Lycoming County woman announces bid for U.S. Congress | News, Sports, Jobs

Democrat Amanda Waldman recently announced her candidacy for U.S. Congress in the 9th District of Pennsylvania. The newly redrawn 12-county area includes Lycoming, Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullivan, Wyoming, western Luzerne, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Lebanon and northern Berks counties.

Born and raised on her family’s farm in Lycoming County, Waldman is a single mother who knows what it’s like to work multiple jobs to make ends meet, a news release said. Waldman wants to represent rural Pennsylvania as someone who actually understands what it means to struggle; to have experienced making the choice between putting food on the table and paying the electric bill.

Waldman’s policy priorities, according to the news release, include protecting small farms, fully-funded public education, a living wage to fuel a better economy, affordable and accessible healthcare including ensuring veterans’ healthcare, and demanding better for rural communities.

“While working in Harrisburg for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, I saw firsthand just how dysfunctional our government can be,” she said, according to the news release. “I’ve watched as people’s priorities were disregarded and common-sense legislation never even made it to a vote, making life harder for us in rural Pennsylvania.”