Kofi’s experience in public service is rooted in local government, where the downstream effects of decisions made in Harrisburg are felt most directly. His policy agenda focuses on structural reforms that make Southeast Pennsylvania more resilient to political shifts, economic pressures, and short-term decision-making.

Public Utilities

Kofi is recognized throughout the commonwealth as an expert on utility laws. Clean water, reliable sewer service, and affordable energy are essential public services—not profit centers. Across the district, municipalities have worked hard to protect public ownership of utilities, including Towamencin’s extraordinary effort to prevent the privatization of its sewer system.

    • Repealing Act 12 of 2016, which has enabled overinflated utility sales and led to higher rates in communities like Limerick and Upper Pottsgrove.

    • Enacting “seller’s remorse” legislation allowing municipalities like Limerick and Upper Pottsgrove to remunicipalize water or sewer systems through a local referendum.

    • Strengthening regional planning resources so municipalities can better coordinate infrastructure decisions and keep utility bills stable.

    • Developing a long-term energy production plan to meet rising demand while transitioning away from fossil fuels.

    • Reforming the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to allow industrial users to be charged for capacity expansions, rather than shifting those costs onto residents.

Public Schools

Access to a quality public education is a constitutional right in Pennsylvania. Yet the state continues to rely too heavily on property taxes, placing an unfair burden on homeowners and rapidly growing school districts. Kofi wants children to have access to a quality public school education, as he did at North Penn.

    • Fully implementing the fair funding formula to ensure state education dollars are distributed equitably.

    • Creating a state grant program so growing districts do not need repeated referenda to fund necessary school expansions, as occurred in North Penn.

    • Directing a greater share of state economic development windfalls to school districts, so communities are prepared to educate new students when growth occurs.

    • Ensure cyber charter schools have oversight and standards so they are not draining local school district’s coffers.

Public Transit

Kofi has been a SEPTA rider for decades. Public transit is more than buses and trains—it includes all publicly owned transportation infrastructure, such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, bridges, and trails. These systems are interconnected, and planning them in isolation leads to inefficiency and safety risks.

    • Restoring mass transit funding to prevent service cuts that disproportionately affect workers, seniors, and students.

    • Providing counties with local funding tools so they can pursue projects like Reading Rail or Lehigh Valley rail without relying solely on Harrisburg.

    • Reforming PennDOT to ensure Southeast Pennsylvania receives transportation funding and planning attention that reflects its economic productivity.

    • Elevating pedestrian safety in PennDOT priorities, so families, seniors, and people with disabilities can safely walk to nearby destinations.

Housing

Kofi understands firsthand what it means to be priced out of the community where you grew up. The housing crisis is affecting young workers, families, and retirees alike, and failure to act only drives up costs across the board.

    • Establishing clear regional standards so the impacts of new housing are shared across municipalities while preserving local control.

    • Enhance environmental protections so any new development minimizes the impacts to future generations.

    • Reducing permitting timelines without sacrificing protections against poor-quality development.

    • Expanding the Whole-Home Repairs Program to help residents remain safely housed.

    • Increasing incentives for affordable housing across a range of income levels.

    • Providing additional state funding to municipalities and school districts that are actively addressing housing shortages, so existing residents are not forced to absorb the financial impact.

Economy

While earning his bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics, Kofi worked two jobs and regularly put in 70-hour weeks—experiences that shaped his views on economic fairness and opportunity. He is committed to building an economy that works for working Pennsylvanians.

    • Raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation, so workers’ pay keeps up with the cost of living, just as legislative pay does.

    • Cutting harmful red tape without cutting protections, removing unnecessary barriers for small businesses while safeguarding workers and consumers.

    • Targeting public investments for long-term growth, prioritizing infrastructure built by good-paying union labor that attracts durable private investment.

    • Incentivizing stable, long-term employment, rewarding businesses that invest in workers and commit to lasting jobs in Pennsylvania.

Federal Law Enforcement & Civil Liberties

As the son of immigrants, what we’re seeing from ICE and other federal agencies is deeply concerning to Kofi. The Pennsylvania General Assembly has a responsibility to limit federal overreach and protect residents.

    • Ensure to that state laws regarding use of force have enough teeth to be fully prosecuted

    • Ban masked federal agents operating in Pennsylvania.

    • Prohibit warrantless searches by federal law enforcement.

    • Require coordination with local law enforcement before federal operations take place.

Hyperscale Data Centers

Kofi's background in applied mathematics allows him to cut through the hype when it comes to AI. If artificial intelligence and cloud computing fulfill their economic promises, hyperscale data center developments should not require subsidies from taxpayers or utility ratepayers.