PENNSYLVANIA SENATE

32nd District

All of Fayette County; part of Somerset County consisting of the townships of Addison, Allegheny, Black, Brothersvalley, Elk Lick, Fairhope, Greenville, Jefferson, Jenner, Larimer, Lincoln, Lower Turkeyfoot, Middlecreek, Milford, Northampton, Ogle, Paint, Quemahoning, Shade, Somerset, Southampton, Stonycreek, Summit and Upper Turkeyfoot and the boroughs of Addison, Berlin, Boswell, Callimont, Casselman, Central City, Confluence, Garrett, Hooversville, Indian Lake, Jennerstown, Meyersdale, New Baltimore, New Centerville, Rockwood, Salisbury, Seven Springs, Shanksville, Somerset, Stoystown, Ursina and Wellersburg; part of Washington County consisting of the boroughs of Allenport, California, Charleroi, Coal Center, Dunlevy, Elco, Roscoe, Speers and Stockdale and part of Westmoreland County consisting of the townships of Cook and Donegal and the boroughs of Donegal and Scottdale.

Richard A. Kasunic (I), 59, Dunbar Township

kasunic4senate@hotmail.com

724-626-0111

Ronald L. Gallo, 64, Connellsville Township

www.electrongallo.com

electrongallo@hotmail.com

724-628-0190

Mr. Kasunic has served 12 years in the Senate and before that, 12 years in the state House. He served in the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1970 to 1976. Mr. Kasunic voted against the legislative pay raise and refused to accept the money. He voted in favor of legalizing slot-machine gambling in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Gallo has owned and operated Gas Mart Oil Co., a home heating company, for 25 years. He favors replacing property taxes with a higher sales tax and taxpayer referenda on any state or local tax increases. He says the state should operate the slot machine casinos rather than having two-thirds of the revenue pass to the private companies that are in line to get the casino licenses.

Part of Allegheny County consisting of the City of Pittsburgh (Wards 03 [Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 05], 04 [Divisions 03, 04, 06, 09 and 18], 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 [Divisions 12, 13 and 14], 22 [Divisions 02 and 04], 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 [Divisions 05, 07, 08, 09, 10 and 11]) and the townships of Fawn, Frazer, Harrison, Indiana, O'Hara and Reserve and the boroughs of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Millvale, Oakmont, Sharpsburg and Wilkinsburg; part of Armstrong County consisting of the townships of Gilpin, Kiskiminetas and Parks and the boroughs of Apollo, Freeport, Leechburg and North Apollo and part of Westmoreland County consisting of the townships of Allegheny and Bell and the boroughs of East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Oklahoma, Vandergrift and West Leechburg.

Jim Ferlo (I), 55, Highland Park

412-363-8683

No candidate

Joseph Murphy, 37, Oakmont

jmurphpitt@hotmail.com

Mr. Ferlo has been a member of the state Senate since 2003. Before that he served in Pittsburgh City Council, including two terms as president. He voted against the legislative pay raise and has been a vocal supporter of reform, including reducing the size of the Legislature and a constitutional convention.

Mr. Murphy works for a Christian bookseller and distributor. He is against abortion (Mr. Ferlo favors legal abortion), and doesn't support a statewide smoking ban (Mr. Ferlo is a sponsor). Mr. Murphy believes public transit should largely be privatized.

Part of Allegheny County consisting of the townships of Hampton, Marshall, McCandless, Pine, Richland, Ross, Shaler and West Deer and the boroughs of Bradford Woods, Etna, Franklin Park and West View; and part of Butler County consisting of the townships of Adams, Buffalo, Clinton, Connoquenessing, Cranberry, Forward, Jackson, Middlesex and Penn and the boroughs of Callery, Connoquenessing, Evans City, Harmony, Mars, Seven Fields, Valencia and Zelienople.

No candidate

Jane Clare Orie (I), 45, McCandless

Christopher M. Graham, Middlesex

Ms. Orie was elected to the Senate in 2001. Before that, she served as a state representative, deputy state attorney general and Allegheny County assistant district attorney. Mr. Graham did not reply to a questionnaire seeking information for this guide.

Part of Allegheny County consisting of the City of Pittsburgh (Wards 01, 02, 03 [Division 04], 04 [Divisions 01, 05, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 19], 17 [Divisions 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07 and 08], 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 [Divisions 01 and 03], 27 [Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 12 and 13], 28, 30 and 32) and the townships of Baldwin, Kennedy, Neville, Robinson, Scott and Stowe and the boroughs of Bellevue, Brentwood, Carnegie, Castle Shannon, Coraopolis, Crafton, Dormont, Green Tree, Heidelberg, Ingram, McKees Rocks, Pennsbury Village, Rosslyn Farms and Thornburg.

Wayne Fontana (I), 56, Brookline

412-343-7572

www.fontanaforsenate.com

wayne@fontanaforsenate.com

No candidate

Part of Allegheny County consisting of the township of Forward and the boroughs of Elizabeth, McDonald (Allegheny County portion) and West Elizabeth; part of Beaver County consisting of the townships of Greene, Hanover, Independence and Raccoon and the boroughs of Frankfort Springs and Hookstown; all of Greene County; part of Washington County consisting of the cities of Monongahela and Washington and the townships of Amwell, Blaine, Buffalo, Canton, Carroll, Cecil, Chartiers, Cross Creek, Donegal, East Bethlehem, East Finley, Fallowfield, Hanover, Hopewell, Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mount Pleasant, North Bethlehem, North Franklin, North Strabane, Nottingham, Robinson, Smith, Somerset, South Franklin, South Strabane, Union, West Bethlehem, West Finley and West Pike Run and the boroughs of Beallsville, Bentleyville, Burgettstown, Canonsburg, Centerville, Claysville, Cokeburg, Deemston, Donora, East Washington, Ellsworth, Finleyville, Green Hills, Houston, Long Branch, Marianna, McDonald, Midway, New Eagle, North Charleroi, Twilight, West Alexander, West Brownsville and West Middletown and part of Westmoreland County consisting of the City of Monessen.

J. Barry Stout (I), 69, Somerset Township

No candidate