District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead Another summer is fading away and a new school session is now underway for our kids. This is a familiar transition for most of us, but there’s something very different about this school year. Thanks to the state budget my colleagues and I passed in Harrisburg thi...

District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead With National Night Out events happening in communities throughout our region, August is a great time to talk about how neighbors can work together to prevent local crime. National Night Out is a community-building campaign that happens annually on the first Tues...

District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead Agriculture is Pennsylvania’s number one industry, contributing an estimated $132.5 billion annually to our state economy and supporting more than 593,000 jobs. Agriculture has always been a pillar of Pennsylvania, but with the recent rise of urban agriculture, w...

District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead With Pennsylvania coal fueling the industrial revolution across the United States, our Commonwealth has always been at the epicenter of American energy. Zooming in even further, western Pennsylvania played a major role in earning this reputation, as Mt. Washingto...

Rep. Kinkead looks back at her first year in office Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead At the end of November, my first term as a state representative will officially be over. And what a first term it has been! From navigating the challenges of a global pandemic to responding to the overturning of Roe v....

Rep. Kinkead encourages people to develop a plan to vote Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead Our democracy is of the people, by the people and for the people. As such, it functions best with an informed and engaged voting population. During an election, your vote is your voice. The more people that vote, ...

Rep. Kinkead discusses service dog etiquette Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead For many of us, dogs are our best friends – an enormous source of companionship and emotional support. But for folks living with sensory issues such as blindness, dogs are also a fundamental part of navigating the world. Sinc...

Rep. Kinkead: A breakdown of this year’s state budget Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead How are state tax dollars spent in Pennsylvania? That question is answered every year, typically during the month of June, when the state House, Senate, and governor work together to craft a budget to determine exact...

Rep. Kinkead: We are a nation built on diversity Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead July 4 of this year marks 246 years since a group of English immigrants—our founding fathers—signed the Declaration of Independence and birthed the United States of America. For most of our nation’s history, immigration w...

Rep. Kinkead: ‘Get Loud, Be Proud’ Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead Over the last several decades, the LGBTQIA+ rights movement has made incredible progress in the United States and around the world—in-part thanks to the visibility, awareness, and political activism that occurs annually during this mon...