1 00:00:01,350 --> 00:00:02,183 Starting now. 2 00:00:02,860 --> 00:00:07,070 Commonalities where guests find common ground through uncommon 3 00:00:07,100 --> 00:00:10,710 conversations, politics, religion, finances, 4 00:00:11,010 --> 00:00:14,390 all the topics your grandmother told you not to discuss with friends. 5 00:00:14,930 --> 00:00:17,350 And now your host, Matthew Dowling, 6 00:00:17,770 --> 00:00:20,390 and today's guests on commonalities. 7 00:00:24,180 --> 00:00:27,150 Well, thank you for joining me on another episode of commonalities. 8 00:00:27,490 --> 00:00:28,630 I'm your host, Matt Dowling. 9 00:00:28,650 --> 00:00:33,310 My guest today is Representative Marla Brown of the Ninth District. 10 00:00:33,810 --> 00:00:37,990 Uh, she's a Republican serving Lawrence County. Uh, and so it's, 11 00:00:37,990 --> 00:00:41,910 it's a pleasure to have you on the program here, representative Brown. 12 00:00:42,990 --> 00:00:44,770 Thanks, Matt. I'm glad to be here. 13 00:00:45,790 --> 00:00:47,530 So I wanted to, uh, 14 00:00:47,870 --> 00:00:52,490 to start off by asking kind of some general questions so our listeners, 15 00:00:52,670 --> 00:00:56,450 uh, get a chance to, to know you. And, and my first question is, 16 00:00:57,310 --> 00:01:01,890 can you tell us a little bit about your upbringing and how it 17 00:01:01,900 --> 00:01:03,930 influenced your decision to, uh, 18 00:01:04,350 --> 00:01:06,930 get into the political arena to enter politics? 19 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,890 Sure. So I grew up in Lawrence County. Um, 20 00:01:12,550 --> 00:01:17,250 my family owned a small business in Lawrence County that I worked at from the 21 00:01:17,250 --> 00:01:19,530 time I was a teenager. Um, 22 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,570 went to school in Erie at Gannon University, 23 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:28,410 started working for ups, um, and my career. 24 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,410 Took flight with them. And, um, 25 00:01:32,110 --> 00:01:36,970 before I started moving all over the world with ups, I also, uh, 26 00:01:36,970 --> 00:01:41,490 went to Geneva College to get my master's degree, uh, 27 00:01:41,830 --> 00:01:45,560 in leadership. And as I said, 28 00:01:45,660 --> 00:01:50,160 my career started moving quite quickly with ups, um, 29 00:01:51,020 --> 00:01:55,640 as I was moving all over the world, actually managing, uh, 30 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,040 sales and marketing teams. 31 00:01:57,260 --> 00:02:02,160 My last assignment with them was in the UK and Ireland. And, um, 32 00:02:03,590 --> 00:02:05,810 it was, it, it was a great career. 33 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,890 It's where I cut my teeth in management and leadership, 34 00:02:09,670 --> 00:02:13,690 but it was tough because my daughter was young at the time. 35 00:02:13,810 --> 00:02:17,810 I was pulling her in and outta school. So I moved back to the states, 36 00:02:17,870 --> 00:02:21,610 opened a business, uh, in Atlanta that I owned for 10 years. 37 00:02:21,980 --> 00:02:26,860 Ended up selling that business and was asked to take on the role as the CEO 38 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,780 of a nonprofit for Women in crisis pregnancies. 39 00:02:31,150 --> 00:02:35,250 And I probably would still be doing that today had it not been for the fact that 40 00:02:35,250 --> 00:02:39,090 my dad came down with Alzheimer's. And I wanted, um, 41 00:02:39,270 --> 00:02:43,530 to be sure that I was able to spend these last few years, uh, in his life. 42 00:02:44,230 --> 00:02:47,290 So I moved back to PA about five years ago, 43 00:02:47,350 --> 00:02:50,770 and I moved back to a town that I did not recognize, 44 00:02:52,430 --> 00:02:53,930 um, the town that I grew up in. 45 00:02:54,870 --> 00:02:58,690 And because I'm the type of person that doesn't like to complain about things 46 00:02:59,070 --> 00:03:02,880 without doing something about it, <laugh>, I decided to jump in. 47 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,930 I never really had politics, um, 48 00:03:08,110 --> 00:03:11,770 in mind, but, um, the more I thought about it, 49 00:03:12,230 --> 00:03:15,290 the more it actually was the perfect storm coming together, 50 00:03:15,290 --> 00:03:20,290 because with my background, I was taking on a giant who was a, in fact, 51 00:03:20,370 --> 00:03:25,140 a career politician, and the people of my community, um, 52 00:03:25,250 --> 00:03:29,180 they were tired of being told the same thing and not getting any results. 53 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:34,300 So I unseated a, uh, 28 year, uh, 54 00:03:34,660 --> 00:03:38,620 Democrat, and prior to him was a 26 year Democrat. 55 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,540 So we turned the district red for the first time in 50 years. 56 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:49,130 Well, congratulations. And, and I'm sure, uh, that was not a, 57 00:03:49,230 --> 00:03:53,850 an easy feat. Um, and so I I, one of my next questions, 58 00:03:54,550 --> 00:03:57,810 um, is one that I, I like to discuss with, 59 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,650 with state representatives or state senators. Um, you know, 60 00:04:02,150 --> 00:04:05,090 in my service to, uh, my, 61 00:04:05,470 --> 00:04:08,450 my legislative district and my time in office, um, 62 00:04:08,850 --> 00:04:13,690 I realized that there are very unique problems that happen within 63 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:18,810 each of our, our geographic districts. Uh, you know, of course, um, you know, 64 00:04:19,050 --> 00:04:22,210 Lawrence County is different than Philadelphia, 65 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,490 different than Fayette County, uh, et cetera. 66 00:04:26,270 --> 00:04:31,090 So my question is, and and you know, I, I found this to be a challenge, uh, 67 00:04:31,090 --> 00:04:35,490 while I was in the State House, but how do you, uh, 68 00:04:35,490 --> 00:04:38,210 think that you can adequately, you know, 69 00:04:38,650 --> 00:04:43,210 represent the interest of your district and balance that with the needs of, 70 00:04:43,350 --> 00:04:44,570 of the state as a whole? 71 00:04:47,510 --> 00:04:51,040 Well, you know, it's interesting because as I traveled the world, 72 00:04:52,050 --> 00:04:53,040 everywhere I went, 73 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:58,080 I was trying to find something that I already had right back here at home. 74 00:04:58,100 --> 00:05:00,360 And I stay home because Pennsylvania's home. 75 00:05:00,980 --> 00:05:04,910 But I think what we have is unique, um, 76 00:05:05,250 --> 00:05:06,310 to the state in general. 77 00:05:06,410 --> 00:05:11,030 And that is that we have a hardworking population. We have, 78 00:05:12,090 --> 00:05:16,470 um, tremendous culture and family values, 79 00:05:17,210 --> 00:05:21,550 and, um, just the sense of, 80 00:05:22,010 --> 00:05:26,990 uh, even our, our Christian beliefs. I think, um, 81 00:05:27,450 --> 00:05:30,070 the state as a whole, um, 82 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,740 is <laugh> one that I'm proud of, number one, 83 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:38,620 and one that has characteristics that I, like I said, 84 00:05:38,700 --> 00:05:41,980 I couldn't find as I traveled the world. Um, 85 00:05:43,150 --> 00:05:47,370 so I think there's a lot of commonalities, um, in my, 86 00:05:47,630 --> 00:05:52,370 in where I grew up. It's a very aging population, which again, 87 00:05:52,430 --> 00:05:57,240 is a, a characteristic of our state. We're aging faster than than other states. 88 00:05:58,340 --> 00:06:02,240 Um, but in general, I think there's, 89 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,680 there's more similarities than there are differences. 90 00:06:06,270 --> 00:06:10,170 So, uh, you know, during my time in office, um, you know, 91 00:06:10,190 --> 00:06:14,930 we experienced the, the pandemic, and I saw how that impacted my, 92 00:06:15,390 --> 00:06:19,730 my constituents, uh, from every walk of life. And, uh, 93 00:06:19,740 --> 00:06:21,450 we're now seeing, uh, 94 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:26,290 some of those issues that impacted our areas during the pandemic, 95 00:06:26,750 --> 00:06:31,130 uh, start to kind of dissipate a little bit. So, uh, you know, 96 00:06:31,130 --> 00:06:35,810 my my question is, in Lawrence County and the district that you represent, 97 00:06:36,470 --> 00:06:41,010 um, how has the, the economic turnaround and so forth happened, 98 00:06:41,630 --> 00:06:45,330 uh, since the pandemic? And are you still seeing that, uh, 99 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:49,730 your constituents are impacted in any way, business owners, et cetera? 100 00:06:51,750 --> 00:06:56,480 Yeah, and I think that was the thing that rang true the most in, 101 00:06:56,900 --> 00:06:58,800 um, during the campaign, 102 00:06:58,830 --> 00:07:03,800 because I knocked 11,000 doors because I truly wanted to 103 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:07,200 understand the constituents of this area and what, you know, 104 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,000 what their biggest concerns were. And it, 105 00:07:09,140 --> 00:07:13,880 it was resounding that their number one concern was the 106 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:17,480 economy and they were hurting. Um, you know, 107 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:21,560 this area had been hurt for quite some time, uh, 108 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,360 with businesses shutting down and going out of business. 109 00:07:25,490 --> 00:07:29,710 And the pandemic was just the nail in the coffin for us. 110 00:07:30,490 --> 00:07:35,470 Um, and we've, we've really not started to recover, to be honest with you. 111 00:07:35,610 --> 00:07:40,150 So this is my mantra moving forward. I, I really, uh, 112 00:07:40,150 --> 00:07:44,830 wanna stimulate economic growth, uh, for my community. 113 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:51,030 Sure. Um, so I, I wanna get to some, uh, 114 00:07:51,470 --> 00:07:55,830 specific legislation that, uh, that you are introducing and, 115 00:07:55,830 --> 00:07:59,950 and you're going to be the prime sponsor, uh, of the legislation, I believe, 116 00:08:00,210 --> 00:08:04,590 and I know it, uh, it's favorable, uh, among, uh, 117 00:08:04,590 --> 00:08:07,470 some Republicans and, and some Democrats. Um, 118 00:08:07,470 --> 00:08:11,430 so you may get a little bit of bipartisan support there, um, 119 00:08:12,090 --> 00:08:16,310 on that. And this legislation is regarding, uh, 120 00:08:16,370 --> 00:08:20,190 closed primaries and, and open primaries. And, uh, 121 00:08:20,230 --> 00:08:24,870 I know the post ettes editorial board, uh, joined more than, uh, 122 00:08:24,970 --> 00:08:28,950 two dozen other publications around the Commonwealth that, uh, 123 00:08:28,980 --> 00:08:32,470 have endorsed repealing PA's, uh, 124 00:08:32,470 --> 00:08:35,870 closed primary election system. And, uh, 125 00:08:36,170 --> 00:08:39,390 and so I guess maybe where we should start is, you know, 126 00:08:39,390 --> 00:08:43,990 what isn't a closed primary and, and how does that affect our voters? Uh, 127 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:47,150 for the listeners out there that, that may not, uh, 128 00:08:47,330 --> 00:08:48,470 be familiar with the concept. 129 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:54,320 Pennsylvania is one of only nine states that still have closed primaries, 130 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:59,240 meaning that, um, you go in as a Republican or Democrat, 131 00:08:59,900 --> 00:09:03,360 and you vote for your candidate in the primary. 132 00:09:04,180 --> 00:09:08,040 So the only two parties allowed to vote are Democrats and Republicans. 133 00:09:09,460 --> 00:09:11,240 Um, and in my opinion, 134 00:09:12,580 --> 00:09:16,390 what this has caused is, um, 135 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:20,750 extremists on both ends, meaning, uh, 136 00:09:20,750 --> 00:09:24,750 the Republicans are putting in very far right candidates, 137 00:09:25,370 --> 00:09:28,790 and the Democrats are putting in very far, far less candidates. 138 00:09:29,290 --> 00:09:32,910 And what you're seeing is exactly, um, 139 00:09:33,210 --> 00:09:36,190 the situation that's unfolding in Harrisburg, it's, 140 00:09:36,580 --> 00:09:41,190 it's very difficult to find middle ground. Um, and you know, 141 00:09:41,190 --> 00:09:44,550 it's interesting, I, I've been talking with David Thornberg, 142 00:09:44,810 --> 00:09:49,550 who is the president of ballot ta, his, his father, um, 143 00:09:50,460 --> 00:09:53,040 was Governor Thornberg. And he said, you know, 144 00:09:53,100 --> 00:09:56,440 my dad always believed that the best way, um, 145 00:09:56,460 --> 00:10:01,400 for politics to work is when you have people that are closer to the middle 146 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:06,880 <laugh> on both sides. And that's really what I think opening, uh, 147 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:11,840 the primaries to allow independence and unaffiliated voters to 148 00:10:11,950 --> 00:10:15,440 vote will produce, it'll, in general, 149 00:10:15,510 --> 00:10:17,040 produce a better candidate. 150 00:10:19,110 --> 00:10:23,730 And so this isn't the first time that this legislation has, 151 00:10:24,070 --> 00:10:28,690 uh, floated around Harrisburg. I, I know in my, uh, time period, 152 00:10:29,590 --> 00:10:33,890 um, uh, our majority leader, Dave Reid, uh, 153 00:10:33,890 --> 00:10:38,210 representative Dave Reid, he was, was a fan of this legislation. I, 154 00:10:38,330 --> 00:10:43,050 I don't recall if it was actually introduced at that point in time, uh, 155 00:10:43,190 --> 00:10:45,490 but, but I know it has been discussed before. 156 00:10:45,590 --> 00:10:50,410 So is there any history to your bill? And, you know, I, 157 00:10:50,430 --> 00:10:53,210 is it something that's been, uh, considered, uh, 158 00:10:53,210 --> 00:10:55,410 within recent history in the General Assembly? 159 00:10:57,170 --> 00:11:02,030 So, it's my understanding, and again, I'm new to the legislator legislature, um, 160 00:11:02,130 --> 00:11:06,950 but it's my understanding that yes, it's, it's come up repeatedly. 161 00:11:08,090 --> 00:11:08,923 Um, 162 00:11:09,250 --> 00:11:13,870 but I think if there were ever a good chance of getting it through, 163 00:11:13,970 --> 00:11:17,670 it would be this year, while the Democrats are in control of the house, 164 00:11:17,740 --> 00:11:21,750 this is something they are also pushing. And interestingly, 165 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,150 their reason for pushing it, um, 166 00:11:25,890 --> 00:11:30,810 is that they've continued to lose people to the Democratic 167 00:11:30,900 --> 00:11:31,733 Party. 168 00:11:31,750 --> 00:11:36,690 And they see this as an opportunity to be encouraging those, 169 00:11:37,150 --> 00:11:37,930 um, 170 00:11:37,930 --> 00:11:42,610 independence to vote for a Democratic candidate and 171 00:11:42,610 --> 00:11:47,210 therefore, uh, move toward the, the Democratic side. But in fact, 172 00:11:47,270 --> 00:11:51,650 we know that most independents, in fact, 50% of them are veterans, 173 00:11:52,860 --> 00:11:53,693 um, 174 00:11:54,020 --> 00:11:58,200 and 80% of them are typically conservative. 175 00:11:59,450 --> 00:12:01,070 So, <laugh>, it's my opinion, 176 00:12:01,930 --> 00:12:06,910 we as Republicans should be using this for the same opportunity to open 177 00:12:06,910 --> 00:12:09,830 our arms to independence and say, look, 178 00:12:09,850 --> 00:12:14,630 we want you to help us choose a candidate that you can believe in that will 179 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:18,950 encourage you to, um, to vote Republican values. 180 00:12:20,830 --> 00:12:25,690 Now, these independents, uh, or unaffiliated, uh, individuals, 181 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:30,210 they make up about, if I remember correctly, about 10% of the, 182 00:12:30,790 --> 00:12:34,610 uh, state's registered voters. Is, is, is that a correct, uh, assumption? 183 00:12:35,550 --> 00:12:39,850 So it's 1.1 million people in PA that are 184 00:12:40,170 --> 00:12:44,650 taxpayers, and in my opinion, have the right to vote. 185 00:12:45,580 --> 00:12:48,400 In my district, it's, it's a little higher than 10%. 186 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,880 It's 12% of the population registered independence, or, 187 00:12:53,620 --> 00:12:58,600 uh, 6,000 voters in Lawrence County are registered independent. 188 00:13:00,540 --> 00:13:04,080 So, you know, I I, I think another point that is, uh, 189 00:13:04,090 --> 00:13:08,160 needs to be made is the fact that, you know, in many races, 190 00:13:09,020 --> 00:13:13,480 the primaries are where the election is, is won or lost. 191 00:13:13,660 --> 00:13:17,960 And in, in my race, and in your race, um, I, 192 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:23,680 I was the, the first Republican in my seat for over 50 years. Uh, 193 00:13:23,980 --> 00:13:28,120 you have the same, uh, kind of situation where you are. Um, 194 00:13:28,660 --> 00:13:33,360 but there are a lot of, uh, our colleagues that get, uh, 195 00:13:33,740 --> 00:13:37,280 get elected in the primary and win a very contested primary, 196 00:13:38,020 --> 00:13:42,560 and then they really don't have opposition because their county leans, uh, 197 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:47,080 either blue or red as, as the situation may, may happen. Um, 198 00:13:47,500 --> 00:13:50,080 so, you know, is that a point that, uh, 199 00:13:50,310 --> 00:13:53,200 that people who are passionate about, uh, 200 00:13:53,410 --> 00:13:57,600 about repealing the closed primary, uh, election system? Is, 201 00:13:57,700 --> 00:13:58,840 is that a point that they make? 202 00:14:01,060 --> 00:14:05,160 Yes. Well, of course. Um, but I will tell you, you know, in, 203 00:14:06,060 --> 00:14:10,920 in my primary, so I was a newcomer and I wasn't necessarily the, 204 00:14:10,980 --> 00:14:15,960 uh, the Republican pick only because I didn't know anyone. And, um, 205 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:22,340 so it was interesting that, that the, you know, 206 00:14:22,340 --> 00:14:26,100 that it worked out, but realistically, um, 207 00:14:26,430 --> 00:14:30,580 there was another candidate, and that's, that's what made my primary, uh, 208 00:14:30,740 --> 00:14:35,290 a very close race. There were actually three of us running. Um, 209 00:14:36,110 --> 00:14:40,970 but it was the independence then in the general that, that pulled me through. 210 00:14:43,130 --> 00:14:46,060 Sure, sure. So, um, you know, 211 00:14:46,620 --> 00:14:49,420 I I want to discuss where, uh, 212 00:14:49,420 --> 00:14:53,800 your legislation is in the legislative process. And, 213 00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:59,160 um, you know, for, uh, for our listeners that aren't as, um, 214 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,480 familiar with, with the legislative process, uh, 215 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:07,160 they may not be political hacks. Um, they may not realize that, you know, 216 00:15:07,370 --> 00:15:11,560 bills are introduced, voted on three times, uh, in a, 217 00:15:11,580 --> 00:15:15,520 in a bicameral system that we have. Then it goes over to the other chamber, 218 00:15:16,150 --> 00:15:20,640 follows the same process there, and then, uh, you know, goes to the governor. 219 00:15:20,860 --> 00:15:25,640 So sometimes it, it really does take time for legislation, 220 00:15:25,980 --> 00:15:30,120 uh, to be passed regardless of what the topic is. Um, 221 00:15:30,140 --> 00:15:33,200 and you also have to have to have, um, 222 00:15:33,870 --> 00:15:37,400 your chairman's blessing to get it through a committee. And, uh, 223 00:15:37,540 --> 00:15:41,920 and whoever the majority party who's making the calendars, uh, you know, 224 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:46,320 kind of blessing that, that it moves on the house floor. So why don't you, uh, 225 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:50,360 discuss where your legislation is in the process right now, 226 00:15:50,500 --> 00:15:53,560 and then also, um, you know, what you anticipate. 227 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,720 Do you think this will be a fast moving deal, uh, or not? 228 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:02,740 So interestingly, I introduced this bill as did another, 229 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,740 um, legislator on the Democratic side. 230 00:16:07,290 --> 00:16:10,460 Both have received, uh, co-sponsorship, 231 00:16:10,990 --> 00:16:13,020 bipartisan co-sponsorship. 232 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:17,580 So now we have these two isolated bills on each side. 233 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:22,180 Um, so probably what I'm gonna do, 234 00:16:22,430 --> 00:16:24,780 which is gonna be the best way to, 235 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,840 to get it at least through the committee, 236 00:16:28,580 --> 00:16:33,400 is to merge with the Democratic bill, um, 237 00:16:33,660 --> 00:16:36,040 so that we can get it through the committee. So the, 238 00:16:36,100 --> 00:16:40,240 the committee's gonna have to decide that this is legislation that they wanna 239 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:44,920 push forward. Um, and then at the same time, 240 00:16:45,390 --> 00:16:48,000 there's growing interest on the Senate side. 241 00:16:48,420 --> 00:16:52,640 So there may in fact be some legislation introduced, uh, 242 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:56,000 simultaneously on the Senate side. Um, 243 00:16:56,700 --> 00:16:59,400 so hopefully that'll be happening in the near future as well, 244 00:16:59,460 --> 00:17:01,960 so that we can get it through, through both. 245 00:17:03,460 --> 00:17:07,760 So, um, you know, if, if you are able to accomplish this goal, 246 00:17:08,300 --> 00:17:13,000 um, you know, I I want to ask kind of two questions about, um, 247 00:17:13,220 --> 00:17:17,480 you know, political influence and, and, and also the cost of elections. 248 00:17:17,500 --> 00:17:19,440 So we'll start with political influence. 249 00:17:19,460 --> 00:17:24,040 Do you think that Open Primaries could weaken the influence 250 00:17:24,300 --> 00:17:29,040 of our political parties, uh, and, and kind of, 251 00:17:29,660 --> 00:17:32,760 uh, make the political parties a little bit less relevant? 252 00:17:35,490 --> 00:17:39,630 Uh, I don't know about making them less relevant. Um, 253 00:17:41,010 --> 00:17:45,830 but I do think as, as we started talking about in the beginning of the, uh, 254 00:17:45,830 --> 00:17:49,840 the podcast, that, that it helps to, uh, 255 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:54,720 surface a less radical candidate because again, the, 256 00:17:54,780 --> 00:17:58,640 the parties seem to be picking those that are most extreme, 257 00:17:59,380 --> 00:18:03,040 and we've seen that play out, at least in our, in our own house. 258 00:18:04,260 --> 00:18:05,830 Um, but no, I don't, 259 00:18:05,990 --> 00:18:10,470 I don't think they will or should become less relevant. 260 00:18:11,610 --> 00:18:12,350 Uh, 261 00:18:12,350 --> 00:18:17,270 I would hope though that it would help surface a overall better candidate 262 00:18:18,690 --> 00:18:19,523 that sure. 263 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:19,940 Can get. 264 00:18:19,940 --> 00:18:21,820 More, more done, um, 265 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,060 and work across the aisle better. 266 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:31,580 So, you know, I, and, and I'm, I'm gonna ask the next question and, 267 00:18:31,580 --> 00:18:36,020 and maybe talking out of both sides of my mouth because, um, I, 268 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,620 for a long time have been a, uh, 269 00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:43,020 a fan of campaign finance re reform both, uh, 270 00:18:43,020 --> 00:18:47,460 at the federal level and at the state level. Um, and, you know, I I, 271 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:51,820 it really worries me when elections cost the amount, uh, 272 00:18:51,850 --> 00:18:55,540 that they do. I know my first election, uh, 273 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:59,660 was over $550,000. Um, and, and again, 274 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,620 we were trying to take a Democrat's, uh, seat, so, uh, it, 275 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,340 it was extremely expensive. Um, 276 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:10,820 but you have to start worrying about what is the influence to the people that, 277 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:15,860 or of the people that pay for those elections. And, um, then I, I said, 278 00:19:15,860 --> 00:19:17,220 I'm talking outta two sides of my, 279 00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:21,500 my mouth because I now do political consulting work. Um, so while I, 280 00:19:21,580 --> 00:19:25,900 I do believe, uh, as a conservative Republican that, uh, 281 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:30,260 we should be pushing through some finance reform. Um, 282 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,140 but I, you know, I, I love sending mailers for, uh, for people, 283 00:19:34,360 --> 00:19:39,100 so that pays my bills. That said, um, that said, uh, 284 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:43,100 do, do you think it's gonna be more or less expensive, or will we see no, 285 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:47,820 no difference in the cost to get elected if we have open primaries? 286 00:19:49,090 --> 00:19:52,090 I mean, that's hard to say, but I, I would think just, 287 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,690 just based upon what we've seen in the past, 288 00:19:55,370 --> 00:19:58,930 Democrats will outspend Republicans seven to one. 289 00:20:00,190 --> 00:20:02,170 Um, so I, 290 00:20:02,710 --> 00:20:07,690 I'm not sure that that's going away soon, but again, sure. 291 00:20:08,090 --> 00:20:12,010 I, I'm new to the process and I <laugh> just from my personal experience, 292 00:20:12,630 --> 00:20:14,730 you know, it was my first time running and it, 293 00:20:15,150 --> 00:20:18,850 my campaign cost me 750,000, so. 294 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:19,833 Sure. 295 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:25,530 It's a very pricey, uh, pricey situation. 296 00:20:26,730 --> 00:20:30,900 Sure. And, you know, and I never wanted to see, you know, our, 297 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:36,580 our legislators have elections that are so expensive that, you know, 298 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,260 you only have, um, you, 299 00:20:39,260 --> 00:20:43,300 you only have people that are either recruited and, and picked by the party, uh, 300 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,540 and, and by the people that, uh, are financing things, 301 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:50,760 or you have people that are independently wealthy. Um, you know, I, 302 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:54,720 I don't know that if our, uh, our House or Senate was made up of, 303 00:20:55,100 --> 00:21:00,000 of just those demographics, um, if they'd be able to identify as well with, 304 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,680 with the average Pennsylvanians. And that's, uh, one of the things that, 305 00:21:03,870 --> 00:21:08,080 like I said, I I've always been a, a supporter of. Um, so, 306 00:21:08,780 --> 00:21:11,760 you know, my final question on this piece of legislation, uh, 307 00:21:11,900 --> 00:21:16,440 is are there any potential drawbacks to an open primary 308 00:21:16,740 --> 00:21:18,720 system? Um, and basically, 309 00:21:19,030 --> 00:21:23,640 what are the talking points of those who, uh, oppose this legislation? 310 00:21:24,340 --> 00:21:25,173 So. 311 00:21:26,010 --> 00:21:30,770 The first thing I heard of, uh, and it, it was in fact from, um, 312 00:21:30,970 --> 00:21:33,210 a Republican care person, 313 00:21:34,030 --> 00:21:38,850 was that it would just make it easier for quotes the Democrats to 314 00:21:38,850 --> 00:21:43,010 cheat, um, <laugh>, which in my mind is just, 315 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:47,030 it's just a third. Because if they wanna cheat, 316 00:21:47,420 --> 00:21:50,590 they could cheat right now by doing the same thing. Um, 317 00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:53,580 rather than being registered as an independent, 318 00:21:53,610 --> 00:21:57,780 they can change their party registration to a Republican <laugh>. And well, and, 319 00:21:57,780 --> 00:21:58,040 and. 320 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,340 We, we all know people that have, have done that for, you know, yes. 321 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,610 Yes, of course. 322 00:22:06,570 --> 00:22:07,403 But that. 323 00:22:07,930 --> 00:22:08,350 That's. 324 00:22:08,350 --> 00:22:10,150 The biggest concern that I've heard. 325 00:22:12,360 --> 00:22:15,580 And, and that's kind of, that's kind of interesting. Uh, you know, because I, 326 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:18,540 I don't know that, I don't know that that's, you know, 327 00:22:18,540 --> 00:22:22,900 it's something that is more likely because like we said, it's, 328 00:22:22,900 --> 00:22:26,020 it's already being done, uh, right here in Pennsylvania, 329 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:29,340 and I know right here in, in, in Fayette County. Um, 330 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,940 so we have to get a break in to recognize our sponsors. And, uh, 331 00:22:33,940 --> 00:22:37,900 then we'll come back. When we come back, I want you to, uh, tell people, uh, 332 00:22:37,900 --> 00:22:42,100 your a little bit about your contact information, um, about, uh, 333 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,740 how they could get ahold of you if they're interested in doing so, uh, 334 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:50,060 as well as some of the services and, and things that your o Office is able to, 335 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:53,380 uh, to offer to constituents. So we're gonna get that quick break in, 336 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,060 and we'll be right back here on commonalities. 337 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:04,020 You are listening to commonalities where guests find common ground through 338 00:23:04,380 --> 00:23:05,580 uncommon conversations. 339 00:23:06,310 --> 00:23:09,580 We'll be back after this brief break to recognize our sponsors. 340 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,460 I'm Melinda De LaRose. As an Assistant District Attorney, 341 00:23:15,650 --> 00:23:19,620 I've protected Fayette County families and fought to uphold our constitutional 342 00:23:19,620 --> 00:23:22,460 rights. As a prosecutor and trusted local attorney, 343 00:23:22,650 --> 00:23:26,460 I've provided victims of crime with a strong voice and put criminals behind 344 00:23:26,530 --> 00:23:29,860 bars. 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I'm your host, 395 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:44,140 Matt Dowling here on Commonalities, 396 00:26:44,180 --> 00:26:46,840 and my guest today is Representative Marla Brown. 397 00:26:47,170 --> 00:26:51,200 She's a freshman legislator from Lawrence County representing, uh, 398 00:26:51,260 --> 00:26:56,080 the Ninth District, and she is a registered Republican, uh, 399 00:26:56,080 --> 00:27:00,920 first Republican to hold her seat, uh, in, I believe, uh, you had said Marla, 400 00:27:00,940 --> 00:27:02,560 uh, five decades or more. 401 00:27:03,470 --> 00:27:05,200 Yes, yes. 402 00:27:06,070 --> 00:27:10,800 Well, we we wanted to, uh, give you a chance to talk a little bit about, uh, 403 00:27:11,090 --> 00:27:14,880 where your office is, how people can get in touch with you and, uh, 404 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:19,040 and some of the services that, uh, your office is, is working on, 405 00:27:19,140 --> 00:27:21,840 and then also you could throw in there, uh, 406 00:27:21,900 --> 00:27:26,760 any other legislative priorities that, uh, that you have in the near future, uh, 407 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:31,080 other than getting our, our pri primary elections, uh, resolved here. 408 00:27:32,500 --> 00:27:34,510 Okay. So, um, 409 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,920 I do represent the ninth legislative district, and that's Lawrence County. 410 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:41,640 It's says Far West as you can go. 411 00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:45,480 We butt up against the Ohio border. Um, 412 00:27:46,220 --> 00:27:50,800 but you can reach me on email at www dot 413 00:27:51,020 --> 00:27:55,720 rep R e p, Marla Brown, m a r l a, 414 00:27:55,980 --> 00:27:59,180 the color brown.com. Um, 415 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:01,060 my Harrisburg number 416 00:28:01,110 --> 00:28:05,100 (717) 783-2017. 417 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,060 And my local phone 418 00:28:07,190 --> 00:28:10,900 (724) 498-4397. 419 00:28:11,970 --> 00:28:15,260 Also connect with me on Facebook rep Marla Brown. 420 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:19,480 I would love to hear from you. Um, yeah. 421 00:28:20,580 --> 00:28:23,840 Now I wanted to give you a chance to talk about, uh, other legislation. 422 00:28:23,900 --> 00:28:28,280 But before we get to that, uh, since you just gave out your contact information, 423 00:28:28,900 --> 00:28:32,840 is there anything that people that are in support of the legislation we've 424 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:37,080 already discussed of, of, uh, you know, fixing those closed primaries, 425 00:28:37,620 --> 00:28:41,640 is there a way they can, uh, send a, a, a letter to, uh, 426 00:28:42,020 --> 00:28:45,800 anyone or, or show support for the legislation? What would help you out? 427 00:28:46,490 --> 00:28:50,740 Well, I think it's always great to, to contact your lo local, uh, 428 00:28:50,740 --> 00:28:54,180 representative and let them know you're interested so that they can get 429 00:28:54,420 --> 00:28:57,620 involved. Um, I think most, 430 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:02,260 if not all legislators are in this to do what's best for their 431 00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:05,300 constituents. So they, they really do want to hear from you. 432 00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:08,540 I know that I listen to what my constituents want, 433 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,140 and I definitely take that to heart when voting on issues. 434 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:18,620 So if, if you were listening, uh, on five 90 wwf, um, 435 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:23,740 uh, those representatives would be representative, uh, charity Grim Krupa, uh, 436 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:28,180 who took the seat that I previously, uh, represented and representative, uh, 437 00:29:28,180 --> 00:29:32,860 Ryan Warner. You could also send a letter of support to Senator Pat Stefano. 438 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:37,260 And, uh, or you could do a quick, quick Google search if, uh, 439 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:42,360 of your area to, uh, be able to find who represents you. And, uh, 440 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:46,720 all their contact information is, uh, is listed on, uh, 441 00:29:46,900 --> 00:29:51,560 the legislative page, which is, uh, very long legislative, 442 00:29:51,940 --> 00:29:56,520 uh, state pa us. So just Google it, uh, because it's too long to read. 443 00:29:57,140 --> 00:30:01,720 Um, but you can do a search of who represents you if you don't know, and, uh, 444 00:30:01,740 --> 00:30:05,960 and send, uh, some kind of an email or letter of support, uh, 445 00:30:06,180 --> 00:30:11,000 for Marla's, uh, new bill that or legislation that she is, uh, 446 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,440 introducing. So my final question here, 447 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,440 and we have just about two minutes left in the program. Um, 448 00:30:16,860 --> 00:30:20,560 if there's any other legislative priorities that, uh, 449 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:24,120 that you plan on taking on, uh, very soon, uh, 450 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:25,840 you could share those with us as well. 451 00:30:27,930 --> 00:30:32,860 Well, I'm continuing to fight for our, our children in, uh, 452 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,620 in our schools and anything that was for economic growth. 453 00:30:36,690 --> 00:30:41,220 I've been named as a subcommittee chairwoman to the small 454 00:30:41,580 --> 00:30:42,700 business, um, 455 00:30:43,570 --> 00:30:48,130 subcommittee of the Commerce Committee. Um, 456 00:30:48,670 --> 00:30:53,370 so I have introduced some legislation that would give more parental rights and 457 00:30:53,370 --> 00:30:55,930 their children's education. Um, 458 00:30:56,630 --> 00:31:00,690 and I'm looking for continuous ways to cut the, spending, 459 00:31:01,510 --> 00:31:02,343 the, uh, 460 00:31:03,090 --> 00:31:07,790 the outrageous spending that's going on in Harrisburg so that we can restart its 461 00:31:07,790 --> 00:31:08,623 economy and, 462 00:31:09,410 --> 00:31:12,910 and put people in a better position than they are right now. 463 00:31:15,500 --> 00:31:19,750 Sure. And, and, you know, cutting, uh, wasteful spending in, 464 00:31:19,750 --> 00:31:23,950 in Harrisburg is, is no easy feat. Um, you know, 465 00:31:24,290 --> 00:31:29,270 no one wants their personal project or, or their, their pork that's in, 466 00:31:29,450 --> 00:31:32,990 uh, in the annual budget to be, to be cut. And, uh, 467 00:31:32,990 --> 00:31:35,990 and when everyone's advocating for, um, 468 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,270 their own projects and spending it, it gets very, uh, 469 00:31:39,580 --> 00:31:42,950 tenuous there in the month of June, uh, in Harrisburg. 470 00:31:42,970 --> 00:31:46,910 So I wish you the best of luck, uh, on that Representative Brown. 471 00:31:47,390 --> 00:31:51,310 I want to thank you for being a guest today on commonalities. Uh, again, 472 00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:56,150 my guest today was Representative Marla Brown and, uh, 473 00:31:56,250 --> 00:31:59,670 and you know, any last word or final thought you have today, Marla? 474 00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:04,040 No, I just appreciate your time and, um, 475 00:32:05,350 --> 00:32:09,160 look forward to helping to make a change for Pennsylvania, uh, 476 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:11,400 a positive change for Pennsylvania. 477 00:32:12,470 --> 00:32:17,200 Well, best of luck, uh, for the, the, uh, rest of your freshman term here. 478 00:32:17,340 --> 00:32:20,320 And, uh, thanks again for being on commonality. 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For more information, visit 508 00:34:15,180 --> 00:34:20,180 www.coordinatedthreesixty.comorwww.matthewddowling.com. 509 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:26,720 Portions of today's program may have been underwritten in some way by the 510 00:34:26,720 --> 00:34:29,960 attraction location or venue discussed on the show. 511 00:34:30,470 --> 00:34:34,960 Rebroadcast of this program may be done free of charge for the use of promoting 512 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,120 tourism in southwestern Pennsylvania. 513 00:34:41,110 --> 00:34:42,840 When it comes to buying a home, 514 00:34:43,390 --> 00:34:46,200 what you see isn't exactly what you get. 515 00:34:46,700 --> 00:34:51,120 That's why home buyers should call Dave Dowling At Grandview 516 00:34:51,150 --> 00:34:56,040 Inspections at 7 2 4 2 0 8 4 1 0 8. 517 00:34:56,580 --> 00:35:01,400 You'll see colorful flowers, freshly painted walls, granite countertops, 518 00:35:01,790 --> 00:35:04,080 blaming hardwood floors and other touches. 519 00:35:04,590 --> 00:35:08,440 What you can't see is the cracks, ancient plumbing, 520 00:35:08,950 --> 00:35:10,000 dangerous wiring, 521 00:35:10,460 --> 00:35:15,440 or broken appliances that might be revealed when you hire a home 522 00:35:15,470 --> 00:35:18,880 inspector. And when it comes to home inspectors, 523 00:35:19,230 --> 00:35:23,120 knowing yours has the qualifications and experience needed, 524 00:35:23,340 --> 00:35:25,200 should be your number one concern. 525 00:35:26,110 --> 00:35:30,640 Dave Dowling with Grand View Inspections is an architectural engineer 526 00:35:30,910 --> 00:35:35,680 with over 30 years of commercial construction experience and hundreds of 527 00:35:35,710 --> 00:35:37,420 inspections under his his belt. 528 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:43,280 A home inspection is an opportunity for you to hire an expert to walk through 529 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:47,920 the home and prepare a report outlining the home's major components. 530 00:35:48,350 --> 00:35:53,120 What needs immediate attention and what will require maintenance after you move 531 00:35:53,140 --> 00:35:56,520 in Your home is one of your biggest investments. 532 00:35:56,900 --> 00:36:00,720 So make sure your investment is everything you hoped it to be. 533 00:36:01,190 --> 00:36:04,600 Call Dave Dowling at Grandview Inspections at 534 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:08,360 7 2 4 2 0 8 4 1 0 8. 535 00:36:15,100 --> 00:36:17,680 I'm Melinda De LaRose. As an Assistant District Attorney, 536 00:36:17,910 --> 00:36:21,880 I've protected Fayette County families and fought to uphold our constitutional 537 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,680 rights. As a prosecutor and trusted local attorney, 538 00:36:24,870 --> 00:36:28,720 I've provided victims of crime with a strong voice and put criminals behind 539 00:36:28,790 --> 00:36:32,080 bars. My pledge to you as Judge is to follow the law, 540 00:36:32,180 --> 00:36:34,360 always maintain the highest ethical standards, 541 00:36:34,500 --> 00:36:38,800 and to run a courtroom that's respectful of your time and tax dollars. 542 00:36:39,260 --> 00:36:42,120 I'm Melinda de LaRose asking for your vote for Judge. 543 00:36:42,350 --> 00:36:42,640 Paid. 544 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:44,280 For by Friends of Melinda de LaRose. 545 00:36:45,310 --> 00:36:47,320 Nestled in the heart of the Laurel Highlands, 546 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:51,920 the Christian W. Clay Winery and Ridge Runner Distillery offer handcrafted wines 547 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,800 and spirits using locally sourced grapes and ingredients. 548 00:36:54,990 --> 00:36:59,280 Stop by our Tohill Pennsylvania tasting rooms located just across the street 549 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,560 from each other. Or pick up a bottle at our wine cellar on Route 40, 550 00:37:02,620 --> 00:37:03,560 the National Road. 551 00:37:04,830 --> 00:37:07,800 Celebrate all the mothers in your life on Saturday, 552 00:37:08,180 --> 00:37:13,160 May 13th from one to 5:00 PM at the Christian W. Clay Winery. 553 00:37:13,740 --> 00:37:18,480 For our Mom's m Mimosas event with live music by Josh 554 00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:19,533 Richie. 555 00:37:19,710 --> 00:37:23,760 Then walk over to the distillery to savor our summer cocktails. 556 00:37:24,460 --> 00:37:27,160 For more information about the Christian W. Clay Winery, 557 00:37:27,350 --> 00:37:32,080 call 7 2 4 4 3 9 3 4 2 4. And for Ridge Runner Distillery, 558 00:37:32,110 --> 00:37:35,680 call 7 2 4 4 3 4 6 6 5 9. 559 00:37:35,710 --> 00:37:38,880 Christian Clay Winery and Ridge Runner Distillery, 560 00:37:39,020 --> 00:37:43,640 the Laurel Highlands Premier Purveyors of Locally Made Wine and Spirits. 561 00:37:44,900 --> 00:37:48,880 Is your business using analog strategies in a digital marketing world? 562 00:37:49,420 --> 00:37:50,030 If so, 563 00:37:50,030 --> 00:37:54,800 then contact Matthew or Rebecca Dowling at Coordinated 360 for a 564 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:58,800 professional consultation where we bring in-depth knowledge and functional 565 00:37:58,830 --> 00:38:00,760 expertise with a holistic perspective. 566 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:06,240 Coordinated 360 provides digital marketing, paid ad and media buying services, 567 00:38:06,500 --> 00:38:11,240 web design, social media management, video production, and more for businesses, 568 00:38:11,270 --> 00:38:15,760 organizations, and political campaigns with decades of experience. 569 00:38:15,910 --> 00:38:20,480 Matt and Becky at Coordinated 360 can help you craft your unique message 570 00:38:20,860 --> 00:38:25,600 and share it with the world. 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