For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Katelyn McNally
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PENNSYLVANIA – Former Congressman Jim Gerlach has joined the Pennsylvania Democracy Defense Project Board. Democracy Defense Project works to support the transparency, safety, security and validity of the Commonwealth’s elections system.
“I’m excited to join this bipartisan coalition of Pennsylvania and national leaders working to restore faith in our election system,” said former Congressman Gerlanch. “Now more than ever, we must work to dispel the misinformation surrounding our elections and restore trust in the process.”
Gerlach represented communities in eastern Pennsylvania, first as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 155th District (1991-1995), and then as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate’s 44th District (1995-2003). He then went on to serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 6th district until his retirement in 2015.
Gerlach joins former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, former U.S. Rep. Melissa Hart and former State House Speaker Keith McCall as board members of the Democracy Defense Project in Pennsylvania.
At a time when America’s confidence in the state of our elections and democracy has significantly eroded, Democracy Defense Project brings together trusted leaders to bolster our faith in the integrity of our elections system. The organization will use earned and paid media to run a campaign to raise awareness of efforts to subvert elections across the country and help move us beyond polarizing rhetoric.
Democracy Defense Project’s Board of Directors includes distinguished leaders with service at the federal, state and local levels; the group’s founding Board members include:
- Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ)
- Gov. Nathan Deal (R-GA)
- Gov. Brian Sandoval (R-NV)
- Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA)
- Gov. Roy Barnes (D-GA)
- Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
- Sen. John Sununu (R-NH)
- Ambassador Richard Swett (D-NH)
More information on the Democracy Defense Project can be found at
https://www.democracydefenseproject.org/pa.
Published: Aug 13, 2024
