In this month’s column, Rep. Ravenstahl explains what living in a community and a democracy means to him. Hello. As always, I hope this finds you and yours in good health. I'm writing this during the last few weeks of November. As I write this, COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing in our community ...

Protect yourself, protect your family: Get your immunizations. The global pandemic has tragically underscored how connected we all are and how quickly a disease can sweep through our communities. With winter quickly approaching, we all need to make sure that we are doing what we can to protect ourse...

Voting by mail? Make sure your ballot’s not ‘naked!’ Hello, The November election is quickly approaching, and I want to make sure that everyone’s vote counts. Some people are concerned about the “naked envelope” question: If mail ballots are not enclosed in the ballot “secrecy” envelope before they ...

Staying safe at the ballot box this fall Hello, As always, I hope you and your family are healthy and well. The unpredictable nature of this crisis has left many of us anxious and stressed over ‘what comes next.’ As we have seen, the novel coronavirus is not going away. After we successfully flatten...

Here are some tips on how to stay safe at the ballot box. Hello, As always, I hope you and your family are healthy and well. The unpredictable nature of this year, of the unfolding pandemic, has been painful. In May we thought we had nipped the virus in the bud, especially in our region. But outbrea...

Rep. Adam Ravenstahl: "... We are reminded that this pandemic is not over, and that we must remain vigilant." As always, I hope you are reading this in good health. Over the last several months, we have worked to successfully flatten the curve in Pennsylvania. Our actions — and the difficult decisio...

Rep. Adam Ravenstahl: We are making progress, but the fight against COVID-19 continues. Hello, As you read this, we will be more than two months into the coronavirus crisis in our state. I hope this column finds you and your family healthy and well. None of us in February could have predicted how th...

Rep. Adam Ravenstahl updates Northside residents on legislation he's introducing in response to COVID-19. Dear neighbors, I hope that this letter finds you, your families, your friends, and your neighbors in good health. I want to thank each and every person who reads this for your sacrifice and har...

Rep. Ravenstahl weighs in on the COVID-19 crisis. Hello, It is a strange and surreal world we find ourselves in, as we continue to come to grips with the coronavirus. As I write this, the governor has issued a “stay-at-home” order for Allegheny County as we try to halt or slow the spread of the viru...

Rep. Ravenstahl's message to Northsiders for the month of March 2020. For millions of Pennsylvanians, a simple checkbox on an employment application or a housing rental form is a major barrier; one that keeps them trapped in a cycle of poverty, despair and, too often, crime. That box askes a simple ...