Chris Rodkey for PA State Representative

I have always been active in my community as a cub scout leader, a chaplain for several local civic and fraternal organizations, a member of the Dallastown Communities that Care committee and Dallastown Area Educational Foundation, President of the Dallastown-Yoe Ministerium of Churches, planner and host of the annual York Interfaith Thanksgiving programs, and part of a network of county religious voices who stand against hate groups. 

I am proud of my background and involvement in scouting, as an Eagle Scout, and with four children in scouts.  I'm an FCC-licensed amateur radio operator, K3YRD.

I've also been elected Minority Inspector of Elections (2016) and Judge of Elections (2021) in Dallastown's 1st voting district.

I have served in United Church of Christ and United Methodist Churches for over 20 years in a variety of contexts: homeless ministry, prison chaplaincy, youth and children's ministry, and serving urban, rural, and suburban churches. I also worked as a Protestant campus minister at the largest Catholic university in the country and have always emphasized interfaith and ecumenical dialogue in my pastoral work.

I'm also an experienced educator, having taught adult GED, college, seminary, and graduate level courses. I was awarded the campus teaching award at Penn State York, nominated by my students and awarded by colleagues . You may have sat in my local OLLI classes that I offer to senior citizens, including "Bad Arguments: Election Edition," which used the incumbent representative's Facebook page as a textbook catalogue of really bad logic.

In the private sector, I have also been a consultant for a Fortune 500 company, a UX editor for a Big Tech company, trade cryptocurrency, written several books, and own a small business.

My wide variety of experiences not only make me a uniquely qualified candidate, but my greatest asset is having a deep understanding of Pennsylvania state political issues and the culture of the commonwealth. And I have the experience to communicate those issues to a diverse and wide constituency.

The most disappointing thing about our current state of politics in Southern York County is a belief that it's acceptable for public officials to belittle and insult constituents who ask questions--especially when constituents speak the truth. And we continue to elect representatives who rarely act in the best interests of the people who live and work in Pennsylvania.

My intention is to extend a problem-solving approach to issues with the community--rather than against the community--and to treat adults like adults, and expect adults to act like adults.

I will never demean or openly insult a constituent as your Representative, and I will not spend my time trying to invalidate your vote or arguing with constituents on social media.

 
I promise to hold regular open houses throughout the district in civic centers, churches, and schools to engage the public and promote helpful, nonpartisan dialogue.  

When I say we're not represented, I mean it quite literally: we're not represented. 

• Our current representative has missed 20% of legislative voting days, using a proxy voter or voters who are not on record.
• He has been stripped of all but one committee in Harrisburg by his own party.
• The subcommittee he chaired has no record of meeting during his tenure, and he was stripped of that position by his own party.
• He has not passed any legislation, has not proposed meaningful bills, and hasn't made any proposals (at this time of writing) for over a year. And he blames his own party for his lack of success.
• Three of his very few proposals would, taken together, create a path to reward the wealthiest to close businesses in the state to never pay tax during the rest of their natural lives.
• He has meddled with neighboring districts' elections and promoted school board elections outside of  district to ban and censor books.
• He signed a declaration which pronounced the right of legislators to declare themselves above the law by privately circulating petitions in Harrisburg.
• He refused to stand up to support the gift ban when it counted, after saying over and over that he supported it and co-sponsoring the bill.
• He has blindly supported every extreme abortion legislation, and has denounced others in his own party for not taking extreme positions, like punishing universities who perform stem-cell research. 
• He has consistently voted against clean and air water in the interest of corporate abuse and greed.
• He interfered with the administration of the 2020 election against House ethics rules, falsely claiming that live voters were dead in our district. The County has refused to release the documents that would reveal whether he committed a felony in this act.

...And this is just the start. Want proof or did the opponent say it's not true? Click on this link for all of the proof.

I'm running for a better Pennsylvania, for the 93rd District to be represented.