Tom Wolf on Government Reform

Streamline government; reduce number of state employees

Independent commission to decide voting districts

Scott Wagner (R): No. Supports current system where state lawmakers draw legislative & congressional districts.

Tom Wolf (D): Yes. Supports independent redistricting commission. Proposed special session for redistricting reform.

Same-day voter registration; automatic voter registration

Scott Wagner (R): No public statements found.

Tom Wolf (D): No. Supports same-day & automatic voter registration & modernizing absentee voting. Refused Trump Administration request for personal information of every registered PA voter.

Limit campaign contributions

Scott Wagner (R): May be open to idea. Supports increased limits on lobbyists.

Tom Wolf (D): Yes, limit contributions. Add same-day voting, automatic voter registration & nonpartisan redistricting.

Ban "no-bid" contracts; increase transparency

Tom will sign an Executive Order banning "no bid" contracts to private law firms and requiring the Office of General Counsel to issue written justification for the need and the cost effectiveness of hiring outside counsel.

Written justification would be required before any contracts for outside counsel could be considered under a Wolf administration, and any hiring of outside law firms would be through competitive bids. In that way, the public will know why a law firm's services were needed in the first place and how they were hired to meet those legal needs.