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State Representative

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Democratic

John Zangari is a Democratic candidate for State Representative in State House District 171 (2024) in 2026.

Republican · Incumbent

Kerry Benninghoff served as Centre County coroner from 1991 after starting as deputy coroner in 1985, and is a graduate of the state police academy's coroner training program. He was Pennsylvania House majority leader from 2020 to 2022 and majority whip before that.

Records: Environment and Public Health 8 for, Healthcare Affordability 4 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for,

Source: ballotpedia.org