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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

Bill Griffin is a Republican candidate for State Representative in State House District 173 (2024) in 2026.

Democratic · Incumbent

Pat Gallagher is a Philadelphia small-business owner who served as chief of staff to a state representative. A Temple University graduate, he chairs the utilities subcommittee and sits on the appropriations committee.

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

Source: ballotpedia.org