Kenneth Krawchuk, a Libertarian from Abington, is running for Pennsylvania governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. He is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady.

Also running are Josh Shapiro (Democratic), Stacy L. Garrity (Republican) and Tony Dastra (Green).

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

Candidate information

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

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: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire: "None yet."

Experience and public service

Asked about his work history, Krawchuk said 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 added that he "is a professional public speaker and a member of Toastmasters International since 1997" and "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."

On the issues

Education and property taxes: Krawchuk's top priority, he said in our questionnaire, is school privatization. "The average cost per child in a government school is about $24,000 compared to only $11,000 for a typical, non-elite private school," he said. His proposal: "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 that 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 pledged to "veto every tax increase and use the line-item veto to eliminate unconstitutional and special interest spending," adding that his website "lists over three billion dollars in easily-attained savings."

Government consolidation: Asked which state agency he would cut first, Krawchuk proposed in our questionnaire consolidating the state's 24 cabinet-level departments into five: Department of the People, Department of the Government, Department of the Environment, Department of Finance and Department of Safety.

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" in cases without a conviction, calling civil asset forfeiture "nothing short of highway robbery."

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 through private companies that would "install them for free and sell the electricity to us for fixed below-market rates."

Public transit: Krawchuk said in our questionnaire that rural counties "should not pay for transit they do not use" and proposed replacing bus routes with "the new automated robotaxi networks currently unfolding across the country." He disclosed that he is "a long-term Tesla shareholder" and owns "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 of an Obamacare policy.

Krawchuk's responses come from the Radnor-Haverford Herald's candidate questionnaire and his public statements. All policy proposals are attributed to the candidate.