This is a blue collar county built by people who work hard and expect their government to do the same. We're the party that shows up with receipts, not excuses.
County Council approved Ordinance 27, allocating $433,620 to house immigrant detainees under an ICE contract. County Executive Brenton Davis pushed the initiative. The vote drew a packed room and nearly an hour of public comment. We support enforcing federal immigration law at the local level.
Erie is a certified "Welcoming City." Some city council members want to block police cooperation with ICE entirely. Mayor Schember says EPD won't focus on detention but will assist with violent crime. Where do our local leaders actually stand? We're tracking every vote.
County Executive Brenton Davis delivered a 2026 spending plan with no property tax increase. That matters when Erie County's property tax rate is already 2.5x the national average. We need more of this. Holding the line is the bare minimum.
Erie businesses are being targeted with boycotts and online petitions over political disagreements. This is wrong. We support every local business owner's right to run their operation without political harassment. Buy local. Support your neighbors. Period.
The Bayfront Parkway overhaul is the biggest infrastructure project Erie has seen in decades. The goal is to reconnect downtown to the waterfront. The price tag is over $162 million. We're watching every dollar. Taxpayers deserve a project that comes in on time and on budget.
State Senator Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) introduced a bill requiring prosecutors to notify ICE when illegal immigrants are charged with crimes. Common sense. If someone is here illegally and commits a crime, the feds should know about it.
The last Republican mayor of Erie left office in 1965. Since then, Democrats have controlled City Hall without interruption. Here's what happened on their watch.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results."
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2020 Decennial, ACS 2023), World Population Review, Bureau of Labor Statistics Erie MSA, Data USA, Ownwell Property Tax Data, Penn State Behrend Economic Research Institute, RealClearPennsylvania, CBS News, GE/Wabtec press releases
Erie was built by people who made things. Steel. Locomotives. Plastics. Paper. Generations of families put in the work and built something real here.
Today, property taxes are 2.5 times the national average on homes worth a fraction of what they should be. That's not a housing market. That's a trap. And the people who've been running things aren't fixing it.
We believe in something simple: you should be able to afford to live in the city you love. Lower taxes. Less wasteful spending. More opportunity for the people who are actually here doing the work. That's not radical. That's common sense.
Erie's 3.63% effective rate is crushing homeowners. Pennsylvania already allows school districts to shift funding from property taxes to earned income taxes or local personal income taxes with voter approval. A county sales tax option has also been proposed statewide. We support exploring every alternative that gets Erie off the backs of homeowners.
Erie lost over 30,000 manufacturing jobs and watched major employers leave for Texas, Chicago, and Milwaukee. Health care and insurance now lead. We need less red tape, lower costs for small businesses, and a local government that actually fights to keep companies here.
Safe streets aren't a political issue. They're a basic expectation. We support our law enforcement, advocate for full staffing, and demand prosecutors enforce the law.
Pennsylvania spends $22,000 per student. That's 7th highest in the nation. Erie's schools still perform below state benchmarks. The district nearly went insolvent in 2016. Zip code 16501 is the poorest in the state. More money isn't the answer when results don't follow the spending.
Erie's median home value is $96K. Affordable on paper. But with a 3.63% tax rate, the carrying cost crushes families. We need zoning reform, faster permitting, and blight cleanup that makes existing neighborhoods worth investing in.
The incoming mayor herself warned Erie is heading toward an Act 47 state takeover. City median income is $43,397. National is $80,610. We need line-by-line budget transparency, spending controls, and leaders who treat your tax dollars like their own.
We believe you deserve to see the data. Not spin. Not talking points. Just the reality of where Erie stands and what needs to change.
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Your property taxes are 2.5x the national average. Where is that money going? We track county spending so you don't have to take their word for it.
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