Pennsylvania State Representative District 105
Description of office: The General Assembly is the legislative branch of government in Pennsylvania. It is composed of two houses: the Senate is the upper house, and the House of Representatives is the lower house. A majority vote in both houses is necessary to pass a law. The PA House of Representatives consists of 203 members representing one district each, with an equal number of constituents. Representatives must be at least 21 years old, have been a citizen and a resident of the state four years and a resident of their respective districts one year before their election, and shall reside in their respective districts during their terms of service. The House develops budget packages, makes taxation decisions, allocates spending, and passes laws (including redistricting in collaboration with the Senate). The House also has the exclusive authority to impeach public officials. Representatives also serve on various policy committees that may propose legislation.Term: 2 yearsSalary: $113,591Vote for ONE.Note: On Democratic and Republican primary ballots, voters will also choose members of the State and County Committees. We do not list these candidates on Vote411. For information on these candidates, we suggest you contact your local Democratic or Republican Party committee.
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Justin Fleming
(Dem)
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No candidate filed
(Rep)
What do you see as the most pressing issues facing residents of your district, and how would you address them?
What changes, if any, would you support to enable better access, ensure security, and support the processes of our elections?
What are your thoughts on the state budget process? What changes, if any, would you support so that the budget is enacted in a timely manner?
Should the state legislature enact laws concerning the impacts on water, energy, or land use from the development and operation of data centers? Would state regulation of data center development and operation interfere with the authority of municipalities to establish ordinances under the MPC (Municipal Planning Code)?
County
Dauphin
Occupation
Legislator
Education
B.S. Speech Communication Millersville University (2002), Diploma, Susquehanna Twp. High School (1998)
Qualifications
Incumbent State Representative. State Worker from 2004-2010 during the Rendell administration. Mental health and child advocate from 2010-2022.
The most pressing issue facing families in the 105th district is the rapid increase in food, utilities, housing, gas and more without a commensurate increase in people's paychecks. In the PA House, I have supported an increase in the minimum wage as well as paid sick leave and family leave. In addition, the legislature passed and Gov. Shapiro signed the largest expansion of Property Tax & Rent Rebate in history as well as the Working Families Tax Credit which matches the federal Earned Income Tax Credit putting more money back in the pockets of seniors and working families. I'm currently working on legislation that would make high quality child care and pre-k more affordable as well.
I'm in favor of allowing Independent and Non-affiliated voters to vote for candidates in primary elections. Our closed primary system equates to taxation without representation and that is wrong. During PA House Appropriations hearings, PA Department of State Secretary Al Schmidt noted that his department is prepared to ensure the security of our elections from individuals who are not authorized to be at polling places. I'm also in favor of paying election workers more money to reflect their commitment to the assurance of free and fair elections.
I think that there is a reasonable amount of time from when the Governor presents his budget (typically early February) to negotiate a balanced budget by June 30. Unfortunately, politics and messaging got in the way of the General Assembly achieving the goal of having a budget on time. We should NEVER allow that to happen because a delayed budget has serious consequences on schools and agencies that care for our most vulnerable like childcare centers, senior centers, agencies who care for those with intellectual disabilities, rape crisis centers and much more. I'd support a provision to keep the General Assembly in session every day over the summer until a budget is passed.
I believe there can be a balance between local control of planning and zoning and reasonable regulations to ensure that data centers don't use over-use public utilities and resources. I was proud to vote for House Bill 1834 that creates a regulatory framework for data centers to operate in Pennsylvania. The legislation prohibits utilities from shifting costs related to data centers onto ratepayers. If a data center uses more resources than individual consumers, they should pay their fair share to operate in Pennsylvania. The bill would also require data centers to make contributions to the state's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
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