Vote the Ridge Endorsements
for the
November 4th, 2025
General Election
RETAIN YOUR RIGHTS - RETAIN EXCELLENT JUDGES!
VOTE YES ON JUDICIAL RETENTION!
Do your eyes glaze over when you hear the words “judicial retention”? Ours did too, until we learned this judicial retention election is one of the most crucial races on the PA ballot this election.
Justices Donohue, Dougherty and Wecht have been incredibly important on the PA Supreme Court, as have Justices Dubow and Wojcik on the Superior and Commonwealth Court. They have done good work defending fair districting, voting rights, abortion rights, the right to organize, and fair education funding.
All five have been recommended for retention by the nonpartisan PA Bar Association. Yet conservative organizations are currently spending millions to knock them off the bench. We’ve got to make sure we vote to keep them on!
Retain Christine Donohue for PA Supreme Court - VOTE YES!
Recommended for Retention by the PA Bar Association
Retain Kevin Dougherty for PA Supreme Court - VOTE YES!
Recommended for Retention by the PA Bar Association
Retain David Wecht for PA Supreme Court - VOTE YES!
Recommended for Retention by the PA Bar Association
Retain Alice Beck Dubow for PA Superior Court - VOTE YES!
Recommended for Retention by the PA Bar Association
Retain Michael H Wojcik for PA Commonwealth Court - VOTE YES!
Recommended for Retention by the PA Bar Association
VOTE YES ON RETENTION
AND
CAST YOUR VOTE IN STATEWIDE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS TO ELECT GOOD JUDGES FOR
OPEN SEATS
Elect highly recommended Democratic candidates who will defend fair districting, voting rights, abortion rights, workers’ rights, and fair education funding.
VOTE THE RIDGE ENDORSES
Brandon Neuman (Democrat) for PA Superior Court Judge,
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Highly Recommended by the Pennsylvania Bar Association
8 years on the Court of Common Pleas in Washington County
Experience in Civil, Criminal, Veterans, and Family Law
4 terms as a state legislator: drafted legislation to support victims and end Pennsylvania’s rape-kit processing backlog.
VOTE THE RIDGE ENDORSES
Stella Tsai (Democrat) for PA Commonwealth Court Judge, Push Button 102
Highly Recommended by the PA and Philadelphia Bar Associations
9 years on the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County
Experience in Civil, Criminal, Orphans, and Family Court
PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Vote the Ridge Endorses
LARRY KRASNER (Democrat) for reelection, Push Button 118
Before being elected DA, Larry Krasner worked for many years as a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, trying thousands of cases, including more than 75 civil rights lawsuits. He represented protesters and activists, usually at no cost. When he was elected DA in 2017, he came into office on a reform platform after his predecessor was convicted of bribery. We believe he has made significant strides in reforming the office, supporting victims, exonerating the innocent, and going after corrupt authorities. His office has successfully prosecuted serious crimes while reducing the use of incarceration and maximum sentencing.
FOR PHILADELPHIA COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Vote the Ridge Endorses BRIAN KISIELEWSKI (Democrat),
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Recommended by the Philadelphia Bar Association
Brian Kisielewski clerked for Court of Common Pleas after law school. He was staff Attorney for the First Judicial District 2011-2015 and Founding Legal Director of First Judicial District’s Elder Justice & Resource Center.
He has been involved in trials for housing, various civil matters, criminal PFA violation cases, and family law. He has been the case supervisor for all pro-bono work with his current firm (FaegreDrinker). He also managed a large pro-bono legal program with his previous firm Stradley Ronon. Currently he is co-chair of the Philadelphia Bar for Delivery of Legal Services.
He has been working for years to help the arts community of Pennsylvania to navigate complex legal challenges with Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (PVLA). In addition to supporting the arts he has done work to support housing justice with the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Recently he worked pro-bono on a slip and fall case that ended up in a payout from the city and is involved currently with a landlord-tenant case with common pleas this year, and coordinated with the ACLU for a tenant’s rights.
A Note on the Endorsement Process:
The above endorsements were voted on by Vote the Ridge members in September 2025. All Vote the Ridge endorsements above have met a 65% or higher vote threshold among VTR members to be included in this endorsement page.