENTS

None listed

ROB MERCURI CHRIS DELUZIO

AUDITOR

BY JAMES PAUL

The auditor general heads the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General as the chief financial watchdog of the Commonwealth and is tasked with conducting and releasing periodic audits of state agencies to ensure all state money is spent legally and properly. Annual tasks include conducting thousands of audits on agencies, including school districts, municipal pension plans, volunteer firefighter relief associations, and state correctional facilities as legislation requires. The position has a two-term limit, with incumbent Republican Timothy DeFoor vying for his next four years, while Pa. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Lehigh County controller Mark Pinsley are the Democratic hopefuls.

MALCOLM KENYATTA

BIOGRAPHY

Grew up in Philadelphia. Elected to the 181st state House district in 2018, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and then the first LGBTQ+ person of color to run for U.S. Senate in 2022. Holds a master's degree in strategic and digital communications from Drexel University and completed the Harvard Kennedy School's Executives in State and Local Government program.

ELECTIONS

Member of the State Government Committee, which commits to oversight on state agencies and elections, and as the minority chair of the Subcommittee on Campaign Finance and Elections.

EDUCATION

Pledges to rebuild the Bureau of School Audits, restart the annual compliance audits, and demand accountability from all Pennsylvania schools, especially cyber charter schools.

LABOR

Touts himself as a "a vocal proponent of protecting workers' rights." Pledges to create the first ever Bureau of Labor and Worker Protections to address wage theft, employee misclassification, and union-busting.

ENVIRONMENT

Co-sponsored a 2023 bill that would require an environmental impact statement be produced before the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issues a permit for the building of certain facilities in environmental justice areas.

ENDORSEMENTS

Pa. Dems, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, United Food and Commercial Workers, Philadelphia Council of the AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council, Working Families Party

PINSLEY

BIOGRAPHY

Grew up in Montgomery Co. MBA from Indiana. Lehigh County controller since 2020. Worked to move over $140 million in county funds from a bank that donated to anti-choice candidates to a politically neutral bank. Previously held posts in senior staff postions at multibillion-dollar companies. Touts master's-level education in business and work experience as prerequisites he holds for serving as the auditor general.

ELECTIONS

Pledges to conduct an audit of how the state supports county election officers and to evaluate county election departments to ensure Pa. "invests in and rigorously defends" democracy.

EDUCATION

Promises a sweeping audit of public education system to address underfunding of free education system. Says kids currently go to schools in outdated buildings and are taught on old equipment.

LABOR

Wants to "look into" Pa.'s workforce development programs to ensure they’re effective.

ENVIRONMENT

Ran on banning single-use plastics, transitioning Pa. to 100% renewable energy and decarbonizing the economy by 2050, and holding fossil fuel companies accountable for the pollution in 2022 State Senate campaign.

ENDORSEMENTS

None listed

BIOGRAPHY

Incumbent. From Harrisburg. Holds a master's degree in project management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Has served as auditor general since 2021 and was the first person of color elected to the post in Pa. history. Pledged in previous campaign that office wouldn't "weaponize" audits and would strictly follow the law. Formerly served as special investigator with the Commonwealth and as the Dauphin County Controller.

ELECTIONS

Previously made headlines for refusing to affirm that the 2020 election was fair, while still claiming that he was elected legitimately.

EDUCATION

Either completed or started 18 school district audits, including of public and charter schools, in 2023 alone. Released an audit that identified school districts moving money so they would meet the state threshold to raise taxes. Worked with the general assembly to advocate that financial literacy be taught in K-12 school system.

LABOR

Aims to create the first “Workforce Development Team” to assure that every employee has resources, such as training and education to perform their responsibilities, while creating a career ladder and opportunities for entry-level auditors to advance to management.

ENVIRONMENT

Has not publicly addressed prospective environmental initiatives on his public campaign website.

ENDORSEMENTS

Pa. GOP

MARK

KEIR BRADFORD-GRAY

BIOGRAPHY

Litigation attorney. Former Philadelphia Chief Public Defender and Chief Defender of Montgomery County, recruited by PA Gov. Josh Shapiro. Past Assistant Federal Defender, District of Delaware.

NAME OF CANIDATE

DRUGS

Stated she would address crimes committed by “pharmaceutical companies' false advertising.” Supports efforts to legalize recreational marijuana. Advocates for decriminalizing minor drug offenses and diversion programs.

CARCERAL REFORM

Highlights experience making “structural changes” as Chief Defender toward a more “efficient, equitable, and safety-focused justice system.” Stated that “we have over-prisoned our population” and pledges to increase pretrial alternatives to incarceration and reduce use of cash bail.

GUN CONTROL

Asserts a “primary focus” on addressing gun violence from perspective as former public defender. Pledges to “hold businesses accountable,” enforce existing laws for licensed dealers, and target illegal gun sales. Envisions a “comprehensive” and collaborative approach with law enforcement, community leaders, and investment in smart technology. Supports gun buyback programs.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Aims to challenge corporate polluters.

ENDORSEMENTS

Working Families Party, EMILY’s List, Teamsters Local 623, The Collective PAC. Local and state officials including Pa. Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams and Pa. Reps. Carol Kazeem, Regina Young, Gina Curry, and Heather Boyd.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

BY RACHEL WILKINSON

EUGENE DEPASQUALE

BIOGRAPHY

Former two-term Pennsylvania Auditor General (2013 – 2021) and three-term state representative. Pittsburgh native and current resident. Formerly worked for Department of Environmental Protection.

NAME OF CANIDATE

DRUGS

Supports rehabilitation programs and wants to ensure effective allocation of recent opioid settlement funds.

CARCERAL REFORM

Pledges to deprioritize minor and non-violent offenses. States his father was a formerly incarcerated felon and he knows firsthand the “impacts and domino effect” of incarceration.

GUN CONTROL

Views gun violence as the “most urgent public safety concern.” Supports gun control legislation including universal background checks. Vows to work with law enforcement on gun violence prevention and enforcement while restoring community trust.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Affirms clean air and water as a constitutional right on his campaign website. Pledges to “hold polluters accountable, fight against environmental degradation, and promote sustainable practices to combat climate change.”

ENDORSEMENTS

Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Central Pennsylvania Building Trade, United Rural Democrats, Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Pitt College Democrats. Former Congressman Mike Doyle, Pa. State Rep. Emily Kinkead, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and County Controller Corey O’Connor; various county Democratic committees.

JOE KHAN

BIOGRAPHY

Public sector attorney. Former Bucks County Solicitor, where he defended ballots against Pres. Trump's legal challenge in 2020. Previously prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and U.S. Attorney’s Office. Brother of Pa. Rep. Tarik Khan.

NAME OF CANIDATE

DRUGS

States that opioid crisis led him to “a new chapter in civil justice.” Involved in major lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies as Solicitor and used settlement funds for drug prevention and treatment.

CARCERAL REFORM

Pledged to “provide a model for best practices” on bail, forfeiture, and diversion. Vows to “root out police corruption” and tackle “culture of cronyism.” Plans to issue pardons “fearlessly” to overturn past marijuana convictions resulting from “unfair and unequal application” of laws to communities of color. Created Pardons and Expungement Unit as Solicitor and enacted “ban the box” fair hiring policy.

GUN CONTROL

Touts experience as federal prosecutor reducing gun violence through “strategic” intervention. Coordinated team that prosecuted gun traffickers while curbing “cycles of retaliatory violence” and assisting exoffenders with reentry.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Vowed to prosecute environmental crimes. Plans to restructure Environmental Crimes Unit to “address the broader issue of environmental justice.” Campaign website highlights lawsuits brought against 3M, DuPont, and Tyco for water pollution.

ENDORSEMENTS

Clean Air Action Fund, The Impact Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance; Pa. State Sens. Katie Muth, Nikil Saval, and Steve Santarsiero, and 20+ county and local officials.

NAME OF JARED SOLOMON

Philadelphia County state House District 202). Securities lawyer. Current Judge Advocate officer in Pennsylvania merly Army Reserve.

DRUGS

Named opioid epidemic as public safety crisis.” Pledges approach encompassing ment, recovery, and enforcement. drop criminal charges for substance use disorder treatment programs. Vows to bolster interception” of drugs and traffickers.

CARCERAL

Supports expungement prison time for possessing of marijuana. Believes juana for “adult medical use.” Sponsored bill to seal for low-level, non-violent

GUN CONTROL

Pledges to “take on the gun ment “commonsense gun stronger red-flag laws, assault expanded background “ghost gun” loophole, and gun violence reduction rehabbing blighted properties. police training and reinvestment; website states “we don’t need need a different type of policing.”

ENVIRONMENTAL

Pledged to “conserve environment by holding ers, frackers, or illegal dumpers when they commit environmental civil fines, restitution, and Supports stronger environmental

ENDORSEMENTS

Pennsylvania Professional Association, Pittsburgh Local No. 1, and other labor Twenty members of the including Allegheny County Abigail Salisbury, and Anita

JARED SOLOMON

BIOGRAPHY

JACK STOLLSTEIMER

BIOGRAPHY

OF CANIDATE

state representative (Pa. Securities and anti-trust Advocate General (JAG) Pennsylvania National Guard, for-

DRUGS

epidemic as “Pennsylvania’s top Pledges a “multi-prong” encompassing prevention, treatenforcement. Worked to charges for those who sought disorder treatment in approved bolster “interdiction and and prosecute fentanyl

CARCERAL REFORM

expungement of those serving possessing small amounts Believes in legalizing marimedical and recreational to seal criminal records non-violent drug felonies.

CONTROL the gun lobby” and implegun reforms.” Supports laws, assault weapons ban, background checks, closing the and community-based reduction initiatives such as properties. Cites need for reinvestment; campaign don’t need fewer police — we of policing.”

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

“conserve and maintain our holding corporate pollutillegal dumpers accountable environmental crimes” via restitution, and criminal charges. environmental regulation.

ENDORSEMENTS

Professional Fire Fighters

Pittsburgh Fire Fighters IAFF other labor organizations. of the state legislature County Reps. Dan Miller, and Anita Kulik. VoteVets.

NAME OF CANIDATE

Delaware County District Attorney; first-ever Democrat elected to the office in 2019. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for Department of Justice and Delaware County Assistant DA.

DRUGS

Litigated against opioid distributors as DA. Decriminalized marijuana possession for personal use.

CARCERAL REFORM

Champions experience reducing prison population. Closed a for-profit prison and brought it under public management. Created programs to divert low-level offenders “while still holding them accountable.”

GUN CONTROL

Cites gun violence as Pennsylvania’s “number-one public safety concern” and pledged to “[implement] holistic, evidence-based community/law enforcement partnerships.” Led gun violence task force he claims reduced gun violence by 72%. Supports greater firearms tracing.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Pledged to “fight for environmental and economic justice.” Touts experience prosecuting chemical companies and a gas pipeline manufacturer for pollution. Established an Environmental Crimes Unit.

ENDORSEMENTS

Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Council, Allegheny & Fayette County AFL-CIO, Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, Teamsters Joint Council 53.

DAVE SUNDAY

BIOGRAPHY

York County District Attorney since 2018 and former chief deputy prosecutor. Oversaw capital cases. Navy veteran. Penn State law and finance grad.

NAME OF CANIDATE

DRUGS

Claims to “lead fight” against heroin and fentanyl epidemic as DA. Co-founded and chairs York County Opioid Collaborative to “maximize public-private partnerships.” Expanded DA’s Drug Task Force. Supports drug courts.

CARCERAL REFORM

Describes criminal justice approach as “accountability and redemption.” Aims to lower recidivism rate. Started reentry coalition to assist ex-offenders. Claims 30% crime reduction and 40% prison population reduction in his first term on campaign website.

GUN CONTROL

Believes in prosecuting gun violence to fullest extent of the law. Founded Group Violence Intervention team to reduce gang violence and address root causes of crime.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Nothing listed.

BIOGRAPHY

NAME OF CANIDATE CRAIG WILLIAMS

Delaware County state representative (Pa. House District 160). Worked as federal prosecutor with U.S. Department of Justice and deputy legal counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Former Marine colonel serving 28 years.

DRUGS

Pledged to make substance use treatment a top priority. Stated his brother died of a drug overdose in 2020.

CARCERAL REFORM

Criticized Pennsylvania's “huge predisposition to let people out of prison.” Opposes decarceration; aims to use prosecution as deterrence for crime. Stated he’s the only A.G. candidate “that has a hardcore law-and-order message.”

GUN CONTROL

Passed legislation establishing a gun violence task force, expanding prosecutorial power over Philadelphians possessing firearms with prior convictions. Supported concealed carry; opposed assault weapons ban.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Touts experience as former energy attorney and “growing Pennsylvania’s energy economy and protecting consumers” on campaign website. Voted to curtail authority of Department of Environmental Protection to regulate carbon pollution. Supported opening public lands for drilling rights.

ENDORSEMENTS

Pa. GOP, State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, U.S. Reps. Dan Meuser and Lloyd Smucker. Republican Attorneys General Association.

ENDORSEMENTS

Pa. House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler and other GOP members.

Pennsylvania’s attorney general (AG) serves as the Commonwealth’s chief prosecutor and law enforcement official, representing the public’s interest in court while overseeing criminal, civil, and public protection divisions. In recent years, the office has participated in landmark multistate litigation involving pharmaceutical and natural gas companies and intervened in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Current AG Michelle Henry, who succeeded Gov. Josh Shapiro, is not running for the office, resulting in an open and crowded primary. Five Democrats — including two prosecutors, a state auditor general, and a public defender — are running, with no candidate yet endorsed by the state party. On the Republican side, State Rep. Craig Williams challenges York County District Attorney Dave Sunday, who earned the GOP’s endorsement in January.

TREASURER

BY COLIN WILLIAMS

Pa.’s treasurer is the Commonwealth’s chief banker and is responsible for managing state money, including employees’ pension funds. The treasurer also periodically reviews state contracts, assesses and disburses unclaimed property, and works with banks to invest state savings. Republican Stacy Garrity has held the office since her narrow victory in the 2020 general election. Dueling for the Democratic nod are Pa. Rep. Ryan Bizzarro and Allegheny County contractor Erin McClelland. Though the treasurer’s responsibilities are comparatively nonpartisan, Bizzarro has sparred with Garrity over her support of former President Donald Trump, while McClelland has focused more on supply-chain improvements.

MCCLELLAND RYAN BIZZARRO

BIOGRAPHY

Grew up in Erie. Cancer survivor. Edinboro and Gannon grad. Worked in law enforcement and education. Has represented District 3 (Erie) in Pa. House since 2013 and serves as Democratic Policy Chairman.

USE OF STATE DOLLARS

Vows to preserve programs including Pa. 529 taxfree college savings, PA ABLE disabilities care, and low-interest loans to municipalities and farmers. Would review state expenditures to "add protection from wage theft" and increase opportunities for investment in state initiatives. Plans "evergreen" investment funds for small businesses and infrastructure.

STATE PENSIONS

Voted for Keystone Saves state retirement program. Says he will balance moral obligations of investing state money (e.g., not investing in Russia) with practical aspects.

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

Advocated for legislation to automatically return unclaimed property but, as part of budget process, voted for reduction in amount that could be automatically returned. Says Garrity's claim of "record" doesn't factor in new arrival of unclaimed property adding to $4.5 billion backlog.

ENDORSEMENTS

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, Pa. Democrats, Pa. Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, Pa. Reps. Emily Kinkead and Dan Frankel, Pa. AFL-CIO, AFT Pa., Pa. Professional Fire Fighters Assn., UFCW 1776, Pittsburgh mayor Ed Gainey, Steel City Stonewall Democrats, College Democrats at Pitt

BIOGRAPHY

Grew up in unspecified "working-class steel mill town on the outskirts of Allegheny County." Pitt and Chatham grad. Worked as substance abuse counselor and contracted with Allegheny County DHS. Democratic nominee for old Pa.-12 in 2014 and 2016 (lost) and 2023 candidate for Allegheny County Executive.

USE OF STATE DOLLARS

Supports tariffs to prevent state money from being spent in China. Wants greater supply-chain and contract oversight to ensure compliance with and implementation of Biden's federal policies and strengthen local manufacturing. Interested in "exploring" publicly held banks.

STATE PENSIONS

Rejects calls to privatize state pensions. Calls Bizzarro-supported Keystone Saves program a "scam." Warns against self-directed IRAs as prone to fraud.

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

Said Garrity has "politicized" treasurer's office while handling unclaimed property well and said she herself has had trouble claiming $3,000 owed her by the treasury.

ENDORSEMENTS

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85, Lehigh Valley for All

BIOGRAPHY

Incumbent. Grew up in Bradford County. Decorated combat veteran and Army Reserve colonel (ret.). Bloomsburg and Cornell grad. Worked in metallurgy. Defeated Democrat Joe Tornella in an upset in 2020. Supports Donald Trump and has questioned 2020 election results.

USE OF STATE DOLLARS

Created Treasury Transparency Portal with goal of making taxpayer money easier to follow and says "there is no excuse for anything less than 100 percent transparency." Supports Pa. 529 college savings accounts and PA ABLE program. Transitioned state to new unemployment benefits system. Invested state money in Israeli bonds after Oct. 7.

STATE PENSIONS

Wants "tax-deductible 401(k)-style" pension fund. Took steps to reduce waste and fees in two biggest state pension funds. Has reallocated pension money from hedge funds into more stable investments.

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

Claims record in returning $274 million in unclaimed property to citizens in FY2023. Has advocated for legislation to make it easier for Pa. to return unclaimed property to owners. Has frequently addressed unclaimed property on campaign stops through all Pa. counties.

ENDORSEMENTS

Pa. GOP

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VOTE ’EM YOUNG

Young voters are more likely to show up on Election Day than in years past, but some say the two major parties’ candidates leave something to be desired.

BY JAMES PAUL // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

Young Democrats say one thing. “We want [young people] to be part of not just our party, but part of the political climate as a whole,” says Henry Cohen, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. “I think what the Republicans want is the exact opposite of that. Because young people, when they vote — and they vote — are overwhelmingly liberal.”

And young Republicans say another.

“It’s very easy to speak out as someone who’s non-conservative on a college campus,” says Anthony Cacciato, a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University. “We of t en find that people that do tend to hold more conservative-leaning values are afraid to speak up or are afraid to identify themselves.”

Pennsylvania voting booths for the primary election will open on April 23 to registered Democrats and Republicans. Though the presidential delegates are decided, various candidates for Congress and state positions are still vying to claim a spot on the November ballot. Pittsburgh City Paper spoke to local youths to see who’s turning out, what issues they’re voting on, and how they feel about their candidate choices.

WHO’S SHOWING UP?

Though students and organizers admit the spring primaries aren’t as

exciting as some bigger-ticket races, Olivia Pinocci-Wrightsman, a sophomore at Pitt and a fellow for PittVotes, a nonpartisan voter engagement group working on the university’s campus, notes that with each passing election cycle, it seems more and more young people are showing up for their candidates.

“I think the trends are starting to shift as we see Gen Z voter turnout increase each election cycle,” Pinocci-Wrightsman says of the 18-26 cohort. “And so, on every level, I think people have started to realize that if you want to win, you need to engage with [Gen Z], and you need to speak to us, and you need to give us the opportunities to voice our opinions.”

In 2020, roughly half of young people between the ages of 18 and 29 turned out to vote, an 11-point increase from 2016 that likely turned the tide for Joe Biden, according to data from CIRCLE. Then, in 2022, Pennsylvania was one of only four states where the number of youths who voted in the midterm surpassed the count from 2018.

With a particularly fierce battle waging between incumbent Congresswoman Summer Lee and Edgewood Councilmember Bhavini Patel for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional district, and a knife-edge presidential election looming on the horizon, multiple youth voters expect a show of force in April.

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A University of Pittsburgh student walks through the Cathedral of Learning

Cohen, who is also the political director for the Pitt College Dems, expects most decisions for Democrats this year will be colored by issues of climate change, LGBTQ+ rights, and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. But he says that postRoe v. Wade abortion access will sound out beyond the rest.

“[Abortion access] will definitely motivate people who wouldn’t vote,” Cohen says.

Exit polling from the 2022 midterms shows that youths were the only age group to cite abortion access as their number one priority in the voting booth, which was distantly trailed by inflation, crime, gun policy, and immigration, according to data from CIRCLE.

becoming president again” than “support for President Biden and his policies,” according to a poll from the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School. The poll shows the opposite among young Trump supporters, of whom 65% say their vote is driven by loyalty to the former president and his policies and 35% in opposition to President Biden’s re-election.

Gavin Perrine, a Republican sophomore at Duquesne University, describes young Republicans as more populous, isolationist, and pro-Trumpian than the older echelons of the party. Still, he says many young Republicans are nonplussed with Trump as their candidate—he would have preferred Ron DeSantis—and doubts

“I THINK THE TRENDS ARE STARTING TO SHIFT AS WE SEE

Beyond social issues, PinocciWrightsman says student voters are also concerned about their ability to “live and live well” now and after they graduate college.

Cacciato, who is also vice president of the Carnegie Mellon College Republicans, says one of his primary concerns is the economic landscape that awaits him after he graduates college. He says that in the primary, young Republican voters are likely to favor candidates who will clamp down on illegal immigration and shore up an economy they see as faltering under Joe Biden.

“I think a lot of Republicans, especially young Republicans, are not convinced by a lot of the talking up that the President has done on the economy at the moment,” Cacciato says.

NOBODY LIKES A SEQUEL

Now that it’s a foregone conclusion that Trump and Biden are set for a rematch in 2024, several students are left chewing on their party’s decisions and, in some cases, doubting their respective roads to success.

69% of young voters under 30 who favor Biden over Trump say their vote is more in “opposition to Donald Trump

Trump’s ability to succeed against Biden.

“I think [the Republican party] made the emotional choice, which I would say is the wrong choice,” says Perrine, who is also the president of the Duquesne College Republicans. “I think a candidate like DeSantis or Haley would have been more log ical, but there’s a very clear sense among Trump’s base that he’s somehow owed a second term, that he was wronged.”

Andrew Muth, a Democrat and senior at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, feels much the same. Muth says he’s happy with what Biden has done in his first term, but he notes that he and other young Democrats are starting to wish for a candidate that resembles them more closely.

“Naturally, people [who are] collegeage want to see someone younger start to take over going forward,” Muth, who is also the public relations manager for the IUP Democrats, says.

Despite dissatisfaction with their candidates, Muth, Perrine, and other young vo ters expect their under-29 cohort to largely toe the party line in November.

“I think that the scare factor will be in full force in the 2020 election,” Muth says. •

WILKINSBURG POWER COUPLE

Ashley and Dontae Comans have kept their focus local. This month’s primary will test whether that approach resonates with voters.

BY

LAURA TRYBUS AND BRYANT COUVILLON // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

They say that behind every great man is often a greater woman, but it’s rare that both share the same spotlight, serving front and center in local politics. Ashley Comans, a candidate for the recently redistricted Pa. House District 34, proves that when it comes to juggling life, love, and politics, embracing community is essential to success.

Ashley is not only a candidate running for a seat in the Pa. House, but is also married to Dontae Comans, the mayor of Wilkinsburg. Dontae supported Ashley during her 2017 campaign for Wilkinsburg’s school board prior to running for mayor. He was later elected in 2021.

Now Ashley is the one running again. Ashley says, “We tag team all the campaign duties while also tag teaming

“I COULDN’T JUST SHOW UP TO VOTE; THAT WASN’T ENOUGH. [RUNNING FOR OFFICE] WAS AN IMMEDIATE WAY TO EFFECT CHANGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.”

When asked about their dynamic, Ashley said he was the “yin to my yang.”

f ami ly responsibilities.” She described Dontae as her “rock.”

“Having him as my partner has been the best support that I can have,” she tells Pittsburgh City Paper . “[He’s] the most amazing caregiver to our young children while I’m out knocking doors and making phone calls.”

Ashley’s campaign slogan — “A Family Affair” — makes plain that her family also includes friends, allies, and her community. Ashley knocked doors for U.S. Rep. Summer Lee while she was pregnant up until she went into labor close to Election Day. Lee is now the godmother to her youngest son.

“Family,” for Ashley, also includes her

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Mayor of Wilkinsburg, Dontae Comans, and Democratic candidate for State Representative, Ashley Comans, pose for a portrait

potential constituents.

“I am just asking for them to trust me, to be that leader that always keeps them included,” she says. “My office will be a safe place, a focal point to continue to engage, listen to, and include everyone, and, most important, those who have been the most marginalized.”

This family dynamic is also why the Comanses have focused their efforts on Wilkinsburg, where they live. “I wanted to send my kids to the school down the street and feel comfortable with that. So I ran for school board, and the rest is history,” Ashley says. “I couldn’t just show up to vote; that wasn’t enough. [Running for] school board was an immediate way to effect change for our community, knowing that, if we don’t help ourselves, no one else is going to do it. Unfortunately, prior to me running, I didn’t see it for myself.”

Ashley’s time on the school board not only included lowering the millage rate in order to decrease the borough’s high property taxes, but also restructuring the district’s elementary schools, cre ating a county department dedicated t o c hildren, expanding out-of-school programming, and improving foreign

language programs. When asked whether the change in property taxes negatively impacted the schools, she said they haven’t seen any issues. Wilkinsburg’s partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) has given their schools the additional support and resources they needed without having to merge with the PPS — yet.

Ashley says strong women in her family have served as role models throughout her career. Jean Bryant, the founder of the Miss Black Teenage Pageant in 1973 who recently passed away, would say “Always wear your C.A.P.” (the acronym stands for “Confidence, Awareness, Pride”). “I still carry that with me today,” Ashley says. She won the pageant in 2005, receiving a scholarship through the program that helped pay for her tuition for Clarion University. “There weren’t enough opportunities for young Black girls to be in power. She’d always say, ‘You can’t be it until you see it.’”

“My mom was my biggest cheer leader,” Ashley continues. “She would ve her last to make sure that I could participate in whatever my heart desired.” Her grandmother was likewise an “example for me of how having a good,

union-paying job makes a difference. She worked until she was able to retire. She’s still able to take care of herself and her family. That is something that I’m afraid we don’t see anymore."

“That influences me to fight for our communities. I want them to have these opportunities to take care of themselves and their families,” Ashley adds. “I want them to have the necessary means to not only survive but also to thrive.”

Pa.’s 34th District includes Braddock, East Pittsburgh, Forest Hills, Swissvale, Wilkinsburg, and much of Homewood and Point Breeze. Summer Lee previously represented the district before she w as elec ted to the U.S. House of Representatives. Comans' allies say Ashley’s opponent, Abigail Salisbury, was chosen by party insiders to be the Democratic nominee in a special election , leaving some constituents feeling as though they didn’t get much choice in the matter.

“When I realized that approximately 20 people were basically going to pick my next representative, I was livid,” Ashley Barber, president of the Wilkinsburg school board, tells City Paper . Barber

has since gotten involved with the local Democratic committee, which she says “needs more diversity.”

“I am very glad that we’re going to get the chance now to have a choice in who’s going to represent us,” Barber says.

Ashley has since recently received the endorsements of Allegheny County executive Sara Innamarato, Pittsburgh mayor Ed Gainey, and Lee in spite of not receiving the Allegheny County Democratic Committee’s endorsement. When asked whether she thought she still stood a chance to win this race without the endorsement, she pointed out that some of her predecessors did not receive it, either. Comans remains focused not on pleasing the party apparatus, but on representing her community.

“Once elected, we are going to continue to be in overdrive fighting for working families, fighting to fairly fund our public schools, to push for paid family and medical leave, and increase the [Commonwealth’s] minimum wage,” she says. “This is the work that is happening but needs continued momentum and fire. Day one, I will hit the ground running on all these issues.” .

CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Ashley Comans, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania State Representative, poses for a portrait

CP PHOTO: MARS JOHNSON Ashley Comans braids her daughter Bellamy's hair

FRI., APR. 5

Advertising Campaign. 6 p.m. Continues through June 2. Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media. 1047 Shady Ave., Shadyside. Free. pghartsmedia.org

THEATER • ALLENTOWN

Quantum Theatre turns Allentown into 16th-century Venice with another site-specific work. Written by European dramatist Howard Barker, Scenes from an Execution follows Galactia, a female painter commissioned by the Doge to depict a major battle on canvas. Taking place at Abiding Missions, the production continues the theater company’s mission of bringing bold work to unorthodox venues. 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sat., April 27. 731 Excelsior St., Allentown. $18-75. quantumtheatre.com

SAT., APRIL 6

MARKET • STRIP DISTRICT

Vintage Pittsburgh Retro Fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Heinz History Center. 1212 Smallman St., Strip District. $11-20, free for kids 5 and under. heinzhistorycenter.org

ART • DOWNTOWN

Wavy Wednesday: WHERE DID YOUR CHRIST COME FROM. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through June 2. 937 Gallery. 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. Free. trustarts.org

MUSIC • OAKLAND

Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society presents The Seldom Scene 7 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. Carnegie Music Hall. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $45. calliopehouse.org

THEATER • OAKLAND

University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Theatre Arts presents Spring Awakening. 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., April 14. Charity Randall Theatre. 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $15-25. play.pitt.edu

SUN., APRIL 7

MUSIC • SOUTH SIDE

Choke Chain and Trace Amount. 6:30 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. The Smiling Moose. 1306 E. Carson St., South Side. $13 in advance, $16 at the door. druskyentertainment.com

THU., APRIL 4

MARKET • OAKLAND

Used Bulb Sale. 3-6 p.m. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. One Schenley Park, Oakland. Free. phipps.conservatory.org

MUSIC • MILLVALE

Legendary British rockers Girlschool head to Mr. Smalls Theatre for a night of headbanging fun. The all-female outfit celebrates over 40 years of making music with what’s being billed as their final North American tour.

Experience the band that shared a stage with acts like Motörhead, Dio, and Black Sabbath. The event includes performances by Lillian Axe and Alcatraz. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $40. opusoneproductions.com

MUSIC • NORTH SIDE

Sound Series: Jake Xerxes Fussell & Joan Shelley 8 p.m. The Andy Warhol Museum. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $20-25. warhol.org

FRI., APRIL 5

DANCE • DOWNTOWN

Pittsburgh Ballet Theater presents Spring Mix with the PBT Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., April 7. Benedum Center. Seventh St. and Penn Ave., Downtown. $29-129. pbt.org

ART • SHADYSIDE

Opening reception: The Story of the Blissfield General Store and the Pure Bliss

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The Story of the Blissfield General Store and the Pure Bliss Advertising Campaign at Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media

FILM • OAKLAND

The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry presents A Quaking Song: One Big Eye Expanded 6:30 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University. 4919 Frew St., College of Fine Art, Room 111. Oakland. Free. studioforcreativeinquiry.org

MON., APRIL 8

MUSIC • DOWNTOWN

Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents the Ying Quartet and Xavier Foley 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Playhouse. 350 Forbes Ave., Downtown. $35-53. chambermusicpittsburgh.org

MUSIC • SOUTH SIDE

The Brother Brothers with Lonesome Bob 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. Club Cafe. 56-58 South 12th St., South Side. $20. ticketweb.com

TUE., APRIL 9

FILM • LAWRENCEVILLE

Row House Cinema says “Oh hi, Mark” when actor Greg Sestero appears for a screening of the cult hit The Room. Sestero, who wrote a best-selling book about starring in the 2003 film by enigmatic director Tommy Wiseau, will lead a Q&A and meet-and-greet. The event also includes exclusive bonus clips of Bob Odenkirk’s remake of the bizarre early aughts 7 p.m. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $21. rowhousecinemas.com

OPERA • DOWNTOWN

Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My : Excerpts in Concert. 8 p.m. Byham Theater. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $25-75. trustarts.org

WED., APRIL 10

FILM • DOWNTOWN

Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All. 5 p.m. Harris Theater. 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $9-11. trustarts.org

MUSIC • STRIP DISTRICT

LA TI DO Broadway Cabaret featuring Vincent Rodriguez III. 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m. City Winery. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. $20-30. citywinery.com

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Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on April 09, 2024, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:

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• General Primes

Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on March 25, 2024, at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.

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Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on April 16, 2024, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:

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Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on March 25, 2024, at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.

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ACROSS

1.  It gets the bugs out

5.  Uncontrollable scratching reasoning

12.  Easter symbol

15.  Log cutters

16.  Paint store

17.  Humanities maj.

18.  LOL, in the kitchen

20.  Show that Andy Kaufman was voted off of

21.  “My take is”

22.  “Just pick one”

23.  Placemat puzzle, often

24.  With 48-Across, where swabs are tested

25.  IMO, at a funeral home

28.  Slavic man’s name that means “sacred”

30.  Co’s purse strings controller

31.  Conclusion

32.  Cable Car ingredient

33.  Some December decorations

36.  Superfan of the local team

40.  BRB, for Chemical Brothers fans

43.  Meal served with wasabi

44.  Universe’s natural way, in Chinese philosophies

45.  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse pro

46.  Rosario’s nat.

48.  See 24-Across

49.  Sound made

with a twist?

50.  WTF, to envelope-pushing comedians

55.  Resting place

56.  Line of geometry

57.  Holding hands (or worse) in the park, for short

58.  Malia’s pop

61.  See 19-Down

62.  TBH, on Jeopardy!

65.  Vehicle that sometimes rolls over

66.  Clearly seen, as on stage say

67.  River through eleven countries

68.  Delivery overseers: Abbr.

69.  Roone who won 37 Emmys

70.  Title for Maggie Smith

DOWN

1.  Island near Java

2.  Goal of a 23-Across

3.  Gizmo’s debuts at shows, say

4.  Looking for

5.  Much dinero

6. We Water (Wally Lamb best-seller)

7.  Heavy drinkers

8.  Day of Arafat faith

9.  Shakespearean pronoun

10.  “Do what I’m doing”

11.  Some laptops, for short

12.  Bit of slanted writing

13.  Inserting yourself into the story reporting

14.  Treble staff symbol

19.  With 61-Across, jogging

23.  Unnamed man, in some court docs

25.  “Otherwise”

26.  V-shaped mark

27.  Where The White Lotus and True Detective can be seen

28.  Decorative circles

29.  Total humdinger

30.  It’s always tired

33.  Get around somehow

34.  Cub Scout leader’s title

35.  Instrument in some psychedelic rock songs

37.  Cookie nut

38.  Some Apple

Maps sharings: Abbr.

39.  Party request

41.  Intimate conversations

42.  Pick up

47.  Errand runner

49.  Reading or writing

50.  Nintendo villain

51.  Outlying community

52.  Chicas

53.  NFL star ___ Beckham Jr.

54.  Story with animals

55.  “I am unamused!”

58.  Fractionth of a SSD

59.  Relaxed

60.  Laptop’s edge?

62.  ___ Museum (Kansas City aviation museum)

63.  Hackneyed

64.  Archaeologist’s job

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