Kenneth Krawchuk is running for Pennsylvania governor as the Libertarian Party candidate in the Nov. 3 general election. He is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data.

Other candidates in the race are Josh Shapiro (Democratic), Stacy L. Garrity (Republican) and Tony Dastra (Green).

Asked in our candidate questionnaire why he is running, Krawchuk said: "To quote Howard Beale, 'I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!'"

Candidate information

Name: Kenneth Krawchuk

Party: Krawchuk described his affiliation in our questionnaire as "Libertarian, Pennsylvania's third-largest political party, outnumbering all other third parties combined, with over 200 members currently serving in public office in Pennsylvania."

Residence: Abington, Pennsylvania, according to WHYY.

Education: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "Ken Krawchuk graduated with honors from Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia, and received a B.S. in Physics from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Abington Citizens' Police Academy."

Family: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "Ken Krawchuk and his wife Roberta have been married 49 years. They have three daughters and four grandchildren (so far)."

Previous elected office: He said: "None yet."

Experience and public service

Krawchuk described his work history in our questionnaire: "Ken Krawchuk is an entrepreneur and the founder and President of Amendment 16 Ltd., a 38-year-old Information Technology consulting firm, and lead inventor of three U.S. Patents pertaining to database theory."

He said he is "a professional public speaker and a member of Toastmasters International since 1997, achieving Distinguished Toastmaster status twice." He also said he "was also the host of The Pennsylvania Project, a popular weekly talk radio show on WWDB in Philadelphia between April, 2019 and December 2024, airing 246 episodes in total."

Asked what accomplishments qualify him, Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "Running a Pennsylvania corporation for almost 40 years provides key insights into business operation, infrastructure, taxation, and how over-regulation can have unintended consequences."

On the issues

Education and property taxes (top priority): Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "Standardized testing shows that most kids can't read or do math at grade level." He proposed: "Government funding totals about $11,500 per child, but instead of sending it to the school districts, just send it directly to each child as a scholarship." He said when school districts are phased out, "school property taxes would no longer be needed, and can simply vanish."

Economy and cost of living: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "Prices are too high because taxes are too high." He said he would "veto every tax increase and use the line-item veto to eliminate unconstitutional and special interest spending," claiming his website "lists over three billion dollars in easily-attained savings …"

Public safety: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "There's a simple way to reduce crime: Eliminate parole for violent criminals." He also pledged to use the governor's power to "remit all forfeited assets" unless there is "a real conviction for a real crime."

Government restructuring: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "Let's eliminate most cabinet positions, their multi-million dollar budgets, overlapping services, and overly-compensated leadership. Consolidate those 24 into just 5." His five proposed departments: Department of the People, Department of the Government, Department of the Environment, Department of Finance and Department of Safety.

Energy: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "There is a giant fusion reactor that can supply all the energy we can ever conceive of needing. It's called The Sun." He proposed "placing solar cells on all state buildings."

Public transit: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire that "the ideal solution would be to introduce a free market in transit" through "automated robotaxi networks." He disclosed: "I am a long-term Tesla shareholder and own Tesla cars equipped with all the necessary hardware to have them become robotaxis."

Healthcare: Krawchuk said on X that he supports legalizing health share organizations in Pennsylvania, describing them as providing better service at a fraction of the cost.

Candidate responses were collected through our candidate questionnaire and the candidate's public statements. Answers have been excerpted for length. Claims made by the candidate have not been independently verified.