My name is Caleb McCoy. I grew up in Altoona as the oldest of 7 children. We grew up in a loving and very devout household. Our mom became sick and eventually passed away from cancer while I was in high school, something that had a profound impact on my understanding of the world.  I graduated in 2007 having already joined the Pennsylvania Army National Guard which I served in until 2012 when I completed my contract and was honorably discharged. During that time I went to Penn State where I met my wife Stephanie before I switched schools to get a degree in Nursing from Mount Aloysius while working full time as an aid to support myself.

 

I have worked ever since as a registered nurse in a variety of settings and positions, from providing care to children in rural Clearfield, to working as a director of nursing for facilities in Philadelphia. I have left the traveling nurse role that I’ve been in for the last few years because I believe that the most important way I can help the people of Pennsylvania is by politically addressing the institutions that are destroying healthcare and general working conditions for the average American.  I believe in the power of solidarity amongst the working class, and I have fully devoted myself to striving head-long for our political goals. I’m hungry for change, and I’m excited to see what Pennsylvania can accomplish when we focus on material change for average people.