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Three candidates for Pennsylvania’s attorney general position, Republican Dave Sunday, Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Forward Party’s Eric Settle fielded questions at an unconventional political forum in Pittsburgh on Wednesday,
Modeled after a traditional job hiring process, the “Ultimate Job Interview” was held at Point Park University’s George Rowland White Performance Center, and hosted by Spotlight PA in partnership with the Philadelphia Citizen as a part of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism’s Every Voice, Every Vote initiative.
The candidates were asked about their plans if elected, their leadership experience and how politics will play a role in their work.
Sunday, who is York County’s district attorney, was asked why he was pursuing the attorney general position. He said it’s motivated by his efforts to reduce recidivism rates, which he emphasized in many of his answers.
“You see the impact on families by keeping families together, the impact on the economy by seeing people that are coming out of incarceration that are getting jobs and career jobs, and how that decreases their recidivism, and you just see the overall amazing impact on our community,” he said. “Now is the time in Pennsylvania, from my perspective, where we need that type of leadership.”