PA Electoral Choices, 2016: What are *your* issues?

So apparently PA has this "reputation" in other states.  I'm not sure if we deserve it or not, but here it is: Supposedly, we in PA tend to vote for a party, rather than a candidate.  As such, we look at whether that person has a "D" or an "R" or an "I" next to his or her name, rather than educate ourselves on the issues.  Only the candidates with money get any kind of pull, since they can campaign, flooding our real and virtual mailboxes with unwanted ads.  But what would it look like if this was a "double blind" study?  Who would you vote for if you didn't see those ads?  So I'm going to do a series of blog posts, covering the issues without naming names.  At the end of this series, I'm going to post a cheat sheet, saying which candidate is which.

First thing's first: what does this candidate THINK the issues are in this election?  What do Americans, specifically Pennsylvanians, REALLY care about?  So all I did for this first post was go to the websites of these people.  All of the websites had an "issues" header.  Some of the websites had "immediate concerns" or "main issues" on the front page.  For those candidates, I have shown "main issues" and "issues".  As you can see, there is a lot of overlap.

Candidate 1:  Main issues: creating new jobs, caring for our communities, protecting the rights of our citizens.
                     Issues: Creating Jobs/Improving the Economy, Improving Education, Clean Energy, Ensuring Affordable Healthcare, Strengthening National Security, Preserving Democracy, Standing up for Women's Rights, Fighting for Equality, Protecting Social Security and Medicare, Gun Safety

Candidate 2:  Main issues: Limit federal government, support individual's rights, Economic Growth.
                     Issues: Reduce the federal debt, Help small businesses more than big business, no Iran Deal, no new gun regulations, no federal minimum wage increase

Candidate 3:  Main issues: Security, Economy.
                     Issues:  The Second Amendment, National Security, Economy, PA Energy, Border Security, Healthcare, Education, Troops & Veterans

Candidate 4:  Issues: Healthcare, Campaign Finance Reform, Environment, Jobs/Wages. 

Candidate 5:  Issues: Agriculture, Forestry, Education, Energy, Marcellus Shale, Natural Gas, Healthcare, Military & Veterans

Candidate 6:  Main issues: Against [opponent]  Issues: Agriculture, Budget, Children/Families, Education, Energy, Healthcare, The Middle East, National Security, Public Safety, Transportation, Veterans

Just this cursory examination of the candidates' websites... what do they think is important to me?  So here's what stands out:  A lot of talk about guns and security, but only candidate 3 considers 'security' a number 1 priority.  A lot of talk about the economy, but only candidate 1 specifically mentions social security.  And a lot of talk about the environment, but only candidate 5 specifically mentions Marcellus Shale.

So these give me a starting point for tomorrow's post: Coming next: PA is big into coal and oil, and 'round here, you get people with VERY strong opinions about wind farms and solar panels. How do these 6 candidates feel about PA's energy crisis?

After that, I'll do some digging and find out economic plans, and include some quotes from the candidates on various economic proposals.

Update: Here is my post about Energy and the Environment