The 2022 elections are set to take place on Tuesday, November 8. Students living on LHU campus that are registered to vote will be voting for the Representative for the 76th District of PA, in addition to the gubernatorial and senatorial elections. The two major party candidates for the District are incumbent representative Stephanie Borowicz (R), and Denise Maris (D).
Stephanie Borowicz was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. She received her bachelor of arts in Bible Studies from Vanguard University in 1999. According to Ballotpedia, She was most recently reelected as representative with 19,175 votes in 2020, where she defeated Joe Waltz (D) by a margin of 31%.
She has been serving as representative since 2018, where she defeated Mike Hanna Jr., the son of Mike Hanna Sr who had served as representative for the previous 30 years.
Borowicz has been assigned to several committees in her most recent term, such as the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee, the Agricultural & Rural Affairs Committee, the Environmental Resources & Energy Committee and the Health Committee. According to her website, “Stephanie is deeply committed to protecting our God-given rights and freedoms from intrusive government overreach, which includes safeguarding our Second Amendment liberties and protecting the sanctity of all human life.”
Denise Maris was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Renovo, Pennsylvania in 2014. She received her bachelor of science in Business Administration in 2018, and a masters degree in healthcare management in 2020, both from Lock Haven University.
According to Ballotpedia, she has been affiliated with many local organizations, such as AmeriCorps, the West Branch Society of Human Resources, the Clinton County Democratic Committee and the Downtown Lock Haven Rotary Club.
According to her campaign website, Maris is running on a platform of subjects such as a pro-choice stance on abortion, the furthering of LGBTQ+ rights, access to affordable healthcare, and environmental protections.
Her website also states, “One of the main reasons Denise is running for representative is that the people of the 76th District are not being represented equally, and that the division within our community is prohibiting us from being a better, productive society.”
Students that have been registered on campus can search for their polling location by clicking here.
