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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 · Incumbent

Emily Kinkead serves in the Pennsylvania House and is an attorney who was a legislative policy officer at the National Institutes of Health and clerked on the Commonwealth Court. She holds a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh and sits on the ALCOSAN and Pennsylvania Prison Society boards.

Records: Environment and Public Health 29 for, Corporate Accountability 24 for, Labor Rights 16 for,

Republican

Joseph Aguglia is a Ross Township resident who ran for Ross Township commissioner in 2025. He opposes property tax increases and spoke against a 2025 Ross plan to set a minimum home size, saying it clashed with disability and fair-housing laws.

Records: Housing Affordability 1 for

Source: ballotpedia.org