Kenneth Krawchuk, a Libertarian from Abington, is running for Pennsylvania governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. 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!'"
The following profile is based on Krawchuk's responses to the Whitemarsh-Plymouth News candidate questionnaire and publicly available information.
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)."
Previous elected office: "None yet," Krawchuk said.
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 added that he "was also the host of The Pennsylvania Project, a popular weekly talk radio show on WWDB in Philadelphia between April, 2019 and December 2024, airing 246 episodes in total."
According to WHYY, Krawchuk is an information technology consultant who advocates separating the roles of society and government.
On the issues
Education and property taxes: Krawchuk named school privatization as his top priority. He said in our questionnaire: "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. The solution? Privatize our schools."
He added: "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."
On the state court ruling on school funding, Krawchuk said: "Three years ago, the Court ruled the funding of the public schools is unconstitutional. They ordered 7 requirements be met … but the Legislature has done virtually nothing."
Cost of living: "Prices are too high because taxes are too high," Krawchuk said.
He said he would "veto every tax increase and use the line-item veto to eliminate unconstitutional and special interest spending. My website lists over three billion dollars in easily-attained savings from vetoing dozens of big ticket items."
Government consolidation: Asked which state agency he would cut first, Krawchuk proposed consolidating 24 cabinet-level departments 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 pledged to use the governor's remittance power to return assets seized through civil forfeiture when there is no conviction: "You can be found innocent in court, but your house, your car, your entire life savings can still be taken from you."
Energy: Krawchuk said he favors solar energy, stating: "There is a giant fusion reactor that can supply all the energy we can ever conceive of needing. It's called The Sun."
He 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 proposed replacing bus routes with "the new automated robotaxi networks currently unfolding across the country." He disclosed that he is "a long-term Tesla shareholder" who owns Tesla vehicles equipped with robotaxi hardware.
Healthcare: Krawchuk said on X that he supports legalizing health share organizations in Pennsylvania, which he described as providing better service at a fraction of the cost of an Obamacare policy.
