Lois Herr
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Lois Herr is an aspiring American politician and a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Democrat from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. In the 2006 election she is running her second campaign for the seat currently held by Republican Joseph R. Pitts after losing to the incumbent Pitts in 2004. Herr is a Lancaster County native and currently resides in Elizabethtown. She graduated from Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania and received a masters from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Fordham University. [1]
[edit] Political Views
Lois Herr has served for six years on the Lancaster County Planning Commission and is the co-chair of the Growth Management team in Lancaster County. She aims to organize investment in urban areas to alleviate growth pressure on agricultural space. Herr advocates 'Buy Local' efforts to promote sustainability in local agriculture, supports better investment in the monitoring of and technology for clean water resources, and also aims to increase investment in cleaner energy and public transportation.
Herr is concerned that the United States is going to fall behind in scientific development, citing increases in defense research but decreases in expenditures on pure scientific research in other fields. She advocates providing affordable health insurance for every American, citing the need to reform a costly but inefficient health care system. Herr advocates fiscally responsible policies, opposing things such as Halliburton's no-bid contracts in Iraq and government handouts to oil companies.
On abortion, Herr's website states: "The government, along with the community and families, should be working to reduce unwanted pregnancies to as close to zero as possible. But it should not criminalize private medical decisions made by women and their doctors regarding reproduction." [2]
[edit] District
Berks County: City of Reading: Wards 2, 3 (Division 1), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Division 2), 10, 11, 12, 13 (Divisions 1 and 2), 14 (Division 4), 15 and 19 (Division 2). Townships: Bern (District 3), Heidelberg, Muhlenberg (District 6), South Heidelberg (Precinct 1) and Spring (District 8). Boroughs: Wernersville.
Chester County: Townships: Birmingham, East Bradford District South (Division 1), East Fallowfield, East Marlborough, East Nottingham, Elk, Franklin, Highland, Kennett, London Britain, London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New London, Nelin, Penn, Pennsbury, Upper Oxford, West Fallowfield, West Marlborough, and West Nottingham. Boroughs: Avondale, Kennett Square, Oxford, Parkesburg, West Chester, and West Grove.
Lancaster County: All.
