Excellent Legislative Performance by Danilo Burgos Strengthens Latino Vote in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA: State Representative Danilo Burgos, representing District 197 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, has directly sponsored nine memoranda and co-sponsored 27 initiatives during the 2023-2024 session, totaling 36 in the Regular Session Hall. This outstanding performance adds to his extensive history of legislative successes over three terms as State Representative, which could translate into votes for the Democratic Party and the Harris-Walz campaign on November 5.

Pennsylvania is considered one of the key states that could influence the 2024 presidential election, just as it did in 2020 when Joe Biden won. Kamala Harris aims to replicate that success. State Representative Danilo Burgos has intensified his political activism to ensure his leadership influences Democratic and independent voters, thereby facilitating Harris’s victory in Pennsylvania.

Key states, also known as battleground states, could “lean” towards Democratic or Republican candidates based on the election due to their potential to turn “blue” or “red.” The importance of local elected officials, such as Danilo Burgos, lies in their ability to translate legislative successes and local leadership into votes for the Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, on November 5.

Danilo Burgos, who is running for re-election for a fourth term, has worked diligently alongside other legislators to carry out significant projects, such as:

• Expanding access to free death certificates for veterans.
• Hispanic Heritage Month in Pennsylvania.
• Decriminalization of cannabis.
• Keystone Fresh Law.
• Tribute to Dawn Staley.
• Tribute to the careers of Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox.
• Keeping farms and communities safe through food processing waste management.
• Addressing wealth disparities in Pennsylvania.
• Pathway to full licensure for internationally trained physicians with temporary licenses.
• Equal rights for farm workers in Pennsylvania.
• Skill-based video game law.
• Establishing the Law for Police and Community Safety.
• Increasing access to nutritious food for Pennsylvania families.
• Reclassifying cannabis as a non-highly addictive and dangerous substance.
• Marriage equality.
• Increasing state oversight of Temple University.
• Fishing licenses for people with paraplegia or those with similar disabilities.
• Performance audit of the Tobacco Control and Policy Program.
• Establishing September 15 as “Roberto Clemente Day.”
• Providing free identification cards to state residents.
• Incentivizing the use of low-emission transportation fuels.
• Creating a Select Committee on Strategic Competition between Pennsylvania and the Chinese Communist Party.
• Tax credit for mechanical insulation installation.
• Dream Education Law: providing parity for tuition and financial aid from PHEAA.
• Medical parole.
• Fresh food funding initiative.
• Banning reconnection fees for utility services.
• Helping undocumented residents obtain a driver’s license.
• Diverse historical instruction in schools.
• Including blood type on driver’s licenses and identification cards.
• Establishing a Pennsylvania Commission for Socially Diverse Farmers.
• Revoking medical cannabis licenses for entities with ties to Russian companies.
• Recognizing the Independence Day of the Dominican Republic.