C-NET hosted candidates in the 2022 election for interviews conducted by StateCollege.com editor Geoff Rushton. Featured here are interviews with the candidates for Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District.
THE RACE
Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District includes all of Centre, Armstrong, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Union and Warren counties and parts of Indiana, Lycoming and Venango counties. It is Pennsylvania’s largest congressional district in terms of geographical area.
THE INCUMBENT
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, is seeking a ninth term in Congress. He currently chairs the House Agricultural Committee and is a senior member of the Education and Labor Committee. Prior to running for Congress, Thompson spent 28 years as a therapist, rehabilitation services manager and a licensed nursing home administrator. He also served on the Bald Eagle Area School Board.
Campaign website: www.friendsofglennthompson.com
THE CHALLENGER
Zach Womer, of Philipsburg, is running for the Democratic nomination. He attends law school at Penn State and serves on the Centre County Mental Health, Intellectual Disability and Early Intervention Advisory Board. He has been a construction worker and was the first member of his family to earn a college degree.
Campaign website: www.womeforpa.com
THE ISSUES
In their C-NET interviews, Thompson and Womer answer questions about abortion access, IVF, immigration, the failed border bill, Israel and its war with Hamas, support for Ukraine, boosting Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry, health care, the economy, reaching the constituents of a large district and accepting the results of the presidential election.
Glenn Thompson:
Zach Womer:
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. The deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 21 and the deadline to apply for a mail ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 29. For more information, visit centrecountyvotes.gov.
