WHEREAS, Hannah-Kate McFadden's efforts began in 2020, when
the sign of the candidate she volunteered for was vandalized
outside her home and when it was replaced, the trees outside her
home were covered in toilet paper; and
WHEREAS, Hannah-Kate McFadden became demoralized and thought
about giving up on volunteering; and
WHEREAS, McFadden's mother posted about the incident on X,
formerly known as Twitter, and caught the attention of Maria
Shriver, the former First Lady of California, who posted that
McFadden should "Keep Going. I'm Inspired by her"; and
WHEREAS, McFadden was inspired to foster a healthier
political environment and created "The Candidate Pledge" on
September 20, 2020, which contains principles such as no
bullying, stick to the issues, no name calling, agree to
disagree, don't use bad language and always remember the people
you are serving; and
WHEREAS, McFadden continues to promote civility in politics;
and
WHEREAS, Signees to "The Candidate Pledge" include
politicians and political candidates in numerous states; and
WHEREAS, Hannah-Kate McFadden reminds us that we cannot let
incivility prevent us from coming together to solve the most
pressing problems of our times; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
September 20, 2024, as "Candidate Pledge Day" in Pennsylvania;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That partisan differences should not prevent us as
legislators from working together to improve the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and the lives of its residents.
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