LEANNE KRUEGER-BRANEKY ENDORSED BY EDUCATION VOTERS ACTION FUND

Folsom, PA, July 16, 2015— Leanne Krueger-Braneky, the Swarthmore businesswoman and candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 161st Legislative District, announced her endorsement by the Education Voters Action Fund, a public education advocacy organization.

“Let’s be clear: Pennsylvania is in partial government shutdown because some legislators who claim to be supportive of public education have chosen to side with corporations and special interests instead of our children. Governor Tom Wolf’s budget will restore cuts to public education and deliver property tax relief to families who have paid more and more while gas drillers got tax breaks from Harrisburg,” Krueger-Braneky said. “Politicians like to call themselves ‘independent leaders,’ but they don’t know the difference between independence and inconsistency. One day, Paul Mullen attacks Lisa Esler for increasing school taxes to support public education, but on the next he sends out a piece of direct mail saying he’ll ‘strengthen our schools.’ That’s not independence, that’s inconsistency.”

“Delaware County was built on the idea that if families worked hard and sent their kids to good public schools, they could get ahead, but the Republican budget is a major backslide; it has gone past cynical, all the way to sinister. If elected to represent the 161st District, I will fight like hell to make sure our kids get a good education, our hardworking families get a break for once, and gas drillers who profit off Pennsylvania’s abundant natural resources pay their fair share.”

“Saying you support education and taking action to ensure public schools are funded are not the same thing, which the current standoff over the state budget has made crystal clear. Education Voters Action Fund knows the difference between lip service and deeds, and I am proud to have earned its endorsement,” Krueger-Braneky continued.

Said Susan Gobreski, director of the Education Voters Action Fund: “Governor Wolf’s historic election and numerous polls show that Pennsylvania voters believe nothing is more important to our future than quality public education for all children. We need leaders like Leanne Krueger-Braneky who will work for the people, not for special interests. Education Voters Action Fund is proud to endorse Leanne, because nothing is more important for Pennsylvania’s future than educating our kids.”