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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

Andres Ruben Flammer Santiago is a Democratic candidate for State Representative in State House District 5 (2024) in 2026.

Republican · Incumbent

Eric Weaknecht serves in the Pennsylvania House and was sheriff of Berks County from 2008 to 2024, after rising from deputy to chief deputy sheriff. He served three governor-appointed terms on the Deputy Sheriffs' Education and Training Board.

Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, Housing Affordability 1 for, Limit Foreign Influence 1 against

Source: ballotpedia.org