Ken Krawchuk

Seeking Office: Governor

Party: Libertarian

District: Statewide

Bio:

Ken Krawchuk is the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. Born and raised in Philadelphia’s Feltonville neighborhood and a resident of Abington since 1981, he is an IT business architect, patent-holding inventor, author, and professional speaker. He is the founder and president of Amendment 16 Ltd., an information technology consulting firm established in 1989, and has been a professional computer programmer for over five decades. A long-time Libertarian Party leader, Krawchuk previously served as State Party Chair and was the Libertarian nominee for Governor in 1998, 2002, and 2018. He is a Distinguished Toastmaster, an avid whitewater canoeist and backpacker, and hosted The Pennsylvania Project weekly radio broadcast in Philadelphia from 2019 to 2024.

Education: St. Joseph’s University (BS in Physics); Cardinal Dougherty High School; Graduate of the Abington Citizens’ Police Academy

Occupation: Information Technology Consultant / Business Architect & Author

Key Issues: Transitioning to a free-market education system by creating annual $11,500 universal Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) for every student and abolishing local school property taxes; defending Second Amendment rights and firearm ownership for self-defense while opposing gun control mandates; strictly limiting government regulation, spending, and taxation through the principle of separating society and state; protecting personal privacy and individual autonomy in medical decisions and private affairs; and establishing the legal separation of marriage and state to ensure equal treatment and civil contract rights for all adults without government interference.