Fern Leard
Fern Leard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 120. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Fern Leard was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120
Brenda Pugh defeated Fern Leard in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brenda Pugh (R) | 57.6 | 18,700 | |
| Fern Leard (D) | 42.3 | 13,740 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 32,493 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120
Fern Leard defeated John Morgan in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fern Leard | 59.3 | 3,449 | |
| John Morgan | 39.9 | 2,319 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 5,817 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120
Brenda Pugh defeated Lee Ann McDermott and Patrick Musto in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brenda Pugh | 62.8 | 3,972 | |
| Lee Ann McDermott | 24.4 | 1,543 | ||
| Patrick Musto | 12.3 | 778 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 6,321 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Leard in this election.
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Aaron Kaufer defeated Fern Leard in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aaron Kaufer (R) | 66.1 | 17,548 | |
| Fern Leard (D) | 33.9 | 9,014 | ||
| Total votes: 26,562 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120
Fern Leard advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fern Leard (Write-in) | 45.9 | 586 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 54.1 | 691 | ||
| Total votes: 1,277 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Aaron Kaufer advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aaron Kaufer | 96.3 | 7,128 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.7 | 272 | ||
| Total votes: 7,400 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Fern Leard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Leard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Later, I encountered many roadblocks getting educational supports in place for my autistic son. That’s when I began to learn about disability rights in relation to education and added student rights advocate to my resume. I’ve never been one to sit back and do nothing when I can stand up and do something.
I also spent time in the financial sector in service and marketing then later changed careers to work in healthcare – both fields required strict adherence to complex regulations. In almost a decade of working in healthcare, I worked with the pediatric and geriatric communities in facilities and homecare. My unique perspective from first-hand experience will provide valuable input on ways we can improve the lives of Pennsylvanians in these essential areas.
- Protect our Reproductive Freedom and improve access to reproductive care.
- Accessible, Affordable Healthcare including coverage for preventative care.
- Fairly fund our public schools to allow all Pennsylvanian public school students a quality education, regardless of their zip code.
I am greatly concerned about our healthcare in general. There are initiatives to treat and cure illness, not prevent it and that is a huge problem.
Public education is another area that is in shambles. Our schools are underfunded as it is but more so in low-wealth districts. We owe it to our children to adequately fund schools to provide all public-school students a quality education to prepare them to thrive in adulthood.
She taught me that there are times in life when the only person you can rely on is you and the best thing to do is learn as much as you can, wherever you can, because you never know when you're going to need those skills. She also taught me the importance of teamwork because there are going to be things that cannot be done on their own.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 13, 2022
