A former school board member for Conewago Valley School District (CVSD), elected Adams County Democratic Committee member, stay-at-home parent, and member of Gettysburg Presbyterian Church, Beth Farnham has resided in Conewago Township for over 16 years with her husband, Rob, and their two children who attend CVSD schools.
Outlining priorities of Democracy, Reproductive Freedom, Gun Safety, Public Education, Universal Healthcare, and Immigration Reform in her campaign, Farnham states, “In a strong Democracy, our right to vote is sacred, we have agency over our own bodies, we use, store, and sell guns responsibly, our healthcare is covered, immigrants have clear paths to citizenship, and we have equal access to quality education. If these issues are important to you, I ask for your vote.”
Using a framework of “Constitutional Values,” Farnham often compares and contrasts the phrases from the Preamble to current events as she recently did at the Franklin County Democratic Committee’s Spring Dinner on April 5th in Chambersburg.
She said, “‘We The People of the United States’ – our government is all of us, and it is built from the bottom up, not the top down. ‘In order to form a more perfect union’ – it is correct to find common ground, not further polarize ourselves…unlike the members of the Freedom Caucus who stalled the everyday business of Congress last year from a normal flow of 200 bills passed to a paltry 27. ‘Establish Justice’ – we should hold those who commit crimes, including former presidents, accountable for their words and actions. ‘Ensure domestic tranquility’ – we should never support insurrections, but demand due process and then follow it. ‘Provide for the common defense’ – our Democracy made us a world power and we can use that might to fight for Democracies in other countries like we did for our Allies in WWII and Ukraine today against authoritarian regimes like that of Russia. ‘Promote the general welfare’ – it is correct to create legislation that improves our quality of life. And lastly, we ‘secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity’ when we are stewards of our Earth, defend against Climate Change, and protect our Reproductive Freedom.”
Critical of current Representative John Joyce’s co-sponsorship of the Life at Conception Act (2023) and his refusal to certify Pennsylvania’s valid electoral votes on January 7th, 2021, as well as his votes against the Women’s Health Protection Act (2021), the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (2021), The America Rescue Plan (2021), and the Inflation Reduction Act (2022), Farnham describes him as an “election denier” who “votes against the needs of his constituency.”
Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District unites Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, and Perry counties, as well as the western edge of Cumberland county and the northwest corner of Somerset County. Farnham registered as a Democrat in 2019. Previously, she had been registered as a Republican for over 25 years, per her website www.bethfarnhamforcongress.com