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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:

Republican

Justin Pak is a Republican candidate for State Representative in State House District 157 (2024) in 2026.

Democratic · Incumbent

Melissa Shusterman spent her career in television and digital media, creating content for networks including VH1, MTV, and HGTV, then founded the video production company Fedora Media. She holds degrees from Lafayette College and American University.

Records: Environment and Public Health 30 for, Corporate Accountability 24 for, Labor Rights 16 for,

Source: ballotpedia.org