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.
County
Bucks
Occupation
Former District Office Director
Education
B.A., Political Science - Bloomsburg University
Qualifications
24 years with the PA House Democratic Caucus as Legislative Aide and District Office Director. Former two term Bensalem Township Council Member
Our district faces a cost-of-living crisis driven by underfunded public schools & soaring utility bills.
State underfunding & flawed formulas drain millions from local schools to subsidize unaccountable charter schools. As a father of three public school kids, I’m fighting to fully fund our classrooms, fix the charter formula, & protect working families & seniors from property tax hikes.
At the same time, AI data centers are driving up electric bills. I oppose tax breaks for tech billionaires & will require big tech to pay for its own renewable power so residents aren't stuck with the bill.
By holding big tech accountable & forcing the state to pay its fair share for education, we can support our students and give taxpayers real relief.
We must make it easier for every eligible US Citizen in Pennsylvania to exercise their constitutional right to vote, not erect ridiculous and frivolous barriers to it. I am in favor of establishing early voting in PA, something numerous other states have successfully and securely offered for years. This would require adequate funding for counties to establish early voting centers and fully staff them. We must preserve and protect mail-in balloting in Pennsylvania and protect and expand access to secure drop boxes. I would support a law to prohibit the PA Dept of State and County Boards of Election from turning over sensitive voter information to Federal agencies.
I've seen the pain and burden that lengthy budget impasses have on human service agencies, non-profits, school districts, and the community at large. I would support a measure that would allow the PA Treasury to release funds for schools, human services, and mass transit at previous fiscal year levels until a new budget agreement is reached.
Yes, and I support HB1834, which recently passed the House without one Republican co-sponsor. This bill mandates new data centers provide their own water and power, preferably from renewable sources, as to not put a further strain on local energy grids and water supplies. Data centers are a relatively new and rapidly developing industry that local municipal zoning laws are not currently equipped to handle. That is why I support HB 2151, which creates a state-wide model ordinance for municipalities to adopt into their own code, giving local officials the tools the need to promote growth while adequately protecting their communities, and giving residents a greater voice.
County
Bucks
Occupation
State Representative
Education
Bensalem High School
We have to do our part to make life more affordable for families. That means building on the accomplishments we have made including the tax cuts we passed to put more money in small businesses and family’s pockets, passing the first property tax relief in two decades, and working with both parties to pass record funding for our schools. We need more charter reform, because the changes to our cyber schools saved millions. Most importantly, we need to keep collaborating and working across the aisle to get things done. I am one of the most bipartisan members of the chamber, and we need more people to work together to solve problems rather than looking to score political points.
Voter ID is top of mind and has broad bipartisan support in the public. We need to have more voting options, and should consider early in person voting. We have to invest in our election workers and give them a raise and more staff so we can count votes in one day. When we talk about strengthening democracy, we are really talking about increasing the confidence the people have in our elections.
I’m the most bipartisan member of the State House and I think that gives me an interesting prospective on this question. The biggest things we can to do is work together, start earlier, and listen to one another. We have divided government, and we need to realize that compromise is inevitably going to be necessary. Our budget last year is a good example – no one got everything they wanted. But families got more tax relief, seniors got more property tax relief, law enforcement got more resources, schools got more money, and we did it all without raising taxes or spending our reserves.
Yes- but the control must be left at the local level. We cannot strip local governments of their ability to make these decisions. However, what we can do is put guidelines in place and set a ceiling for developers, so we can root out the speculators and the unseemly among them. That’s why I voted for legislation that was essentially the Governor’s GRID plan and I would do so again. Key components to this framework is bringing your own power so ratepayers don’t get stuck with the bill, hiring skilled and local labor whenever you can, protecting the environment, and giving local governments the leeway to work out community benefit agreements that suit their needs.
