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Tom Wolf is a Democrat running for the gubernatorial nomination in Pennsylvania in 2014. Wolf, a businessman, served as state revenue secretary in 2007 and 2008 under Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell.

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Tom Wolf
stated on February 22, 2021 in a speech:

“We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.”

By Jessica Calefati • February 25, 2021
Tom Wolf
stated on March 23, 2018 in Campaign video:

"Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers."

By Colin Deppen • March 30, 2018
Tom Wolf
stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address:

If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."

By Anna Orso • February 12, 2016

Facebook posts
stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Pennsylvania officials are “attempting to silence voters” by sending them letters that say they’ve been exposed to COVID-19 and “must remain quarantined and not vote in person on Election Day.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 2, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Gas is under $1 in 13 states, but $2.27 in Pennsylvania, because of the governor.

By Tom Kertscher • May 7, 2020
Paul Mango
stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post:

"As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases."

By Sarah Anne Hughes • August 2, 2017
Tom Corbett
stated on April 30, 2014 in a radio ad:

"On (Tom) Wolf’s watch, taxes were high, killing 100,000 PA jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2014

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