Kenneth Krawchuk, a Libertarian from the Philadelphia suburb of Abington, is running for Pennsylvania governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, according to WHYY and ballot data. He faces Josh Shapiro (Democratic), Stacy L. Garrity (Republican) and Tony Dastra (Green).

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

Candidate information

Party: Krawchuk described his affiliation as "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: "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: "Ken Krawchuk and his wife Roberta have been married 49 years. They have three daughters and four grandchildren (so far)."

Elected office: Asked about previous elected or appointed offices, Krawchuk said: "None yet."

Experience and public service

Krawchuk described himself in our questionnaire as "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 said he is "a professional public speaker and a member of Toastmasters International since 1997, achieving Distinguished Toastmaster status twice." He said he hosted "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 identified school privatization as his top priority. He said: "Standardized testing shows that most kids can't read or do math at grade level. Further, 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."

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."

Cost of living: "Prices are too high because taxes are too high," Krawchuk said. "I will veto every tax increase and use the line-item veto to eliminate unconstitutional and special interest spending." He said his website "lists over three billion dollars in easily-attained savings."

Government consolidation: Krawchuk proposed consolidating 24 cabinet-level departments and offices into five: Department of the People, Department of the Government, Department of the Environment, Department of Finance and Department of Safety.

Public safety: "There's a simple way to reduce crime: Eliminate parole for violent criminals," Krawchuk said. He also said he would 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 he favors solar energy and proposed placing solar cells on all state buildings through private companies that "will install them for free and sell the electricity to us for fixed below-market rates."

Public transit: Krawchuk said rural counties "should not pay for transit they do not use" and said bus routes "could be gradually replaced" by "automated robotaxi networks." He disclosed that he is "a long-term Tesla shareholder" who 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 lower cost than policies under the Affordable Care Act.

Krawchuk's responses come from our candidate questionnaire and his public statements. Voters can learn more about all candidates on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot at their county election office.