Ashlee Caul
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Ashlee Caul (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 15. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Caul completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ashlee Caul was born in Pennsylvania. She earned a high school diploma from Ambridge Area Senior High School and a bachelor's degree from New York University in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a computer programmer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Joshua Kail defeated Ashlee Caul in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joshua Kail (R) | 68.8 | 24,769 | |
| Ashlee Caul (D) | 31.1 | 11,185 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 36,001 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 15
Ashlee Caul advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 15 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ashlee Caul | 98.5 | 4,606 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 70 | ||
| Total votes: 4,676 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Joshua Kail advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 15 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joshua Kail | 99.4 | 5,295 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 5,325 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ashlee Caul completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Caul's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Ashlee Caul, and I am the Democrat running for Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly (the PA House), District 15 in Beaver and Washington Counties.
I grew up in Beaver County and have lived in Independence Township for the past 12 years. My Father was a Steelworker, and my Wife has been a public school teacher and a member of the PSEA teachers' union for 35 years. The union way of life is foundational for me and my family.
I've worked as a computer professional in the Pittsburgh area for most of my career. Since 2018 I have served as an elected committeewoman on the Beaver County Democratic Committee.
I care about putting the people back on the map.
Beaver and Washington Counties aren't red or blue or purple or yellow; they are all the people who live and work here.
From chairing the local chapter of Fair Districts PA (putting the people back in charge of drawing the map for our elections) to volunteering at a local food pantry for the people who needed the help to selling raffle tickets at the Beaver County Humane Society's Halloween fundraiser to shoveling the stalls at the Hookstown Fairgrounds when the animals went back home after the disaster for the people in East Palestine, it's the people, not the policy, who matter most to me.- I am running for the people, not the party, not the policy.
- We are all in this together. We must work together to find solutions to our common problems. We all bring different talents to the table, and we MUST use those talents to continue making the world a better place for all people. I am not interested in opposing solutions simply because the other party favors them.
- Our society has become too much about money and not enough about people. We must steer our priorities back to what is good for the people. If we take care of each other, then all the rest of American life will improve as well.
Educators, Seniors, First Responders, Farmers, Workers, Voters
Like most people do, I look up to my Mother. She was the best person I ever knew who derived joy from giving of herself.
Star Wars trilogy
sincerity, integrity, resolve, discipline, compassion, pragmatism, vision, respect for others, self respect
I am a problem solver who is not interested in receiving personal credit.
Bring the people's needs to the legislature and build agreement on the problems at hand and on workable solutions. Stand your ground against legislation that causes harm.
That I never stopped fighting.
Three Mile Island Meltdown, 9 years old
It wasn't a paid job, but I was the older kid who oversaw the younger kids at the library summer camp. One summer.
Anything by Wislawa Szymborska. Tells important tales while remaining very down-to-earth.
Wonder Woman, for obvious reasons.
Metallica - Enter Sandman
The legislature must bring to the table the needs of the people AND MUST FUND THE SOLUTIONS. The legislature must give to the governor the flexibility to execute the solutions with the money, power, and personnel necessary.
As Pennsylvania's population ages, we must attract younger families and younger workers to come to Pennsylvania to keep the state workforce and economy in good shape. We must provide for the health and well-being of all Pennsylvanians, which means we must find ways to pay for our growing healthcare needs. We must keep our family farms going strong. The number of farms in Pennsylvania decreased by 10% between 2012 and 2017 and by another 8% between 2017 and 2022. Around the country, an average 70% of firefighters are volunteers. In Pennsylvania, it's 96%, the third highest in the country. Communities rely on a vital first responder system. Local communities often cannot support the purchase of large capital equipment like a fire truck. Local communities cannot bear the cost burden that comes with state regulations and safety regulations. Regulations are important, but money needs to come with that. This is what makes a community healthy. First responders are as vital as high-speed Internet and the equitable distribution of money in the local school districts. Pennsylvania schools are struggling to find and to retain teachers, paraprofessionals, and other educators. We have to find a better way to recruit and to keep educators in our communities.
Experience can be beneficial if it teaches the legislator to work together and to solve problems. Experience can do more harm that good if it teaches the legislator to game the system.
Yes. It is important for legislators to get to know each others' positions, goals, and constituencies so as to find ways to frame problems and needs as shared so that the solutions can be shared too.
One person told me of a family member with a severe drug addiction, so severe that the addict even avoided self grooming. The state, and indeed the nation, have no infrastructure (including funding) in place to manage persons with extreme addiction, nor with other barriers (including both physical and mental health) that prevent self sufficiency.
Yes, the legislature should grant emergency powers with strict limits on scope and time.
My first bill would provide a framework for financial institutions to protect customers, particularly seniors, from fraud without infringing on the rights of the people to have access to their own finances.
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, PSEA-PACE, Iron Workers Local No. 3 Political Action Committee, Clean Air Action Fund, Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Keystone Equality, Contest Every Race
Aging & Older Adult Services, Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Education, Consumer Protection, Ethics, Insurance
On paper, the government must account for every penny that it spends. In practice, this is not always done. The government must report accurately on all income and outgo, but the people outside the government infrastructure may not always see the reasons for particular expenditures. It would be good to summarize the value of expenditures and the costs of NOT following through on certain programs.
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2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2024
Current members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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Speaker of the House:Joanna McClinton
Majority Leader:Kerry Benninghoff
Minority Leader:Jesse Topper
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Marla Brown (R)
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Amen Brown (D)
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Marci Mustello (R)
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John Lawrence (R)
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Roman Kozak (R)
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Joshua Kail (R)
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Robert Matzie (D)
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Tim Bonner (R)
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K.C. Tomlinson (R)
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Aerion Abney (D)
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Emily Kinkead (D)
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Lindsay Powell (D)
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Joshua Siegel (D)
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Dan Frankel (D)
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La'Tasha Mayes (D)
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Paul Friel (D)
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Daniel Deasy (D)
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Jeremy Shaffer (R)
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Tim Brennan (D)
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Arvind Venkat (D)
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Perry Warren (D)
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Joe McAndrew (D)
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Mandy Steele (D)
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Jessica Benham (D)
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Mindy Fee (R)
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John Inglis (D)
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Andrew Kuzma (R)
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Dane Watro (R)
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Jamie Walsh (R)
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Alec Ryncavage (R)
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